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Description “Lord, Save Me!”
December 19th, 2011
About 7—8 hours
Watercolor
11 by 15 inches


“Peter said to Him, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” And He said, “Come!” And Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus. But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” When they got into the boat, the wind stopped. And those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “You are certainly God’s Son!”’ ~ Matthew 14:28-33

Hello all! *Les gasps!* I finished a picture! Though, in all honesty I should have finished this months ago. Last summer my brother went down to Mexico for a Spanish immersion program and while he was there he brought back several souvenirs with him, one of them being a picture of Jesus saving Peter from the waves, loosely based off “Our Refuge and Strength” by Morgan Weistling ([link] which of course, I didn’t know at the time because he didn’t know the name of the image, so I had to spend several weeks hunting it down because I at least wanted to credit the original artists’ work). My brother asked me if I could make him a copy of the picture (because he didn’t like the way the light made an irritating glare on it) for his birthday…which was October 16th. But, as you all can probably notice, I wasn’t doing much art during this semester (with the notable exception of the pumpkins, and only those in late November) so I missed that deadline, so I just asked him if I could do it for a Christmas present instead. So here’s my Christmas present for my brother.

I also like this image for another reason, because awhile ago while I was in some old pawnshop or something, I noticed an old German picture of Jesus saving Peter, with the caption at the bottom: “Herr, hilf mich!” Which means, “Lord, help me!” And for whatever reason, that phrase just became internalized for me, so now whenever I’m in desperate straits, or I just don’t know what to do, I always think of “Herr, hilf mich!”
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Comments: 149

Theophilia In reply to ??? [2017-06-07 17:58:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

Yes, I think we can all relate to Peter.

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FanofFaarah In reply to Theophilia [2023-04-10 18:13:13 +0000 UTC]

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Theophilia In reply to FanofFaarah [2023-04-17 19:26:08 +0000 UTC]

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JCmyDrug [2016-10-17 00:14:32 +0000 UTC]

  

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Theophilia In reply to JCmyDrug [2016-10-20 20:40:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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joselrodriguesart [2016-04-09 15:21:23 +0000 UTC]

Love it!!!

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Doomstroyer In reply to joselrodriguesart [2024-06-05 08:01:38 +0000 UTC]

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DemonicFury5678 In reply to joselrodriguesart [2023-10-08 22:00:01 +0000 UTC]

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Theophilia In reply to joselrodriguesart [2016-04-09 17:04:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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ChristianSaintSavior [2015-12-23 14:57:10 +0000 UTC]

Wow: great work on this fantastic piece of artwork! Great character poses and use of color! Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, rescuing St.Peter from drowning: what an epic depiction of that scene here, and no doubt a great gift for your brother!

Have a Blessed Christmas!  

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Theophilia In reply to ChristianSaintSavior [2015-12-23 18:54:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I can't take credit for a lot of the content/colors though, since it was based on another artist's work (Morgan Weistling's "Our Refuge and Strength.")

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ChristianSaintSavior In reply to Theophilia [2016-03-27 10:30:19 +0000 UTC]

Thanks: good to know! Still a great image to look at!

Have a Happy Easter!

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Theophilia In reply to ChristianSaintSavior [2016-03-27 17:11:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! May you have a blessed Easter!

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Alexisfem [2014-11-20 03:44:32 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!!

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Theophilia In reply to Alexisfem [2014-11-20 21:15:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Alexisfem In reply to Theophilia [2014-11-20 21:18:40 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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fantasycca [2014-02-01 22:55:38 +0000 UTC]

I love this picture sooo much!!!!!!! Absolutely beautiful!

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Theophilia In reply to fantasycca [2014-02-03 19:06:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!! ^^

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Jazzfan0217 [2013-12-30 08:47:30 +0000 UTC]

This is absolutely beautiful!!! Love the colors.

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Theophilia In reply to Jazzfan0217 [2014-01-15 20:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!!!

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Jazzfan0217 In reply to Theophilia [2014-01-15 22:43:35 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome!!

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33HappyHesson29 [2013-08-05 03:47:51 +0000 UTC]

this is incredible!!!

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Theophilia In reply to 33HappyHesson29 [2013-08-05 15:29:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! ^^

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haius [2012-11-20 05:29:49 +0000 UTC]

This so beautiful augh. The sky and the ocean look almost blended, and Jesus looks so peaceful.

I like how "hilf mich" sounds exactly like "help me" if you say it funny. Oh German, how you amuse me.

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Theophilia In reply to haius [2012-11-23 21:01:33 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!! I can't take a whole lot of credit for this one, I was basically just copying someone else's picture of it.

German is very amusing like that. And then there's words like "Geschichte" that sound like you're cussing someone out.

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haius In reply to Theophilia [2012-11-24 07:28:59 +0000 UTC]

Oh, well, whatever, it still looks good.

I love how they just string words together into GIANT words.

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Theophilia In reply to haius [2012-11-24 17:18:14 +0000 UTC]

Here's the classic longest German word: Donaudampfschiffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän.

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haius In reply to Theophilia [2012-11-24 18:11:16 +0000 UTC]

I recognize the "kapitan" part of it.

Am I remembering correctly that you speak German? If so, what on earth does that mean?

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Theophilia In reply to haius [2012-11-24 18:34:18 +0000 UTC]

I took two years of German in highschool...but I by no means *know* the language. I know a few words here and there, but I don't remember a whole lot of vocabulary. I could probably read German out loud fairly well, but just don't ask me what it means.

As for that word, it means "the Danube steamship company captain"

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haius In reply to Theophilia [2012-11-25 03:43:57 +0000 UTC]

I don't even know why there would be a word for that... XD

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MannaKana [2012-10-19 18:29:11 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work, you portrayed the scene well

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Theophilia In reply to MannaKana [2012-10-19 20:30:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like it!

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FaeTian [2012-07-30 14:43:51 +0000 UTC]

Ooh, you did a really good job on this piece! The colours are so beautiful!

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Theophilia In reply to FaeTian [2012-08-07 01:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Danke!

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DreamerRealm [2012-06-30 06:08:25 +0000 UTC]

God gave you the gift of being a good artist. My suggestion is that you make some of these into prayer cards and put copies of it in the vestibule of your church.

good job!

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Theophilia In reply to DreamerRealm [2012-07-02 17:21:38 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!! I'm trying to work on getting my art more out there.

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hamundr24 [2012-06-17 23:29:58 +0000 UTC]

One of my favorite scenes in the Bible. Beautiful work.

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Theophilia In reply to hamundr24 [2012-06-18 13:30:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! God bless!

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hamundr24 In reply to Theophilia [2012-06-18 20:53:15 +0000 UTC]

You too!

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FlashPaw2 [2012-03-23 01:50:17 +0000 UTC]

I love the pose. Simply astounding artwork

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Theophilia In reply to FlashPaw2 [2012-03-25 03:40:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! ^^ I can't take much credit for the pose though, since Weistling did the original composition of the piece. I just did my own take on it.

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FlashPaw2 In reply to Theophilia [2012-03-26 00:49:25 +0000 UTC]

Well it is fantastic anyways! I love it; you are a very gifted artist. God bless.

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Achen089 [2012-03-04 10:14:56 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god, wonderful colours and washes! They give such dynamic and emotion to the picture! And such an interesting combination too, i don't think i would have ever thought of combining blue with purple but they look so good. And again, great composition.

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Theophilia In reply to Achen089 [2012-03-17 15:58:53 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!! That's a huge compliment coming from you!

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wolfboytakao1594 [2012-02-22 06:11:45 +0000 UTC]

this is soooooooooooooooooooo nice

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Theophilia In reply to wolfboytakao1594 [2012-02-22 06:18:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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xiao668 [2012-02-11 20:38:07 +0000 UTC]

An amazing piece! The title is just perfect!

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Theophilia In reply to xiao668 [2012-02-11 22:37:13 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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AnaSaysSmile [2012-01-26 22:44:17 +0000 UTC]

Gorgeous!!

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Theophilia In reply to AnaSaysSmile [2012-01-26 22:45:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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