A Wedding Commission...or not?

 Patron Saints

I recently finished another painting, that of two saints' portraits for a wedding gift. No, unfortunately I was not commissioned to do this piece. I kind of started a tradition among our family. A few years ago I painted a picture for my Sister's wedding, and now too, I continued the tradition and will so in the future...potentially 6 more...what did I get myself into? But I enjoy painting and art.

I juggled a couple different ideas in my head before I finalized the composition. The first being a portrait of them, then of their confirmation saints, and finally I decided to go with their patron saints of their occupations.

A lawyer for the bride...Saint Thomas Moore

A paramedic for the groom...Saint Michael the Archangel

I composed this piece on an 18 by 24 inch pre-stretched canvas with acrylic paints...I should add in one months time. It was kind of like, "Oh I should continue the painting tradition." So I did.

- Below are some in progress photos of the painting.

And the final photo is below.

I know both, the bride and groom (my brother) looked at it before they left on their trip, but I am not sure what they thought of it...I hope they liked it.

Thanks again for all who read my blog.

Feel free to guess what my next drawing will be, I'll give you a hint.

-Hint - November.

    These quotes are not hints.

- One of the greatest problems of our time is that many are schooled but few are educated. Nobody owns anything but everyone is rich - for what greater wealth can there be than cheerfulness, peace of mind, and freedom from anxiety?

    -Saint Thomas Moore

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Saint Michael the Archangel

 Pen & Ink

It's been awhile since I've done any artwork, but I've finally finished another. Recently I've been asked to draw some cover art for a podcast, so this latest drawing is the first of 12 drawings of saints. Saint Michael the Archangel for the month of September. I hope you enjoy this piece. 

The podcast is called, Divine Office 1960 Rubrics. The divine office is prayed daily with portions in both English and Latin. Here is a link to Spotify, Divine Office 1960 Rubrics it is also available on Apple Podcasts. 

I can't figure out why the photo is so blurry...it is what it is. I did this picture with thin tip pens on a 9" x 12" paper. I also did a time lapse of this if you are interested. 

Link to video - Saint Michael Time-lapse

This is actually the first ever drawing of Saint Michael I've done - you could even say this was my first...wait for it...my first stab at it. (get it?) 

I used a famous statue as my reference carved by sculptor Peter Anton von Verschaffelt. This statue sits on Castel Sant' Angelo, a former mausoleum which has now been transformed into a castle during the time of Pope Gregory the Great. The mausoleum was built for the emperor but he died before it was built. And then in the late 3rd century it was transformed into a fortress. 

"According to legend, the pope was leading a procession of people, praying for deliverance from an attack of the plague, when he saw a vision of the archangel St Michael hovering over Hadrian’s tomb. St Michael was in the act of re-sheathing his sword, which the pope took to be a sign that his prayers had been answered." (https://www.walksinrome.com/castel-sant-angelo-rome.html)

This is a photo of Castel Sant' Angelo

And this is the Saint Michael statue carved by Peter Anton von Verschaffelt. This statue wasn't on top of Castel Sant' Angelo until the year 1710.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

 From Awhile Ago

I finished this picture awhile ago, but didn't get around to posting it. Hope you like it. This is a drawing of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mary appeared to Saint Jan Diego in Mexico on the Hill of Tepeyac. His tilma is displayed in Mexico City. My drawing below is supposed to look similar to the tilma of Jan Diego's.

I drew this one on a 14 x 17 inch piece of paper with some thin tip pen's. If you look close I mainly used a stoke of the pen in a series of lines and cross hatchings to get the desired shading.

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What should I draw next? There might be a prize for the winner of the best Idea - If there are enough ideas?