PAINTED PAPERS BY SUZI DENNIS

I just finished this piece and really do like it a lot and wanted to share it.

It's title is "Seller of Purple".

It was inspired by this stained glass window that was in the Baptistry of Saint Lydia in Philippi, Greece. Paul is on the left and I did this one of him when I first returned from the trip.

I wanted to do one of Lydia, but sometimes I have to "mull" it over for awhile...so...2 years later I finally visualized how I wanted to do it. This is why I always keep a journal and sketch books. I'm not always ready to do the painting right away. Some paintings have to be thought about, at least that is the way it works for me. Although I love the one of Paul and the way it turned out, I just had a softer feel for Lydia. She was a woman from Thyatira who met Paul by the river in Philippi and heard what he had to say about Jesus and that day, she and her household were baptized. It's a beautiful small river there in Philippi. Very peaceful.