Quick upload of photos of recent works (2018-2019) added to my catalog.

St. Nunzio Sulprizio

T.Nelson 2019

B. Miguel Pro

T.Nelson 2018

V. Maria Agreda

T.Nelson 2019

S. Aloyisius

T.Nelson 2018

Shrine exterior

Wood and rawhide

T.Nelson 2018

Shrine interior NS Conquistadora 

Wood and rawhide, brass trim.

T.Nelson 2018

S. Therese of Lisieux

Panel figure.

T.Nelson 2018

St. Michael after Fra Angelico

T.Nelson 2018

Virgen de la Luz

T.Nelson 2018

S. Sebastian

T.Nelson 2018

Escudo De Moneja Immaculata with saints.

Acrylic on copper in antique frame.

T.Nelson 2018

S. Francis at Greccio

T.Nelson 2017

Newly discovered works ...

Blessed Alberto Marvelli

2009

T. Nelson

Colored pencil on paper.

Our Lady of the Burning Bush

2016

T. Nelson

2.5"x7.5" acrylic on wood.

OL of the Burning Bush, Sinai (detail)

The Holy Virgin panel was prepared and gilded over 20 years ago.  I misplaced it and was happy to discover the ground I used seeped through the real gold leaf I used to create the patina you see.  The image had already been inscribed in the traditional manner and so all I did was paint the Madonna in the Sinai style.

My Pig

Pig - Terry Nelson

8x8

Acrylic on canvas.

2016

Getting ready for Christmas ....

I haven't had any inspiration to paint, so I've been exercising my talents with crafts and homemade Christmas cards.  Not my best work - partly because of disabilities - but I wanted to do something non-religious Christmas...  Here a few images some readers may relate to:

Cat Chorus - drawing after an online photo.

Gabby

Abandoned Bear

Study for an icon.

Study for icon-style image of Christ

T. Nelson

Soft pastel and gold paste on paper.

My first icon...

Christ, 1978

 Tempera on wood panel.

This is the very first icon I ever painted.  I recently distressed it - peeling and sanding away paint, using a file to round the edges and effect cracks in the panel, even holding it over an oil lamp flame to darken the patina.  Then I heavily waxed the panel.

The original panel was painted in egg tempera - without a gesso ground.  I also used gold paint instead of gold leaf.  I kept the panel so that I could be reminded that my talent is limited.  Recently I was cleaning storage areas and came upon it - rather than burn it, I thought I'd make it look as if it had been through a revolution.

I haven't updated the site for awhile since I've been busy with other stuff.  This will have to do until I get back to painting.