It was a commissioned work--to paint a depiction of the Tabernacle on one sheet of canvas, and Herod's Temple on another. Here in Atlanta, the congregation leader of Tikvat David had commissioned it as a comparison teaching tool, showing the differences and similarities betwen the two. It was sent to another religious leader in Arizona, where it has continued to hopefully bless and educate people to the glory of G-D.
   
The TABERNACLE  
 
Phase I: The background sky color, ground, beginning aerial view, the burnt offering and the curtained court.   Phase II: The ramp up to the burnt offering, the laver filled with water, and the base of the Tabernacle itself.  

Here you see the Tabernacle itself--after several attempts at research interpretation for what the curtain looks like, I needed to settle on some kind of pattern. While I painted, I was directed to paint this after the outer and inner courts were completed.
 
ALMOST DONE: Click here to see the version with fire aded to the burnt offering!

 

HEROD'S TEMPLE  
 
Phase I: Sketching the enormous structure was staggering as
I stood over it on the floor, attempting to gain perspective...		  

Phase II: The elaborate set of structures began taking shape,
as I kept that trustee borrowed book resource always in front of me.
Right about this time I was feeling the depth and breadth of how immense this Temple of Herod's may have been. It had taken the author of the book a whole 7 years to build a small model; who was I to try to finish any kind of depiction of it in 4 short months?
Click here to see the final version (In 2 parts--because it was so long)!