Blog — Touching Hearts

This adorable squirrel has captured my heart. I drew his portrait a few weeks ago while visiting family in California. I wanted to give Melanie, my brother's better half, a very fun surprise birthday gift.Melanie LOVES Pi-Rat. My brother and Mel enjoy sharing stories about him. He spends a good deal of time trying to get in their house. He...

What comes to mind when you see Charley & Harley? As I was painting these adorable bears, I smiled a lot. I was daydreaming about how these two bears might impact our national conversation. It was a big daydream! Is it possible that Charley and Harley could help heal the deep divide in our country? Could they help strip away...

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...

This is Buster. He is the first bear portrait I painted. Look at the texture in his fur. Do you see the subtle greens, grays and blues? There's a softness to him. I can see him displayed in a child's room. Can you? The blue background frames his face and adds a sense of calmness. These art prints are adorable....

Do you love listening when the piano is played? I do. I was a new attendee at my church here in Las Vegas when my attention turned toward the piano and the person playing the piano during the worship songs. Every note touched my soul. It was wonderful. After service that day I went up to meet our piano player....