". . . a brush with nature"

“A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.” Proverbs 15:13

I wish we all could always have a happy heart…experiencing joyful, carefree moments each day, like children blowing bubbles or playing games in the park, with all the innocence of youth still wrapped securely around us. I wish that children never had to experience the heartache that might eventually crush their spirits. I wish we as adults would never have to experience such heartaches either. I know that just isn’t possible. In fact, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote that “into each life some rain must fall”, and sometimes, unfortunately, that can even become a deluge. It cannot be prevented. It cannot be stopped from happening to each of us from time to time. But I want my art to inspire joy and a sense of happiness in those that view it. I want you to smile again (at least for a few moments) and maybe even remember a more carefree time in your life when you were free of worry, anxiety or the responsibilities of everyday living. I want my paintings to give you a chance to take a moment to relax and relive those halcyon days.

I want you to have a happy heart. 

Excerpt from “The Rainy Day” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow