Experiencing Me Gallery Wrap
Experiencing Me Gallery Wrap
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Art Story
Art Story
Years ago while serving a mission, I had an experience one evening I carefully recorded in my journal. In my prayer before bed, I asked for a better understanding of the Atonement of Christ. I concluded my prayer and hopped right in bed.
In the middle of the night I woke up feeling extremely sick, so much so it got me out of bed. The feeling was so unbearable it brought me to my hands and my knees. I crawled out of my bedroom and found myself in the hallway completely and utterly alone in the dark, with my companion fast asleep, trembling on my hands and knees. It was at this moment the Spirit whispered to me, “Now think of the Savior.”
In this moment, in my mind’s eye, I saw the Savior in Gethsemane on His hands and knees trembling while bearing the weight of the world. It was a most sacred experience; me, who strained under my own load and could barely contain my feeling of sickness, I couldn’t fathom straining under the weight of all men. My prayer was answered in a unique and remarkable way. Afterwards I retired to my bed and gave thanks to God for the gift of His Son.
I know for myself and can testify that Jesus did indeed bear our burdens. He experienced me in the garden and He experience you as well. Thanks be to God for the gift of His Son!
Digital painting created with Photoshop 20 x 16. Created 2025.
Our Float Frame is custom-made with a small gap between the frame and canvas to accentuate the edges of the artwork and give the illusion of a floating image within the frame.
About the Artist
About the Artist
I’m an artist from Utah and a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I have fallen in love with art since the 4th grade, but have only started actively pursuing it professionally near the end of 2024. My name is Alan Deaton, however my artistic “pen name” is Paul Marli. This stems from a business name my wife and I created years ago which utilizes both of our middle names. Although the name pays homage to us both, I am the artist of these pieces.
I’ve mostly worked digitally but strive to keep it close to working in a traditional way (avoiding digital effects and exclusively digital tools). I have plans to work on physical, traditional mediums as well.
I believe art has the capacity to motivate, uplift, and inspire. A piece may not change the world around us, but I believe it can change someone’s world; all it takes is the right piece! Rather than simply trying to manufacture a “pretty picture”, my aim is for my art to be instructive. It is my hope that someone who spends time with my pieces gains a deeper understanding about a characteristic or attribute of Jesus Christ; that they understand a little more about His true nature.
I have a testimony and sure knowledge of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. My art is one of my ways I hope to spread and share my testimony with others. I do my best to draw on my own personal experiences when composing a piece and creating the “right” title. Sometimes I’ll spend hours trying to get it just right, but I will not move forward until I feel it is right.
Each piece I make contains a part of my own testimony and experience with the Savior. It is my hope that my pieces can give you, at least a little, your own precious experiences with Him.
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