Painting as a way of life

Painting for me is a way of life, my life.  Whether I am working in my studio at home, my sunroom in Temagami, Ontario where I work six months out of the year, at the cottage, plein air...  I can get lost in the bubble of the painting process.  I become one with the brush and the paint.  For the limited time I spend in front of my easel nothing else that is going on in the world is a significant part of who I am.  I cherish that time because of what I accomplish, the freedom of being in a singular frame of mind, and in a somewhat meditative state.  I thank the universe for the opportunity