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Hibernation Season: Holiday Card, 2020.

Watercolor, 5″x7″

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“Highland Cow,” 2020. Oil on Fabric, 2.5 ft x 2.5 ft.

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“Our Lady of Walsingham,” 2020. Watercolor, 14x20.

For Kevin & Josh.

"Our Lady of Walsingham '' was a commission piece; a friend and fellow seminarian requested it as a gift to his partner, who was recently ordained in the Episopal Church. And while I painted it for someone else, I found myself in it even still. The hydrangeas and sunflowers that surround the Holy Mother and Child surround my own home. The face of Mary is modeled on my dear friend Precious, a close friend while I lived in South Africa. It is so important, especially in America during this tense and unjust time, to remember the face of Mary was indeed that of a woman of color. I also chose to embolden the arch on the chair, symbolic of God's covenant in Genesis 9:12-13. Instead of the traditional golden line, the arch is a fully expressive, proud rainbow in celebration of God's promise of love, highlighting specifically its inclusion of the LGBTQ community. This piece makes me take a breath - makes me consider the lilies and feel the sun on my face as I turn it up to God; sensing that space between elevated royalty and beautiful ordinary that the Spirit so often lives within.

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“A Walk through Quarantine,” 2020. Watercolor, 8x8.

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“Hawk-eye view from Killington Peak,” 2020. Watercolor, 5x7.

For Keith & Jane.

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“Spanish windmills,” 2020. Watercolor, 8x10.

For Ashley.

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Stationary, 4x6. 2020, watercolor.

For Kelsey.

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The Clark House, 2020. 14x20, watercolor.

For Julie.

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Stationary - Maine, 2019. 4x6, watercolor.

For Shannon.

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Baby Harper, 5x7 watercolor, 2019. 

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Cathedral trees. Watercolor on paper, 8x12. 2019.

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Women of Revelation, mixed-media on paper, 14x20 inches, 2019

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Wood burning on driftwood, 2019. 

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Taylor and Andrew Engagement. 2019. Watercolor on paper.

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Maine for the Holidays. 2019. Watercolor on paper, 5x7in

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Gone Fishing. 2019. Watercolor on paper, 14x20in. 

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“Chalking the Door.” Wood burning on driftwood, 2019. 

The letters have two meanings. First, they represent the initials of the Magi — Caspar, Malchior, and Balthazar — who came to visit Jesus in His first home. They also abbreviate the Latin phrase, Christus mansionem benedicat: “May Christ bless the house.” The “+” signs represent the cross, and the “20” at the beginning and the “19” at the end mark the year. Taken together, this inscription is performed as a request for Christ to bless those homes so marked and that He stay with those who dwell therein throughout the entire year.

The chalking of the doors is a centuries-old practice throughout the world, though it appears to be somewhat less well-known in the United Sates. It is, however, an easy tradition to adopt, and a great practice whereby we dedicate our year to God from its very outset, asking His blessing on our homes and on all who live, work, or visit them there.

https://onepeterfive.com/the-chalking-of-the-doors-an-epiphany-tradition-explained/