This painting took me over three years to create. When I first heard the song “Symphony of Praise” by Steve Green, images flooded my mind like a huge movie screen which then boiled over, no longer able to contain the film.

My struggle over all that time was to capture these initial emotions and vision. I wanted to show ALL creation - the sky, the sun, the moon, the Milky Way, the stars, the land, and the sea. In this, I would bring together all the creatures, all the creations of God in nature and have them praising God, according to the direction of the Creator, Jesus. This was a beautiful and majestic scene to just simply imagine.

I would get stuck when I lost track of the vision or had trouble drawing what I saw. I put it down or cover it and start over again. I would return to the song and then the painting, trying to put the lyrics into words. I wish I could have worked on this for a lifetime because I will always feel I could do more. We praise God.