Janet LaPointe's journey as an artist begin at the age of eight. Since that age, she had always wanted to paint. As a teen she won many contest, and later enrolled as an art student at Tunzis Community College in Connecticut. Janet also attended the School of Worchester Art Museum.
Janet was married in 1975 to her husband, Steve, who promised her he would build her the studio she always wanted. In 1990, that phase of Janet's dream as an artist was realized when Steve added a third floor to there home and "The Upper Room Studio" was born. At that time, Janet was painting landscapes and the beauty of God's creation. However, God begin to change Janet's desire for why she painted, as well as what she painted. Janet describes the changes that took place like this:

"Both Steve and I have been born again since 1977. God's plan for our life in Him included both our gifts. Steve is an accomplished singer, guitarist.

He has led  worship at our church for over 20 years, and for the past 3years has been on staff as full time Pastor of music and the arts. Our lives changed in 1996 when God put us in His grip. I could no longer paint what I had been painting. I had been reproducing what He had already created and doing a poor job at it. To me it didn't have any life in it. So with much crying I told the Lord I was not going to be an artist anymore. I started to break down the studio, giving things away. However, I had always been gifted with visions. These I would see while in worship. I had painted them on occasion when I felt the people where not understanding what God had shown me He was doing. At this time there was a vision I had of a hill which ignited on fire and ignited a cross at the very top. I told the Lord that I wanted to paint this one last one so I could always remember how beautiful it was. As I was painting that one I had another vision. Telling the Lord, Please just this last one, and I will not paint anymore. People need to see how complete You are. This went on and on and I am have not desire to paint anything else but Him."
Janet now paints not only with that desire artist have to visually render an image, but she has a deep hunger to know and worship the "Living God" not only through her life, but through all her artistic talents. Janet's prophetic paintings are inspired by the Holy Spirit of God through both visions and dreams.   In Revelation 19:10, John writes "Worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy."  As music, song and dance are all glorious forms of worship, so too is painting and drawing.  All forms of worship are a sweet smelling fragrance unto the Lord. 

The following is what Janet has to say about her painting gift.... "My God is a God of color and light.  When I paint,  I use color boldly to evoke emotions within the viewer in order to get their attention.   I believe God has given me a message to carry to a lost and dying world.  It is a message of hope, love, and of most of all, of life eternal.  What I paint is what I see by the Spirit.  When others see the paintings, my wish is that they will come to understand God's great love for man.   I also paint to show the Lord's victory over the forces of darkness.  I feel that all my paintings minister to the basic tenet of faith of all who believe:   'For God so loved the world that He sent His only begotten Son...so that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.'  My artistic expressions are to show others that there is a purpose for their being placed here in this world; and in their living He has always been there and will continue to be there leading them and guiding them--they just need to be willing to receive it.   When things look the darkest for them,  I want them to know that they are indeed in the grip of God."

Today,  Janet's prayer is to see her work minister to both spirit-filled believers as well as those who are searching for the truth.  As God touched Janet, so too, her desire is that He may touch others through her paintings.  People are hungry for evidence that God is still here and that He cares....her work is indeed evidence.

Janet has more paintings on her website at:
www.theupperroomstudio.com

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