WATERCOLOR AWARD – 2004 PHIPPEN MUSEUM WESTERN ART SHOW

I wandered in confusion, dreaming and searching for reason and hope.

 At last I came upon a desert dream . . . and my life began again.

In sandy submission, I grasped onto this strange and wondrous land and watched with guided inspiration 

as a cactus flower, left orphaned with disappointment and the pains of drought,

summoned her courage to blossom in a profusion of light.  

Surely if she could survive, so could I.

Surrendering to this vision, I found reason in acceptance ,hope in courage, and life in the beauty they bring.

(c) 2004 Jeanne Bonine