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DRAWN TO THE WORD

Artist & Pastor

Drawn to the Word is a dynamic expression of your ministry brought to life through art. It’s a live painting on a massive canvas, a communal artistic experience, or furthering Biblical education through workshops and retreats. It’s your purpose coming alive in hearts of your people.

Use art to engage people and ignite hearts.

Don’t wait.

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PAINTER

“The key to painting is to just simply observe, draw, paint, and paint a lot. I seldom tire of painting. It is who I am. It is how I see the world.”

Please peruse the gallery of Paul Oman Fine Art artwork. Grab an original before it’s gone.

Invite beauty.

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INSTRUCTOR

Online tutorials and in-person workshops and retreats are excellent ways to build a new skill set or hone your growing artistic ability. You will learn the foundations of painting as well as how to make your painting sing as you’re encouraged to bring your own voice to your work.

Discover who you are as an artist.

  • "Every opaque object that is devoid of color partakes of the color of that which is opposite to it, as happens with a white wall."

    Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian, 1452-1519

  • "I can't expect even my own art to provide all the answers - only to hope it keeps asking the right questions."

    Grace Hartigan, American, 1922-1908

  • "I like to make an image that's so simple you can't avoid it, and so complicated you can't figure it out."

    Alex Katz, American, born 1927

  • "If one could only reproduce nature, and always with less beauty than the original, why paint at all?"

    Georgia O'Keeffe, American, 1887-1986

  • "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up."

    Pablo Ruiz Y Picasso, Spanish, 1881-1973

  • "Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible."

    Paul Klee, Swiss, 1879-1940

  • "You are lost the instant you know what the result will be."

    Juan Gris, Spanish, 1887-1927

  • "Artists who seek perfection in everything are those who cannot attain it in anything."

    Ferdinand-Victor-Eugene Delacroix, French, 1798-1863

  • "When you lose simplicity, you lose drama."

    Andrew Wyeth, American, 1917-2009

  • "All colors are the friend of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites."

    Marc Chagall, French (born Russia), 1895-1985

  • "The sun will not rise and set without my notice, and thanks."

    Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910

  • "I paint not by sight, but by faith. Faith gives you sight."

    Amos Ferguson, Bahamian, 1920-2009

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View the gallery of original paintings for sale.

Browse the shop for items to enhance your space and worship experience.

You can also find Paul’s Original Painting exhibited at these Fine Art Galleries.

Public Cheer for Drawn to the Word and The All-Community Mural

  • "I'm not artistic at all, but I get to have a little share in something that is going to be a really big thing!"

    Paul H. Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Amery, WI

  • "It's fun working together with everyone on the mural!"

    Natalie P. Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Amery, WI

  • "What a joy-filled project!  People of all ages, working side by side, with all levels of skill and mastery culminating in a vivid, artistic display of God’s rich promises for our lives."

    Heather Eggert Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Amery, WI

  • "The All-Community Mural was an exercise in community, grace, and living into the gifts given to us by our Creator God!  It was an experience full of the Holy Spirit - watching as people of all ages came together to touch brush to canvas, to laugh and talk and share, to unify their joy in the coming Savior in the creation of a work of art - a reminder that no matter who we are, Emmanuel calls us all to the same space: the foot of the cross."

    Holly Stoner Director of Faith Formation, Our Savior's Lutheran Church

  • "As beautiful as our completed mural was, I believe the even more significant aspect of this project was the process used to create it.  The simplicity of the mural's "paint-by-number" made it possible for both Sunday School kids and 80-year-olds to add their brush strokes to the canvas.  As a community of faith, we worked side by side to create an extraordinary painting telling the story of God's love for us.  Paul's design of the mural and encouraging oversight generated great excitement for all involved in the project."

    Keith Ruehlow Pastor, Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Amery, WI

  • "The highlight of the project was the way people got involved, not just from our church, but friends from the community got interested in being part of the project."

    Jim Osborn Our Saviour's Lutheran Church, Amery, WI

  • "Featuring Paul in our worship was one of the most engaging, meaningful experiences our congregation has had in years.  Paul's gifts of painting and presence are amazing, and the good news shines through him."

    Dan Poffenberger Senior Pastor, Shepherd of the Lake Lutheran Church, Prior Lake MN

  • Very humbling and emotional. Extremely moving. Stunning, amazing and beautiful! Wow! Words cannot express how touched I am in my heart.

    Anonymous from participants

  • If we have Paul again, I will invite 20 of my closest friends!

    Participant from MN

  • This was the perfect worship event by which to remember our loved ones

    Participants from throughout the United States

  • Your ministry inspired faith in the new generation. This highest of priorities is fulfilled in what you do – Thanks be to God!

    Philip Blom Pastor (retired)

  • My four-year-old was mesmerized for the entire time! She kept telling me every part of the story as Paul painted it.

    A Mom from WI

  • So emotional, it brought me to tears.

    Participant from WI

  • The whole story came to life before my eyes!

    Participant from WI

  • I was simply carried into prayer by the colors.

    Dirk Lange Professor of Worship, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN

  • Our Lord Jesus painted pictures in our minds when he told parables. Paul puts these depictions on canvas to bring Christ’s images to bear on our lives.

    Christopher Croghan Professor of Religion, Sioux Falls, SD

  • Thank you for including the choirs in the powerful worship. Everyone is still talking about it throughout the community!

    Lee Nelson DMA Zahn Chair of Choral Conducting, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA

  • I was amazed, and when completed I looked with amazement on the painting! Both young and old sat mesmerized. This is a great event for the whole church!

    Pastor Dave Williams Hope Evangelical Free Church, Osceola, WI

  • We were truly blessed to have Paul come to our parish to paint the Road to Emmaus story during the Easter Season – an awesome experience!

    Andrea Bleck St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Catawba, WI

  • Captivating! Watching Paul open up the story of the Scriptures through his painting held our congregation spellbound.

    Pastor Neil Craigan First Presbyterian Church, White Bear Lake, MN

  • Paul’s heart shines through in a dynamic way as he allows the Spirit to create through him a Gospel message that jumps off the canvas and penetrates straight to the heart.

    Pastor Steve Dornbusch (retired) Calvary Lutheran Church, Golden Valley, MN

  • It was a profound coming together of the audible and visible Word.

    Pastor Dwight Hanson Hope Lutheran Church, Ladysmith, WI

  • My kids came home and told us all about it, how awesome it was!

    Parent, Concordia Int’l School Shanghai, China

  • Jesus has called and is powerfully using Paul’s incredible gifts to revive a hunger for His living, active Word.

    Pastor Wendy Berthelsen President of Call Inc., Dallas, TX

  • That was the most amazing thing I have ever seen!

    Ten-year-old worship attender Clayton, WI
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