09/04/2026
I never thought I’d have a favorite painting but I have always been so moved by Saint Jerome Writing by Caravaggio. So moved, in fact, that I flew to Rome so I could experience it in person. I welled with tears seeing such an incredible piece of art. Dark, deathly, almost disturbing. For all the times I have been told my art is too dark, macabre or too weird I think of this work by one of the masters of his craft. And I smile and politely disagree. I am drawn to darkness in life, the beauty it holds and am proud that I can see it that way. That I am so moved by something created over 400 years ago, something so cherished it survived all that time. Until we meet again, Saint Jerome.