2021 marks my 10th year creating with pastels. I realized this past year, creating art has taken on a much deeper meaning for me. Along with the isolation of COVID, 2021 brought a year challenged with much loss and significant life changing events on a personal level. I found myself drawn to the ocean for grounding; Reid State Park, Ocean Point in Boothbay and Pemaquid Point. At my easel, painting the ocean brought me a great deal of peace. As I have started to resurface, my work is changing, full of color again. Always, my work is about hope and finding a way back to my peaceful center.