"I WOULD LIKE TO PAINT THE WAY A BIRD SINGS."
- Claude Monet
HELLO, FRIEND!
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I am so glad you are here! I'm Analise.
I fell in love with Jesus when I was fifteen, and all of the sudden, the world got a whole lot more colorful. At around the same time, AGM Creative was born. I just thought the instagram handle sounded catchy — I did not realize that the “co” could imply co-creating with the Holy Spirit, and the choice of the word “creative” covers more mediums than just photography. This artistic endeavor has become my feeble attempt of communicating how walking with Jesus really does make life burst in living color. The veil between faith and beauty is in fact nonexistent. I’m in a funny season where a few places are considered home. I grew up in Vero Beach, and that is home base. My family is in Texas, and California is a place where I gain a ton of fresh creative vision and inspiration. I have the privilege of having photography work in each of those places. If I am not taking photos, you can find me planning yet another trip, contributing to Liv Vero Magazine amplifying the voices of other creatives, or growing while serving in worship ministry. Thank you for being a part of this journey, and if you are in Florida, Texas, or California (or let’s be real, anywhere) it would be a joy to capture this season of life for you! |
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ADVENTURES
GHANA, WEST AFRICA
6.6927° N, 0.7366° W
6.6927° N, 0.7366° W
SWITZERLAND
45.9766° N, 7.6585° E
45.9766° N, 7.6585° E
ITALY: FLORENCE, CINQUE TERRE, + LAKE COMO
41.8719° N, 12.5674° E
41.8719° N, 12.5674° E
COSTA RICA
37.3387° N, 121.8853° W
37.3387° N, 121.8853° W
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
48.7596° N, 113.7870° W
48.7596° N, 113.7870° W
ROCKY MOUTAIN NATIONAL PARK
40.3428° N, 105.6836° W
40.3428° N, 105.6836° W
BIG SUR
36.1075° N, 121.6258° W
36.1075° N, 121.6258° W
TAIWAN
25.1167° N, 121.8000° E
25.1167° N, 121.8000° E
JAPAN
26.5000° N, 128.0000° E
26.5000° N, 128.0000° E
THAILAND
19.9086° N, 99.8325° E
19.9086° N, 99.8325° E
ARTIST MANIFESTO
From the very beginning, there was art. This art was from the very breath of God. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. - Genesis 1:1-3
And so it was. Ever since our beloved Lord painted with divine light, the creative nature of God has lived on, and will continue throughout eternity. From the Mosaic Law to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God was creating, and so were His people. Humankind was created in His image, commissioned to reflect His glory. We create in our own, unique ways, and those unique ways correlate to cultivate divine beauty. Beauty that displays the glory of Christ. Beauty that proclaims love, hope, peace, and joy. Beauty that ushers in glimpses of New Creation: streams in the desert and fruit brought forth from a dry and weary land. We were made with individualized creative capabilities from writing and poetry, to pottery, painting, and filmmaking. It's up to us. Will we use our gifting to communicate truth, goodness, and beauty to this broken world?
"If we believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, and that (as the New Testament insists) this has brought about the unexpected launch of the new creation, of the "Kingdom of God," on earth as in Heaven, then our present vocations really do partake of that New Creation, bringing fragments and flashes of New Creation to birth in the midst of the still darkened and sorrowing world. We are, like the spies whom Moses sent into the land of Canaan, and who brought fresh from the promised land to the people still in the desert."
- N.T. Wright
And so it was. Ever since our beloved Lord painted with divine light, the creative nature of God has lived on, and will continue throughout eternity. From the Mosaic Law to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God was creating, and so were His people. Humankind was created in His image, commissioned to reflect His glory. We create in our own, unique ways, and those unique ways correlate to cultivate divine beauty. Beauty that displays the glory of Christ. Beauty that proclaims love, hope, peace, and joy. Beauty that ushers in glimpses of New Creation: streams in the desert and fruit brought forth from a dry and weary land. We were made with individualized creative capabilities from writing and poetry, to pottery, painting, and filmmaking. It's up to us. Will we use our gifting to communicate truth, goodness, and beauty to this broken world?
"If we believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, and that (as the New Testament insists) this has brought about the unexpected launch of the new creation, of the "Kingdom of God," on earth as in Heaven, then our present vocations really do partake of that New Creation, bringing fragments and flashes of New Creation to birth in the midst of the still darkened and sorrowing world. We are, like the spies whom Moses sent into the land of Canaan, and who brought fresh from the promised land to the people still in the desert."
- N.T. Wright
While we lie between exile and promise land, we are to position ourselves as vessels to the Lord. Broken, but by His mercy, mended and whole. Shalom.
Our art is a small offering for a King, but it is one He treasures beyond our comprehension.
He takes the fragments we offer and transforms them into glimmers of New Creation.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
2 Corinthians 5:17
Our art is a small offering for a King, but it is one He treasures beyond our comprehension.
He takes the fragments we offer and transforms them into glimmers of New Creation.
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come."
2 Corinthians 5:17
And on the banks, on both sides of the river, there will grow all kinds of trees for food. Their leaves will not wither, nor their fruit fail, but they will bear fresh fruit every month, because the water for them flows from the sanctuary. Their fruit will be for food, and their leaves for healing.
Ezekiel 47:12
Ezekiel 47:12
The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress, the plane, and the pine, to beautify the place of my sanctuary, and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
Isaiah 60:13
Isaiah 60:13
