Title: "Live For Today"

Product Details: 24" X 34" Acrylic on Canvas/Oil Crayons/Clear coat.

My Message: This is one of my favorites. The story behind it is so unique. This is a picture of a woman who worked at a Chinese Buffet in my hometown area. I went to this buffet for lunch one afternoon, during my lunch hour. I was in a hurry to get back to work, so I asked for a to-go box. I filled up my box, my bowl of soup, and rushed out the door. As I was leaving, a lady (the lady in the painting) stopped me while rushing out the door and said, "Please, do not forget your fortune cookie". I giggled, grabbed it from her hand, and ran to my truck. After I returned to work and finished up my lunch, I was curious to why this lady chased me out the door to give me a simple fortune cookie. I grabbed the cookie, opened it up and read, "You must learn from yesterday but live for today." This powerful message inspired me to paint.

"We are always getting ready to live but never living."-Ralph Waldo Emerson