Ash Wednesday
2010, Oil on Herringbone Linen
25 x 36 inches, unframed
An alchemist sits in the sacristy. Light pours over him through the stained glass window. He is practicing his craft: “Ora et Labora” - Pray and Work. The materials he works upon with his hands are himself. He seeks more than just the understanding of information to be found in books, but the knowledge of experience and the clarity of direct perception.