Her not-trying-to-be-literal faces and scenery could represent anyone or any place having those intrinsic qualities within the pattern/framework of the particular narrative that she is illustrating, or even beyond.
Same reasoning behind my dislike of greeting cards with photos of couples -- who *are* those people? Total strangers. Paid models. Perhaps they only met briefly for the photo shoot. Whatever the case, they are not the ones the message is for.
I'm not in any way attempting to marginalize the incomprehensible genius and skill of the great masters (when did they ever sleep?) -- just pointing out what is a key difference to me in this regard.
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After I wrote the above, I looked up her name. The top search result was her home page. I didn't see this text on the page itself (I didn't try too hard. Maybe it was only put in the source code for search display purposes), but this is what appeared on the search page:
"Chana Helen (chanahelen) is an artist who paints Jewish Festivals, Biblical themes and local Israeli scenes. Her work is full of movement, colour and joy."
There you go. The last word even links right to my tagline. :)
Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.
It's just like the very beginning of the Torah:
"In the beginning Go..."
Basically what Jesus himself said, to be of good cheer -- your sins are forgiven so you can go ahead and get on up now. Go... git... it's okay now, all's well, off the floor with you, let me help you up. Let's Roll! We Can-Do this!
Like the last verse in the Tanakh, the Hebrew book order. King Cyrus aka the "Gentile Messiah" got the last word, which is about going up.
People need to be told.
Your enthusiasm for the gospel is of the Spirit. Do you see that gospel portrayed in the Book of Ruth?