Between Christmas and New Year's Day is a good time to step back and reflect on the past year and to anticipate and plan for the coming year. We don't have snow this year, but this painting symbolizes the hope that there is a dawn after a cold winter's night. In a lot of ways, it has been a tough year. But, at least as far as my artwork is concerned, thanks to you all, it has been a very good year. I have hope that 2022 will be good in every respect for all of us.

Let the dawn of the new day in this painting give you hope and help to carry that into a shining 2022. I hope your days are merry and bright, and have faith that good things can and will come.