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| Brother Michael O'Neill McGrath is an Oblate of St. Francis de Sales from Philadelphia. Michael is currently ministering full-time as an artist after having taught Art and Art History for eleven years at Allentown College in Pennsylvania. He does free-hand illustration work, fine art commissions, and conducts retreats and workshops centered on the healing powers of art and creativity, particularly as they relate to grief. He is affiliated with the Grunewald Guild in Leavenworth, Washington, and Lourdes Wellness Center in Camden, New Jersey. |
Michael has done a nine-painting series inspired by the life of his hero, Sr. Thea Bowman. He
travels with the series to churches and schools to tell her story, as well as his own story of grief
and recovery. Partly through her inspiration, Michael's work is almost exclusively sacred and
always full of color and cultural diversity.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
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I spent years painting bad landscapes before discovering the courage to paint what I've wanted to
paint since I was a little kid: images of Christ and the saints, whose stories have always meant so
much to me.
I love the diversity and spiritual richness of the Church and want to convey that in my paintings not only cultural and racial diversity, but artistic diversity as well. Medieval illuminations, African art, Byzantine icons, and the modern masters have all been my artistic guides and inspirations.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe acrylic, 20x26, 1993
The Woman Clothed with the Sun acrylic, 20x26, 1993
My Lord, What a Morning!
acrylic, 20x26, 1993
Our Lady of Czestochowa acrylic, 20x26, 1993
The Prayer of St. Bernard ink, 14x15, 1993
Hail Mary: The Tree of Life ink, 13x14, colored pencil, 1993-95
Salamu Maria colored pencil, 12x16, 1994
Madonna of the Holocaust acrylic, 20x26, 1994
Sleep is the Image of Death acrylic, 24x30, 1994
The Visitation of Holy Mary colored pencil, 24x30, 1994
Whispers of Mercy acrylic, feathers, 14x14, 1994
Gate of Heaven acrylic, 11x12, 1995
Star of the Sea acrylic, 11x12, 1995
The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Mother hand-colored lino print, 10x13, 1995
Queen of Heaven, Mother of Earth acrylic, 18x24, 1995
Mater Dolorosa acrylic, 14x14, 1995
The Seven Sorrows acrylic, 22x30, 1995
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