The Sermon on the Mount - Feb 2023 Daily Paintings | Melani Pyke

• Do Unto Others - February 28 Daily Painting

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". A painting about giving. "So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets." Matthew 7:12 NIV This is the 28th and final painting in my mont…

• No Need to Pinky Swear - February 27 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". Just let your "yes" mean "yes" and your "no" mean "no." Jesus taught this in Matthew 5:33-37, “Again, you have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill to th…

• Two Masters - February 26 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". This painting comes from the conflict described in Matthew 5:24 when Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and d…

• Salt - February 25 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot." (Matthew 5:13)…

• Blessed Are The Persecuted - February 24 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you…

• Merciful Meets Mercy - February 23 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". I began this piece with finding an image to illustrate mercy, as described in Matthew 5:7, "Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy." Matthew 5:7 The use of birds as a metaphor reminded…

• Inheritance of the Meek - February 22 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This is the 22nd painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5:5, Jesus said, "Blessed are the meek,For they shall inherit the earth." The painting is a…

• Wide and Narrow Ways

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". Which way would you choose? This is the 21st painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road…

• Bad Fruit Good Fruit - February 20 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This piece is about deceitful people. This is the 20th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, and is an expansion of painting 17 about false prophets being lik…

• The Open Door - February 19 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This is the 19th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, and is part two of yesterday's painting titled "Seek and Find." "For everyone who asks receives; the on…

• Seek and Find - February 18 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This is the 18th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For…

• Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - February 17 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". This is the 17th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 7:17, Jesus said, “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but i…

• You Hypocrite - February 16 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". Hypocrisy and judging others. Jesus said in Matthew 7:3-5, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your bro…

• Storing Treasures - February 15 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, Paper, 8" x 10". This is the 15th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Treasures in Heaven: In Matthew chapter 6 verses 19-21, Jesus says, “Do not store up for yoursel…

• For Give - February 14 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". Jesus said in Matthew 6:14, "For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." As I worked through coming up with an image for forgiveness, I used…

• The Prayer - February 13 Daily Painting - The Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". A painting about prayer being like opening a portal to heaven, with it having ripple effects across heaven and earth, after considering Jesus' teaching in Matthew 6, and the way the Lord's Prayer begi…

• Wise and Foolish Builders - February 12 Daily Painting

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat agai…

• Love Your Enemies - Feb 11 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". This is the 11th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. This image came out of Matthew 5 verses 38-48 which talks about the best way to deal with enemies: Eye…

• Do Not Worry - Feb 10 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". This is the 10th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Matthew chapter 6 ends with a beautiful passage encouraging us not to worry, that God takes care of the…

• Fulfillment - Feb 9 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". This is the 9th painting in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Most of these daily paintings are done start to finish the day of, but this one I began to sketch out th…

• Poor in Spirit - Feb 8 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". Each of my paintings has a lot of thought behind it before it gets painted. Here is a snapshot of some of the work in my sketch book that I did in preparation for this piece, as well as the reference…

• Let Your Light Shine - Feb 7 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This is the seventh piece in my month-long daily painting journey on Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, and is a further exploration of yesterday's theme of being the light. This time I have used a tree inst…

• You Are the Light - Feb 6 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This is the sixth edition of my month-long daily painting journey exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount: “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. In the same way, let y…

• Cut it Off - Feb 5 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5

  Acrylic, 10" x 8". This is the fifth edition of my month-long daily painting journey exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Here is a tough section of scripture that could have made for a gruesome illustration, but I cho…

• Mourning and Comfort - Feb 4 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5

  Acrylic. For this painting I have a person kneeling in grief. Christ approaches gently from behind in love and comfort, while a dove can be seen in the light from behind to indicate the Holy Spirit's presence. "Blessed…

• Peacemaker - Feb 3 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5

  Acrylic, 8" x 10". Today is the third piece of my month-log daily painting series exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount. Jesus said in Matthew 5:9, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."…

• Thirst for Righteousness - Feb 2 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5

  Acrylic, Paper, 10 x 8". Today is the second day of my month-long daily painting journey exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 5-7 in the New Testament. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteou…

• He Began to Teach - Feb 1 Daily Painting - Jesus' Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5

  Acrylic, Paper, 8 x 10. Today is the first day of my month-log daily painting journey exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, from Matthew 5-7 in the New Testament. I expect most of my paintings to be less literal than th…