Plate 8 - Calm Before the Storm Vertical FYJ BRIGHT & COLORFUL And on his cue the

And on his cue the sun trumpets the dawn

" said artist James Christensen of his best known painting

We too must be taught

for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh

He was only concerned that he find the lost lamb and bring it home

Plate 8 - Calm Before the Storm Vertical FYJ BRIGHT & COLORFUL And on his cue theAlthough this shot was taken in the same location as the Calm Before the Storm a shot that is horizontal, this one has a very different feel to it. One of my artist friends, Brian Kershisnik, teaches that in your art you dont try to force symbols; you let them emerge from what you have done. There is so much that emerges from this shot for me. This photograph was taken at the half way point between Nauvoo and Carthage. This is the Martyrdom Trail.