Weight of Glory

Glory is the expectation of excellence imposed from without and from within on the sometimes-recalcitrant human will, an expectation to which the soul can rise – or not rise. It is a burden which all human beings bear since we have the choice to embrace our rational and spiritual nature and reach for understanding and love, or to creep along the ground like beasts. This burden can be quite heavy at times, and this painting (or painting series) aims to explore this weight, using the emotional distance provided by abstract forms to provoke rational meditation.