After The Cross

There are some paintings that begin with an idea.

And some that begin with a question.

After The Cross began with a question that kept pulling at me:

What happened after the Cross?

Not only in the story of Jesus, but in the world—and in us.

Psalm 118:22 says:

"The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone."

This Scripture means everything to me.

At the Cross, my sin was dealt with. When Jesus rose, I rose with Him. When I became a believer, born again, my life changed completely. I found hope—and an eternal future through Jesus Christ.

But something else changed.

My perspective.

The more I read God's Word and spend time with the Lord, the more I see life differently. I have come to know a joy and peace that this world simply cannot give.

And I am still changing.

That is part of what After The Cross represents to me. The Cross was not the end. The Resurrection changed everything. And because of Christ, what I build my life upon has changed too.

Jesus is the Cornerstone.

Watch the story behind After The Cross

You can see After The Cross and read more about the painting on my website.

The original is also now available through Saatchi Art.

And now, another painting begins…

I have a small preliminary study for my next painting. It isn't much yet—but sometimes that's how a painting begins.

This one is about hands reaching upward.

I want to surround those reaching hands with a linear image of God's hands, much like I did in He Has My Back.

The hands reach toward Him.

But what I want to explore is this:

While we are reaching for God, He is already reaching for us.

On Monday, I begin painting.

I don't know exactly where it will take me yet.

And honestly, that's part of why I love painting.

Sometimes the painting begins with an idea.

Sometimes with a question.

And sometimes, somewhere along the way, I discover something God was showing me all along.

I'll share that journey with you.

One painting at a time.

— Candi