While resting in His presence one evening in March of 2004 the Lord downloaded this "Days of Creation" project to my spirit through a series of visions. It happened in a matter of seconds and while some images were clear and detailed, others remained faint impressions. At the time I was not seeking anything from Him. I had no personal agenda, I was simply enjoying His Rest, but what happened in those few seconds determined the course of my work for the next twelve months - finishing the series in March of 2005.
These works are not meant as a tool in the battle of Creation vs. Evolution. The images here were born out of revelation through rest. While this series touches on a "hot" topic and may cause "intellectual" discussion, I believe the main purpose behind the work is to stir the spirit - not the mind - to focus on the mystery and point to the Eternal. Some things are beyond the mind of man - they are perhaps designed that way. As His children we can find rest in a deeper spiritual understanding of His Mysteries.
Lord my heart is not haughty, nor my eyes lofty.
Neither do I concern myself with great matters.
Nor with things too profound for me.
Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul... (Psalm
131:1-2)
The project stretched my limits as an artist, taking me into areas
where I have never gone before. He physically called me to remote places such as
Antarctica were I saw His unmistakable fingerprint on creation - colors
radiating a light that I thought were reserved only for Heaven. The abstract nature of these works proved to be a real testing for me. Like most of us, I like to have a plan - some kind of a road map pointing the way to a destination - I had no such map, no rough sketches. In most cases all I had was a faint
impression - blank paper and color. I often felt overwhelmed by the scope of the task before me, but stronger than my feelings of inadequacy was the assurance that He would guide my hand. Every stroke of color came with patience, through a
leaning on Him. The year spent working on these images has been a trial for me as an artist but a great blessing to my spirit. Although this project has come
to completion, I feel I'm just beginning a journey of discovery into the nature
of creation and the ways of the Creator.
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