I am going to take a break from blogging for the Christmas season. I have too much on my plate and need a vacation. So I am wishing you all a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR! I will do one more post on Asher's Birthday (already scheduled) and then I'll be back in January. I hope you will all still be around. Oh, and for your Christmas present here is my very favorite painting of all time.
It is called "Nativity" and is by Brian Kerkisnick, here is a bigger picture. I saw it once at the BYU Museum of Art and it is stunning in real life, 17 feet long X 7 feet high. I can't even begin to say how much I LOVE this painting. It is my favorite depiction of the Nativity because it seems the most realistic-- Mary breastfeeding Jesus (yes, she would have), Mary attended by two midwives (yes, she would have been), the angels pressing down to see-- young and old, the dog in the stable, and Joseph overwhelmed and awed. Someday (when we are rich) I'd love to have a HUGE copy of this painting to hang in my house. I love it.
Here is a picture that shows you just how big it really is. If you are ever at BYU, there is a much smaller copy of it on the 4th floor of the Joseph Feliding Smith Building (JFSB) by the English Department office.
5 comments:
Merry Christmas to you too Heather! Enjoy your break! I am going to do the same thing by taking a break for a while.
Well, there's always the possibility of Mary giving birth unassisted. ;)
But I agree- I've seen that one at BYU and love it. Happy Christmas!
oh i LOVE this, too! also saw it at BYU when it was there. can you imagine being one of the angels in the flowing multitude? so beautiful.
somebody in my last ward in Utah was going on a study abroad to Wales with Brian Kershisnik. how cool would that be?!
Merry Christmas!
Hope you have a great Christmas! How come you decided not to blog for a while?
You dont know me I am chris and melanie hoems cousin...I stumbled on your blog....but I love the painting too. We had it at my work up at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts and it IS beautiful...I wish I knew you better then I could have sent you a poster that we created for the exhibit! maybe I will give a couple to Chris and when you see him agian he can give it to you :)
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