Artwork can be considered a reflection of the artist. It can give us a glimpse of what’s going on in their life and heart – expressing joy, bliss, pain or sadness. It can reveal ideology and stances on issues. It also reflects the artist’s skill and understanding of design and medium. It’s very easy for it to become a reflection our own self-worth.

These paintings came out of a place of frustration and desperation. I was feeling the pressure of having to explain every painting and for each be a prophetic word for someone. Painting is worship first for me, and in trying to explain each painting, I felt like my value for worship was being shoved to the side.

Worship is a vital practice in Christianity. In essence, worship is defined as a formal expression of adoration, reverence and honour in homage to a deity. That’s not a terrible definition, but it leaves us thinking about religious rites, sacrifices, or solemn monks, and unfortunately, to many Christians, it means just singing songs on a Sunday morning. But worship is actually so much more.

Humans have the incredible ability to create beauty. Sometimes that beauty has a purpose, sometimes that beauty is simply to be appreciated.