by Jen Norton | May 22, 2021 | Painting Stories
“Pentecost” by Jen Norton. 20×16″ Acrylic on wood, $1600 SOLD. The Movement of the Holy Spirit My life has offered many moments of inspiration, some obvious and some obscure. Yours probably has too. Sometimes it’s about art, but not always. Maybe...
by Jen Norton | Apr 13, 2021 | Painting Stories
“St. Monica Prays for her Eldest Wayward Child” by Jen Norton. 20×16″ Acrylic on wood, $1600. God hears a mother’s prayer When I think of St. Monica, I’m not sure if I want to revere her for her perseverance in prayer, or criticize her for being...
by Jen Norton | Nov 20, 2020 | Awards & Honors, Painting Stories
A bad selfie of the author and artist with her new book, Surrender All. Walking with Jesus If the 2020 election cycle (in America) has shown us anything, it is that we can all hear the same words, but receive them differently. Factors like family history, geography,...
by Jen Norton | Nov 2, 2020 | Painting Stories
“St. Josephine Bakhita” by Jen Norton. 11×14″ Acrylic on wood, $750. Original available at The Sacred Art Gallery. Pray and God Will Do the Rest From Saint Josephine Bakhita, we can learn the simple truth of faith that in prayer and forgiveness we find...
by Jen Norton | Sep 19, 2020 | Painting Stories
“St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross” by Jen Norton. 11×14″ Acrylic on Canvas, $750 While working on this painting of St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (aka Edith Stein), I was reminded of the color theory law of “simultaneous contrast.” This law states that...
by Jen Norton | Jun 7, 2020 | Painting Stories
“Mass Processional” by Jen Norton. 24 x30″ Acrylic on Canvas, $3600 I painted this piece a few months ago, but hadn’t posted it yet. Now, in light of recent events in our country and across the western world, I have cause to reconsider it with fresh...
