I'm inspired by my own vivid and colorful dreams, life experiences, surroundings and current events and I most often paint from life because I like the energy of the shared experience…I love being in a room full of artists where everyone is silently going about their work, each painting, sculpting or drawing the same subject but seeing it so differently from one another. When we take the time to really “see” a subject, we realize we are not separate and we learn to have compassion for others as well as ourselves. Creativity helps us connect with our environment, each other and ultimately ourselves.