Mary, Mother of Sorrows
This was a special request from a customer to paint the Sorrowful Mother from a small public domain image. Traditionally, the Church contemplates Seven Sorrows that would, according to the prophet Simeon, pierce her heart. Luke 2:35
1 – The prophecy of Simeon
2 – The flight into Egypt
3 – The losing of the Holy Child at Jerusalem
4 – The meeting with Jesus on His way to Calvary
5 – Standing at the foot of the Cross
6 – Our Lord being taken from the Cross
7 – The burial of Christ
Notecards
From time to time, I make a few paintings into notecards and Christmas cards. These are for sale on www.etsy.com/shop/Paintgrace, or, if interested, you can contact me at [email protected].
Along Generational Lines
I haven’t shaken all the zebras out of my system yet.
Holy Mary #3
I have painted numerous versions of the Mother of Jesus and have used almost all titles I can think of! So, I already named two others “Holy Mary”, and for lack of any more brain cells, this painting is #3 of the same name.
Lines of Text
What pulled me in the direction of this image were the line designs all pointing to the girl reading a book. Maybe it’s also a bit of nostalgia for paper over screens.
