"What I mean to say is that the process of creating this painting, for me, was like the way you might pick out faces or animals in clouds. It's psychological. The painting evolved as new forms made themselves apparent to me in the process of creating the painting itself.

"For me the historical Jesus, no matter how great a healer he became, was still a man - flesh and blood. He carried all the same hopes, desires and fears, just like you and me.

"I didn't start with a fixed image in mind. It evolved. Just as the colors and forms spoke to me, the viewer needs to ask themselves what the Flesh of Jesus tells them, as well. What do you see? What do you think? What do you feel?"