David Clayton
David is an Englishman living in New Hampshire, USA. He is an artist, teacher, published writer and broadcaster who holds a permanent post as Artist-in-Residence and Lecturer in Liberal Arts at the Thomas More College of Liberal Arts. The Way of Beauty program, which is offered at TMC, focuses on the link between Catholic culture, with a special emphasis on art, and the liturgy. David was received into the Church in London in 1993. Visit the Way of Beauty blog at thewayofbeauty.org.
Articles by
- Real Men Grow and Pick Lilies…Yes They Do! May 24, 2013
- St Andrew’s Church in Maine – A Model in Interior Decoration May 22, 2013
- The Paintings of an American Catholic Master, Carl Schmitt May 17, 2013
- Aquinas, Augustin, Benedict and Corbon on Seven and Eight in the Psalms and the Liturgy. May 14, 2013
- An Intensive Summer School in Academic Drawing for Catholics – Useful Whatever Your Preferred Tradition May 10, 2013
- Thomas More College Alumnus Enter Novitiate for Oratory of St Philip Neri in Lewiston, Maine May 7, 2013
- Christian Geometric Art in an Arabic Gospel May 3, 2013
- The Franciscan Liturgical Art – An Inspiration for Rebuilding the Church Today April 30, 2013
- Some Geometric Art from Thomas More College Students April 26, 2013
- Public Access to Farmland…in the San Francisco Bay Area April 23, 2013
- Summer Schools Teaching Art, Theory and Practice, in a Beautiful Abbey in Devon, England; and Kansas April 19, 2013
- Chinese Landscapes in Berkeley, CA April 16, 2013
- New Mosaic, OId Technique April 12, 2013
- Should We Sell Vatican Art and Give the Money to the Poor? April 10, 2013
- Mozart’s Laudate Dominum in Ahmeek, Upper Michigan (pop. 123) April 5, 2013
- Thomas Aquinas on the Psalms and the Liturgy as the Source of Wisdom April 2, 2013
- The Suffering and Death of Christ in 15th Century Relief Carving March 30, 2013
- Acton University – a Short Course in Economics of the Free Economy in Accordance with Catholic Social Teaching March 26, 2013
- Two Relief Carvings of the Entry into Jerusalem March 22, 2013
- Summer courses: Diploma on the Theology of Sacred Art Offered in US and UK; Icon painting course in Kansas March 19, 2013
- Video of Sculptor Andrew Wilson Smith at Clear Creek, Oklahoma March 19, 2013
- Update on Vespers at the Veterans’ Hospital in Manchester, NH March 15, 2013
- A Question for Way of Beauty Readers March 11, 2013
- How Free Economics and Catholic Social Teaching Created an Economic Miracle March 8, 2013
- Certificate of Sacred Art Offered by Canadian University March 5, 2013
- Why Man Venerates Images of Angels, Even Though He is Higher than the Angels March 1, 2013
- Readers Give Information about Statues, Icons and the Eastern Tradition February 26, 2013
- What’s So Good About Diversity? February 22, 2013
- Thomas More College Choir Sings for the Extraordinary Form, First Sunday of Lent February 19, 2013
- Illuminated Manuscript of King David, Painted by Me February 15, 2013
- Singing the Psalms with Victoria February 14, 2013
- Is the Free Economy Really Free? February 12, 2013
- Some English Coptic Icons February 8, 2013
- Are We Higher than the Angels and Archangels? February 5, 2013
- The Beauty (and Apparent Ugliness!) of the Human Form February 1, 2013
- More Russian Statues January 29, 2013
- What Teaches Wisdom – Poetry, Clear Prose or Beautiful Art and Music? January 25, 2013
- Beauty Communicates Something That Words Cannot January 22, 2013
- My New Icon Corner January 19, 2013
- Where Have All the *!*?ing Psalms Gone? January 15, 2013
- Economics and Culture – Catholic Social Teaching, Taxes and Art! January 11, 2013
- Does Mass Production and Industrialisation Automatically Mean Ugliness? January 8, 2013
- A Wedding in the Chapel at Thomas More College, Merrimack, New Hampshire January 4, 2013
- The Feast of Mary, Mother of God January 1, 2013
- The Liturgy and the Trinity and the Heart of Man December 28, 2012
- The Nativity, Our Lord, Our Lady and St Joseph December 25, 2012
- Pictures of the Installation of Christ in Majesty in Thomas More College Chapel December 21, 2012
- Three Examples of the Geometric Pattern, the Quincunx, in England December 18, 2012
- The Instrinsic Morality of the Free Economy December 14, 2012
- Psalm Tones for English – Learn to Sing Them in Half and Hour December 11, 2012
- Statue of St Nicholas December 6, 2012
- Send Out the L-Team – Making a Sacrifice of Praise for American Veterans December 4, 2012
- Universality, Noble Accessibility and a Pop Culture that will Save the World November 30, 2012
- New Icon in the Style of the 12th century St Albans Psalter November 27, 2012
- Bill Nelson and Be Bop Deluxe November 23, 2012
- Vatican Congregation Restructured to Emphasis the Importance of Sacred Art and Music November 20, 2012
- Bringing Traditional Proportion into the Design of a Rock Garden November 15, 2012
- Creativity and Fun with Substance November 12, 2012
- Podcast for ‘Catholic Vitamins’ about Icons November 8, 2012
- Quoting the Eminently Quotable – Newman on the Veneration of Images November 6, 2012
- A talk in Madison, Wisconsin November 1, 2012
- The Treasury of Ornament – Pattern in the Decorative Arts, by Heinrich Dometsch. October 29, 2012
- Parkgate: a Victorian Sea Front and a Late 20th Century Bird Reserve October 25, 2012
- Floor Tiles from Cleve Abbey in Somerset, England October 22, 2012
- St Winefride’s Well, Holywell, North Wales October 18, 2012
- Lessons from Our Lady of Sorrows on our Response to the Suffering of those we Love October 15, 2012
- FSSP School in Ottowa implements Catholic Art Curriculum Based on the Writing of Benedict XVI October 11, 2012
- Dr Caroline Farey of the Maryvale Institute to Participate in Vatican Synod on New Evangelisation October 8, 2012
- Is Shooting Turkeys Natural? I Say Blast Away! October 5, 2012
- The Fra Angelico Institute for Sacred Arts – based in the diocese of Providence, Rhode Island October 2, 2012
- The Uniqueness of the Planet Earth? September 28, 2012
- A Simple Recipe for Artistic Success September 25, 2012
- A Garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! September 21, 2012
- A Traditional Artistic Training Method for Landscape Painting – How We Can Apply This Today September 18, 2012
- 19th Century Japanese Landscapes from Worcester Art Museum September 14, 2012
- The Music of Roman Hurko and the Principle of Noble Accessibility September 11, 2012
- A 7th Century Saint Describes How We Participate in the Transfiguration and Shine with the Light that will Save the World September 7, 2012
- The Institute for Catholic Culture – an Organisational Model for the New Evangelisation September 4, 2012
- How You Can Add Proportion to a Building Through Decoration August 31, 2012
- The Pictorial Symbol of Virginity Before, During and After Giving Birth August 31, 2012
- St John of the Cross and the Artistic Portrayal of the Joyful Pilgrimage August 28, 2012
- Photos of Bodnant Garden in North Wales August 24, 2012
- How Small Household Flower Gardens Have Helped Transform a Boston Community August 24, 2012
- The Cosmos is Made for Man – How this Affects the Way We Paint It August 21, 2012
- A Country House and Grounds – a Model of Manmade Harmony and Order August 17, 2012
- Polychrome 16th-century Gothic Sculpture – How Could We Learn to Sculpt in this Style Today? August 17, 2012
- The Pictorial Symbol of a Virgin Before, During and After Giving Birth August 14, 2012
- What’s Going to Happen to the Children When There Aren’t Any More Grown Ups? August 10, 2012
- The Sculpture of Tilman Riemenschneider, written by Christopher Blum August 7, 2012
- St Ephrem the Syrian on the nature of man – body, soul and spirit August 3, 2012
- A Walk in Wales, Seeing an Ancient Roman Aqueduct August 3, 2012
- Why Create New Art or Music When There’s Plenty of Good Old Stuff Around? July 26, 2012
- How Medieval Guilds have become a Model for a Modern Catholic Education July 20, 2012
- A Walk Along an Ancient Aqueduct in Southern Spain and Contemplation of the Common Good July 13, 2012
- Opportunity for Artists to Publicise their Work July 10, 2012
- A walk along an ancient aqueduct in southern Spain July 6, 2012
- Praying the Divine Office on Holiday When You Haven’t Got Your Breviary With You July 6, 2012
- Top Catholic Artist Offers Five Apprenticeships to Young Artists July 3, 2012
- Geometric Tile Patterns in Andalusia June 29, 2012
- Some Recently Completed Sacred Art June 25, 2012
