Illustration depicting various fantastical creatures representing cherubim and seraphim, with colorful designs and whimsical features, accompanied by text regarding the holiness of God.

John Hendrix is a renowned illustrator with a portfolio full of major projects, but his personal sketchbooks are worth a featured look.

He draws in church, every Sunday, and the flawless sketches are so colorful and inventive that I return to his sketchbook page over and over. He brilliantly interprets by hand what he hears from his pew.

“Simultaneous drawing and listening transforms familiar language into something  new – a feedback loop of symbols, theology and wonder.” – John Hendrix

This one (below) is a winter sketch, from his archives.

An illustrated page from a sketchbook depicting a whimsical snowy landscape with a large foot, trees, and paths labeled 'When He Prefers Small' and 'Wants to Intervene'.

John Hendrix website, here.

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