Art Love Magic and all those fusion things

This weekend is the Art Love Magic extravaganza and Nat and I are painting together on two paintings so show up and have fun :) There will also be spoken wor, henna tatoos and other very talented artist painting up a storm. So come and be blessed.

A Blessing

Blessed are those who wait on the Lord

Madi you are so blessed and may the grace and peace of the Lord be with the Goss family.

He knows His plans for you and will fufill His purpose with you.

You are Blessed Oh Child of God
n

removing the veil

the Lord has really been opening up a new revelation in my art and so ill try to explain it as well as possible.

painting has it pertians to my own work is a veil seperating the holy place from the most holy place, it is a surface that hints towards the eternal, hidden from plain sight "for what we know in part and prophesy in part": the whole clouded mirrior compared to the real thing.

for a long time the Lord has been revealing this, but i have not seen it manifest in our work (back to what we know in part). that is until this past weekend i was driving on the way to my grandma's worshipping to some enter the worship circle:) when the Lord granted me clarity on the process of which im in; i say im in because our work is a reflection of our walk together.

years ago i painted chairs that were suspended over the ocean or over canyons, because that was how i saw faith: this suspended "Oh my God hold me i'm hanging by a string" kind of thing. now in recent paintings the chair has once again risen in my work (resurection life), but now the chair is grounded forming roots, overshadowed by the tent (this is the tabernacle). other imagery such as sheaves of wheat and the "sea" remain hidden behind the veil of paint. so the image remains in part while the veil is seen by all.

Oh Lord remove the veil from our eyes so that we might know you who is life.

we'll see where the Lord leads this but for now; God Bless you and may He marinate you with His Glory
-n-

a blank canvas

this is my first blog and i have to admit its a bit intimidating. its like staring at a blank canvas or empty page in a sketchbook: open, with endless possibilities. so there you are: thoughts racing, trying to grab one to take hold of for a brief moment, to express something deep within you.

maybe i'm reading too much into this. maybe it is just simply putting ones brush to the canvas or pencil to the paper or even fingers to the keys and letting go, being yourself, and resting in the acceptance that has already been given: the approval of Him who is infinitely in love with me.

being yourself in Him, now there's a thought. learning to rest in His righteousness, in His joy, in His delight, His salvation, His work, and His love. for this life is a journey, a work in progress, a gesture sketch of what is to come and with an amazing expectation and joy He is working out His purposes in us. its time for me to enjoy the process.

-nick