Ep. 187 - Del Parson - Iconic Artist

Latter Day Lives - Talking with Latter Day Saints

Society & Culture

4.5 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Del Parson is an artist whose art has been seen by millions. From his portraits of Christ to historical figures such as Joseph and Hyrum Smith, his works hang in chapels, temples, and church sites around the world. Del grew up in Rexburg, Idaho where his father was an art professor at Ricks College and his mother taught second grade. His father often took his nine children on painting excursion campouts. He found his father’s love of art to be contagious, as did two of his brothers, who became artists as well. After earning his MFA from BrighamYoung University, Parson became a gallery and portrait artist. In 1978, a tragedy changed his life. His wife and daughter were killed in a car accident. He felt the Spirit of God helping him through the tough times and began to paint religious subjects to give others the sense of hope that he found and to share with them his love of life. Parson now lives in Utah with his wife and six children. His paintings of Christ evoke a strong emotional response from viewers, and both his religious and historical paintings have received numerous regional and national awards. Parson’s work has been exhibited at the Allied Artists of America, National Academy of Design, Knickerbocker Artist, American Artists Professional League, and the Amarillo Rotary Show. www.delparson.com

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0:26.8	Hello, friends. Welcome to episode 187 of the Latter-day Lives podcast. I'm your host, Sean Rupier.
0:33.9	Thank you so much for checking in with us again this week. We really appreciate it.
0:39.5	Before we get into our amazing conversation, I do want to thank a couple of new reviewers on Apple Podcasts.
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1:13.1	Another thing I want to point out, and I do want to thank our listeners who have participated,
1:18.1	you know, we have an amazing social media manager in Skylar Fleming. He does such a great
1:24.6	job, and he has been sharing on our social media, our final question,
1:29.9	but with our listeners, and that is, what does being a member of the church mean to you? And if you
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1:39.9	or email social at latterday lives.com. Tell us what being a member of the church means to you.
1:47.3	And Skyler has been sharing it on our social media. I love seeing what our listeners have to say
1:54.3	with their answer to the final question. I just think it's awesome. So please jump in and
2:00.2	participate with us on this. Okay, my guest on the show this
2:04.4	week, Del Parson, might be the most iconic artist that we could possibly interview. I was so blown
2:12.6	away when I went to his website, DelParson.com. And I would almost suggest if you're not sure exactly which paintings Del Parson has done,
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