St. Joseph Adoring the Christ Child – Original Painting

$650.00$850.00

The darkness of that holy night is broken by the radiance of the Light of the World. Scroll down to learn more about this piece!

Available as just the painting on a linen panel (3/8″ plywood with linen adhered on top) or with a handmade, genuine gold-leaf, high quality frame. 8×10 without the frame, 13×15 with the frame.

Description

St. Joseph leans in, filled with awe and joy at the Child Jesus. The Messiah, finally here on Earth. His hands folded in adoration, and down on one knee, his posture springs up, out, and around, crashing back down on Jesus. He wears green for his fidelity to God, and is covered in the brown of humility and poverty, and as a symbol of carpentry.

Our Lady, filled with a peaceful joy, sits and supports Jesus in her lap as she covers Him in her mantle, blue for divinity and heaven. Traditionally Mary wears red and blue for her humanity (red) was covered in the divinity of God (blue) and here the sacred wrapping comes under Jesus and then loops around her body, flowing up and down, back and forth, and crashing back in on Jesus. Her veil is white in symbolism of her purity and perpetual virginity. It also creates a steppingstone between the shining star of Bethlehem and the small, swaddled, body of Our Lord.

Jesus sleeps, head resting on His little hand. Completely safe and secure.

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Oil paint is slightly transparent, letting light bounce through thinner layers of paint to the the lower layers. The brush strokes, everywhere they are even slightly raised, catch the light, and change throughout the day as the light changes.  The original painting will hold a depth that is not capturable with a print.  There’s no replacing what an original piece looks like, and when you love a piece, it’s always worth it to get the original if possible.

The frame that I’ve shown is a Masterworks Frames handmade, carved, 12 layer frame with hand applied gold leaf in either 12k (silver) or 22k (gold) genuine gold leaf (depending on what is shown in the photos). The frame is solid wood, and thick, I’ve never for an instant wondered if it would break, unlike store bought frames. The corners are filled in for a seamless museum quality finish.

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If you do want a print of this piece, click here!

Painted as a comission for the Discalced Carmelite monks of San Jose, CA for the holy card of their annual benefit dinner, Joseph resembles the statue of St. Joseph the monks processed up the hill when they first built the monastery. They are currently planning on building a shrine to St. Joseph, and their benefit theme was St. Joseph: Leading us into New Life.

To learn more about the order, you can visit their website here. 10% of the proceeds from specifically this painting will be donated to the order, instead of my usual tithing locations.

Have a commission idea? Feel free to email me at outpouringoftrust@gmail.com

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Additional information

Weight 16 oz
Dimensions 15 × 17 × 5 in
Framing

Just painting, With frame (+$225)

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Shipping

While many items are made to order, I always strive to get your order out by the next shipping day – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I ship First Class USPS which generally takes 2-4 days after that to arrive at your house.

Prints are usually drop shipped and will take 2-5 days to ship, sometimes longer for extra large prints.

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Your Impact

For every order, 10% of all proceeds will go to organizations who provide resources to at risk women before and after birth.

The first is The Pregnancy Care Center of Rockford. They area a local organization to me,  providing resources and care for free to women in crisis pregnancies, from ultrasounds to parenting classes to post abortion healing.

The second is the Sisters of Life, a newer religious community founded in 1991 in New York to promote the dignity of every human life. They have houses for women to come live with them during and after their pregnancy as they get back on their feet, as well as counseling for post abortion healing, and other missions.

About the artist

Hi! I’m Monica Skrzypczak; an oil painter and rosary maker with a passion for creating beauty and bringing faith into every home. Feel free to contact me to commission a painting or a custom rosary!

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