Based in Central Maine
Images
Religious imagery is such a personal thing. It can be devotional, participatory, connected to social justice issues, or narrative. It can range from realism to highly patterned to minimalist to expressionistic to non-objective. When I create images I am open to all of that. I am particularly drawn to iconic images, images that speak of or create a presence. These images do not sit passively on the wall, but reach out and demand your attention. These are images to spend time with and build a relationship, and if you listen long enough they will help you understand yourself and your relationship with God.
Paintings
 the Mind of MaryThis image was created for the ordination of my friend and fellow seminarian, Katie. She was finding the Magnificat particularly resonant with her calling to the priesthood, she was also feeling particularly called toward social justice issues, so I took the reversals from the song of Mary and incorporated them into the halo. |  Mary Among Usthis image was a first attempt at a Mary that was directly confronting the viewer rather than passively presenting herself as an object to be viewed. It speaks of the youth of Mary and includes a bit of defiance showing her strong spirit and determination. |
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 Holy Infantthis image was created for Christmas Eve 2019. since I had filled a space with various Madonna and Madonna and child images I thought it was appropriate for the focus to turn to the infant at the birth. It sat in front of the altar surrounded by poinsettias and was quite striking. |  icon |
 Annunciation |  flesh of my flesh |
 beloved child |  Madonna and Child |
 The Holy Family by Fr. John Giuliani |  Madonna and Child |
 Pulse Christfinished on the third anniversary of the Pulse shooting, this image was made on a damaged canvas that had two hole in it. I used them to pull fabric through and create a drapery foundation which ended up surrounding the figure. As I worked on the figure he began to suggest a Latino heritage and the holes began to suggest bullet holes. |  Christ Figure |
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 Orange Christ |  Man of Sorrows |
 crucifixion |  Purple Crucifixion |
 Blue Crucifixion |  After Rouault |
 crosses |  Beloved |
 the beloved disciple |  Figure |
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 Cloud of Witness |  After Blake |
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Dimensional Images
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Drawings
While I was Artist in Residence at St. Stephen's I did regular chalk drawings on the front walk to welcome churchgoers each week.
Sometimes those drawings would reflect the the readings or the holiday.
This particular Easter morning greeted parishioners with a risen Christ
And this particular Pentecost greeted church goers with a vision of the Holy Spirit.
Sometimes the drawings reflected a particular time of year, like the Autumnal Equinox.
I would often still be drawing as people arrived and they would usually stop and talk as I was drawing. Some even made a point of arriving early if I was making a labyrinth so they could walk it before church.
sometimes people would draw with me or add their own ideas. The chalk was always available and there was a standing invitation to participate.
Participation could take interesting forms, as in this one Sunday when the readings included the good Samaritan. I asked people to lie down and allow me to outline them in response to the question "who is my neighbor". It was interesting to see who would and who wouldn't participate.
The Pulse shooting happened just as I began an internship at South Congregational Church. When the county organized a rally in response I was able to show up early and offer the community a non-verbal image to capture the moment.
The tears flowed around the park where we were to meet, and many people voiced appreciation for the effort.
Once the park was surrounded with tears I invited some parishioners to help me vision something to draw in front of St. Stephen's. We decided the tears flowed from the cross.
We also decided that the center of the cross should show the broken heart of God.
While studying at Episcopal Divinity School I did a series of mandalas to decorate the chapel. This one shows a line meditation based on an outline of my hand.
This mandala is also a line meditation but it has a more architectural feeling to it, thinking about the meeting of Heaven and Earth.