"Holy"

"Holy"
36"x36" acrylic on canvas
2011

^{1 “After these things I looked, and behold, a door standing open in heaven, and the first voice which I had heard, like the sound of a trumpet speaking with me, said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after these things.”}

^{2 Immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was standing in heaven, and One sitting on the throne.}

^{3 And He who was sitting was like a jasper stone and a sardius in appearance; and there was a rainbow around the throne, like an emerald in appearance.}

^{4 Around the throne were twenty-four thrones; and upon the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and golden crowns on their heads.}

 ^{5 Out from the throne come flashes of lightning and sounds and peals of thunder. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven Spirits of God;}

^{6 and before the throne there was something like a sea of glass, like crystal; and in the center and around the throne, four living creatures full of eyes in front and behind.}

^{7 The first creature was like a lion, and the second creature like a calf, and the third creature had a face like that of a man, and the fourth creature was like a flying eagle.}

^{8 And the four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within; and day and night they do not cease to say,}

   ^{“Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come.”}

 ^{9 And when the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to Him who sits on the throne, to Him who lives forever and ever,}

^{10 the twenty-four elders will fall down before Him who sits on the throne, and will worship Him who lives forever and ever, and will cast their crowns before the throne, saying,}

 ^{11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and because of Your will they existed, and were created.””}

^{~ Revelation 4}

"Awakening", 48"x36" acrylic on board, 8/8/11

"Awakening"
Original Artwork
created 8/8/11

This piece was inspired by the worship music of Jonathan David Helser. I was listening to, and worshiping the Lord with, his CD called "The Awakening". I had enjoyed this many times before, and even worshiped with Jonathan's music live (which was so awesome), but this time I was touched in a new and deeper place in my heart. 
The tears began to roll down, and through this music the Holy Spirit of the Living God dug deep into a place of despair I'd been experiencing for some time (due to the results of a car accident a few years ago). 
I felt a river of pain, discouragement, despair, and sadness pouring out with each tear as the River of God's love and hope and life began to touch me anew. I was washed afresh with the Father's love. I listened again, worshiping my Beloved Creator... And once again the River began to flow from out of me... Awakening!
And here is a glimpse on this piece of board, the Awakening... 
Behold the wind, the water, the oil, and the fire of God's immeasurable, unstoppable, undeniable, unshakable love for you and me!

the center of the painting

bottom section

the left side

the right upper corner

the right side

upper middle

lower middle section

the fire!

"Come to the River"

"Come to the River" Genesis 2, Psalm 46:4, Ezekiel 47, Revelation 22
TRIPTYCH (3 canvases) -12”x24, 30”x24, 12”x24”
acrylic on stretched canvas

At first I saw the Sea of Glass around the Throne of God. I had drawn it in worship early in 2010. As I began to paint it the transformation began... I painted the waters, blending color together, vibrant and majestic... I painted the girl (me, or you...) her hair flowing forth as the mighty wind from the current pushed it back (though I had not yet seen the powerful current)... and the rainbow, of sorts, that flowed out from her hair...


And the painting sat on my easel for months. I would look at it, study it, but could not paint another stroke... yet. Then one day I heard the Lord say, "Look at the water...This is the River that proceeds from My Throne. Do you see the powerful current...a rushing current." I knew it was the Ezekiel River, the River of God, from Ezekiel 47, the river that proceeds from the Holy temple of God. 

" 9 And it shall be that every living thing that moves, wherever the rivers go, will live. There will be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters go there; for they will be healed, and everything will live wherever the river goes.... 12 Along the bank of the river, on this side and that, will grow all kinds of trees used for food; their leaves will not wither, and their fruit will not fail. They will bear fruit every month, because their water flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for medicine.” Ezekiel 47:9, 12

And I saw that the waters were so powerful, the current running fast and strong... it was the river of God, full of mystery but a river you must dive into, knowing you will be consumed by it but you will not drown. For our God is all consuming...and He consumes us with His love.


The painting continued to sit on that easel... Then I began to paint the sky, which was filled with the mysteries of God Himself... I painted the storm filled skies, the torrent I imagined around the Throne... But it was not quite right. 
It sat for months more. Finally from the center I saw the brightness of His glory coming forth... and knew it was time to finish the painting. 


I had been asked to display it at a local Starbucks yet it was incomplete. As I asked the Lord to help me (because without Him I cannot paint) I was listening to the worship of Matt Gilman and his team on the 24/7 web streaming of the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, MO. They began to sing "There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of our God". (Psalm 46:4) They were singing of the river I had been painting for a year! The I felt the anointing of His Spirit come, and as I worshipped the Lord the painting was finished. 

"There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,

 The Holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High."          ~ Psalm 46:4

So, come to the river... come and tabernacle with your God... He calls and says 'whosoever may, come'... for this river is His river of His love and joy, His healing and salvation, His restoration, and more. 

Come and be made new; come behold your God;

Come!

And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding from the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree werefor the healing of the nations. And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him. They shall see His face, and His name shall be on their foreheads. There shall be no night there: They need no lamp nor light of the sun, for the Lord God gives them light. And they shall reign forever and ever.               ~Revelation22:1-5

"Come to the River" can also be viewed on The Artist Challenge website along with other amazing works of art: www.theartistchallenge.com

Original Artwork Prints!

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"Dunamis - Power of His Love"

"Dunamis"

"Power of His Love"

2008 Worship Art
original artwork
30x24" acrylic on stretched canvas

God's love came to earth in the form of a Man, Jesus. He walked among us, ate with us, laughed with us, cried with us. He taught us how to love by demonstration; discipled us in perfection; laid down His life for ours. When we touch His heart, because He has touched ours, what does that look like? 


I would have to say that this painting is an expression of what He did for me the day He touched me with His love. It's just a glimpse. He touched me with a pinch of His love. He expressed it to me like this: "This is just the tip of a pin of my love for you. Its like an ice burg. What is seen is only a 10th of the ice burg. 90 percent of the ice burg is under the water. My love is so vast, so great, so powerful, that I can only pour out what's equal to the tip of a pin right now. More than that would be more than you could bear, its so powerful." So I knew that day, that though it seemed so overwhelming to me, it was just a taste of what He has for me. 
As your heart is enlarged by His love you can receive more of His love. But know this, there is so much more, that you could never, ever see the end of it. What does eternity look like? What does the love of an eternal, everlasting God look like? No prophet, no religion, no human idea, could even begin to touch on the revelation of the True and Living God.
So, we seek, we ask, we knock... we relentlessly yearn for revelation of His love, that is so deep, so wide, so high, so long, so very vast, that we will never see or experience the end of this love. Dive in, dive into the ocean of His love. Look upon the beauty of His love. Find a glimpse of it in the face of Jesus Christ, Yeshua, Messiah, Saviour, Friend... 


O, how He loves us.....


"For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God is the face of Jesus Christ."

II Corinthians 4:6

My Painting is part of the CBS Sunday Morning Sun Art Library!

"Let Your Light Shine" 2011 Sun Art
16x20" acrylic on stretched canvas
January 2011

This is my latest art, 16x20" acrylic on stretched canvas, can also be seen at The Artist Challenge: http://www.theartistchallenge.com/2011-01-08/art-challenge-43-sunday-morning-sun-art-2011/

If you're interested in the original or a print feel free to contact me through my blog, or through my Consecrated Art Facebook page.

Earthen Vessels, II Corinthians 4:6-7

"For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves"

II Corinthians 4:6-7

We are His earthen vessels, emptied as a result of the broken places in our lives... but through His mercy we are filled with His love, His beauty, and His glory... 

And through the cracks and broken places in our lives His light shines forth, His power is revealed, His glory is made known, until we are transformed into the same image... and out of our belly flows rivers of living water...

"But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord."

II Corinthians 3:18

"He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”

John 7:38

Let us be a living sacrifice for His glory today... He is the Worthy One