The Story of Paint On My Walls ...
In Genesis 1:27 the Bible says 27God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
When I read this verse I find inspiration. If God, the Creator of all things, created man in His image, would not we also be creative beings? No other living things were created in God's image, just us. It believe this is what separates us, as mankind, from the entire realm of nature and the animal kingdom. We alone were created in God's image, and we are His artists.
In 2008, I moved to large canvases mostly with acrylic paint. I liked using a palate knife, sometimes hitting the canvas very forcefully which was extremely messy. My walls were covered with little specks of paint and I started my blog. I began by exploring the use of stained glass imagery to bring Parables and Biblical events to life on canvas. Many of my acrylic pieces from these years were inspired by the beautiful colors in the stained glass windows I remember from the church we attended as a child.
