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To me painting has always been like prayer. Whether I\u2019m painting the landscape, a flower, or one of my women of the Bible, I feel as though I am part of the earth, part of something much bigger than myself. It is a prayer of giving thanks, an expression of gratitude for the beauty of nature and all aspects of our life. As I paint outdoors, where I live in New Mexico, everything seems alive with spirit, the mountains, the trees, the rivers all have their own spirit and sense of being. As I work I often think of the native Americans, they too believe that everything is infused with life. Whenever I\u2019m in nature, or in my studio painting, I feel most connected to spirit. I believe that connection is what drove me into painting. I have to express my gratitude, It has to flow though me somehow.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][et_pb_button button_text=”Enter the Gallery” button_alignment=”center” _builder_version=”4.4.9″ custom_margin=”35px|||||” custom_padding=”4px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ custom_button=”on” button_border_color=”#f1ebe0″ button_bg_use_color_gradient=”on” button_bg_color_gradient_start=”#f1ebe0″ button_bg_color_gradient_end=”#aa8a54″ button_use_icon=”off” button_bg_color_gradient_direction=”157deg” button_bg_color_gradient_start_position=”34%” button_border_width=”1px” button_font=”Alice||||||||” button_border_radius=”6px” button_text_color=”#612c5c” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ button_url=”https:\/\/novenson.com\/”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" To me painting has always been like prayer. Whether I\u2019m painting the landscape, a flower, or one of my women of the Bible, I feel as though I am part of the earth, part of something much bigger than myself. It is a prayer of giving thanks, an expression of gratitude for the beauty of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"\n This is an example page. It's different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that introduces them to potential site visitors. It might say something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Hi there! I'm a bike messenger by day, aspiring actor by night, and this is my website. I live in Los Angeles, have a great dog named Jack, and I like pi\u00f1a coladas. (And gettin' caught in the rain.)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n ...or something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n The XYZ Doohickey Company was founded in 1971, and has been providing quality doohickeys to the public ever since. Located in Gotham City, XYZ employs over 2,000 people and does all kinds of awesome things for the Gotham community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n