Over Advent 2020, I challenged myself to create illustrations following a Jesse Tree reading plan.
Beginning on 27 November, the Jesse Tree follows the story of scripture from Creation to the birth of Christ. It is a reflection that prepares for Advent by journeying through the stories on Jesus’ family tree – the people and events that paved the way and gave us the context into which Jesus was born.
I used the Jesse Tree resource available on Faithward to prepare for this project. The illustrations were created using ProCreate and a variety of brushes.
Please feel welcome to use these images for non-commercial purposes – if you are reproducing my images please credit them to ‘Caitlin Thomson (2020)’
November 27 | Isaiah 11:1-2

November 28 | Habakkuk 2:1-4

November 29 | Genesis 1:26-31

November 30 | Genesis 3:6-7, 22-23

December 1 | Genesis 7:17-22

December 2 | Genesis 12:1-3

December 3 | Genesis 15:5-6

December 4 | Genesis 22:1-2, 9-14

December 5 | Genesis 28:12-15

December 6 | Genesis 37:3-4, 23-24

December 7 | Deuteronomy 5:1-4

December 8 | Joshua 2:1-4a, 8-9a, 11b-12a, 14, 17, 21

December 9 | Ruth 3:1-5

December 10 | 1 Samuel 16:1, 10-13a

December 11 | 2 Samuel 5:2b-3

December 12 | 1 Kings 5:5; 6:11-14

December 13 | 1 Kings 18:36-39

December 14 | Esther 4:12-16

December 15 | Isaiah 9:2

December 16 | Isaiah 11:6-9

December 17 | Jonah 3:1-5

December 18 | Daniel 6:10-11, 16, 19-22

December 19 | Micah 5:2-5a

December 20 | Luke 1:11-13, 16-20

December 21 | Matthew 3:1-6

December 22 | Luke 1:26-33

December 23 | Matthew 1:18-21

December 24 | Luke 2:1-5

December 25 | Luke 2:6-11, 16-18
