Mary Magdalene’s Tears

Many years ago, I wrote about the tears of Mary Magdalene. It was the last post about the last painting of Mary Magdalene in the first series I painted. The series culminated in her tears, tears of much more than pain.

Tears are the main attribute of the Magdalene in art. Her tears tell us about the pain and about the liberation to be experienced when we face love and death.

Her tears are transformative.

Mary Magdalene’s Tears, oil painting in progress.

And it is transformation we seek when we reach for the ethereal and spiritual. Transformation of the physical being into the complete human.

And what is beyond? The idea that we are one, with everything. The tears of the Magdalene can transform into the symbols of life and connection that we offer the Magdalene and she offers us back.

Tears of the Heart

Tears of Flight

Tears of Phases