Tuesday, October 20, 2009
studio note
Here is a way of painting with absolute immediacy: paint with no intention of ending up with a painting - paint with every intention of painting over or obliterating the work you've done thus far. It is like a sand mandala - embracing the transient character of material things while showing forth the eternal character of the spirit.
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About Me
- John R.P. Russell
- Fr. John R.P. Russell is a husband, a father of four, and a priest for the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma. He is the administrator of St. Stephen Byzantine Catholic Church in Allen Park, Michigan. He is also a lifelong painter, particularly influenced by abstract expressionism and iconography. He has an M.Div. from the Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Ss. Cyril and Methodius and a B.A. in art with a minor in religion from Wabash College.
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