Terry Nelson unveiled his new image of Venerable
Matt Talbot today at http://abbey-roads.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-little-art-exhibition-for-our-lady-of.html.
Ven. Matt Talbot by Terry Nelson, 2014
Terry’s narrative about this painting is available at http://upyourstreet.blogspot.com/?zx=ff8dc82b4705d20e, a portion of which is reproduced here:
”In this painting I depict Matt around the age he died, he is holding a rosary indicating his devotion to Our Lady and the means of his overcoming addiction. I relied upon the sculpture of Matt in Dublin and the only known photo of him to capture the likeness I produced in my painting. In the background is a facsimile or impression of Newcomen Bridge crossing the Royal Canal, at the moment when he decided to stop drinking at the age of 28. On the other side - as if completing the bridge - which symbolizes conversion, we see the door of a church, within Matt being embraced by Christ. This is suggestive of the doctrine of St. Catherine of Siena who understood the cross - or rather Christ Crucified - as the bridge between men and God.”
His increasingly popular 2009 image of Matt Talbot is below:
Our previous posts about and by Terry can be found at http://venerablematttalbotresourcecenter.blogspot.com/search?q=terry+nelson