May 8, 2019 and I am working as a fully licensed Funeral Director/Embalmer. Having spent the last few years establishing myself in the wonderful community of Lewis County Washington, I admit that my artistic ambitions had fallen to the wayside. As I felt the brush glide across the canvas for the first time in what seems like forever, a calm came over me and my mind filled with that old forgotten desire to create, perfect, and bring to life the images swimming around in my head. I just completed the still life with the Owl and Fruit and felt that old forgotten feeling of accomplishment and pride. Now to use that technique and skill in the advancement of my personal darker images and see how that goes. Wish me luck!