[Paintings from the Street] Soul Searching

[Nigel Cox]

There has always been something about the robed figure
that fascinated me. Possibly ever since I saw the Exorcist when
I was 16 years old (it was an 18 cert movie). I was intrigued by
the struggle between good and evil and how the priest had to
confront his own demons in his attempts to save Regan.

Here, the title poses questions.



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Posted By Nigel Cox to Paintings from the Street on 6/28/2007 10:41:00 AM

[jan.h...@btinternet.com]

I love this painting Nigel.
As a priest myself I agree with your very perceptive comments about
personal demons.
In my experience the worst one says "Who do you think you are?" which
is very disabling.
As a woman I also watched the soul searching that the ordination of
women caused, and some men did
walk away. This must be a tangled emotion if you feel that it is a
vocation - a calling by God into ministry.
They say every picture tells a story and I feel that you have told
ours.

I think your work is in itself a ministry- because it invites people
to explore something deeply spiritual
I love the sense of movement you achieve. A feeling that nothing is
static, we move on as we look.
jan x

On Jun 28, 11:10 am, Nigel Cox <ni...@njcox.com> wrote:
> There has always been something about the robed figurethat fascinated
> me. Possibly ever since I saw the Exorcist whenI was 16 years old (it
> was an 18 cert movie). I was intrigued bythe struggle between good and
> evil and how the priest had toconfront his own demons in his attempts

> to save Regan.Here, the title poses questions.
>