A little while ago I had a thought to draw again during sermons at church and talks I was listening to. This i s something I used to do when I was a child in church which helped me concentrate and get pictures in my head, so in theory I could look back on them and remember what was said. I've always found I listened better when I occupied the part of my brain which would go wandering during lessons or talks- which kept me listening more. And just the act of writing stuff down helps you remember it.
So that's what I decided to do again- draw stuff which would sum up ideas and what was being said: there's too much valuable information which filters out of my brain if I don't record it to look back on. And I want to try and show those ideas visually.
C H Spurgeon said 'A sermon without illustrations is like a room without windows.' Of course speakers use stories to engage us, but this applies to art too. You can hear 'God is powerful and in control' but if you can try and picture it, show it in film, you can better make someone know in their gut, not just in their head, that this is true.
So, that's what this is for. I should point out these are scribbles made during the talk- so the ideas probably won't be fully formed or look particularly good. These are the initial thoughts to inspire others, inspire others to present these ideas visually, to take and run with. To get a polished, finished musical/visual piece requires developing the idea, pushing it, refining it, and a lot of work. These are just the starting points- you can see finished work at my website.
Anyway- here's the first scrawl, from the extremely good London Men's Convention yesterday- 4000 guys at the Royal Albert Hall being spiritually recharged, and inspired. This was during the 'Faithfulness at Work' talk by Marcus Nodder (pastor of a church based on a barge which is such a good idea)- and the way to best witness at work.
I'll try and post at least once a week- let me know your thoughts, pointers, ideas, anything you'd find useful to see, and we'll see where this idea goes.
So that's what I decided to do again- draw stuff which would sum up ideas and what was being said: there's too much valuable information which filters out of my brain if I don't record it to look back on. And I want to try and show those ideas visually.
C H Spurgeon said 'A sermon without illustrations is like a room without windows.' Of course speakers use stories to engage us, but this applies to art too. You can hear 'God is powerful and in control' but if you can try and picture it, show it in film, you can better make someone know in their gut, not just in their head, that this is true.
So, that's what this is for. I should point out these are scribbles made during the talk- so the ideas probably won't be fully formed or look particularly good. These are the initial thoughts to inspire others, inspire others to present these ideas visually, to take and run with. To get a polished, finished musical/visual piece requires developing the idea, pushing it, refining it, and a lot of work. These are just the starting points- you can see finished work at my website.
Anyway- here's the first scrawl, from the extremely good London Men's Convention yesterday- 4000 guys at the Royal Albert Hall being spiritually recharged, and inspired. This was during the 'Faithfulness at Work' talk by Marcus Nodder (pastor of a church based on a barge which is such a good idea)- and the way to best witness at work.
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