Mary Print

The Blessed Mother of God, Mary, inspired this work. I also wanted to add that I worked and re-worked this portrait several times. Originally, it was totally different. Then, I attempted to copy an image drawn by an Italian Mystic which has been in the "Little Blue Pieta Prayer Booklet", but I failed at that. Finally, this image came through, and I believe that Mary, specifically in the image of "Our Lady of Guadalupe", worked through myself onto the canvas. I didn't "study" the image, even though we have this famous image in our bedroom. But, if you look at it closeup, it looks like a "front view" of it [e.g. The image is 3/4 view]. This isn't something that I aimed it, in any way. It wouldn't be that difficult to do; just look at any Character Design sheet in animation and there are front, side and 3/4 views. But, I feel that this was her gift to me. Believe it or not. I hope that those that view this image will feel her love and never-ending encouragement. I chose acrylic paint because it is easy to work with, for my temperament. I chose Mary because my wife was away and working on this image gave me great comfort. The style is simple/linear, {purple and yellow with a white background} yet realistic.