Stephanie Kemsteele

     I create artwork to glorify the Creator of the world. I illustrate our Creator's presence amidst His creation of the natural and spiritual realm. My inspirations come from biblical scripture, ecclesiastical art, nature, music, and most of all, my own personal experiences with my faith in God. With my vivid imagination and vibrant use of color, I use acrylic paint on canvas to express the theme of light versus darkness. I like to create a light source in unique ways that resembles His presence. I want to reveal the "light" in the darkest and brightest times of our lives that exist within us and around us. By contemplating the largest and finest details of our existence, I present the world through a different lens, which is revealing our Creator's omnipresence. 

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     I create these artworks hoping that viewers find something greater from my work; something more than what we can fathom here in our day-to-day lives. I hope to inspire, encourage, and bring the light into their life. Whoever is seeking, I hope they find it through my artwork. I believe that evidence of the “divine” should not be based just on what we see, feel, and touch, but with our heart and soul. There is more to our existence; something greater. We are beautiful human beings with so many complexities. We live in a world that shares those same complexities. I want to remove the veil and illuminate our Creator's greater beauty and reveal His presence within our midst. 

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"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands"

(NIV Bible, Ps. 19.1).​

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​"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse." (ESV Bible, Rom. 1.19- 1.20).

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 "For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal"

(NIV Bible, 2 Cor. 4.6-4.9, 4.18-4.19).

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