Wisdom and Light

"We study for light to bless with light."

That's the adage found on one of the stained glass windows in Orr Chapel on the campus of Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, MS. Each year the alumni association holds an auction - The Long Blue Line Auction - to support faculty grants and student scholarships. For the past couple of years I have been honored to be asked to contribute an item to be auctioned.

This year's contribution is based on that window in Orr Chapel. The seated figure is Wisdom - never a bad acquaintance. Wisdom sits on her throne and reminds those who see her of the connection between wisdom and study and light and blessing.

This is the painting - acrylic - that I created based on the window.

The window was designed and created by Lamb Studios in New York City. It serves as a memorial to Annie Coleman Peyton (1852-1898), a founding mother of what is today MS University for Women. The school was chartered in 1884 as Industrial Institute and College.