Welcome to Smalltown Art! 

A showcase of the art of Jonathan and Carmen Searfoss - a husband and wife artist team. 

 The Art of Carmen Searfoss

Artist's Statement:
I have two passions in life, one is cooking and the other is
painting. Sometimes I'll bring both of my passions together with
paint. I find great beauty, texture and color in fruits and
vegetables, even though I paint other subjects such as toys, flowers,
faces also. I keep coming back to my favorite subject, food.
I love children's toys - the bold primary colors, the geometric shapes -
but most of all, the memories that they evoke in adults. The
paintings bring them back to their childhood to those carefree happy
moments.

"Surely he has borne our griefs
   and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
   smitten by God, and afflicted.
But he was wounded for our transgressions;
   he was crushed for our iniquities;
upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace,
   and with his stripes we are healed.
All we like sheep have gone astray;
   we have turned every one to his own way;
and the LORD has laid on him
   the iniquity of us all."

                        Isaiah 53:4-6

The most important human and historic event occurred about 2000 years ago, when Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected.  Because of the chastisement that he suffered, we enjoy a beautiful peace in which we can create art.  More importantly, we receive new life in Him here, and eternal life in Him after this life.

My art is but a small imitation of the Master Artist's work. My interest is in capturing human faces - particularly everyday people in settings that wouldn't normally be encountered by my audience. I enjoy detailed portraiture and I strive to celebrate the individual by capturing a moment in their life. I also paint Biblical themes and try to remind the viewer that God is present in history and was manifested in everyday people like us today, thus giving modern-day relevancy to historical faith.

-Jonathan Searfoss

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.  Phillipians 4:8

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