As a retired Foreign Service Officer with USAID, myself and other colleagues are in deep mourning. More important, life saving programs across the globe are at a full stop. #usaid

Good post 😃 I was thinking of the same last night

#Kurdistan

Hug Mountains, Water Trees - Still Praying for Peace.
Iraq Kurdistan. 2008
#Kurdistan #Mountains #Peace

Lagoon Fantasia - Acrylic with lots of Happy Trees. It was a bugger to paint from water perspective to shoreline... Treasure Coast, Florida. #art #florida #indianriverlagoon #fantasy #happy

Ashki Sea Love, "I made up my mind to never have another bad day in my life. I dove into a endless sea of gratitude from which I've never emerged." Patch Adams. My first seascape, painted on a little 8x8 canvas. #art #sea

Ashki Dream I. This is the result of an image from a dream. I used an intentional dream request for the painting process and symbols. Combined it with a second stage of meditation; it was an exciting and exploratory experience. #Art #Dream

Ashki Spirit. "Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures." Henry Ward Beecher. #Art #Spiritual #Philosophy

Ashki Love #Art

Kurdistan Fantasy #Art #Kurdistan

First Post. As an amateur artist, first posting my art for visual insight into my crazy soul. Later, I will share some of my background and experiences. #art #firstpost