Own a piece of original art! I am thrilled to announce that we have launched “The Book of Saints” at its own website. We are still adding some things but the site is up and operational. Take a look. www.thebookofsaints.com We will be posting past work and we are acceptingContinue Reading
“To enter a Gothic church was to enter into salvation history.” The Iconographic In the first half of the 20th century a Russian artist was having a conversation with a friend about traditional sacred art, what we would today call iconography. The two great centers of this type of artContinue Reading
“Saint Lazarus the Painter believed that we do not live for the here and now, we live for the future. We are not content with what is, but struggle to achieve what should be and what will be.” Saint Lazarus the Painter Saint Lazarus the Painter was born in ArmeniaContinue Reading
“To be sacred or holy, means to be set apart. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that we remove ourselves from the world.” The Desert Fathers were hermits that withdrew from the world to focus on the contemplation of God and deny themselves every worldly comfort. One day, one of theseContinue Reading
“The Truth behind the legend of Saint George and the Dragon is that Good will triumph over Evil.” The Man, Saint, and Martyr The early gothic art form of the 12th-14th centuries, from which I draw much of my inspiration, borrowed many elements from the iconographic form that preceded it.Continue Reading
Reclaiming the Gothic Over at “The Way of Beauty” David Clayton has written often about the importance of re-establishing the Gothic Style as a living tradition. He describes one such model from the Rheinau Psalter here. Along with the Iconographic and the Baroque, the Gothic form is identified by Pope BenedictContinue Reading
“Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s and unto God that which is God’s.” A Man For All Seasons The 1966 movie, “A Man For all Seasons,” is one of the most acclaimed films of all time. It garnered a host of awards including six academy awards for, among others,Continue Reading
“Saint Lazarus the Painter believed that we do not live for the here and now, we live for the future. We are not content with what is, but struggle to achieve what should be and what will be.” Saint Lazarus the Painter Saint Lazarus the Painter was highly regarded andContinue Reading