Symbols of Easter- Spiritual and Secular Acrylic Print

This photograph is a collection of many of our family's Easter decorations, including my wife's silver and polished stone cross pendant, dyed eggs made over the past twenty years in various styles, including some in the Ukrainian Pysanka style, as well as ceramic and Mexican folk art Easter bunnies, a turned wooden egg made by my father, and an egg converted into a kaleidoscope. These are shown with three bowls I turned and finished myself in my early novice days as a woodturner, and backed by a pastel-colored baby blanket we used when our children were babies. I have placed the Christian cross symbols at the center, along with the white dove and Easter lily, because to Christians they are the most important Easter symbols of all.
From its origins in the early Christian church, Easter has been a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and the redemption of his believers, but to non-Christians it also symbolizes the coming of spring and fertility, as exempl...

Gary Holmes, photographer: I have always loved to photograph nature, landscapes, abstract, and other found objects of interest. I prefer the challenge of trying to capture the unpredictable spontaneity of things and events as they are occurring. I started with a Kodak Brownie as a child, but entered the world of real photography with a Canon AE-1 in the late 1970's. I have successfully sold a number of my photographs on Fine Art America, and have been recognized in international photography venues. Poster sized prints of three of my photographs were recently installed in a new medical clinic building in a major Texas medical center. My photo, "Blue Norther," was selected by the nonprofit Texas Bluebird Society for its 2010...