Bible 2010

bobartlett

toned paper

water colours

possibly oil pastel

oil painting

underpainting

pastel chalk drawing

painting painterly

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Bible" is a 2010 painting by American artist Bo Bartlett (b. 1955). The work is a still life depicting a single closed book with a simple inscription on the cover, "HOLY BIBLE," against a muted green backdrop. Bartlett’s careful attention to detail and the muted tones of the painting evoke a sense of quiet contemplation and the enduring power of the written word.