You Don’t Die For A Lie
“You Don’t Die for a Lie” A piece dedicated in honor of different Christian martyrs and saints from over the centuries. I have a deep love for the martyrs and more specially their stories, their undying faith even in the face of gruesome torture and death. The piece take inspiration from earlier Byzantine Christian iconography.
The Catholic saints in this piece include: St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Lawerence, St. Stephen, Sts. Perpetua & Felicity, St. Andrew, St. Joan of Arc, St. Peter of Verona, St. Paul, St. Ignatius of Antioch, St. Lucy, & St. Jose Sanchez del Rio
The Blood of the Martyrs are the Seeds of the Church
The second piece included in the “You Don’t Die for a Lie” series, is the following three part illustration titled, “The Blood of the Martyrs are the Seeds of the Church”.Three common characteristics of the Christian martyrs are: Undying Faith, Gruesome Death, & Spreading of the Faith.