I consider these now complete, except for the Fourth Station. That rose will continue to change over time. I’ll revisit the piece next Lent and we’ll see how it faded.
Lent 2022: the first Seven Stations
Category: Lent
Our Lady of Roses
Christos Anesti!
Seventh Station: Jesus falls the second time
This is the last of the Station encaustics for this year. Blessed Good Friday, everyone.
Sixth Station: Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
Fifth Station: Simon of Cyrene helps Jesus carry His cross
Fourth Station: Jesus meets His Blessed Mother
The vibrancy of this rose won’t last as the plant still has trapped moisture. When it dries with time the rose will fade and crack. I’m dissatisfied to present this as a metaphor for Mary, but creating a piece in one week is the parameter I set at the start of Lent. We’ll see where this WIP ends up.
Third Station: Jesus falls the first time
Second Station: Jesus carries His cross
First Station: Jesus is condemned to death
I’ve decided that my Lenten observance this year will be encaustic paintings of the Stations of the Cross. Every Friday I will post a piece I started at the beginning of the week, contemplating on the Mystery. These will be WIPs that I will continue to develop throughout Lent. On Good Friday I’ll post an update on where the pieces finished.
Or, at least, that’s the plan now, at the beginning of Lent. Sometimes (well, every year, actually) what I think Lent will be and what Lent ends up being are different things.
Ash Wednesday, 2022
This is a WIP, a devotional of Our Lady using rose petals surrounding a high school portrait of my mother. (The great artists all portrayed Mary as the most beautiful woman they could imagine, so I’m allowed to use Mom.) In the spirit of the beginning of Lent, this piece is unfinished. In Holy Week I’ll post the update and we’ll see where the journey took me.