I often run across this issue, and I understand it so much better now that I am in my 50s.  What do I want?  Youth, happiness, time to paint, and various art supplies.  Other than that, most of the things I want are things I can only give myself.  What do I do for others who are in the same boat?

For Scott, I personalized a notebook.  He is a huge fan of The Time Machine, a movie made in 1960, so I painted it on the cover.  This was the first time I had used acrylics in a long time…

For Lili, I painted a bookmark on some leftover canvas that I had, and she used it for years.  Regretfully, I don’t have a picture.