The Madonna of the Fuzzy Bunny Slippers is my reinterpretation of DiegoVelasquez’s Immaculate Conception.  The original painting, painted by Velasquez in 1619, hangs in the National Gallery in London.

His painting has always been important to me not only because of his masterful use of oil paints, but his use of an average Spanish woman to portray Mary.  The commoner was used to portray the ideal and perfect woman to his local Spanish audience. Playing off of Velasquez’s interpretation of Mary as an approachable figure, the slippers are a nod to her modern relatability.  The bearer of the Christ child should at least be allowed comfortable footwear…and for all we know from the original painting, she could very well have had them on…

This painting was done in many transparent layers of watercolor.  The style mimics that of the original Velasquez painting, though that was actually done in oil paints (and was a great deal larger).

Watercolor on Windsor Newton cold press (signed and numbered prints available)