The REVELATOR Exhibit

I've just installed an exhibit of 12 of my original mixed media abstract expressionist paintings (ranging in sizes from 24in by 30in all the way to 4ft by 5ft) for a featured art show in the old Quarter Barrel building that the VineArts Studio is now housed in on Chinden in Boise (4902 Chinden Blvd., Boise). 

It's a limited time exhibit only showing for one week during The National 2016 Creative Church Conference being held in Boise at Vineyard Boise Church (sponsored by The New Renaissance, VineArts, Art Fruition, and Intervarsity Press).

The gallery will be open for The Creative Church Conference ATTENDEES ONLY on Friday July 29 from 12:30pm-3:30pm, Saturday July 30 from 12:30pm-5pm, and Sunday July 31 from 1pm-3pm. 

The original paintings are for sale to help fund my future art ministry travels. I also plan on making prints available of all 12 paintings (but at the moment only a couple of them have been digitally shot for prints). If you're interested in purchasing a painting you can contact me by email: revelatorart@yahoo.com 

I have 2 series being exhibited in: 

"THE REVELATOR EXHIBIT"

THE CONVERSATION SERIES

The concept behind this series has come from 6 years of traveling internationally as an Art Minister, utilizing creativity as a way of connecting cross-culturally with communities around the world.

There are conversations going on all the time that God is having with people. I believe that creativity is a language that God speaks (being the Almighty Creator) and it’s a language we all speak (being His creations made in His image). It allows me to come alongside others all over the world, to listen in on the conversations that are already happening between God and them, and enter into those conversations in creative artistic  ways and build relationship. It’s a relational collaboration between myself, God, and others.

These paintings have come about out of a process of allowing these conversations to permeate my heart and mind and spirit and make their way onto the canvas through imagery. 

My desire behind this series is for the viewer to spend some time with the paintings and experience a personal form of Visio Divina (Divine Seeing): much like Lectio Divina (Divine Reading: praying with Scripture) it’s a method for contemplative prayer with images or other media to look beyond and to hear from within. 

Richard Rohr states, “Contemplation is an exercise in keeping your heart and mind spaces open long enough for the mind to see other hidden material.” Perhaps through this form of prayer there can be a continued conversation between our Creator and each other. 

May we be part of the conversation, and as my friend Dean Estes says, may we “paint on each other’s lives”

WHEN YOU WALK INTO THE ROOM

24x30 mixed media on canvas 

$636

(prints available in various sizes/prices)

THE AIR IN OUR LUNGS

24x30 mixed media on canvas

$636

(prints available in various sizes/prices)

SET A FIRE

36x48 mixed media on canvas

$954

I WILL PURSUE YOU

36x48 mixed media on canvas

$954

POUR IT OUT

40x50 mixed media on canvas

$1,060

UNSTOPPABLE LOVE

4ftx5ft mixed media on canvas

$1,590 (SOLD) 

THE REVELATION SERIES

The concept behind this series has come from 33 years of a deep wrestling relationship with the Book of Revelation, all the way back to the start of my journey with Christ. In fact, this connection to Revelation is the reason my art business is called ‘revelatorART”.

The Book of Revelation is a book that is highly controversial, misunderstood, over-interpreted, and often feared. People seem to go to extremes and either obsess over it or avoid it completely. 

For me, the book has always been about God’s creativity and His Sovereignty-the Artist Warrior God in Love with His Tribe. The words of the vision given to John the Revelator are full of imagery and drama, God’s desire for relationship with His creation and His unstoppable love that is willing to fight to the death is the adventurous story that tugs at my heart and gets my blood pumping. It’s an epic story of love that compels this heart to worship. 

There are mysteries within the Book of Revelation that I am quick to admit I don’t understand and I don’t know if I ever will. I’m okay with that. As an artist, it is my desire to journey through it’s pages in an attempt to process creatively what my heart is connecting with: the LOVE of the Almighty God our Creator with us His creation. 

22 paintings:1 for each of the 22 chapters of the Book of Revelation. The paintings aren’t meant to be systematic theological interpretations, they are creative responses. These are the first 6 that I have completed. They are not in chronological order. But they are the chapters that have spoken to me the strongest and I have felt compelled to complete them first.

REV #6

3ftx3ft mixed media on canvas

$954

REV #12

3ftx3ft mixed media on canvas

$954

REV #16

3ftx3ft mixed media on canvas

$954

REV #19

3ftx3ft mixed media on canvas

$954

REV #20

3ftx3ft mixed media on canvas

$954

REV #22

3ftx3ft mixed media on canvas

$954

I will update if I'm able to have a PUBLIC showing for this exhibit. And I will also update as I have prints available for each of the paintings. I will continue creating the remainder of the Revelation series and will post them as they are completed. 

Works on Paper: September Art Opening at The Coffee Studio

Lisa Marten

I am the featured artist for the month of September 2015 at The Coffee Studio (6360 N Saguaro Hills Ave, Meridian, ID 83646). I will be showcasing a new series of mine called "Works on Paper". Seascapes in chalk pastel, acrylic and latex paint on brown paper. 

c. 2015 Lisa Marten

There will be an OPENING RECEPTION on Tuesday September 1, 2015 from 6pm-8pm. You are invited to come for the evening or pop in when you can. I will be creating a painting live.

And there will be live music by Amandalynn Lovewell (who will be singing Aloha into our hearts), accompanied by Kody Elsworth and Ciara Mcdermott. 

Amandalynn Lovewell

Come enjoy and support local art, music, and coffee. Partake in delicious beverages and goodies crafted by the friendly baristas at The Coffee Studio. Connect in conversation with friends and family and meet new friends in an intimate coffee house setting. 

And don't forget, my series will be installed for the whole month of September. So make The Coffee Studio a regular stop in your September schedules. 

Coffee Studio....Support Local

Oh and besides their coffee, I highly recommend their Green Monster Smoothie...don't be scared of it's color...it's yummy! 

SUPPORT LOCAL

Much Aloha! 

Teaching in My Studio

So one of the things I do is teach private art lessons in my studio. I enjoy working one on one with students (teens to retired) to help them become more comfortable with their creativity. Oftentimes people just need the time and space (and the permission) to play creatively. That can look like many things. 

oil painting. acrylic painting. splatter painting. mixed media painting. 

I don't teach every kind of medium or technique...but I'm all about giving people the chance to try new things in a non-threatening environment. 

I don't necessarily teach "this is how to paint" specifically, like many other art teachers...I teach more like "here's some mediums to try, here's some techniques to try, let's see what you can do with them". I'm more about expressive creativity, allowing the individual to explore themselves and their world through various mediums and techniques. Sometimes to stir it up a bit I will paint with them, collaborating on something as a way of helping them become more comfortable with artistic experimentation.

When I give a lesson I charge by the hour. People often choose to set up weekly or monthly lessons, even setting up blocks of hours each time to allow themselves the chance to get the most out of their experience. Working one on one opens the door for conversation and gives me the opportunity to get to know the student and their specific interests and goals  so I can focus specifically on certain areas tailored to the student. Full attention is given for art-filled play. 

I truly believe that everyone is creative. We just need to give ourselves the permission to explore that creativity. I like to offer my studio to people as a safe place to begin that creative exploration or continue the journey.