Category Archives: George MacDonald

The Other Is Able to Fulfill It

11×14″ oil on canvas July 17, 2012 Buy original Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Lilith by George MacDonald. They are the words of Hope to Vane: When a man dreams his own dream, He is the sport … Continue reading

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The Beauty of the Shadows Ceased to Delight Them

9×12″ charcoal and pastels on paper July 18, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from The Golden Key by George MacDonald: As evening drew on, the shadows fell deeper and rose higher. At length they reached a place … Continue reading

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God, Not Gift

11×14″ oil on canvas July 18, 2012 Buy prints Inspired by the following poem, “God, Not Gift,” by George MacDonald: Gray clouds my heaven have covered o’er; My sea ebbs fast, no more to flow; Ghastly and dry, my desert … Continue reading

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Heart of Mine! Some Great Vision Upward Rises

8×10″ pastels on paper December 26, 2012 Buy original Buy prints Inspired by the following passage from Phantastes by George MacDonald: Lo! fair sweeps, white surges, twining Up and outward fearlessly! Temple columns, close combining, Lift a holy mystery. Heart … Continue reading

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Oh Lift the Burdened Gloom that Chokes My Soul

9×12″ watercolor on paper July 19, 2012 Buy original Buy prints This one comes from two passages and one scripture: And here I lay, the child of changeful Time Shut in the weary, changeless Evermore, A dull, eternal, fadeless clime!… … Continue reading

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