'The Baptism of Jesus Christ' is a massive painting by Marek in Our Lady's Church on Lisson Grove in St John's Wood. This memoir entry from 1980 is about my dad's initial talks with Father McGowan to get the project going. The painting was completed in 1982, just three years before his death, and it's still there today. Although my dad wasn't around for most of my upbringing, Our Lady's Church was a regular feature - I always looked up at that painting and thought of him whenever I had to attend. - AZ

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