The Paintings of Patrick Stewart

I love to paint, and that is why I paint. I am grateful beyond words to God for this gift of art in my life. And I am grateful also that my apostolic call within Madonna House holds a place for this.

I read something recently from Flannery O'Connor, a Catholic American fiction writer, that really resonated with my heart and mind. She's talking about the fiction writer in the original context, but I am going to insert “artist” in its place to help make my point.

“The [artist] is an observer, first, last and always, but he cannot be an adequate observer unless he is free from uncertainty about what he sees. Those who have no absolute values cannot let the relative remain merely relative; they are always raising it to the level of the absolute. The Catholic [artist] is entirely free to observe. He feels no call to take on the duties of God or to create a new universe. He feels perfectly free to look at the one we already have and to show exactly what he sees.” (Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners)

Mary Grace’s Morning Prayer
March 2001  •  Oil on Panel  •  20" x 16"

 

My Mother in France
January 2001  •  Oil on Canvas  •  28" x 22"

 

Shadows and Reflections: North Saskatchewan River #1
September 2000  •  20" x 16"
"All your birds of the air, bless the Lord." — Daniel 3:80

 

What Colour is the Glory of Our Lady
August 15, 2000  •  Oil on Panel  •  24" x 24"
"...and His Bride has made herself ready; it was granted to her
to be clothed with fine linen, bright and pure..." — Revelation 19:7–8

 

Canola Field with Red Barns
July 2000  •  12 " x 24"
"Let the earth bless the Lord, praise and glorify Him, forever." — Daniel 3:74

 

Catherine Doherty’s Friend: Fr. Émile-Marie Brière
November 1999  •  Oil on Canvas  •  32" x 24"

 

Greeting cards featuring my artwork are available to order from Madonna House Publications.

If you would like to get in touch with me, please write to:

Patrick Stewart
Marian Centre
10528 98 St
Edmonton AB   T5H 2N4
Canada

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The paintings on this page are copyright © Patrick Stewart, and may not be reproduced in any form without his written permission.