Gratitude

This painting was accepted into the Annual Group Exhibit of the Community School of Music and Art, December 7 through January 25.

I painted this with the help of a facebook photo posted by my friend Kung of her trip west. I was immediately struck by this scene of her standing up there looking into this immense space. In the caption she wrote about her feeling of awe and gratitude: 

"This is the moment that I couldn't explain. I stood still and looked around and all of a sudden my heart was so full. Tears ran down my cheeks. I realized how my heart is full with emotions when I am surrounded by all this natural beauty. This moment made me appreciate how grateful I am to have the opportunity to see this very beautiful place."

I recognize the feeling of the heart overflowing with happiness and gratitude, and I hope you will too!