Two years ago I was given the incredible opportunity of creating a series of ten paintings for a family with ten children.  Each child has a unique patron:  St. Joseph, St. Therese the Little Flower, St. Raymond Non Natus, the Prophet Elijah,  St. Gregory the Great, St. John the Baptist, St. Isabel, St. Veronica, St. Felicitas, and Mary Seat of Wisdom (not pictured above).  The mother of the family, Melissa Naasko (whose blog can be found here:  http://www.dyno-mom.com/) was kind enough to entrust me with complete artistic license as I explored a relatively new medium for me – oil paint on gold leaf.   As I researched each saint, I was struck by just how many saints lack a good depiction.  Sacred images are so conducive to meditation, I pray that there is an increase in the painting of saints – especially the more unknown saints.