Blog — Aha Moments

I live in the desert. The summers are so hot here. It was my birthday, so we decided to spend a few days in Mount Charleston which is about 35-40 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It's much cooler at the top of the mountain. Before the trip, I whispered a prayer to God asking Him for a birthday surprise. I...

I met Jorge in a Goodwill store in Eugene, Oregon. I was shopping for fun gifts for an event I was hosting at my house. When I saw Jorge on the shelf, I knew I needed to buy him. If I didn't buy him, I knew I would regret that decision.  I took him home and cleaned him up. He...

Meeting this adorable goat was a lovely surprise! I painted his portrait shortly after we moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. I met him at The Las Vegas Farm, a local pet rescue farm. I walked up to his corral to see the goats up close. This goat raised his body and placed his front legs on the corral bar in...

Before I go out on walks I like to ask God to help me not miss the simple beauty around me. I love flowers. I really love painting flowers. It was an afternoon walk when I saw this beauty growing in my neighbor’s front yard. I loved the composition but the lighting was not right. It was the wrong time...

People who love math learn all about the Golden Ratio by Fibonacci. The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, ... (I've also seen the series of numbers start with the number 0.) The next number in the sequence is discovered by adding the two numbers before it: the 2 is found...