01/24/2026
I can’t believe what I just discovered!
But first, a little back story. In my previous post I shared about the long and frustrating season I’ve been in with my art. Months of being stuck and starting over and over. When I sat down with these two small canvases I literally had tears in my eyes, I felt pretty defeated. But I was also determined to not let that be my truth. Pushing through yet again and mustering my grit.
I had no expectations that these would be different, only that I needed to keep painting if I was ever going to get past this. When they started to pull together, I had such a spark of hope that I hadn’t felt for so long. During one of the times I was stepping back to look at these to decide my next move, I heard God say to me that I was creating space. The thought came quite suddenly and unexpectedly. It was gentle and very clear. I knew it was Him.
I needed space to buffer myself from all the outside influences and opinions that would guide my art, even helpful and wise ones. I needed space so that all those voices wouldn’t compete with the two most important ones I needed to hear most— God’s and my own. I’m holding this message from heaven dear as I continue forward with fresh courage to keep painting.
What I didn’t realize until just now, was that when these are side by side they connect with a beautiful flow from one to the next. It looks very intentional, but I tell you the truth it wasn’t. I had no idea this was happening until they were complete and I was photographing them. Coincidence? Definitely not. He who holds the universe together sees you and is guiding and connecting your steps, even when you feel lost.
Are you in a season of needing to create space too? I know this message isn’t only for me. It’s for everyone experiencing a need to pull yourself in and listen. xo
“Creating Space” 1 & 2, 12x12 oil and mixed media on canvas.
These will be a part of a new collection of work I’m launching in April.
