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The Virgin of the Sign

Last week I painted an icon of the Virgin of the Sign at the Franciscan Process Life Center in Lowell. What a process! It's a contemplative journey, not a creative one. It was wonderful. Diane Hamel was the teacher and she is so knowledgable and reverent and funny. It was a blessed week.
Here's the result. I'll post them in reverse order so you can see the steps we took.

a new baby- Matthew

This is my new grand baby Matthew. Five pounds, 14 ounces and already loved by the rest of his family. What a cute kid! We are blessed to have this safe delivery. Peace, Matthew!

12"x12" RED TREES 1

It's been so fun this fall to go deep into the colors of the season. We're down to mostly neutral colors around here. but I can still remeber the glory of autumn! There's beauty in the neutrals too, but I've got MONTHS to work on enjoying them!

12"x12" LANDSCAPE 1

Just a little larger format on this one. I find the square is a delightful shape to paint on. I'm not sure why that is. The name is a little nondescript.

FALL 10 and WINTER 2

These are views of the approach to the Franciscan Center. These are small (6"x6") acrylic paintings. I like the immediacy of acrylics and the quick drying. After years of doing demonstration paintings for classes, I'm a pretty fast painter. I try not to get too bogged down with detail. Sometimes it works! What you can't see is that the image wraps around the side of a canvas box. I keep meaning to photograph some with the sides visible, but there's too much going on right now!!

If you're keeping score you'll notice there's no Fall #9. I don't know why that is!! I'll have to look over the inventory!

FALL 8

FALL 7

This one is at Eyekons and looking for a home.

fire and water

This is the new gallery in Lowell, MI. Well, my friend Patti Sevensma did some photographic magic this afternoon and took some pictures of me painting at the work tables in the new space. So I'm replacing my terrible photos with hers! She's a gifted artist/photographer who is also a gallery participant. What a wonderful group of talented people! I'm working on one of the 6"x6" boxes and you can see my display on the wall in the bottom photo on the left side. Thanks, Patti!

new gallery- actually, a showroom

This 'art showroom' opened yesterday. I'm very excited to be included. I've got work here and at the Eyekons Gallery at 210 East Fulton downtown!!

FALL 6

This is how FALL 6 started out. It just didn't seem to have the glow I was looking for and so I went back into the studio and punched up the color a bit.

This is more what I was looking for.

FALL 5

FALL 4

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REDEMPTION, LIGHT OF THE WORLD

This is just finished. I'm entering a show at a local Franciscan retreat and the theme is "Beauty from Ashes". This painting 3' x4'. Not only does the theme fit the beauty that comes from God's plan of salvation into the ashes of our lives, but the materials are redeemed too! This is framed with an old frame that I once used for papermaking years ago. The board is covered with old canvas, much of the paint is leftover from a project at church. Talk about redemption! Saving the lost as well! I started with inks and I am attempting to adapt my new mixed media style to working on canvas. I think my nephew Karl would agree that this is numinous. And perfervid also! That's your vocabulary builder for the day!