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Golgotha is a small hill just outside old Jerusalems city wall. In Roman times it was the place of public crucifixions where the condemned suffered slow and agonising deaths right alongside a main thoroughfare.
The word, Golgotha literally means, place of a skull. Even today the hill has a skull like appearance.
If you look closely, you will discover the shape of a cross half hidden behind a bush, at the point where light and darkness meet.
Also half hidden are the words, Through death He destroyed him that had the power of death.
If you like this, look closely at my painting, Road to the Cross.

Most of my paintings are executed in oils, often over the top of other media. Many are visual stories that contain partially hidden words or imagery where the homespun and the familiar become symbols of timeless truth. My hope is that you will discover additional levels of meaning as you look at the paintings closely. If you get inspired and encouraged by my art- If you can glimpse the great, overarching purpose behind life and creation- If you can catch facets of the wonder and beauty of God's character- If you can begin to see beyond the present- - Then my paintings have succeeded! Bio Notes: Graham Braddock (born in New Zealand, 1942) showed marked artistic ability from early childhood, trained as a graphic artist, then...