Encountering an Angel

I find this one of the most beautiful paintings ever painted. Maybe it is the sheer beauty of the angel - the beautiful gold of his wings, his halo, his glowing hair, the beauty of his whole attire, and the glorious rays of light that spring from his body: He has an urgency about him, …

Miraculous

~ Every day Is an annunciation ~ Of God's Iife Being ~ Born Anew ~ Miraculous as the angels' Seeing ~ Annunciation, Fra Angelico

Advent Art (8) – An Overwhelming Annunciation

~ Perhaps this is the most beautiful angel ever painted? The painting is by Fra Angelico, and looking at the details, we notice a number of things. I see God’s assertive choice - notice the pointing finger and the words coming from the angel’s mouth. This is a God who chooses, who calls, who communicates. …

Heaven’s Angelical

. The mystery That this beautiful . Majestic creature From imagination’s . Heaven Angelical . Came Not just for her . But For me. . Fra Angelico's beautiful painting below helped to inspire this poem .

Inspiring Art – Fra Angelico’s Transfiguration

This is a traditional subject - I've posted some transfiguration icons already today - but Fra Angelica really highlights the outstretched arms of Christ. The arms foretell Christ's forthcoming suffering in his crucifixion - there is no transfiguration without pain. But don't they also suggest arms spread wide to embrace all? The disciples show a …

How Much Grace?

. How much grace Is in the angel's wings? . How much In the life . Of which I sing? . 'Annunciation' by Fra Angelico

How To Save The Destiny Of The World

. How to save The human race . And the destiny Of the world? . Send an angel To a girl. . This beautiful painting,illustrating "The Annunciation", which inspired this poem, is by Fra Angelico, and contains perhaps one of the most beautiful of all painted angels...

From Blindness to Blessedness

  Some animals are born completely blind and utterly dependent on their parents. Though not all people are literally born blind, artists have seen a kind of blindness in the ways that we sometimes think and act... Bruegel - Parable of the Blind Another way some have found to describe this is the idea of …