For Christmas I painted my nephews & soon to be niece for my sister & brother in-law. These kids are so adorable. The oldest was just a chubby little baby when I first met Clark. It’s awesome to see him grow up, and lead the pack of his siblings. He’s a great example to them.
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President Monson said,“Christmas is what we make of it. Despite all the distractions, we can see to it that Christ is at the center of our celebration. If we have not already done so, we can establish Christmas traditions for ourselves and for our families which will help us capture and keep the spirit of Christ.”
I do most of my paintings for others, in this case I decided to paint something for myself. I have been missing my brother a great deal this Holiday season. He passed away earlier this year in January. I’ve had a few people pass away in my life before, but no one as close to or as dear to me as he was.
In February, I placed his ashes in the Ocean at private beach tucked away in one of my favorite locations. He and I had a favorite picture of the two of us. The image came to mind of what I’d like to see / or imagine how he’d appear if he were to really be at that beach when I visit ‘him’ there. This is what I came up with:
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Here is a song I recently came across that brings him to mind whenever I listen to it. It was one of the songs I listened to as I painted this:
I LOVE it when my family take awesome pictures of their little family. It gets my mind a buzz’n with inspiration for paintings. Here is my nephew with his Dad counting clouds in the sky. 
Let me know what you think!
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