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This work was originally done for my granddaughter's room when she was a baby. It's a fantasy image from my imagination of her riding the night skies on her rocking horse. I wanted her to feel happy and safe at bed time and to think of her dreams as fun adventures. You can easily imagine the horse leaving its rocker and flying freely through the evening sky.

A shaft of morning sunlight through the trees after a stormy evening, the tranquility of cows grazing in a pasture, rapids sparkling with light on a particularly clear day, these are examples of everyday things that inspire me to paint. Beauty makes us glad to be alive and I want to celebrate and share that joy through painting. Beauty is not always found in the obvious or in dramatic scenes. As I progress as an artist, I become increasingly aware of beauty found in unexpected and ordinary places. Art is an exploratory process. Each subject or concept seems to request a different approach or medium to best express its nature. I primarily work in oils and pastels but I don't limit myself. Working in new mediums and discovering their...