Artist, Jim Nuss, shares some of his work with Epiphany

Throughout the Easter season everyone entering the Worship Center has been able to enjoy a beautiful oil painting, a white bird soaring through shimmering sunlight over the glistening ocean. Community member Jim Nuss painted the “Spirit of Resurrection” as a gift for his Connecticut-native, ocean-loving wife, Georgia, back in 1974. While his artistic talents were recognized in his youthful days at Holy Trinity, where he was frequently requested to draw colored chalk murals, they were largely set aside during his time at St. X (except for his senior yearbook), and throughout his engineering and business studies at Purdue and UCLA. With their six children growing older and a move back to Louisville, he began to take up art once again.

After painting with oils, he was drawn to transparent water color, which has held his attention off and on—depending on the needs of the family and the small farm they had purchased in Trimble County—until the present time. Jim was a founding member and first president of the Kentucky Watercolor Society, which transformed into a national organization in the late 1970’s, and remains successful in holding juried expositions, connecting artists and offering trainings. Check out the photo of one of his watercolors, “Balloon Man.” Georgia and Jim coordinate Worship’s Hospitality Ministry, so it seems fitting that their art also offers a welcoming presence.

We appreciate the loan of this painting—their gift has kept on giving!