Congregation painting

Chastity (2009)

Chastity is a pretty unpopular virtue. Outside of the seminary, there are few humans who choose the role of sexual abstinence. Though I’m told it’s popular these days amongst a certain subset of American teenagers.…

Congregation painting

Gluttony

Elvis Aaron Presley. The King of Rock and Roll. During his final days it is stated that the basic element of Elvis’ daily food intake was a 30-cm long bread roll, stuffed with bacon, peanut…

Congregation painting

Dilligence (2009)

My second painting for Congregation. This time it’s one of the virtues, dilligence. I have painted my mother, dilligently sewing – a nod to Vermeer. Once again, it’s silver stencil and acrylic. I’m liking this…

Congregation painting

Greed (2009)

My first painting for Congregation. Sam and I are tackling the Seven Deadly Sins and the corresponding Seven Catholic Virtues. Like all great questions concerning morality, we decided the division of vices and virtues with…

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Grace Hopper (2009)

Grace Hopper is the mother of computer science. While there is no douibt that Alan Turing is the father of the field, Grace is often overlooked. Driven by the desire to become involved in helping…