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Painting at church

1 Chronicles 16:29 Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name:
bring an offering, and come before him: worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
In December 2012 I asked my pastor if I could begin painting during church services and to my surprise, he said yes! I set up a table in the back of the sanctuary where I could paint, so I would not be a distraction to others. This is not performance painting.  Most people at church just walk on by and never notice I'm there. It is an expression of my love and desire to worship my Lord and hopefully inspire others along the way. I thought it would just be an occasional thing, but, I ended up painting during every service that I attended, with the exception of time off for surgery last year. I would love to say that every time I paint, the Holy Spirit directs me, but, honestly, many times I don't have a clue what I am supposed to paint. I go home sometimes with paintings I am disappointed in, but, I do it anyway.  Painting during church services seems to be a new thing now.  Singing has always been a part of worship, but, visual arts has usually been misunderstood as a way to praise and worship in a spontaneous way.  Many churches are beginning to include it in their services, but, mostly where others are watching as they paint.  I'm too embarrassed to paint in front of others.  It puts too much pressure on me to have to please and perform something spectacular all the time.  Painting for me is an intimate expression of my love for Jesus and hopefully will touch others and point them to Jesus too.  God is the greatest Master artist ever. I can never come close to anything He has created, but, as I paint, I am in awe of God and He shows me a little more glimpse of His magnificent glory.  I see His fingerprints in everything He created and it brings me closer to my Savior.

In classical art, a student would often pay and study under the watchful eye of a Master artist for years.  He would try to paint in the same style as his master and if he was good enough, the master would often sign his own name to it.  When the student thought he was ready to go out on his own and start his own studio, he would give the master artist one of his best works for scrutiny and payment for the privilege of learning under the skillful eye of the master.  This final piece was known as the Master's piece. It is an honor to be painting in the Master's studio (church) and learn under the watchful eye of my Lord and Master. I pray that each piece will honor Him and "draw" people closer to Jesus.

©2015 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. "Out Of The Ashes", painting began Nov. 8, 2015 at church, based on a verse in the song called "Our God".
HOLY FIRE ©2015 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. The original is sold. Prints are available.
SPIRIT FLOW, ©2015 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. 18 x 24 inches, acrylic paint on hardboard.
"Praise Him From The Heavens" by Nancy Cupp
THE SHOFAR, ©Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. The original is sold. Prints are available.
"MERCY" Painted during the services at the Good Shepherd Methodist Church in Benton Ridge, Ohio on April 14,2013. It is based on the Mercy Seat of the Ark of the Covenant. After painting it during the church service, I came home to look at other pictures of what the Ark may look like. I came across a website about a man named Ron Wyatt, who claimed that he found the Ark of the Covenant directly underneath the cross hole where Jesus was crucified in a cave about 20 feet down. He said there was blood that dripped from the cross hole all the way down into the cave and landed on the Mercy Seat. It was tested and only had 24 chromosomes, 23 XX chromosomes from the mother and one Y chromosome from The FATHER. Look up info on Ron Wyatt and find out for yourself.
Arise My Love by Nancy Cupp 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas ©2014 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. Original is sold. Prints available.
ANGEL DANCE by Nancy Cupp ©2013 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. Painted on Sunday Aug. 18, 2013, when our worship pastor became ordained as a minister.
"Angel Fire" by Nancy Cupp ©2013 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. 16 x 20 acrylic and metalic gold paint on Eucaboard Painted during Sunday morning services at Dayspring Assembly of God on May 19 & May 26, 2013. Finished July 22, 2013 Ps 104:4* Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: Heb 1:7* And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire.
"Let It Flow" by Nancy Cupp. 22x30 watercolor on watercolor paper. Painted at church on March 24, 2013. I was asking the Holy Spirit what to paint, when I noticed a tall man standing in the service in front of me, with his arms raised in worship. I began to paint just the torso and then added paint at the top of the paper and let it flow over everything. Then I added paint at the bottom and let it flow the other way. I added some pink for the body and it all just flowed together. Jer 31:12* Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
"Regeneration" by Nancy Cupp ©2013 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. 16 X 20 acrylic on hardboard
GET READY by Nancy Cupp ©2013 Nancy Cupp acrylic on hardboard. The original was a commissioned work and already sold.
"I Give You My Heart" 18X24 watercolor & gold ink on watercolor paper by Nancy Cupp. Finished on Feb. 27, 2013 Inspired by one of the worship songs that said something about giving Him our heart.
Commissioned To Paint by Nancy Cupp, 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas. ©2015 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved.
"Trust Me" Started on Dec. 16, 2013. This was painted during 3 Sunday services and finished at home. It was inspired by the pastor's message and something from one the songs. Don't worry. He's got the whole world in His hands.
"Heaven Awaits" ©2012 Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved. started Dec. 9, 2012- This was my first time to paint during my church's worship service.
HE SAID BLUE, 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas
This LIttle Light Of Mine, ©2014 Nancy Cupp. 16 x 20 acrylic on canvas
Isaiah 61:1 by Nancy Cupp 22 x 30 Watercolor on Watercolor paper.
16 x 20 acrylic on canvas, Light Of Life, by Nancy Cupp ©Nancy Cupp, all rights reserved.
As you can see from these paintings, almost all of them start from my imagination, instead of things that I see going on inside the sanctuary where I am painting.  This has really been a challenge for me.  I need to see what it looks like before I can paint it. I pray and ask the Lord what I should paint and trust that He will show me. My inspiration may come from a song, the sermon, or just a thought that pops into my head.  I don't have a vast reservoir of "image files" in my brain to refer to, to see what something really looks like.  If my imagination isn't enough, I may have to wait until I get home and look up on the internet for images that show what the structure of something looks like.  If I can't see it in my head, I have to hope I can find it elsewhere.  I used my own hands in the paintings because they are "handy" and ready models. Some of the paintings are only from my imagination, but some things had to be verified by looking it up.  For instance, how many candles are in a menorah, or what does a shofar really look like, things like that. So these paintings were started during church services, and finished over the course of several weeks, worked on sometimes at home, and more sessions at church.

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  • Portfolio
    • Commissioned portraits
    • Angel Fire
    • Awakening
    • Arise My Love
    • Birds Of Praise
    • Bliss
    • Blossum Buddies
    • Blue Orchids 1
    • Blue Orchids 2
    • Born Again
    • Bridal Shower
    • Christmas Flower
    • Colors Of His Splendor
    • Coming Lord
    • Commissioned To Paint
    • Daisy
    • Dawn
    • Dreams Take Flight
    • Effervesce
    • Eperchomai
    • Evangel Of Hope
    • Garden Party
    • Grapes
    • Heaven Awaits
    • He Said Blue
    • His Splendor
    • I Give You My Heart
    • I Love You Berry Much
    • Intercession
    • Immanuel
    • I Rise To Thee
    • Lady Love
    • Light Of Life
    • Love Is In The Air
    • Morning Joy
    • My Cup Runneth Over
    • My Happy Place
    • Pink Leaves
    • Praise Him From The Heavens
    • Purple Passion
    • Regeneration
    • Spirit Fire
    • Redbud Special
    • Red Rose
    • Red Sunset
    • Soft Eggs
    • Strange Fruit
    • Strawberry Passion
    • Sunrise Over Indian Lake
    • Symphony
    • Touched By His Light
    • Trust Me
    • This Little Light
    • War Horse
    • Wrapped In Angel Wings
    • Yeshua
  • Healing Music
    • Singing the Psalms Videos
    • Healing Words CD
  • The Artist
    • Blog
    • Nancy Cupp Bio
    • Art Instruction
    • Exhibits >
      • Toledo Museum of Art Exhibition
  • Nancy's Videos
  • Print On Demand
  • Book Illustrations
    • More book art
  • Testimonies
  • Prophetic Art
    • Painting at Church
    • Silk Paintings
    • Worship Flags
  • Art Videos
  • Freebies
  • New Page
  • Original Art For Sale
  • Category
  • Nancy's Shop