John August Swanson's Jester is inspired by his love of the circus and his belief that the jester, the fool and the harlequin are wise and creative visionaries. John reflects on creating Jester, saying, "The theme developed from my earlier drawings and paintings of the Dream of Jacob. I wanted to give the feelings of dreams and imagination a visual form and show them as the inner creative source of our lives. I also wanted to include in this the spiritual theme of the fool and the dreamer, which is part of many traditions. It references the scriptural passage "God has chosen what the world holds foolish so as to embarrass the wise."

Image Size: 26" x 20"

Paper Size: 32" x 26"

Paper: 100% cotton rag, acid free