Triptych

Triptych-A Mystery (Part 1-The Painting) Deals With A Well Known Biblical Figure During Several Incarnations Through Which He Finally Achieves Complete Self Awareness And Self-Acceptance. It Is A Self Contained Novel Within A Larger Three Part Structure Including Part 2 (Preliminary Studies) And Part 3 (Afterimages) Which Though Formally Related To Part -And Dealing With The Creative Process But Telling Their Own Stories-Are Not Printed Here. Part 1-The Painting Is Written In Its Own Three Part Structure And Is In The Form Of A Mystery Story-To Which The Word Mystery Is To Be Applied In More Than One Definition: To Begin With It Is Not A Whodunit? But Whoisit? And Though The Answer To This Question Should Become Apparent By Halfway Through The Work The Final Denouement Can Be Perceived As Either Diabolical Or Holy-Or Both-Depending Upon The Reader'S Point Of View.