Beauty is found in anything that delights the senses, nourishes the soul, fires the imagination.

Every conversation, every cuddle, aver kiss and caress, even every disagreement, adds another brushstroke to the picture of home you paint with the days and hours of your life.

I believe a radiant, light-filled tomorrow should be normal to the experience of living.

Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going.

I share something in common with Norman Rockwell and, for that matter, with Walt Disney, in that I really like to make people happy.

The worlds I paint leave a lot to engage the imagination by hinting at what lies beyond the four edges of the painting.

My life shines with God's radiant blessings when my heart is the color of joy