Although wearing the latest in children's fashion, the little girl dons her straw hat, grabs her trusty shovel and heads out toward the barn. Will she actually go there or follow the path that leads to an unknown future of adventure?

Cows, birds, an old barn and the moon. What could be more full of memories for this farmer's daughter? This piece will take you way back in time. It incorporates a lot of texture and mellow moody tones.

A painterly still life of muted moody tones containing a bottle, seed pods, a small pumpkin and dried berries.

Three of my favorite things to photograph are trees, birds and sunflowers. Multiple shots were combined with textures for this piece.

Nothing is happier than a big bouquet of bright yellow sunflowers. Flowers from my garden were used to create a painterly style of semi abstract sunflowers.

I am a lover of old things and most winged creatures. As I struggle through the constant battle of time management, the dragonfly represents a timeless, forever enduring aspect to this piece.

Wild and messy, yet fragile and stately are these red poppies. Graphics, texture, sketching and paint effects were used to create this image.

I'm always inspired by the passionate red color of poppies. The addition of purple to this modern piece adds a bit more passion to their essence. Digital sketching and watercolor effects.

A plethora of colorful modern sunflowers in a sketchy and watercolor style. The text is 1Corinthians 13:4-8 in French. This piece was created the week before the Paris bombings of 2015.

Children are always an inspiration. This one loves playing with my yellow umbrella whether it's raining or not. A modern piece incorporating digital sketching and watercolor.

I visit the sunflower fields every year. I just stand among them and feel like I'm in heaven. Modern sunflowers with digital sketching and watercolor effects.