(E9) THOMAS MERTON PORTRAIT (A Cloistered Monk)
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
(E9) THOMAS MERTON PORTRAIT (A Cloistered Monk)
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Merton was accepted by the Abbey of Gethsemani, a Trappist Monastery in Kentucky. His books and writings have had a great impact on many including the artist himself whose life, as an atheist and alcoholic was not going anywhere. Merton’s writings influenced the artist as he gave up drinking and has become a devote follower of Merton’s teaching. He became a Buddhist Christian in 1972 and has taken many other alcoholics to the monastery to help them see the light.
Artist – Tom Dusterberg
Oil on Canvas
Thomas Merton was accepted by the Abbey of Gethsemani, a Trappist Monastery in Kentucky. His books and writings have had a great impact on many including the artist himself whose life, as an atheist and alcoholic was not going anywhere. Merton’s writings influenced the artist as he gave up drinking and has become a devote follower of Merton’s teaching. He became a Buddhist Christian in 1972 and has taken many other alcoholics to the monastery to help them see the light.
