A Holy Week pilgrimage with artist Brian Whelan
April 5 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Explore the captivating art of Brian Whelan, a local Wilton artist, as he takes us on a visual pilgrimage through his Holy Week-inspired paintings. During his presentation, Brian will reveal the hidden symbolism woven into the imagery and colors of his work, while also exploring the mystical interplay between sacred and secular themes in his art.
The afternoon will conclude with chamber music and light refreshments.
Please, visit Brian’s gallery. If you are interested in viewing a specific painting during the event, feel free to contact Wendy Roseberry.
Brian Whelan grew up in London, of Irish parents. After his training at the Royal Academy of Arts, he lived and worked in the East Anglia area of England near the North Sea for over 25 years. Brianâs journey as an artist began its definitive gateway just outside his own studio door, in the medieval churches and dwellings of East Anglia. The vestiges of the medieval art form resonate with Brianâs Irish Catholic roots, back to a time when there was one church and from its painted walls great stories were told. His oeuvre, like much medieval art, depicts a sublime comedy of lifeâs glories and tragedies.
In addition to painting religious subjects, Brian also feels compelled to paint London, the city of his birth. He has discovered that only from the safety of his studio in the countryside can he produce these cityscapes as if memory proves to be the only way the vast subject matter can be put into a work of art. He accomplishes this by using multi-perspectives and contradictory scales, bending, twisting and organizing the urban chaos into harmony.
Since 2013, Brian and his American wife, Wendy Roseberry, have split their time between the US, the UK, Spain and Ireland. Mandellâs Gallery on historic Elm Hill in Norwich, England represents and exhibits Brianâs work in the UK. Westport Road, Connecticut is the new location of Brianâs home and studio. Contact Wendy Roseberry to visit.