“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last…” — John 15:16
I painted Fruit That Remains as a reflection on what it means to be chosen and called by God. The pears hanging from the branch became a simple picture of the fruit that grows when we remain connected to Him.
John 15:16 reminds me that our lives are not without purpose. We were chosen and appointed to bear fruit—not simply for a season, but fruit that lasts. I love the thought that what God grows in us can become something that reaches beyond our own lives.
I wanted this painting to feel quiet and abundant—the kind of abundance that doesn't come from striving, but from being rooted in the One who gives the growth.
The words of John 15:16 are hidden within the underpainting, beneath the layers of color. You may not see them at first, but they are there, just as God's work in our lives is often happening beneath the surface long before we see the fruit.
Painted on 5×7 artist watercolor paper
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit—fruit that will last…” — John 15:16
I painted Fruit That Remains as a reflection on what it means to be chosen and called by God. The pears hanging from the branch became a simple picture of the fruit that grows when we remain connected to Him.
John 15:16 reminds me that our lives are not without purpose. We were chosen and appointed to bear fruit—not simply for a season, but fruit that lasts. I love the thought that what God grows in us can become something that reaches beyond our own lives.
I wanted this painting to feel quiet and abundant—the kind of abundance that doesn't come from striving, but from being rooted in the One who gives the growth.
The words of John 15:16 are hidden within the underpainting, beneath the layers of color. You may not see them at first, but they are there, just as God's work in our lives is often happening beneath the surface long before we see the fruit.
Painted on 5×7 artist watercolor paper
