When I took this photograph, I wanted to play with perspective and I got really low to the ground to capture my son being carried by his gracious cousin during a day at the river. In looking at this image, I am reminded of how it is important for us to help carry one another's burdens or, simply, to lend a helping hand. 

I was very excited to see the lighting through the door in these images and wanted to capture my son playing with his toy figurines that he got today. His battle noises were priceless as well.  

For this year's creative Easter project, I wanted to write a poem. I haven't been writing a lot lately but felt compelled to describe Christ's love. Happy Easter and rejoice in our living Savior. 

It is always fun having cousins visit and exploring new places. My sweet girl M had a great time getting her feet wet in this river near our home. She is definitely a get-your-hands-and-feet-dirty kind of gal. The more muddy her hands and feet are, the happier she becomes. I sure love childhood play; blessed to be able to capture it.

I love this photograph and plan on printing this one and hanging it up on my kitchen wall. The lines, shadows and light give this image movement. 

I am starting a free online bible study at Proverbs 31 of the book of 1 John and feel encouraged to share this freebie with you. It is learning and embracing the depths of love that God has for you and I that has given me a strong sense of peace and joy this day.  And I hope that you will be reminded of His love from this free print. Print it as many times as you like, but you cannot resell, redistribute or profit in any way from this design. If you would like to share this with your online viewers, friends and family, please direct them to this post and encourage them to download the print directly from my website. 

When I'm able to find time to photograph, I've been on this black and white kick of playing with landscape and light. I absolutely adore the sun illuminating on water and light glistening on land. Such joy to my heart in being able to capture such beauty. This print is available at my shop.

It was such a fun trip a year ago during my excursion in Mexico.  I loved every thing about this local church, from the lines, shapes and composition to the vintage quality.  Not to mention, the locals were kind.

I was working in my studio last week and looked outside the window and saw this beauty.  The week had been pretty rainy, foggy and chilly and I was super excited to capture this rainbow with my Canon camera.  How often do we even get to see a rainbow anyway?

One of my most favorite subject to photograph are my children playing. There is so much joy and freedom expressed when I observe them play.  If I'm not behind the camera, I try to jump right in to playing with them. 

I loved the reflection of the trees in the puddle and knew I wanted a photo of this while on a stroll with my little ones.  There is a beautiful contrast to the water, hard road and trees.

The fog this day was so beautiful as it surrounded the almond orchard trees.  I wanted to take a photograph of my little ones with their silhouette but they weren't too keen on being photographed in the cold.  Either way the image tone came out beautifully.  An instant download print is available at my shop for purchase.

Hey There! Thanks for dropping by my art blog. I wish you a great 2018 and one filled with fun adventures and awesome creations. For this new year, I hope to streamline some of my projects in order to balance my time and be more focus. This blog will focus more on my art and photography.

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Have a great year!

This photo was taken with my camera phone and I wanted to continue with an old personal project with no deadline.  It has been a challenging few months in which I haven't been able to commit to photography or art as much as I hope but grateful for the times that I am able to do something creative.

What can I say about this image other than it makes my heart smile. Taken at La Jolla Beach, CA and how I really miss the ocean. The smell, the sound, the sand, the water...I hope to connect with it soon.

I love capturing blown bubbles and converting it into a black and white photograph. Hope you all blow some bubbles today.

I had a wonderful and relaxing vacation in Mexico and wanted to share a few more photos from my trip earlier this year. It is a trip I hope to take again and spend more time at the back and eating at the local restaurants.

An original typography print to inspire yourself and others to embrace imperfections and mistakes. Purchase print here and enjoy. Download. Print. Frame.