A Spoke in the Wheel
February 8, 2010
Oil on Canvas and Gold Leaf
Inspired by a Byzantine
Icon of St. John the Baptist, property
of the Walters Art Museum and the City of Baltimore.
During my work as an art
handler, for nearly five years at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore
Maryland, I was blessed to see, handle, and care for a number of
extraordinary art works from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque
Periods. This painting was inspired by one of the Byzantine Icons that I
cared for. The experience of painting this piece took me to a sacred
place within my heart, similar to that of prayer and meditation. Thy
will be done, not mine. Amen
