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 "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 "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 "Saying our prayers, and believing in them, is due to the Holy Spirit")
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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 "The Father")
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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 "For the sinless Christ to come into a sinful world was like leaping into a cesspit, 2005 by Elizabeth Wang")
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_is_like_a_cry_of_-_(MeisterDrucke-894913).jpg "Every act of faith in God (as when we pray the creed, sincerely) is like a cry of hope and determination from a darkened world, 2001 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "It is against the Will of God for people deliberately to kill sick persons, or to assist them in committing suicide, 2005 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "For the sinless Christ to come into a sinful world, was like leaping into a cesspit, 2005 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Two people can look at the same scene, and one feels horror - knowing a murderer is prowling around, while the other sees only the breeze blowing in the curtains - as the sun shines down, 2005 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "It is sometimes right, the Lord said, to give a brief, quiet reminder to noisy people that the church is a place for prayer, and not for chatter about everyday matters, 2005 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ wishes that more Catholics would be concerned about His honour, and would treat His")
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.jpg "Some turn their backs and ignore the work which Christ does for their salvation; they demonstrate their indifference to His Sacrifice, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Coronation of the Virgin Mary and the Glory of all the Saints, 2003 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "People usurp the Father")
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.jpg "One who chooses to ignore Christ is turning His back on the bleeding figure who suffered death for our sins, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ in His Incarnation gave true homage to the Father from earth: He continues to pour His light, through His Church, 2001 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "There is a way to avoid falling into the")
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.jpg "Though we might believe that we are serving God faithfully, we might rarely see any results from our acts of charity or self-giving, 2001 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ is our guide, who both shields us at present from Heaven")
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.jpg "When people chatter needlessly in church, their Guardian Angels still pray to Jesus, and honour Him by their reverent silence, 2004 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Holy Angels guard the Church, always; they are all reverent, amidst those who carelessly disturb them with loud chatter, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "As we travel towards Heaven, Christ is like a signalman whom we rely on to send our messages to those waiting to meet us at our destination, 2003 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Each person on earth is given the choice: whether to serve God or to ignore Him, 2005 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 "It is no small matter, in Christ")
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.jpg "It is a dangerous thing for someone to be so unwilling to leave his own interests or obsessions that he is prepared to ignore the cries of someone in distress or desperate need, 2004 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Just as a person who deliberately skates on thin ice is bound to fall through it, so people who willfully ignore God")
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.jpg "The Holy Angels were present: and were decorating the Church with garlands, showing Heaven")
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.jpg "Christ, true God, took flesh from Mary. He stood before us in His Incarnation as divine love embodied, as true man, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "In the cathedral, at an ordination Mass, the Father revealed something of His majesty and glory, amidst the saints, 2003 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "If we refuse to follow the teachings of Christ and His Church, and lead immoral lives, we are like people who ignore a")
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.jpg "To receive Christ in Holy Communion but then to ignore His Presence is to be like a man who welcomes a visitor to his house, but then leaves the visitor in the hallway whilst he, the householder, goes off to amuse himself in the living room, 2005 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 "As my heart aches now, Christ told me, so His heart ached, when in His earthly lifetime He saw people ignore His wise words and refuse to follow the Way to Heaven, 2005 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "It is mainly because Catholic children have been so poorly catechised that, not knowing about Christ")
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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, 2003 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "If we refuse to follow the teachings of Christ and His Church, and lead immoral lives, we are like people who ignore a")
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.jpg "Just as a person who deliberately skates on thin ice is bound to fall through it, so people who willfully ignore 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, 2003 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Someone who has given both heart and mind to God in prayer, yet who is distracted by unwanted images, is no more to blame for them than a person who sits quietly in her room is to blame for the shadow by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "A sturdy jetty serves a purpose where little boats moor alongside; and a steady marriage enables people, by their close contact with others, to encourage them in holiness, 2002 by Elizabeth Wang")
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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, 2003 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "One who tries to serve")
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.jpg "Catholics who want to do more than fulfil ordinary duties with little enthusiasm should follow the")
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.jpg "Our determination to move towards Christ, even in difficulties, is like the determination of a child who struggles towards her mother, even when she can only just walk. Persistence is part of the journey by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Some Governments who should serve God, and protect and help their people, fail to do so - and even live in unbridled luxury whilst ignoring the poverty of their own people, 2004 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "We please Christ if we are")
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.jpg "From the ardent soul which offers sincere praise to God, great")
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.jpg "A faithful, humble person who has tried to please Her Saviour can die in peace, saying to herself: \"I have tried to live as a good friend of Christ by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ speaks and acts through His priests, who bless and forgive")
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.jpg "By patient endurance - out of love for Christ - we can resemble Him, and also be lifted up and glorified by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ spoke through His priest, saying: \"You, too, can speak with authority\"; meaning that you, the baptised faithful, can share the Faith by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Our Holy Mother Mary Scatters Grace Like Rain, as Soon as We Ask God for Her Help. Through Her, We Are Showered with Blessings by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Over the abyss of spiritual darkness, our faith in Christ allows us to cling to a thread of hope by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "In contemplation we can be held as if in a great")
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.jpg "He said: \"This is how much I love you\", and showed what he had undergone to save my life, like a prisoner captured and tortured in a war by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The Holy Souls, together with the angels, worship with us at Mass by Elizabeth Wang")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-894349).jpg "Christ Poured Out His Life-Blood for Us, on Calvary by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "To persevere in intercession, and help someone to abandon grave sins, is to save him from the fires of Hell by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "The unrepentant, if they die in grave sin, shall find themselves swept away from the Father")
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.jpg "Jesus Christ is our High Priest who intercedes for us to the Father at every Mass, 2000 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 "God poured His Spirit upon the Virgin Mary to make her fruitful for the sake of the whole world by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Whatever our vocation, we can give glory to the Father by walking forward on the road He has asked us to follow by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "I saw rays of light streaming from the Sacred Host: reminders of Christ")
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.jpg "We, too, must wait sometimes, until we see Christ and His Will more clearly by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "After the Consecration at Mass, Jesus Christ, true God and true man, is Present with us in all His Glory, 2000 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 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 "I saw that the vast out-pouring of God")
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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 "Christ saw, from the Cross, a crowd of onlookers: the puzzled, the curious, the hostile and the sympathetic by Elizabeth Wang")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-895840).jpg "Our Lady appeared before me, in her dazzling Heavenly beauty by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ showed me that in my present suffering I am as if lying in the Father")
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.jpg "Through our prayers the Holy Souls of Purgatory receive consolation and help, and draw closer to Heaven by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "By the sign of the cross, and acceptance of an apostolic blessing, God")
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.jpg "The Blessed Virgin Mary is the")
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.jpg "I saw the white fire of sacrifice on the altar, and the radiance and glory of the true Sacrifice of Christ by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "As a gardener waits confidently for buds to open at just the right time, so must I await the fruition of God")
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.jpg "Christ stands amongst us at the Mass and prays for sinners by offering His once-for-all Sacrifice, 2000 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ welcomes the contrite and willing soul into the heart of the Holy Trinity. \"Those who hide in Him shall not be condemned\" (Ps 33) by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "At the Mass, if we unite ourselves with Christ")
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.jpg "I understood something of the Father")
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.jpg "I used to say, \"I will not think about Him\", about God, but \"then there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart\" by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "A person with limited knowledge of God is sometimes ignorant about the wonders God can bring by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "At the moment of death, the soul who dies in Christ is swept up with Him and carried to the Father 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 "Departed Souls Who Have Been Faithful Yet Who Now Undergo Purification, Are Yet at Peace, Suffering Gladly, to Be Worthy of God by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Those friends of Christ today who cannot be bothered to go to Mass act like those friends of Christ, long ago, who ran away when Christ was arrested and crucified, 2004 by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Christ taught me to open the")
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.jpg "After communion, I asked all the Saints to help and pray for me, 2000 by Elizabeth Wang")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-894970).jpg "Sometimes we are too close to things to see their meaning by Elizabeth Wang")
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.jpg "Few books today contain wise words about the")
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.jpg "The best prayer is that which is offered through Christ, in the Sacred Liturgy by Elizabeth Wang")
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