4 of 333

|

v-neck t-shirts forest v-neck t-shirts path v-neck t-shirts golden sky v-neck t-shirts martyr v-neck t-shirts impressionist v-neck t-shirts

paintings forest paintings path paintings golden sky paintings martyr paintings impressionist paintings

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Add This Artwork to Your Favorites Collection

Comment

Alexander Men, Orthodox Russian Priest, was martyred on the way through the forest to lead the liturgy. Three masked men murdered him with an axe, crushing his skull. (1935-1990) The excellent biography about him included a blurred black and white photo of that path. As Lent approached this year, I re-read the book and remained fixed upon that scene. To me the sky seeme opaque in the photo, which I portrayed with an antique gold, but with blue underpainting to reveal heaven breaking through at 'thin places.' The path reflected the gold. With background of the evergreen trees, I imagined the deciduous trees with bright yellow leaves drifting down to the forest floor. Some bright red indicates blood in the far end of the path where the crime was committed. But Alexander Men's story and his life, which had endured the persecution of Christianity in Russia during most of that time, shines forth as example and testimony of courage and faith in action.

BIOGRAPHY of Sarah Joan Anderson Hornsby updated May 2018 Born October 29, 1937 in Maryville, TN Email : jimsarah.hornsby@gmail.com Address: A. P. 130, Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Central America