Coat of Many Colors

Mary the Colorful One by Bro. Cletus Behlmann, S.M.

I really love these bright and happy works -- all title Mother and Child, acrylic on paper -- because the combination of bright and muted colors using blending techniques creates a unique interpretation of the same simple image of Mother and Child.  These are adorable renderings that feel whimsically unsophisticated like a small child's artwork, but shows the maturity of a stained glass 'technique'...the repetative nature and reinterpretation of the same image, and simple lines are very popart -- Warhol meets Matisse (two of my favorite artists).  You cannot look at these paintings and not feel overjoyed!! 

The interesting thing about the artist, a Marianist brother, is that he did not begin to take art lessons until he was 28 years old!  How encouraging that anyone can find a creative outlet for their passion or talent in their own personal way. http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/gallery/exhibits/behlmann.html