Benedictine Abbey of Christ in the Desert: Monastery Gift Shop/Art Prints

A Voyage of Self Discovery and the Love of God

We have six Giclee Prints available, each of which represents part of an artistic pilgrimage. They are available on either Archival Paper or Linen Canvas and in three different sizes, 36-48" X 66", 23" X 36" and 12" X 18".

The commentary in the links below is from the artist, Fr. Stephen Frost.

Antlers on Archival Paper

Antlers on Linen Canvas

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Bullring on Archival Paper

Bullring on Linen Canvas

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Crucifix on Archival Paper

Crucifix on Linen Canvas

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Silence on Archival Paper

Silence on Linen Canvas

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Theotokos on Archival Paper

Theotokos After adjusting to the powerful impact that Christian Icons had on me in the monastery, after completing a sculpture connission for the monastery on this same theme, Theotokos, and after spending nine months in a Trappist monastery in preparation, I painted this painting. Because this process is similar to the process and intentions of icon makers, I consider this painting to be a "modern icon." However, by then I had already read that Egyptian Funerary Painting such as the mummy portraits from Fayum, Egypt, themselves influenced 2,000 years ago by Greek and Roman painting, were at the root of the developement of Christian Icons. I found these funerary portraits entrancing in their unencumbered liveliness, their frontal centrality and stillness. They gaze from the "other world of peace" into our "activity." Even at that, this painting remains within range of Abstract Expressionist tenets as well as Catholic theology. prices vary

Theotokos on Linen Canvas

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Trinity on Archival Paper

Trinity. Homage to Rublev's 15th Century Russian icon "Trinity". This painting uses symbolic gestures of hands and figure, as well as the more abstract distribution of line, form, color,texture and space to represent its mood and intention. After adjusting to the powerful impact that Christian icons had on me in the monastery and after performing various ascetical practicies, I painted this painting. Because this process is similar to the process and intentions of icon makers, I considered this painting to be a "modern icon". However, by then, I had already read that Egyptian Funerary Painting such as the mummy portraits from Fayum, Egypt, themselves influenced 2,000 years ago by Greek and Roman painting, were at the root of the developement of Christian Icons. I found these funerary portraits entrancing in their unencumbered liveliness, their frontal centrality and stillness. They gaze from "the other world of peace" into our "activity". prices vary

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Antlers on Archival Paper

Antlers on Linen Canvas

Bullring on Archival Paper

Bullring on Linen Canvas

Crucifix on Archival Paper

Crucifix on Linen Canvas

Silence on Archival Paper

Silence on Linen Canvas

Theotokos on Archival Paper

Theotokos on Linen Canvas

Trinity on Archival Paper

Trinity on Linen Canvas