LaVonne A great painting goes beyond merely capturing a likeness of the landscape, still-life, or object. As paint is applied to the canvas an opportunity to enhance the essence of the emotion felt is enabled through composition, color, brush strokes, and a heightened luminous energy contrasted by shadows. LaVonne wants to have her viewer feel the emotion she feels about each painting; whether it be love, passion, freedom, comfort, whimsy, warmth, power, serenity, beauty, tenderness, etc. More