The peace and wonder I feel are replaced by a strong desire to share that moment. Much of today’s art invites us to consider searing emotions, political commentary, the dire realities of the human condition. It is an important undertaking which I applaud. My goal is different. I recently found a phrase in a poem by Mary Oliver that says what I want: My pictures are intended to be “an invitation to happiness." Light, color, intricacies of shape and design invite us to remember that happiness is also part of this life. We feel it whenever we remember. — Sherry Adams Foster