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January 2013 Cover Art

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December 2012 CD Cover

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July 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

After using her PC tablet and stylus to design tile inlay patterns for her sons’ tiling business, Nellie Edwards (1955- ) began experimenting further with her virtual canvas and brush to create works of sacred art. She begins with the… read more
June 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

Artist Corbert Gauthier began drawing as a child and even now places an emphasis on the drawing stage before he begins to paint. As Gauthier layers on the colors, he uses both opaque paints as well as glazing techniques, creating scenes and subjects … read more
May 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

The landscape paintings of Father Arthur Poulin (1950- ), a Camaldolese monk and priest, are created through a highly contemplative process. He first covers a blank canvas in layers of black gesso; then, using dots of color, he brings his light-filled images out … read more
April 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

Bold colors and distinctly contemporary influences characterize the inspiring artwork of Chinese artist He Qi (1950- ). Blending the folk art and traditional painting techniques of his Chinese heritage with aspects of both medieval and… read more
March 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

Having retired after decades of teaching and administrative work, Benedictine Sister Paula Howard (1922-) discovered her talent for creating icons at the age of 77. One of her early works, Vatopedi Virgin: Mother of Consolation (2000), is inspired by… read more
February 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

The Flood, from the Atrium, detail of Noah receiving the white dove (mosaic) Veneto-Byzantine School (13th century) The story of Noah (Genesis 6–9) has always captured the imagination of believers; even the youngest children are captivated… read more
January 2012 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

Advent Starry Night 4Virginia Wieringa (1947- ) Advent Starry Night 4 by Virginia Wieringa (1947- ) is one of a series of paintings she created over five years as meditations on the night sky when Christ was born. Wieringa wondered what it… read more
December 2011 Prayer and Reflection

by Living with Christ Staff

Inspired by the art of the great Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio, Matthias Stomer (c. 1600–p. 1650) drew upon Caravaggio’s masterful use of chiaroscuro, using a single light source to throw light on the figures against a dramatically dark… read more

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