(Artwork: Surrender by Tanya Torres, Oil on Canvas Board, 11" x 14", 2007) In the process of painting Mary Magdalene, I encountered many different ideas and wisdom that informed the way I see the world today. I feel that she guided me to read, learn, feel, and write. In the past few years, I wrote a website in Spanish for About.com in which I had the opportunity to think and express these ideas. One of the most inspiring books I read during this time was The Meaning of Mary M