Ubi Caritas Acrylic Print

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Title: Ubi Caritas
Media: watercolor on Frankfurt paper
Size of original: 12 x 12 inches

Ubi Caritas is the final antiphon sung in Latin, traditionally on Maundy Thursday Evening Mass. The original hymn is very long. Only three verses are typically used now; the first verse is here in both English and Latin. Its author is unknown, but it was most probably written in France during the 10th century.

A more contemporary musical setting is by Maurice Durufle (1902-1986), French composer and organist. The letter style is based on a rounded Gothic in an Italian manuscript book from 1388 to about 1425.

My fascination with the power of ‘thoughts made visible’ and the mystery of the word as a vehicle of communication has led me on a wonderful journey as I merge message and technique with watercolor, brush and pen into a finished piece. Each piece brings exploration, inspiration and discovery — on a concrete level as I work with my tools and experience; on a spiritual level as a passionate heart treasures God. My response to life’s journey is to work with words, be inspired by great texts, express the abstract more tangibly and ... listen ... for God's still, small, gentle voice within the cacophony of the ups and downs, joys and sorrows experienced. In this relationship God comes transforming, with hope-full and wonderful surprises!