If there was a church that focused on visual arts, I would go there. I think churches should have art galleries.
You can’t expect people to build what you think of . You might have to be the person that starts the ball rolling.
Ever since I became a Christian, I wondered if there was such a thing. So far only music is featured. We do have sculptures at the church I go to and I am happy for that. And they have drawings in the narthex and they have my paintings in the womens room. So it is not that they don’t have something.
But what if there was a new painting each week. a new painting done for every single sermon. what if it was behind the alter while the Pastor said the sermon.
Once I was in a church that commissioned me to do three big paintings that they left on the walls in the building. I painted London bankers for one and I cannot remember the other two. I think one was the Tree of Life. Any who
that happened . But I think God would enjoy his artist people doing whatever they could to glorify Him.
I think it would be so exciting and alive.
Now that I think about it the second I became a Christian I wanted to make a place like that . A place for every artistic expression. I mean really music isn’t all there is.
I am glad I remembered this in the desert Lent walk blog because I had buried it To be honest, I have never asked if I could do this because I figured it was too radical but maybe I am not giving them enough credit. Maybe I could do a painting every week on the bulletin. but I was thinking of something grander and I love the idea of having to illustrate one a week. It would be a challenge. somebody in the congregation could buy it so they could keep the sermon they liked. Even if this was done for only one year, it would be great. Artists would come to that church . Bank on it. Maybe I will ask about it. But here is reality. Nobody has to give you permission to create something. You can do it anytime. It took me all day the write the last line.