inspired by:

Luke 8 vs 45/46

When everything has failed, everyone has turned away, your God-given faith tells you to touch Him.
He always notices your touch.

Size original: 60 x 80 cm, 23.5 x 31.5 inches
Medium original: Oil on canvas

Original Sold.

" Prayer Altar "

An enclosed, secluded prayer-place, where fire and light can have multiple meanings, possibly relating to passion or purging, refining or cleansing, destroying the darkness by the light.

Prayer can create /reveal light or it takes place in light, originating from the Light, enhanced by the Light. It can be worship or gloryfying the Light Himself.

Size original: 96 x 76 cm, 37,5 x 30 inches
Medium original: Oil on canvas:©2005

" Desperation Prayer "

inspired by:

Sometimes we are forced into a corner and the only way out seems to be a desperate blood'n guts-cry to the Father.

Size original: 99 x 107 cm, 39 x 42 inches
Medium original: Oil on panel: ©2006

" Jeremiah's Prayer "

inspired by:

Jeremiah 20:7-18

Jeremiah at a depressing low in his life, and complaining in prayer to his God, claiming he was lured into the office of prophet, which only seems to bring him reproach and negativity.
He curses the day that he was born.

Size original: 76 x 96 cm, 30 x 36 inches
Medium original: Oil on panel: ©2005

" Jeremiah "

inspired by:

Jeremiah, chapters: 30, 31, 32

Amidst the tumultuous happenings of his time,
the prophet Jeremiah was anabled to hear the voice of God,
was granted to see the hand of God moving,
and was rewarded with a view into the future of his people.

Size original: 96 x 76 cm, 37,5 x 30 inches
Medium original: Oil on panel: ©2005

Leviticus 6 vs 9-13

On the altar of grace, granted a new start, a new glorious continuation of the earthly walk.
Enabled by His gentle life giving touch.

Size original: 99cm x 107cm / 39 x 42 inches
Medium original: Oil on canvas

"Prayer Focus"

Sometimes there is the struggle to enter into the prayer gate. We have to fight ourself to maintain the prayer focus, needed to enter into the prayer place

Size original: 80 x 100 c.m. / 32 x 40 inch
Medium original: Oil on canvas

"Prayerwarrior"

Carrying the prayer need before the throne of Grace. Never ceasing, never doubting, always believing. Unrelentless praying.
Knowing the open door to the Father.

Size original: 100 x 100 c.m./ 39,5 x 39,5 inches
Medium original: Oil on canvas

Monsma's expressionist Christian art......
amazingly fresh, surprisingly contemporary!

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