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"Madonna of the Veil"
December 25th-26th, 2009
Pencil, watercolors

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

Here's my Christmas picture, I was working on it yesterday, but I didn't finish until this morning. It's late for Christmas day, but not for the Octave of Christmas!

There's not much to say about this one, I don't think, except that every part of it was a pain to do. I probably just was not in a drawing mood, but I wanted to make something for Christmas. Anyway, it was a struggle to do; the poses were just working, or the hands or the veils, or wrinkles or faces... The drawing and sketching part of this picture took far longer than it took to paint it. I'm still not happy with the hands, and I don't know what that veil is doing back there... *sigh* I hope you enjoy.

The veil is supposed to be a reminder of the Humeral Veil that the prist uses during Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Instead of touching the monstrance he wrapped his hands in the veil so he doesn't touch it and then blesses the people with the Eucharist.

Yay for cute baby Jesus sucking his thumb!

By the way, quality isn't the best because this is too big for my scanner. So I just had to take a picture of it.

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.

Isaiah ’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind.
To show God’s love aright, she bore to men a Savior,
When half spent was the night.

The shepherds heard the story proclaimed by angels bright,
How Christ, the Lord of glory was born on earth this night.
To Bethlehem they sped and in the manger found Him,
As angel heralds said.

This Flower, whose fragrance tender with sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor the darkness everywhere;
True Man, yet very God, from sin and death He saves us,
And lightens every load.

O Savior, Child of Mary, who felt our human woe,
O Savior, King of glory, who dost our weakness know;
Bring us at length we pray, to the bright courts of Heaven,
And to the endless day!

Description

"Madonna of the Veil"
December 25th-26th, 2009
Pencil, watercolors

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

Here's my Christmas picture, I was working on it yesterday, but I didn't finish until this morning. It's late for Christmas day, but not for the Octave of Christmas!

There's not much to say about this one, I don't think, except that every part of it was a pain to do. I probably just was not in a drawing mood, but I wanted to make something for Christmas. Anyway, it was a struggle to do; the poses were just working, or the hands or the veils, or wrinkles or faces... The drawing and sketching part of this picture took far longer than it took to paint it. I'm still not happy with the hands, and I don't know what that veil is doing back there... *sigh* I hope you enjoy.

The veil is supposed to be a reminder of the Humeral Veil that the prist uses during Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Instead of touching the monstrance he wrapped his hands in the veil so he doesn't touch it and then blesses the people with the Eucharist.

Yay for cute baby Jesus sucking his thumb!

By the way, quality isn't the best because this is too big for my scanner. So I just had to take a picture of it.

Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung.
It came, a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.

Isaiah ’twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind.
To show God’s love aright, she bore to men a Savior,
When half spent was the night.

The shepherds heard the story proclaimed by angels bright,
How Christ, the Lord of glory was born on earth this night.
To Bethlehem they sped and in the manger found Him,
As angel heralds said.

This Flower, whose fragrance tender with sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor the darkness everywhere;
True Man, yet very God, from sin and death He saves us,
And lightens every load.

O Savior, Child of Mary, who felt our human woe,
O Savior, King of glory, who dost our weakness know;
Bring us at length we pray, to the bright courts of Heaven,
And to the endless day!