I paint one verse at a time. I have since 2008, from a studio in Georgia, and I have not run out of verses.
This store is the simplest way to own one. Every painting here began as a verse I read, prayed over, and painted in color and light. It is printed on canvas to order, in the United States, and sent to your door ready to hang. These are open editions: no numbered run, no waiting, and a price a family can say yes to. The signed limited editions of the same paintings, finished across their whole surface by my own hand, are at marklawrencegallery.com, and so is the story of how a bankrupt man started painting. I will not tell it twice.
Why color
Most Christian wall art is quiet. Beige, gray, a verse set in careful lettering. I understand the instinct. It is not what I see when I read. The first thing God said was, Let there be light, and everything He made has color in it. Glory is not muted. Peace is not gray. Joy is certainly not. So the paintings are alive, and the verse is there for anyone who looks. On the wall it reads as a modern abstract first. The people who know, know.
Who it is for
You, if you want Scripture in the room and want it to look like it belongs there. A first house. A nursery. The wall you pray in front of. A friend in a hard season who needs a promise in front of them every morning, whether or not they feel like reading it that day.
What arrives
- The painting, giclée printed on heavy poly-cotton canvas with a matte finish, stretched over solid wood, with or without a floater frame.
- A sawtooth hanger already fitted. One hook and it is up.
- My signature in the painting itself, printed with it, not added afterwards.
- Free shipping anywhere in the United States, tracked, in a plain box.
The book
If you would rather read than hang, VerseVisions is the book: the verses, the paintings, and a word on each. It is free to read.
See it on your wall first
If you are not sure which size, or whether a painting suits the room, send me a photo of the wall and I will put the painting on it and send it back. It takes me a few minutes and it saves you a guess. Write to hello@christianmodernart.com. I read every one.