The first time I visited Phoenix, Arizona, it was for a women's conference. I rented a car and drove around town, marvelling at the richness of the warm colours of the scenery. I purchased a book of the area with warm, colourful images that inspired my painting. When I returned to Canada, I felt compelled to express my emotions and inner turmoil through the movement of the paint brushes. What the women shared at the conference empowered me and made me aware of the influence and power that every woman has to bring healing to our Canadian land.