Awash with Light
"I will love the light for it shows me the way, but I will endure the darkness because it shows me the stars." Og Mandino
 'Queen Mary at Night'Long Beach, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  MoonriseMoonrise. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
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 'Lions Gate Bridge'Lions Gate Bridge, Vancouver, at night. Watercolor on Arches Rough press paper. |  Somewhere in IrelandReference photo credit K Kirkwood. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 'Awash with Light'Big Sur coastline, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press watercolor paper. |  'A Light for Dark Times'St. Augustine lighthouse, Florida. Watercolor on Strathmore 500 cold press paper. |
 The Road TakenSunrise through the trees on Oak Glen Road. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  Ken's cabinKen's cabin. San Bernardino National Forest, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 'Alaska'Alaska. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |  'Blue Cut Fire'Cajon Pass, San Bernardino County, California. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
 Joshua Tree at NightJoshua Tree at Night. Watercolor on Arches cold press paper. |
When I was eleven, I fell in love with Claude Monet and Winslow Homer. I thought their paintings were stunningly beautiful, yet my youthful mind saw them as mere decoration. Then I grew up, adulthood happened, and I turned back to art and saw something I hadn't seen before. I saw light. It was warm and hopeful and purposeful. There was meaning in it. I wanted to embrace that and share it with others.