Artist creates image of Jesus two acres in size

An Irish artist and author has created an image of Jesus that is two acres in size and, in doing so, believes he has uncovered how our ancestors created large images on the landscape such as the White Horse in Uffington in England, which dates from the Bronze Age.

Using twine and pegs and “navigating by the stars, particularly the Pole star”, Richard Moore traced an outline of the face of the risen Jesus in the four-acre field on the outskirts of Drogheda.

The image was then created by using fertiliser to make the grass grow greener on the image and, as it grew, the face of Jesus emerged from the field.