I love to focus on close-ups of nature-flowers and natural forms, with their diverse, exquisite shapes and textures...it creates a great sense of wonder inside me. My painting is also inspired by my practice of meditation as the light and happiness within, when tapped, can then be expressed in the external world.

In reference to the painting, "Through the Persian Windows," I love to paint a landscape of a person's country of origin, heritage, or a country that they love and include loved ones in it dressed in period costume. My intention for these Family Heritage Portrait Paintings is to offer people a journey of discovery into their roots and the chance to get in touch with their love and gratitude for their ancestors and all that has gone before them. In this way they can fully celebrate who they are in the present moment, allowing them to move forward with their life's purpose with a rich sense of self through seeing their own uniqueness, power and beauty. The painting can then be a family heirloom for future generations.