St. Luke Retablo Ornament

Patron Saint of Doctors and Artists. Luke is the author of the third Gospel in the Bible. It is considered, by many, to be the most poetic. In it, he shines a light on the universality of Christ's message. He was St. Paul's personal physician. He was also thought to have painted portraits of the Madonna and Child. His emblem is the winged ox, though no one knows why. Lynn Garlick Retablos grew organically over a period of 20 years. To create these heart-felt paintings of saints, angels and blessings, Lynn has brought to the folk art of Retablo making, all the skills and passions that she has learned through a lifetime of drawing, woodworking and painting. She is a long time resident of Taos, New Mexico. Moved by the sacred art of the retablo paintings and the santeros (saint makers) who made them, she started creating them herself. Lynn handcarves and paints her original designs on the traditionally used ponderosa pine planks. Then she decoupages high quality prints of her originals on