The “Wish” series is a whimsical homage to the innocence of childhood. The paintings in this series are mostly set in beautiful fields of flowers, with images of happy children, playing, and having fun, as children should. This is a time when they should be free and unencumbered by the difficulties in the world that adults have to deal with. This central theme “as seen through the eyes of a child” permeates the paintings. The children are faceless, in silhouette, because I wanted to portray the universal child in any part of the world. Every child deserves to be free.