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This is a desert like scene I did to depict global warming but instead of glum a painting showing a dried up creek bed, a steer skull and a dead tree yet the colors are vivid and beautiful. We are sometimes blinded to inevitable disaster because we enjoy what we see without looking forward.

Art is a journey for the artist and while many will say it is a journey of self-discovery, for me it is often more about discovering the world around me. It's as if I am seeing the world with new eyes. Instead of seeing an entire scene, I find myself zeroing in on a single flower, leaves scattered on the ground, interesting bark, the way the sun streams through trees to cast shadows on the forest floor and so on. Comedians seek to get a laugh, actors a reaction, with my art I hope to delight the viewer in the intricacies of the wonderful creation. I want you to see, really see the extraordinary in the very ordinary. Sketching has always been a part time hobby. In 2009, I started a 42-week course to learn how to flesh out my...