This is what I have always wanted to do.

                This is what I should be doing.

                This is what I dream about.

                I have never dreamed of being a rich and famous                     artist.  I have only dreamed of having the money,                 to just paint, paint for children.  Children who                     need something to inspire them, something to                     motivate them, something to see in their day to day lives, that lets their imaginations go wild, and encourage dreams of their own to reach the goals, that they may feel they cannot.

While painting in a school, a little boy told me that he thought volunteering was a silly idea, and I have told that story many times.  But the real story is the statements made by the children just talking amongst themselves.  "Maybe I could do that?'"  "Hey,  where do you think that place is?  Maybe I could go there if I get in to college, and get a good job."  "She must be rich, how else could she be painting for no reason, and for free?"  Painting in the school was a blessing for me, and there is a reason! 

Reason to hope, reason to imagine, reason to dream the best life for their self.  That may sound silly, but I know in my heart that at least one child will be inspired to follow their dreams!This is my passion!

Shannon Walsh