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Mary and Jesus: Mary Theotokos Showing the Way
FRAMED ORIGINAL PAINTING ON CANVAS
Contemporary Style painting of Mary and Jesus. Mixed media, acrylic paint, gold color leaf, collage, and graphite, on a 3/4 in canvas. Finished with a UV protective varnish.
Black and antique-gold frame made of renewal-core ecological engineered wood, ready to hang.
Frame size 23 1/2 x 29 1/2 in
Canvas size 22 x 28 in
This painting is currently on display and available for purchase at ArtRat Gallery in Grand Rapids, MI, through January 16, 2025.
The title, "Theotokos" comes from the Greek and means the "bearer" or" mother" of God.
Who Mary was and how the church was to remember her were agreed upon in the year 431 at a Church council that met in Ephesus.
A complex relationship between Mary, Jesus, and the Church began very early on and continues today. For many people from protestant and more recent steams of faith, Mary's role and example are new and fresh.
My largest painting to date, and in it, Mary is seen as a towering figure with the largest destiny given to any human, male or female.
Multiple layers of collage give the surface texture, pointing to the dimensions of Mary's life and ministry as the Theotokos.
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