by Jen Norton | Feb 6, 2018 | Painting Stories
“Until One Has Loved An Animal” by Jen Norton. Acrylic on wood; 24 x 24 x 2.5″; $2600 Last summer I had to say goodbye to my beloved dog, Patti. Patti was a rescued boxer, extremely timid, and my animal soul mate. She was me at four years old, shy...
by Jen Norton | May 21, 2017 | Painting Stories
There are a million ways to say “no” to God. Like Eve back in the Garden, we often listen to that little whispering voice telling us that we’ve been short-changed by God. “I’m not perfect enough.” “My Life isn’t going the way I planned.” “I deserve more.” We blindly...
by Jen Norton | Jan 14, 2017 | Painting Stories
First Corinthians, verse 13. We all know how this one begins… Love is Patient, Love is Kind. If you’ve ever attended a Christian wedding, you’ve probably listened half-heartedly to this reading. And that’s the challenge of this verse… to not LIVE it half-hearted. To...
by Jen Norton | Sep 11, 2016 | Painting Stories
Many thoughts and ideas have been running through my head in the last week on what to say about our newest saint, St. Teresa of Kolkata. Really, there’s not much I can add that you can’t already find on the internet, said by tons of people more learned than I. So on...
by Jen Norton | May 30, 2016 | Painting Stories
Seeing yourself on video is a challenge to be overcome, but I’m doing it anyway. I hope you enjoy my attempt at a video blog, as well as my new painting, “The Mustard Seed”. Jesus says that we must receive the kingdom of God like a little child or we will not be...
by Jen Norton | May 21, 2016 | Painting Stories
One of my favorite prayers is the “Lamb of God”, recited just before communion during a Catholic mass. It’s so simple, repetitive, even childlike. Yet it says so much. We might complicate Mercy and Peace, but God doesn’t. Lamb of God, You take away...
