After a long season away from the easel, the "Meditation" series was a welcome project to help me transition back into painting regularly. Painting, like meditation, is a practice requiring immense focus, discipline, and dedicated time. And because it can be so hard to return to, it's important to find a way to get back into the creative flow state. These leaves were exactly what I needed. My hope is that when you view these paintings, you feel the same sense of calm, peace, and re-discovery of self that I did when I created them.