Religious Art - Schuyler Art

Cephas

"Cephas" by Ted Schuyler. Oil. Not dated. This is a portrait of St. Peter as seen an a series of dreams about the Apostle which began when Ted was an art student and continued for many years thereafter. When Ted painted the portrait, the dreams stopped, except for one final dream in which he only heard Peter's voice and saw the key logo with the CEPHAS (Aramaic for "rock") superimposed. Peter told him, "My name is the Key. C is for Christ, the crown of the key; E is for the Eucharist and P is for the Paraclete. These three come from God. The rest is humanity's response: H for Humility, A for Adoration and S for Sanctity" Ted added the logo to the painting and from that time forward he had no more St. Peter dreams. Two other interesting items to note: 1) no matter where you are in the room, the eyes of St. Peter appear to be looking at you and 2) Ted had a photographic memory (see Corn Dance) so this can be seen as a accurate representation of the man he saw in his dreams. From the collection of Tish and Curt Gorman.

Washing of the Feet

Painted by Ted Schuyler. From the Collection of 2nd Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, NM Public viewings allowed. This painting and the two following are a group is called " A Triptych from the Gospel of St. John." Ted often used the paintings as his personal witness to Christ and he would take them with him when he went to talk about his experiences. This was no easy feat as he had no car and each panel of this series was 4 x 8 feet.

The Crucifixion

Painted by Ted Schuyler. Painting #2 from the group called "A Triptych from the Gospel of St. John" From the Collection of 2nd Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, NM Public viewings allowed.

The Empty Tomb

Painted by Ted Schuyler. Painting #3 from the group called "A Triptych from the Gospel of St. John" From the Collection of 2nd Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, NM Public viewings allowed.

Whither Thou Goest

Acrylic, 16 x 20, by Trudie Schuyler Barreras. This depiction of the famous momemt described in the Book of Ruth when Orpah returns home, while Ruth accompanies Naomi back to Israel, was commissioned by First Metropolitan Community Church of Atlanta. It was painted in 2004 for a Lenten sermon series the pastor was offering at that time, and remains in the permanent collection of that church.

Jonathan Made a Covenant with David

By Trudie Barreras. This painting was commissioned by Rev. Paul Graetz as a companion piece for the Ruth and Naomi painting above, also to be displayed at First Metropolitan Community Church of Atlanta . It is likewise done in Acrylic on a 16 x 20 canvas panel. It depicts the scene described in 1 Samuel 18:3-4: "Then Jonathan made a covenant with David, because he loved him as his own soul. Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that he was wearing, and gave it to David, and his armor, and even his sword and his bow and his belt."

Annunciation

Oil, 11 x 14, by Trudie Schuyler Barreras represents her visualization of the moment when the Holy Spirit overshadows the Virgin Mary to conceive Emmanuel, God With Us. This painting is in the collection of Rev. Emily Bel.