From 2012 to the beginning of 2026 I have kept my art practice completely separate from my faith life. “Why connect my art and my faith together when they have nothing to do with with other,” that's what I used to say to myself.
Then in 2016 I had a major spiritual insight while I was working on a large unstretched canvas which totally got my attention. This led to years of reflection which finally bore fruit in 2026 when I was able to connect a bunch of dots and clearly see for the first time that my faith is the foundation of all my artwork!
What came next is that instead of running two Facebook pages- one for art and one for my spiritual reflections - I decided to close down the so called spiritual page (The Thebaid/A Spiritual Oasis) and post “all of me” on Carolyn Ellis Art (Facebook)!
The joy that has come from being totally me on my Carolyn Ellis Art (CEA) page has been overwhelming. O the joy!
The content of my art has always been spiritual to me but I never brought it up publicly because I thought it was just an add-on that only interested me - no more!
Christ is risen!
