Some of my older works are paintings with religious overtones. They include elaborate hand-built frames that are integral to the work and were inspired by pieces seen in the great museums of Europe.
I made the switch to creating paintings in acrylics around 1997, when our son was born, so that we would not have the fumes from the solvents in our home around our baby. Before that, I painted in oils, as that was the medium encouraged in graduate school at the University of Georgia, where I earned a master of fine arts degree.
Most of the works in the religious gallery stem from the time when I was still painting in oils. One of the things that happened to many of works in oil is that they developed hairline cracks in the varnish over time. They have the kind of close-up look that many of the Old Master paintings have in the great museums in Europe, although this particular effect was not intentional. That is why these works are priced lower than the acrylic paintings. They are sold framed in as-is condition. Please take a moment to view the details so you can see the hairline cracks, if that applies to a particular piece. They are still beautiful works of art, and overall it does not detract, but you will be the best judge of that.