Happy 2018 everyone!
I love the start of a new year. It's such a magical time to reflect and set forth intentions for the future. As I look back at 2017, I find myself revisiting my Christmas mantra - "Let us sow love, have faith, bring light, be joy." And looking ahead, I feel like this mantra is also my new year's resolution: to sow love, to believe that anything is possible, to bring light in the darkness, and to be joy filled.

Greetings!
There once was a time when I couldn't have imagined sharing an unfinished work with all of you. But, as time goes by, I realize more and more that it's not so much about the destination as it is the journey. I find myself trying to live this everyday as too often it feels like life is a rush to "get there". It isn't an easy goal, but, right now is all we really have.
 

Greetings & Happy Fall! 🍁
I recently finished my largest painting yet, both physically and emotionally. "The Ascent of the Dragonflies", seen above, felt like my life's work - like I had accomplished my mission as an artist. Now, I laugh at even the thought of this, as I know it's still only the beginning. 
While painting this particular piece, and hearing of the tragic news in our daily newsfeeds, I find I am often asking myself the big questions. Why the suffering? Why the pain? Why so much apparent tragedy and loss in this world? Although I cannot come up with the answers, I feel so deeply that the questions themselves aren't as important, but rather how we respond to them.