I was thinking the other day about all the challenges I've been through in my lifetime. I mean, you really don't think about it when you're going through it, you just deal with it the best way you can. You wouldn't believe the abuse this life has imprinted in my memory to the point that you would think I should have given up a long time ago. But guess what? I didn't, I haven't and I won't. Somewhere along the rollercoaster of life, I found joy and peace. I found that peace in my art. I used to struggle with what I was going to paint because I wanted to paint my pain. But somewhere in the midst, I start to paint joy, beauty, happiness, and freedom. I started to use colors that would dance off my canvas to show my happiness. I started to use texture to represent emotions, and I started to paint abstracts to show freedom. And now, I want others to have the peace and joy I have found. And although I don't get to paint every day, I'm enjoying the journey to its adventure resting in my heart, until I do.
My family and I took a trip to Vail, Colorado. My two sons and I sat on the rocks and I painted this piece painting while they sketched in their drawing pad.
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