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acrylic prints book acrylic prints asian style acrylic prints religious iconography acrylic prints madonna and child acrylic prints halo acrylic prints red acrylic prints white robe acrylic prints motherhood acrylic prints

paintings book paintings asian style paintings religious iconography paintings madonna and child paintings halo paintings red paintings white robe paintings motherhood paintings

I started painting icons in 2011 while I was a member of the Common Friars from 2009-2013. Our collective work was about being more connected: to ourselves, each other, our surrounding community and the land. This manifested itself as a place called “The Good Earth Farm” where we held weekly services and meals, and grew produce for our community and local food pantries. My friend, and fellow farmer, Paul often posed the question, “how do we become people who, in Jesus’s words, ‘consider the lilies of the field’? This became the focus of my first attempt at an icon entitled: “Christ: Consider the Lilies.” Iconography has since become a practice of more considerations: of color and light, of brush stroke and form,...