Open Edition 13 x 19 This painting is another in what might be considered my trademark in that it is a surrealistic statement of Christian symbolism. To me the white dove of the Holy Spirit and the crown of suffering along with the skyline of Jerusalem are obvious. But did you know that while the Temple existed, as a marriage ritual the groom would wear a crown of roses which speaks of a king coming for his bride? And the crown of suffering is even now being turned into that garland of roses, that even now preparations for the wedding of the lamb are underway!