Gospel Icon/Design for a Gospel Book Cover

My latest icon, made for St. Thomas Aquinas/St. Johns Student Parish in East Lansing.  The design is according to a well-know form for the cover of a Book of the Gospels as used at Mass--a central cross surrounded by images of the traditional symbols of the four evangelists: St. Matthew, a man or angel; St. John, an eagle; St Mark, a lion; and St. Luke, a bullock or ox.  At the center of the cross are the Greek letters alpha and omega, symbol of God, "the beginning and the end."

I took the forms of the four creatures representing the evangelists from a stained-glass window depiction.

Comments on this icon are welcome--especially on the coloration.  I could use some input, especially of the analytic kind, or just a reaction, positive or negative or some mix of both.

The picture will be available to buy as prints or cards soon at redbubble.com and FineArtAmerica.com.  As usual, donations welcome to further my work.

And by the way--the Gospels.  Reading them highly recommended--Jesus is found there.