Portfolio of Works
Nativity Series
My art expresses an immediate response to a situation, a visual prayer.
Artists are constantly exploring and responding to the environment around them.
Whether a global emergency, social, or personal issue,
they are led to respond in a creative way.
The heart of an artist must respond.
They are the recorders,
the ones who work things out in the physical,
exploring thoughts and emotion.
Painting mainly in acrylic, my images often reflect a Christian perspective.
My passion is children and I have been led to paint many newborn paintings. These have become my nativity paintings, where the birth story of the individual child,
the beginning of their life path and that of the mother is the theme.
My heart is broken by the poverty, addiction and abuse that some women face.
Many of these images are birthed in prayer for the mother and child.
Each child and their birth situation is unique and sacred.
I try to capture the intimate bonding time between mother and child.
Sometimes this reflects a time of great joy
and yet others are silent with the weight of the decisions that must be made.
Commissions are welcomed if you have a special birth story
that you would like expressed.
Jars of Oil Series
I began by sending an email to a few friends asking for jars to paint on a large canvas. The idea was not my own, but . . . Soon I realized that even one very large canvas would never hold all these images. I started to work on smaller pieces which included the gathering process, while allowing my imagination to be the oil.
During this time of financial uncertainty, I have been working on a project which,
from its’ meagre beginnings, has been multiplying daily.
These started to flood in, piling up in my dining room, on my front porch,
photos taped to the fridge and images saved on my computer.
based on the story in II Kings 4 where a widow of one of the company of prophets asks Elisha for help. She was in debt and her creditors were coming to take her two sons as slaves.
Elisha asked her what she had in her house and she answered that all she had was a little oil.
He told her to go ask all her neighbours for empty jars then return to her house, shut the door,
and pour the oil into the jars.
This she did, and when she asked her son for one more jar and he said there were no more,
the oil stopped flowing.
Elisha then told her to go and sell the oil and pay her debts,
and that she and her sons could live on what was left.
This has become an ongoing series ... as long as the jars keep coming so will the paintings. I am amazed at the support and generosity of my community which is starting to extend far
beyond my little village.
(Please contact me if you would like to send me an image of a jar to be used in a future painting)
Inspired Art Gallery
Every painting has a story, and many of mine are birthed during prayer, worship
or just plain pondering over an issue. Images speak directly to the heart so I pray that at least one of these images touches a story in your heart - to bring about a smile, tear or prayer response of your own.
Note Cards
These beautiful cards are a wonderful way to share with friends.
They are blank inside just waiting for your thoughts.
(Some have an explanation of the image on the back.)
They can be purchased in quantities of 10 assorted cards (your choice)
for $40.00 or individually at $5.00 ea. plus shipping.
(minimum order of 5 cards)
sketches
These sketches (or doodles) are usually created during worship or teaching, becoming part of a visual notebook.
Because so many people have been asking for them,
I have decided to make them available for 30.00 each which includes shipping to Can. and USA.
They are ball point pen on paper and most are roughly 8x10 inches.
