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We saw these bears on a hot summer day in Glacier National Park. We crossed a bridge and heard them splashing just below us. They were so close that I held my breath. Mama Bear used her big paw to wash her muzzle while the cubs dunked themselves in the cool stream.

How lucky I am to live the artist's life. I have had the opportunity to stand on a wind swept mountain at dawn and I've watched stars shoot across an infinite moonlit night. Still, it is the birds and animals who have shown me sheer joy and helped me feel connected to the whole of nature, birds, animals, plants and sky, and people as well. It is such a great feeling when I can connect with others through my art. A customer recently told me, ""I did want you to know how much your paintings sustained me and kept my spirit and soul warm throughout some of those very dark nights. I never realized what a role the right art in your life could play, but art really can be lifesaving, as yours certainly was to me Your art taught me all...