The Assumption
Oil and Tempera, the Mische Technique, 2006
Collection of the Benedictine Study House, Langata, Nairobi
This painting shows the body of Mary drawn up into heaven to be reunited with her
Son. Her life was of such grace and suffering that she was purified by it to the
extent that she was drawn up to a higher realm. It could be said that she was the
prototype for all human beings who thirst for a higher level of being.