The God Who Sees Me

Hello friends,

Last Saturday I was given the extreme privilege of painting on stage with the worship team, during the worship part of our church's first monthly ladies' meeting. I prayed over and prepared my canvas ahead of time, but I didn't know what I was going to paint. Here is the completed painting in acrylics. I call it, "The God Who Sees Me".

The initial background, around the edges of the canvas only, suggested a forest, so I began putting in some fuzzy trees and defining one on the left. My mind's eye had seen a yellow/white orb when I was first asked to paint for the meeting, so I put a yellow/white circle in the center near the top. Some random brush strokes suggested the woman at the base of the tree.

I left the woman faceless. Her skin and hair are mid-tones. She can represent any woman. I did not paint clothes, but neither did I want a graphically naked body. I wanted only the suggestion of nakedness as in vulnerability, transparency and authenticity. We come to Christ real and sometimes raw, and he lovingly receives us. The woman is pregnant because God has impregnated his church with wonderful plans and purposes.

I added three bleeding knotholes in the tree the following day (Sunday) to represent the nail wounds of Christ.

When the painting was finished, I discovered this wonderful surprise - the image of a mother holding an infant as she gazes lovingly into its face. These were random brush strokes, so discovering this image was like a kiss from heaven.

I would love to hear how this painting speaks to you. Thank you for visiting my blog.

Blessing hugs,
Teresa