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Transgender Retablo Ex Voto

Jul 12, 11

Posted by Cristan in Art, History, Language

Views: 514 Transgender Retablo Ex Voto Retablos are small oil paintings on tin, wood or copper that venerate Catholic images of faith. The below retablo is an excellent example of an ex-voto, which is a votive offering of devotion, or in this case, gratitude for divine intervention. This retablo depicts a hate-crime being...

New(ish) Painting

Sep 02, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 219While I had posted this to my FB a little while back, I forgot to post it to my blog. Here’s the most recient painting I’ve completed: “A Ghost in the Machine” I’ve loved the move “Ghost in the Shell” for the deep philosophical questions and implications the movie explores. This...

New Painting

May 14, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 78After finishing the other painting that’s been sitting unfinished for months, I was inspired to do another one… which I churned out in only 10 hours: “The Three Paths” I’ve noticed something about taking pictures of my paintings: I doesn’t work. The above photo just does not catch what...

New Painting

May 12, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 85I just got done with a painting that I’ve been struggling with for many months now. Last night, in a flash of inspiration, I finished it up in one sitting: “The Three Pillars” The piece is around 5 feet tall and 2 1/2 feet wide. The title comes from the 1965 Western Zen classic, “Three Pillars of...

Abstracts 3 and 4

Jan 06, 10

Posted by Cristan in Art

Views: 98Last night I got fed up with having my apartment stuck in the same decor, so I moved some thing around. I really love how the painting I did looks. It really ties the room together quite nicely I think. So, I did two other paintings while I was going through some turmoil a couple of weeks ago… Abstract 3 Abstract...