In all my work I seek to contribute to the restoration of Christian culture. I try to express the holiness of existence and the dignity of the human person situated in an incarnational universe. Each visual image and each work of prose is an incarnation of a word, a statement of faith. At the same time, it asks the questions: what is most noble and eternal in man? Who is he? Why does he exist? And what is his eternal destiny?

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There are more than a hundred articles, interviews, and transcripts of talks available on this site, which can be accessed by selecting the specific category under Writings in the menu on the upper left side of the home page. There are also four visual art categories for you to explore (see the categories in the Gallery menu on the left side): the Profiled Works gallery contains several pages of paintings completed during recent years, and available for purchase. The Modern and Byzantine galleries contain images painted during the past forty years, which are no longer available for purchase. In the Recently Sold gallery are images purchased within the past year. Please note that most of the galleries have several pages of "thumbnail" images. In all galleries you may click on the thumbnail for a larger version of each image.

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Due to a great amount of creative work ahead of me, and many backlogged projects, I'm no longer able to send out a monthly newsletter. From time to time an occasional one will arrive in your inbox. 

Michael D. O'Brien