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Angel Paintings- A New Interpretation

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My spiritual work is where my heart is. I have always painted Angels and spiritual entities and probably always will. Its part of the connection to a higher state of consciousness, a more cerebral, enriching thought process that I have felt even before I became really serious about my works' content. Now, I can't seem to do a piece without spending a lot of time on its concept and design and hopefully I will be able to take new work much further into areas I don't even know about yet. That's the most exciting part of new art- like a movie being produced, where the artist is the director, but the whole idea isn't clear until the final editing, or brush stroke.

Much as I admire great technique, wthout deeper meaning, it would become boring and lifeless for me to just do a painting that looks good but has no real soul to it. I am lucky to be able to make a living as an illustrator, as this keeps my fine art free from commercial gallery restraints and my mind open to new avenues of thought and process. I paint spiritual work for my self, but its interesting to find that most people who see these pieces feel its my best work and respond to them in a way that is both gratifying and fullfilling. Its that connection that artists want - when another person feels touched by a piece, and its a real stimulus to do better and more meaningful images,

My Angel images are not specifically Christian, but universal, as I feel religion is -within each of us. Hopefully you will like some of these, but more importantly, you may find some meaning there that is a connection to some universal truth.

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Morning 48" x 60' oil on canvas mounted to panel
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Morning- detail
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Comes the Dawn 42x64" oil on canvas
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Faith and the Sword oil on panel 30x50"
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Head detail
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Hands detail
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Faith and the Sword oil on panel 30 x 50"
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Caverna Magica oil 5x7 ft.
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At the Gate oil on canvas 48x70"

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Far Below oil canvas 48x48" Private Collection
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Figure study for Angel at the Gate 24x36 oil 4 hrs Private Collection
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Detail of the study above
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The Passing of Time oil 40x56"
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Following the Light oil 40x54"
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lower left detail
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The Sentinel oil canvas 48x60" Private Collection
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New Begginings oil canvas 40x60" Private Collection
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To Be Mortal 48x60" oil canvas Private Collection
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Mary's House 40x56 oil canvas Private Collection
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The Heart of a Tree Private Collection

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Passing On oil canvas 40x56"
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On the road to Heaven 40x40" oil canvas
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On the Road to Heaven - detail

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