I am deeply humbled by Colleen Brigg’s words in this blogpost about prophetic art. God is calling his artists to rise up, to speak, to make His glory known in this earth. Thank you Colleen for demonstrating courage—the courage to explore, experience and encounter God through your artistic work (which is amazing BEaUtiful)!!
Whatever It Takes; 2014; 28″ x 20″; watercolor.
“Art is the language of the soul.” With these words, one of my lifelong friends exhorted me as I wrestled for years with an insatiable need to express myself visually. For decades I tried to suppress this language, feeling it could not urgently or adequately address the evils I witnessed in the world. It felt too slow and clumsy to reverse urgent emergencies such as poverty or abandonment. But it was a language that swelled within my being and refused to be silenced. Aristotle said, “A soul never thinks without a picture.” My own soul craved color, texture, pattern and images; and no matter how fast I trotted around the world or how passionately I tried to speak in other ways, it was a soul-whisper that would not be denied.
At times when I surrendered to my native “tongue,” images hounded me…
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Nurturing the Creative Spirit Within 
Thank you Jody. You are such a blessing in my life!
Thank you very beautify put.
Beautiful.. thank you for sharing!
Beautiful! In words and visually. The art speaks volumes.
I love Colleen’s work. I highly recommend following her blog as I always look forward to her paintings and to what God is revealing to her through her paintings!
Blessings, Jody
I love these images! They are so gripping and heart-rending, and beautiful. I always sympathize with any artist who is consumed by a need to create, and who is consumed with pleasing God! Thanks for sharing this Jodi.
Yes indeed April – I know exactly what you mean!!
Many blessings!
Jody
I wanted to play my piano melody lyrics – I am touched:)
I love what you said about art being the language of the soul. What a gorgeous statement!
There is so much the soul cannot express through words alone. They often fail us. Glad God gave us others ways to express!!
Thanks for visiting Elayna!
Peace, Jody
I love what you said about art being the language of the soul. What a beautiful statement!