I had several intensely spiritual and personal experiences while painting on an individual retreat at Mt. Angel Abbey in St. Benedict, Oregon. Painting there in March of 2000, necessitated wearing my winter coat and a blanket on the open porch, as I ignored the cold and rain. My challenge in this piece was the architecture, and I tried to simplify it as much as possible. I was able to attend the evening services and so enjoyed the chanting of the monks and priests. Purchase of the cassette tape—“Chants of the Season”—produced by monks and priests at Mt. Angel, enabled me to complete my painting at home with inspiration similar to what I experienced on location.

For each Father’s Guardian print ordered a donation will be made to Mt. Angel Abbey, Oregon.

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