"You can't ruin a painting"
-Bill Cross
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- 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.
An exchange inspired by this quote:
ReplyDeleteAric Maddux:
Give me 30 seconds with the Mona Lisa and I'll prove otherwise.
John R.P. Russell:
His point was not that you couldn't produce inferior work, but that, having done so, you can always keep going. The painting may now be an awful painting, but it is not ruined. It can yet become a good painting.
I suppose you may be considering setting fire to the Mona Lisa, however.... I suppose he also meant that you can't ruin a painting with paint.
Stephanie Brinley:
Your explanation of the quote from Mr. Cross reminds me about what God thinks of us.