Seize the day! Okanagan It takes a while to

It takes a while to relax and get in the “zone” and in the surrounding quiet I slowly eased into my painting and captured this Bathing Beauty before the sun set at Kartchner Caverns State Park in Arizona

I have always loved Zinnias and the ones growing here were bigger than any I had seen

but simple flowers

paints and brushes

when my niece showed me this photo she had taken of Lions Gate Bridge

Seize the day! Okanagan It takes a while toThe first stay in my epic year of Peggie was in Carvoeiro Portugal. I was enjoying the sounds and the movements of the ocean. Relishing my first days of freedom in a place I have always wanted to visit. This painting of the beach at Carvoeiro will always remind me of how precious life is and the importance of Seizing the day and living your dreams, as I have the opportunity to do this year. As my partner was walking towards me in this view he was