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“Blood
Money”
Marilyn Strother
Watercolor The first thought I had about
the theme "Purchased" was, of course, about our being purchased
by the blood of Christ. Then I thought about how some poor souls buy
their way to position and importance, or at least the appearance thereof,
while losing their true selves so loved by God. I wasn't satisfied with
painting anything so complicated at this time. Then the simple transaction
between Satan, through Judas and the chief priests came to mind. Judas
himself comes to life with remorse in Matthew 27. I chose the thirty
shekels as what were once of equal value to Christ's life, but became
less than worthless once Judas realized his sin.
"When Judas, his betrayer, saw that he was condemned, he repented
and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and
the elders, saying, "I have sinned in betraying innocent blood." They
said, "What is that to us? See to it yourself." And throwing
down the pieces of silver in the temple, he departed; and he went and
hanged himself."
Matthew 27:3-5 RSV
Marilyn O. Strother -
A native of Champaign, Illinois, Marilyn received her BFA with honors
from Mills College, Oakland CA. She has cultivated her art talent in
Peace Corps/Nicaragua as an illustrator and has shown her work in many
venues. Among these are the U.S. Embassy in Managua, Nicaragua, the United
Nations in NYC, art fairs in New York and Connecticut, as well as galleries
in Illinois, California and New York. Having moved to Chapel Hill in
the summer of 2001 Marilyn now is adapting to this new environment of
subject matter. It is also time to discover how thirty-five years of
watercolor painting fortifies ventures into oil. She celebrates the beauty
of creation and the wonderful likeness we have to our Creator in the
use of our gifts. Even the abstract flow of the paint has its beauty
before it is seen in form and context as a representation of something
else.
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