Note: The title of each piece corresponds to a title song of a Nina Simone Track. The caption for each painting is one of Christ’ Seven Last Words

Materials: Charcoal, Gold Gilding Flakes, Acrylic on Paper, 11x14in

1. Sinnerman (Album: Nina Simone, Pastel Blues 1965)

“Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.”

2. Feeling Good (Album: Nina Simone, I Put A Spell On You 1965)

“Truly, I say unto you, today thou shalt be with me in paradise.”

3. Black Is The Color... (Album: Nina Simone, Black Gold 1970)

“Woman, behold thy son... behold thy mother.”

4. Ne Me Quitte Pas (Album: Nina Simone, I Put A Spell On You 1965)

“My God. Why have you forsaken me?”

5. Lilac Wine (Album: Nina Simone, Wild Is The Wind 1966)

“I thirst.”

6. Strange Fruit (Album: Nina Simone, Pastel Blues 1965)

“It is finished.”

7. Everything Must Change (Album: Nina Simone, Baltimore 1978)

“Father into thy hands I commit my spirit.”

New World Coming (Album: Nina Simone, Here Comes The Sun 1971)

The Resurrection of Courage

May we contemplate the journey of Christ

and the sounds of Nina Simone

as we face

the daunting tasks

of mustering the

courage

to transform the world around us

through the gifts that burn within

us.