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Judith Mary Rose |
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A Revelation of Love
Acrylic & gesso on watercolor paper Taking part in an Intuitive Abstract Painting Workshop and working intensely with acrylic and gesso - pouring, drying, scraping, thinning, sanding and building texture - I had no preconceived notion of what the painting would be. I was simply working with shapes, colors, values and textures, letting the painting itself lead me to my next step. I was totally absorbed in my work. Last to be added were the elongated, loosely placed strokes of ochre on the right - which I immediately recognized as the figure of Christ. I was stunned. The work was complete. Studying the painting at home I then saw Christ’s outstretched arms and hands reaching out to the sun figure in the upper left which I realized was a symbol for God. Later, a bird seemed suddenly to appear - a dove perched on Christ’s fingertips! The Holy Spirit! The painting then, was of the Holy Trinity but with mystifying black areas contrasting with the general brilliance of the piece.
A line from Julian of Norwich’s Revelation of Love gave the explanation:
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