F R E E D O M
God is the ultimate creator.
I have been learning to let go of my past, where I felt I had to ‘follow rules’ to make art and start afresh.
I have learnt to be free in art and remember that there are no rules, giving me freedom to do whatever.
Making abstract paintings is something I enjoy doing; sweeping my brush across my page, not having to worry about making something that looks good. It's a way I like to express myself.
I have been reminded about how one needs to be like a child to be able to enter the kingdom of heaven:
“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3
This challenged me. I felt as though I needed to learn how to trust my Father with my creativity, letting go of barriers I had put up where God had told me to knock them down.
This piece above was a response to a challenge to be free in my painting. I see this piece as the start of the new chapter of my creativity. Since then I have chosen to create with my Heavenly Father out of love and not fear.
Around the same time I was painting larger pieces and experimenting with cutting them up to create new smaller compositions. On one of the smaller compositions, I chose to write the word 'Freedom' on it, influenced by
"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom" Corinthians 3:17
I am so happy with how it turned out.
A few months later I decided to make some of my orginals into prints. For this, I chose to add My First Abstract Painting (the one above) and the Freedom painting to produce double sided prints.
After having these beautiful prints for a while, I have finally popped them up on Etsy with some help. I would love to bless whoever is reading this with this double sided abstract print, as a reminder that we have freedom in God. More information about these can be found on my Etsy shop.
The lyrics to a song by Bright City called 'Colour' has helped me to know that I create best when I am creating with my Father.
“I’m full of colour when you’re with me, you are the artist and you’ve set me free. I’m still unfinished, you’re shaping my heart, you’ve caught every detail I’m your work of art”- Bright City
Have a watch of the video below. In the video there are paint splatters which speak to me of freedom. I am in awe of the symbolisim of our mess that God takes to create something stunning with our brokenness.
I hope and pray that you are blessed by this song.
Bright City is the worship movement of St Peter’s Brighton. Bright City leads the worship life of St Peter’s Brighton, an Anglican church planted from Holy Trinity Brompton in 2009, in one of the most iconic and recognised buildings in the heart of the city. Our purpose is to see revival in Brighton and as a community we write songs that we believe lead to change.
