Middle School Cliques garden

Middle School Cliques gardenMixed media (acrylic, paper, and ink). 16" x 32" on cradled birch panel. For junior high, I switched schools and found the whole experience rather jarring. Gone was the small classroom with friends I'd had since kindergarten. My new school seemed huge, with changing classrooms and teachers every hour, and strangers all around. Middle School Cliques is my impression of school those first weeks, with the world around me so gray and frightening. Even the

and watercolor are added to create a truly one-of-a-kind artwork

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He was terrific at spotting animals up in the trees

I did some nature hikes in an old-growth forest with a local guide

My painting incorporates the cobblestone streets and the gold-domed churches of Italy that I loved

I used its pages to create an homage to the calculator in two abstract paintings

and blue "rocket" popsicles

and strangers all around

Alpine Flower One is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

slate blues and gray tones surround me

Acrylic diptych on paper

I can create a range of tones and textures within my prints