'All-seeing', 'nourishing', and 'watchful' are a few of the words that inspired the image of Psalms 1, which is painted using acrylic paint and charcoal. The natural colors represent creation, and the blue moving through the center portrays the idea of water to symbolize God as the provider of all nourishment.
This is the first work of 150 from my series Who Is He? The Names and Character Qualities of God found in the Book of Psalms. Passion and excitement which could only be found in my Savior seemed to fuel the process of the series which began in July 2007 and ended in March 2008. Psalms 1 is now a reminder that God inspired and interacted with me during its entire creation of the series where often times I left a session of creating with more energy than when I began.
Portions of the series are available for exhibit as a traveling show and bookings can be made by contacting Ann at ann@envisiongalleries.com. A book of the whole series and its process is also available.
Ann is a native and current resident of Nebraska, who has been immersed in the art world for as long as she can remember. From a young age, she enjoyed nature and was creative, which led her to follow this love through high school and college. She works out of her home studio / laundry room and, if not painting, can be found outside playing with her boys, taking photos, or serving in the arts ministry at her church.
Creation, God's Word, and the way things sound and move are the inspiration for Ann's work and the marks she chooses to make. Ann most often uses acrylic paint and charcoal to portray emotion and movement in each piece. Each work begins with a loose idea and a set of intuitively made marks. She then adds color and finishes the pieces with charcoal, spray paint, and other random paint splatters.
Ann says: "My hope is that my work will inspire and encourage visual art as a way of worship and will challenge people to discover what it is God has made them for. I believe that there is nothing like being in the exact place God designed for you to be. He is the igniter of passion and the accomplisher of impossibly enormous things. God is able and to Him be the glory."
Ann's art can be viewed by visiting her website at ann.envisiongalleries.com.
Posted in
Arts.
Add Your Comments
© Copyright 2008 Ann Williams
Two people standing before two blank canvasses with brushes and paints at the ready. Which one should get paid?
Ann is a native and current resident of Nebraska, who has been immersed in the art world for as long as she can remember. ... read more »