The Mighty Seraph

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Artist

Caroline Harnish

Artist bio

Caroline East Harnish was born in Philadelphia, PA. Her father was a college professor and her mother was an artist who always gifted her with art supplies. Caroline lived in Europe for 22 years. She was street artist, and travelled thru Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Her art was influenced by the German Romantic artists and the classic Italian scenery. Caroline also lived in Florida, where she was in the Sarasota Herald tribune, Sarasota magazine, & on local tv for painting murals in 19 Italian restaurants. Presently Caroline lives in South Carolina, where she displays artwork at the Universal cafe, and creates murals for churches.

Visual Arts 2018 Contest

Title

Artist Statement

This artwork is inspired by the description of the 6-winged angel, named seraph, in Isaiah 6. They appear very per full in worship to our God.
I first glazed the canvas with magenta and indian yellow paint. Then I used Golden yellow to sketch in the form of the angel and the wings. I used indanthrene blue and turquoise for the shading.
For the past 10 years, I have been creating spiritual art ftom the context of following Jesus Christ. Before that, I created many wall murals and Mediterranean scenes.

How it fits into contest

The Mighty angels are messengers described in the Bible, like flames of fire. They are powerful to protect God's children as they pray. Isaiah 6: "Above him stood the seraphim. Each had 6 wings.."