Women occupy a special role in the art world. Art created by women has a different status until modern times. It is not necessarily male artist colleagues or lack of self-confidence of female artists. It is often life circumstances that force women to follow unusual paths. With her late work, the artist Elizabeth Wang belongs to one of the most important female painters who thematize religious motifs. One of Elizabeth Wang's self-imposed goals was the visualization of the catechism. She often compared her path to faith with climbing a mountain. As to how close the painter came to her goal at the end of her life, Elizabeth is the only one who can accurately assess that.
The life story of the English painter is a tribute to the strength of women. Elizabeth grew up in a home where religious values were of high importance. The family was not wealthy. Elizabeth's parents supported their daughter to the best of their ability and the painter felt her childhood was sheltered and rich in values. Like so many young people, Elizabeth experienced a period when the church and faith no longer had a firm place in her life. However, the consistency with which the young woman excluded the religious component from her life was unusual. One part of her life that had been with her since kindergarten was painting. Looking back, painting was the one constant in every phase of the artist's life. Elizabeth married and settled into what is now a conservative role model. She took care of the house and child while her husband devoted himself to his professional career. When her child slept, Elizabeth used the precious moments for herself and painted. She completely adapted to the rhythm of her family's life. She painted at the dinner table, retreated to empty rooms, and sometimes shared the garage with her husband. Elizabeth arranged and adapted to the circumstances. During this phase she created beautiful flower paintings, still lifes and portraits.
Elizabeth Wang was a self-taught artist. Her father imparted her the ability to look something up and acquire knowledge. The artist never had the opportunity to study. She acquired knowledge from books. Elizabeth visited exhibitions and if she liked a style of painting, then she implemented it in her own personal way. Copying a style was far from the painter's mind. Her models were the Impressionists and Expressionists, whose vivid colors influenced Elizabeth Wang's original realistic style. Van Gogh, Emil Nolde and the school of the "Blaue Reiter" were impulses for the development of the British artist. With great enthusiasm, the painter experimented with the insights gained from Itten's theory of color. The possibility to convey a mood only with the language of color fascinated Elizabeth and every later painting was based on Itten's color wheel.
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.jpg "Like Elijah we are called to seek the presence of God, and be awestruck before His power and majesty and beauty by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Divine Persons are like three flames in one fire, whose presence and protection enfold us on our earthly journey. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The journey of faith leads to light and joy, but we must be careful not to fall into the darkness through carelessness or pride by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Saying our prayers, and believing in them, is due to the Holy Spirit")
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.jpg "In His grace and beauty, God is like a leaping creature of the plains, like a gazelle: exquisite to look upon, graceful in every act and movement, swift to respond to the least cry or disturbance by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "It is by living in charity in the present moment that the soul is most perfectly united to God, in its earthly life. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "As we offer our sins to God, in repentance, He accepts them as a gift, as when a mother accepts a pebble from a child as a jewel, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "A monk attained profound union with God as a door-keeper, surpassing worldly achievements by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ is our bridge to heaven - the only Way across the gulf between earthly life and eternal glory by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ is our bridge to heaven - the only Way across the gulf between earthly life and eternal glory, 2000 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ walks amongst his people, with the pilgrims and the sick ones, a child on His shoulders. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "There is only one Way across the dark abyss which separates earth from Heaven by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ Is a")
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.jpg "Mary and Joseph Look with Faith on the Child Jesus at His Nativity by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "I Saw Jesus, Crucified and Bloody, Head Bowed in Torment. This is Where Love Brought Him by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Holy Trinity, One God, three Persons, lives within the soul of the Christian in dazzling splendour. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "I turned to Him, saying:")
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.jpg "When Christ was baptised in the River Jordan, the Holy Spirit appeared as a dove, as the Father spoke lovingly from Heaven by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Blessed Virgin Mary is the")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-893356).jpg "For love of us, Christ gave Himself up for us, to pay our debt by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "On the feast of the Visitation, Christ appeared, wearing a golden chasuble in honour of His Holy Mother Mary. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "What does the")
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.jpg "The Holy Spirit is like fire from Heaven, bringing us His love, purity, wisdom and power by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The amazing love of God for the soul is described in the Song of Songs: \"His left hand under her head, he embraced her...\" by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Jesus Says to the Money Changers in the Temple: Is it Not Written,")
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.jpg "Jesus")
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.jpg "It was love that drove Christ to come down to us in fragile flesh, born of a woman. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Jesus Christ is true God, who took on our human nature, having the humility and goodness to come amongst us as a mere infant by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Are we in a")
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.jpg "At every Mass we become present to the one Sacrifice of Calvary, as if a curtain is being parted in our presence. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Though some would hide the evidence - just as blood flows from a wounded body, so a")
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.jpg "The prayer of the Church, offered through Jesus, and with Mary, is like an umbilical cord that ascends to the Father and joins us to heaven. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "God is simple: God is love: an outpouring love, so powerful and pure that He is like a torrent of flame which either burns or consoles by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Through His Ascension Christ provides a powerful link between human beings and God because He is both true God and true man by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "United with Christ in prayer, we are raised up by His Spirit to the Father")
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.jpg "Within our souls, the divine life is like a torrent of deep water, full of life, light and power, channelled through our will, our consent by Elizabeth Wang")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-894027).jpg "Christ is close to His friends, in every circumstance by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "God showed me how the greatest flame of charity burns in the heart of those who would bring faith and hope to tormented and tortured people - as well as physical help and healing by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "I saw Christ")
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.jpg "On Our Lady")
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.jpg "The souls of Purgatory are drawn into God")
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.jpg "People who die whilst praying (like those who died praying the Rosary on the Titanic) are marching along a road which seems to lead to darkness by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "St Anne conceived in her womb the Immaculate One, like a host; the Virgin Mary, who would become the Mother of God by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The")
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.jpg "The Divine Persons are like three flames in one fire, whose presence and protection enfold us on our earthly journey by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "He showed me the garden, as if on His outstretched hand. He said:")
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.jpg "God the Father loves each one of us with a passionate love, and holds us in His tender embrace, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Snow, Christ explained, is a good symbol of the radiant purity of His Immaculate Mother, whom He so loves by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "It seems to some people that the pathways they personally carve in the rocky walls of their lives can lead to God by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "With the angels we adore Christ in the Blessed Sacrament as he waits for us and prays for us by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Anyone on earth can choose to call out for God")
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.jpg "Christ our risen Lord was Present above the altar, as if ascending from the tomb, His hands uplifted to the Father, interceding for us who believe in Him, our High Priest by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ loves to be with us in Holy Communion, but so few of us greet Him, love Him, or offer to serve Him by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "All who share God")
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.jpg "Christ spoke at the Consecration of the wine, saying \"I shed My Blood for them\" by Elizabeth Wang")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-895022).jpg "Some people begrudge having to look after sick relations by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ")
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.jpg "Jesus really died for us. In His ordinary, warm, solid, real body, Jesus was mocked, beaten, stripped and crucified, because of our sins - to save us! by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Whenever we ask a particular Saint for special help through prayer, it")
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.jpg "One day, I saw Jesus")
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.jpg "The soul which gives itself entirely to God is like a little boat which swirls around the rocks of temptation without danger by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Spirit inspires us to praise Christ and offer His praise to the Father in an unceasing")
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.jpg "Wherever Christ Is, There Are His Virtues, and He Pours Them Out Upon Us, Lavishly by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Through the Holy Sacraments, we receive Heavenly grace, and are brought as if to the")
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.jpg "From all eternity the Son of God, who was born of Mary, springs forth from the white-hot love of the Father")
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.jpg "Jesus our High Priest prays for us to the Father in the Spirit at every Mass by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Through the grace of Christ, I am building a")
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.jpg "Who is better than a repentant sinner at determinedly hauling along others, away from evil and towards Heaven? by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Imagine how embarrassed a bride would be, whose dress had been stained by a spilled drink, and who then thought about her walk towards the altar by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The small prayer rising from me and from Christ is glorious and gigantic by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The merest scrap of self-will causes the soul")
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.jpg "If I open my soul to God, Christ")
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.jpg "I saw Jesus reaching out to others, teaching me to imitate His greeting of others, His helping, teaching and consoling, in \"truth and love\". by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The grace of Christ pours upon others through us, especially through our wounds, when our lives are entirely his by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "In Purgatory we can emerge from self-love and speed towards the glory of Heaven by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "A good person")
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.jpg "The Sacrifice of Jesus has made a living opening through the curtain to the Holy of Holies, to the light of God, so that we can enter Heaven by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Since God has descended from Heaven to earth, to humble Himself, to save us, we ought not to show disrespect by missing Mass, or ignoring His Presence in the Blessed Sacrament, 2004 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The soul is like a cavern which Christ purifies and enlarges as He pours his light within it in prayer by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "I saw that we must revere not only the Holy Angels, but all the bright souls whom they guard by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Every act of faith is like a cry of hope from a darkened world, 2001 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The soul which lives for the love of God is like a lamp before Him, full of light, even through the frail body fades by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "However small, isolated, or persecuted our community may be, Christ is amongst us at Mass, as if in a chasm. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "At His Incarnation, it")
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.jpg "Before the tabernacle, we are in the Presence of the living God, whose Triune glory fills the Church by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Jesus Crucified Waits at the Gate of Heaven, with His Mother Mary and the Holy Angels by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ our High Priest is truly Present at Mass to help and save us by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ taught me to meet Him in the most secret place of my heart and soul by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "As Abraham stood ready to obey God")
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.jpg "God the Father, aware of the horrific cost of the Incarnation, reaches out, through His Holy Spirit, to His Beloved Son, Who willingly assents to come to earth for our salvation by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "When someone is suddenly enlightened by God, it is as if an undersea earthquake takes place by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "From His feet, Christ")
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.jpg "Saint Francis bowed to the ground, adoring Christ, saying:")
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.jpg "Christ stood in the sanctuary, His eyes lifted up to Heaven, flames of sacrifice near His garments by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Because Jesus Christ is God as well as man, and Present amongst us at Mass by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Sorrowful Virgin Mary Holds Her Son Jesus After His Death, Pierced to the Heart with Sorrow, but Full of Faith by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ leans from Heaven and draws us, with the power of the Holy Spirit, to the heart of God by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Into the light of Heaven enter Holy Souls who have been purified. They enter without pain; there is no sin in them any longer. by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "There is a place not far from Heaven, called Purgatory, where people arrive to prepare for Heaven by Elizabeth Wang")
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