Gilroy fine art & woodworks
Meet the Artists

The Gilroy's believe their artistic talents and creative drive are a gift from God.  Their Faith in Jesus Christ compels them to share their abilities with others.  They both have been generous in giving of their time and talent to design and create art projects for various peoples and organizations.  Some of these include schools, churches, various ministries, local city government, drug and alcohol recovery facilities, small local businesses, their local law enforcement, friends, family and personal acquaintances.

Bible Mural

"In The Beginning God"... is a 12x17foot mural  painted by Betty Gilroy at North Coast Church in Vista, California.  The church is  busy most of the day, so Betty would go there to paint in the middle of the night while the place was empty.  She'd play music, turn it up loud and paint all night till people started coming to work in the morning.

Inspired by the subject matter and the music she played while painting, Betty feels this mural very close to her heart.  She donated it to her church.

Why We Share Our Gifts

It's pretty simple what compels us to donate our time and talents. 

The Bible states that Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights....James 1:17  The Bible also tells us how Jesus Christ sacrificed himself for others, so much so that he gave His life for us.  That is pretty amazing to us. 

Our tiny little act of sharing our talents and gifts is insignificant compared to what Jesus did for us.  We make a living using our abilities and are always thankful for that.  How fortunate we are to be able to do what we love, to use the gifts God has given us in our daily work.

We both believe in God, Jesus Christ His Son and the Word of God.  He has taken our lives and given us purpose, faith and opened our eyes to the truth of life, which is in Jesus.  We're not really religious people, we're simply Christians, two people with hopes, dreams, ideas, abilities, interests, friends, family and all that comes with being human.  We are  fortunate to have found the truth and are now living in it.  That is Jesus Christ.

For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that who so ever would believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life.  For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through His son Jesus. John 3:16-17

Betty painted this for a Children's Sunday School classroom at her church.   The words on the banner that the children are holding came from Bible verse below.

Psalm 139:13-18

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  your works are wonderful, I know that full well.   My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.  When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body.  All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.

How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!  How vast is the sum of them! 

Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand.  When I awake, I am still with you.

God Loves You!

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