After some ups and downs with a previous vendor I have just made arrangements with Fine Art America to handle requests for unsigned open edition prints. So the good news is the printshop is back up and running, new work, new pricing, take a look: https://deaconlawrence.org/p/print-shop.html They offer a greatContinue Reading
Throughout his life, Fabio Chigi, known better to the world as Pope Alexander VII, lived with the specter of death. As a child he suffered from apoplexy so severe that at one point arrangements were made for his funeral. As Pope Alexander, it fell to him to suppress a pestilenceContinue Reading
“You are the light of the world.” “You are the salt of the Earth.” Salt does not exist for itself, it serves to season food. Light also exists for a purpose, to drive back the darkness. We have been given a specific combination of talents, gifts and abilities, a lightContinue Reading
It is not uncommon, even today, for an art historian or museum docent to attribute the use of heavy shadow in Baroque art to the “melancholy” mood of the artist. But this misses the point entirely. Baroque art was all about light, the light of Christ bringing truth to aContinue Reading
When I was a younger man, and an art student, I spent a great deal of time at the many museums of the city, learning from the artists of the past. When our studies turned to landscapes I often found myself at a singular museum known for its collection ofContinue Reading
The triumph of light over darkness is part of our story; it is built into the human race. We were not made for the darkness we were made for the light. But somewhere back along our history we turned away from God and the light and fell into darkness andContinue Reading
General George S. Patton once said, “Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.” There has only ever been one thing to do, one great mission to which we are all called. It is the same mission thatContinue Reading
The third of three illustrations inspired by the Book of Revelation. Babylon is fallen as the King of Kings appears with his army. He is crowned with many crowns, holding a rod of iron in his hand and a sword issues from his mouth. Continue Reading
The baptism of Jesus accomplished several things. It served as an example to us of the importance of the Sacrament of Baptism and sanctified all the water in the world for that purpose. At His baptism Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit, He accepted and inaugurated His mission. AndContinue Reading