Miniature Show Prep & Update

More soon, but August and September have been busy months for me as I prepare for several miniature shows. Several of my eye portraits below are included in "It's a Small World," a miniature show at Elder Street Gallery in Houston, Texas, which opened Saturday, Sept. 19, and runs through October 4, and until my next eye portrait post, here is a link to see what else I am currently painting in miniature: The Ruby Slippers

Spiritual eye portraits & double eye portraits

"Mother Meera's Eyes", 1 3/8" x 1 3/4", egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum in Venetian glass mosaic easel frame, double eye portrait of Indian saint, Mother Meera 

"Amma's Eyes," 1 3/8" x 1 3/4", egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum in Venetian glass mosaic easel frame, double eye portrait of  Indian saint, Amritanandamayi Ma (available for sale from my website)

Here are two examples of how an eye portrait can also become very spiritual in its tone.  I have portrayed the eyes of two Indian women saints whom I revere, Amritanandamayi Ma and Mother Meera.  These are also examples of double eye portraits, instead of a single eye.

Do you have a favorite saint whose eyes have a special significance for you?