When we first moved to this area, I did not follow my first idea, which was to paint from my porch. Every day, I witnessed a plethora of color and beauty right at my door. Many times, I've seen beautiful sunsets and I let them go literally.

Until this summer.

When I looked at my new-to-me Julian French easel, I decided to paint something beautiful that I saw. I wanted other people to get the experience of seeing it like I saw it, of feeling it like I felt it.

There's beauty everywhere, sometimes just outside your own door.