“Hold every moment sacred.
Give each clarity and meaning,
each the weight of thine awareness,
each its true and due fulfillment.”
~ Thomas Mann

My paintings are my attempt to connect to the heart and to the mind. I want to go beyond the physical and convey the inspiration and serenity I experience in my surroundings. I am drawn to the everyday. 

My goal is to create a sanctuary, a quiet place of contemplation. To share a tranquil spot with the viewer and offer an inviting place to ‘sit down’ and rest. To make something beautiful out of the ordinary. To see beauty in every thing and translate this beauty to my painting by combining simplicity, light and colour. 

The foremost emotion I am attempting to convey is joy: It is all around us in forms we may not see or appreciate.  A warm bed to crawl into, a comfortable chair to sit in, a book that will take one to places never imagined, an extraordinary view.

These are my simple pleasures.
~ Veronica Funk