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Inspirations of the Spirit gathers a body of work shaped by decades of witnessing struggle, resilience, and the quiet, insistent dignity of communities often pushed to the margins. Created from the mid‑1990s through the late 2000s, these paintings channel a spiritual force that rises from lived experience—an unvarnished record of injustice, faith, and the human capacity to endure.
Inspirations of the Spirit gathers a body of work shaped by decades of witnessing struggle, resilience, and the quiet, insistent dignity of communities often pushed to the margins. Created from the mid‑1990s through the late 2000s, these paintings channel a spiritual force that rises from lived experience—an unvarnished record of injustice, faith, and the human capacity to endure.
The Indigenous Christ
The Indigenous Christ
At the heart of the collection is a profound dialogue between Indigenous identity and Christian iconography. Works such as The Indigenous Christ echo a truth spoken by my father at the World Health Organization: that the suffering of Indigenous peoples mirrors the suffering of Christ. In these canvases, the sacred is not distant; it is embodied in those who carry generational burdens yet continue to rise with grace.
At the heart of the collection is a profound dialogue between Indigenous identity and Christian iconography. Works such as The Indigenous Christ echo a truth spoken by my father at the World Health Organization: that the suffering of Indigenous peoples mirrors the suffering of Christ. In these canvases, the sacred is not distant; it is embodied in those who carry generational burdens yet continue to rise with grace.
Women at the Cross
Women at the Cross
From my private collection
Across the collection, my brush strokes become as witness. The paintings do not resolve the tragedies they depict; instead, they illuminate the sacred within them. Through the journey of Inspirations of the Spirit I want to invites you to stand before these works as one stand before testimony—humbled, awakened, and reminded that the divine often reveals itself through those who struggle, resist, and continue to love in the face of inequity.
Across the collection, my brush strokes become as witness. The paintings do not resolve the tragedies they depict; instead, they illuminate the sacred within them. Through the journey of Inspirations of the Spirit I want to invites you to stand before these works as one stand before testimony—humbled, awakened, and reminded that the divine often reveals itself through those who struggle, resist, and continue to love in the face of inequity.
The Indigenous Mass
Owned by St Anne's Catholic Church in Richmond, VA
Do Justice - Love Mercy
A gift made to True Ground (formerly the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing)
Other pieces honor individuals whose lives intersect with service, community, and global compassion—from my Father-in-Law Presbyterian pastor whose passion for justice was shaped by his time in Peru. To women navigating poverty’s unfinished stories. These figures are rendered not as symbols of hardship alone, but as bearers of spiritual agency, each holding a fragment of justice, mercy, or hope.
Other pieces honor individuals whose lives intersect with service, community, and global compassion—from my Father-in-Law Presbyterian pastor whose passion for justice was shaped by his time in Peru. To women navigating poverty’s unfinished stories. These figures are rendered not as symbols of hardship alone, but as bearers of spiritual agency, each holding a fragment of justice, mercy, or hope.
The Presbyterian Pastor
The Presbyterian Pastor
The Unfinished
The Unfinished
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