A Poem For Holy Wisdom
In every blue there is an orange and a yellow said Van Gogh Life and change and sunlight Under and amid the azure canopy of heaven How fitting then the Union of the three shades…
Tag: Art
Ecce Homo: A Reflection on the Manhood of Christ
And they stripped him and put a scarlet robe upon him and, plaiting a crown of thorns, they put it on his head. (Matt 27:28) Pilate said to them, “Here is the man.” (John 19:5)…
Gargoyles: The Stones That Speak
Gothic Architecture has shaped our view of the Medieval period. It is my belief that church-building achieved its highest point during the Gothic period, and no Gothic structure would be complete without the classic Gothic…
Liturgical Art: My Story
My name is Paul Nixon. I am an artist/sculptor living in Greensboro, North Carolina. Much of my work involves making croziers for bishops as well as other liturgical art throughout the USA. I would like…
The Art Museum
~ by Sarah Levesque Once upon a time, there was an important art museum, and in this museum lived two families: the museum manager, his wife and their son, and the janitor and his son.…
A Paean to Dabblers
Oh, yes, you should dabble amateurishly With sketchbook, pen, guitar, and crescent wrench With telescope and hiking boots and love With verse that scans and prose that strongly speaks For a dabbler, all the world…
The Man Who Painted Leaves: A Review of “Leaf by Niggle”
A synopsis of Leaf by Niggle, by J. R. R. Tolkien: Niggle is an unsuccessful painter whose favorite subjects are leaves. He decides one day that he will attempt to paint an entire tree. As…
Artistic Excellence: A Catholic’s Reflection on Islam in the Arts
Having an artistic nature, one of my main interests in Islamic culture has been its proclivity for creativity. This is true in writing, design, textiles, fashion, architecture, and a host of other avenues.…
Holbein’s Portrait of Saint Thomas More In an Aural Halo of Electronic Pings from Rental Earphones
By Lawrence “Mack” Hall Word Count: 155 Rating: G Summary: the author looks at a painting of Thomas More while listening to a explanatory recording. The (beep) painting (beep) dates (beep, beep) from (beep) Holbein’s…
A Little Dancer: Edgar Degas and His Controversial Work of Art
Once upon a time, there was an artist named Edgar Degas. Degas lived in a tumultuous day; his homeland, France, was enduring wave after wave of unrest, rebellion and strife. New faces and names were appearing all…