Greenville Sister Cities
Miracle Hill
The Ribera Connection
The Keowee Reserve
Third Salon of the Louvre Copyists
My Ribera Connection
A page from my notebook
Arrowood after Ribera Oil on Canvas
Madonna Della Sedia
Arrowood after Raffaello Sanzio (Raphael)
Oil On Canvas on Panel 28″
Exhibited at the BJU Museum & Gallery March 2007 thru July 2008
Once upon a time…I find the intersecting paths along life’s journey fascinating…The spark, which ignited my passion for art, had just begun to glow at the time that BJU acquired Ribera’s Ecce Homo in 1952. A few years later, I saw the Ribera for the first time during a grammar school field trip. It was often the focus of my childhood visits to the BJU Museum because Christ’s eyes would follow me no matter where I went…
Now in 2007, I am honored (and as awestruck as that grammar school kid) that my painting of Raphael’s Madonna della Sedia is in an exhibit with Ribera’s Ecce Homo at the museum which most likely inspired my love for the Masters. The exhibition, “Artspeak Demystified” opened March 20th, 2007 at the BJU Museum and Gallery and continued through mid 2008.
Greenville Sister Cities’ Event
Total to be donated through Greenville Sister Cities to the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, Italy and to a Museum in Greenville, South Carolina. For details, contact the artist or Greenville Sister Cities’ Representative, Jack Parillo – terrijack@charter.net.
The original painting of Giovanni Batista Riva’s Morte di Atala in 1859 was most likely inspired by the 1813 portrayal of The Burial of Atala by French artist Girodet. Girodet, himself, was inspired by the 1801 novel, Atala, or The Loves of Two Savages in the Desert by François-René de Chateaubriand. Set in 18th-century Louisiana, this American- Indian tragedy is the tale of a Christian half-Indian maiden, Atala, who frees the Indian brave Chactas from his enemies (her family) and finds refuge from a storm with him in the cave of the religious hermit, Father Aubry. Years before, Atala had had made a vow to her dying mother to consecrate herself to God. Now, believing that her growing love for Chactas will make her vow impossible to keep, Atala takes poison to end her life. It is the quiet sadness of Atala’ s lifeless form and Chactas’ sorrow that imbue Battista Riva’s painting in Bergamo with its tragic beauty.
Arrowood after Riva
Miracle Hill Event
Arrowood 2001 after Bouguereau 1851
Oil on Canvas 58″ x 45″
$25,000 dollar reserve: 100% of the proceeds will benefit Miracle Hill Ministries.
The purchase of this painting does not create a tax deduction for the buyer unless the buyer donates the purchased painting to a tax-exempt organization or charity. Please check with a tax attorney
October 2007
Third Salon of the Louvre Copyists
On Exhibit March 11-28, 2008
Arrowood after Charles-Marie Vien
Oil on canvas 0.813 m x 0.558 m
Olivier PASSELECQ Jean-Pierre LECOQ
Adjoint au Maire Conseiller de Paris
Chargé de la Culture Maire du 6e arrondissement
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Le mardi 11 mars 2008 de 18h30 à 21 heures
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Salon du Vieux-Colombier
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du lundi au vendredi de 11h à 17h, le jeudi jusqu’à 19h
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