Winter Skies, 2025, soft pastels, 10 x 8 in. / 25.4 x 20.32 cm. arts Inspired by the biblical story

Inspired by the biblical story in which the Israelites escape slavery in Egypt by passing through the Divinely-parted Sea of Reeds

It was a severe technical challenge to create the illustration -- with over 1700 separate vector objects in software

Portrait of poet and nonfiction author

and gesso on linen

Winter Skies, 2025, soft pastels, 10 x 8 in. / 25.4 x 20.32 cm. arts Inspired by the biblical storyWinter Skies, Jim Slavik, 2025, soft pastels, 10 x 8 in. 25. 4 x 20. 32 cm. This pastel painting is a serene winter landscape in Bozeman, Montana, where snow covered pine trees stand quietly beneath the towering mountain peaks. Soft light filters through the frosty air, capturing the stillness, beauty, and silent strength of nature in deep winter.