I actually dreamed this image, literally.

I woke up and distinctly remembered this image. I saw Father Joe
downtown a day or two later, and told him I had an idea for a portrait of him
and that I had a dream about it. He said "if you dreamed it, I guess we should do it."

It came out as I saw it in my dream.

His family really loves the image, and that makes my day!

By the way, I am not Catholic or the member of any church. I feel like I am in a sanctuary when I am outside.