Stages of the painting
King's Church commissions this painting
In late January 2021, Pastor Joseph Reidling asked me to paint something for the baptistry of his church. He was remodeling the walls inside the sanctuary based on a vision he had a year earlier. He made the front walls look like a stone wall, with a stone door in the middle. The stone door can be rolled aside, revealing the baptismal pool and painting. The stone wall represents a tomb, symbolic of a person's past life and sins. The baptistry pool represents purifying and washing our sins away. Stepping out of the pool represents walking into a new life, with the past forgiven and being born again into a new creation through faith in Jesus Christ. Pastor Reidling did most of the remodeling work himself and completed the three dimensional stone wall in about three months, just in time for Easter, April 4, 2021.
My part was to design the painting. He left the subject matter and design up to me and trusted that the Holy Spirit would guide me.
Pastor Reidling had a sign shop take a picture of my painting, enlarge it, and print it directly onto a 4 foot by 6 foot plexiglass. He put lights behind the painting and hung it on the wall behind the baptistry pool. The wall was kept a secret until it was unveiled on Easter day and the Pastor welcomed anyone to get baptized that day.
My part was to design the painting. He left the subject matter and design up to me and trusted that the Holy Spirit would guide me.
Pastor Reidling had a sign shop take a picture of my painting, enlarge it, and print it directly onto a 4 foot by 6 foot plexiglass. He put lights behind the painting and hung it on the wall behind the baptistry pool. The wall was kept a secret until it was unveiled on Easter day and the Pastor welcomed anyone to get baptized that day.
Prints availableHoly Fire Baptism was a commissioned work of art for Kings Church. Although the original work is not available, prints are. if you would like a high quality custom giclee print, or a print done locally, email me for details. Giclee prints are higher quality prints on canvas through special order. I can also make very nice custom prints locally for $25 (8.5" x 11") or $35 (13"x19"). Shipping and sales taxes are extra.
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Holy Fire Baptism
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