Here is the finished version of Sacred Heart. 

I will be stretching and testing a supply of 100% hemp canvas.  It is moisture-resistant, stronger than linen and only slightly more expensive than cotton.  It is sustainable, requires limited water and it does not requre pesticides or herbicides.  Hemp canvas was used...

Here is my latest work in progress - Sacred Heart.  It is a 24x20 oil painting on stretched canvas.

The Resurrection is a 30X24 oil painting on stretched canvas that represents the moment of Christ's Resurrection, when the risen Christ emerges from hell after freeing the penitent souls imprisoned by original sin. 

"I answer that  It was fitting for Christ to descend into hell. First of all, because He came to bear our penalty in order to free us from penalty, according to Isaiah 53:4: "Surely He hath borne our infirmities and carried our sorrows." But...

Here is The Seven Deadly Sins with some additional work in the yellow area at the top right.  I have reduced the intensity of the yellow, which was drawing the eye away from the overall composition.  As described in my earlier post, I have categorized the sins into primary and...

The Seven Deadly Sins has been a project for several months.  The idea is to organize the seven deadly sins into primary, secondary colors and grey.  Each represents a different sin and each slides into the total darkness of hell.  Grey represents sloth and forms the...

This is the more or less completed preliminary study for  The First Joyous Mystery executed in acrylic paint on a 16X20 canvas panel.  I have described my thought process in the previous post on the subject, but have worked the image for more detail.  I plan...

Let us not choose comfort over joy! Here is a work-in-progress painting that depicts the Annunciation - The First Joyous Mystery. Rather than trying to re-create the scene of the Angel Gabriel visiting Mary, my goal is to represent visually the emotional turmoil that Mary must...

I have been fascinated with the pulsating motions and sounds of Flamenco since visiting Santa Fe, NM several years ago.   Gypsy, a 20X16 oil painting, is my attempt to capture the energy of the visual explosion that is Flamenco.   

Annunciation is an acrylic on painting on a 30X24 Lauan panel.  The paint is applied in a translucent layer over a charcol sketch.  The image of the Rosary was pressed into a thick layer of wet gesso and removed.

  Crown of Thorns depicts the agony of the passion through the crowning with thorns of Christ prior to the crucifixion.  Meant as both a mockery and a painful device, the painting tries to capture this through the sharp cutting strokes of the painting knife in thick red...

  Four Horsemen depicts the images from the Book of Revelation that describes the end of the world as a metaphor of four horrible horsemen bringing conquest, war, famine and death.   The image is painted on a lauan panel covered with loose canvas that...

Who has heard the expression “faith to move mountains” as described in the Bible and not imagined a mountain on wheels with an Atlas archetype pushing it out of the way?   This painting depicts the complete destruction of the mountains with red hot rock blasting...

    This is a project that was completed in May 2009. It is an oil painting on an 18X24 lauan panel. My son, who has served two deployments with the Army Infantry in Baghdad, suggested the painting.  The images all point to the long history of war and...

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