general versus particular

The Paintings of Henry Wingate

by David Clayton on May 9, 2010

Continuing in the tradition of the Boston School of portraitists, and the baroque. Catholic artist, Henry Wingate, is a fine painter whose style is consistent with the principles developed during the baroque period. I like his portraits especially and he is one of relatively few artists around today who is making a real contribution to [...]

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The Paintings of James Gillick

by David Clayton on April 27, 2010

James Gillick is an English artist based in Lincolnshire in England. He is a Catholic and largely self taught (although he has the advantage of coming from a family of working artists). His Catholicism informs his work and he consciously paints in the baroque style . I am particularly fond of his still lives. When [...]

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Is some sacred art too naturalistic?

by David Clayton on April 15, 2010

This article arose from a conversation with Shawn Tribe of the New Liturgical Movement website who mentioned to me that he felt that many of the best examples of sacred art in the naturalistic style that we are being painted today lack something when compared with the baroque masters of the past. He felt that [...]

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