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A common element in nearly all near-death-experiences (NDEs) is a warm, bright light. Often, people who nearly die describe the experience as moving toward a bright light at the end of a tunnel. Based on my personal dreams, a bridge might also serves as a good metaphor for the journey from this earthly world of shadows into the shadowless light of next dimension.

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Nick Payne credits William Arthur Phillips, a gifted artist and teacher in Tacoma, WA, as an important early influence who developed Nick's art, and who inspired a career in art and education. Paintings posted on this site span four decades. Following graduation from the University of Washington, Nick spent two years in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Then he returned to the USA, and taught at a rural public school in northeastern Washington State. During this time he married. Several paintings from this time feature his children. After 20 years in the classroom, he returned to western WA and served as a principal for 13 years in the Bellingham and Ferndale school districts. Through most of his career in education, Nick�s parallel career...