Middle School Cliques colorado Ornamental Grass One is an

Ornamental Grass One is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

I love them for their dynamic

Oil and cold wax on oil paper

The frothy foam of the waves on its shell strewed beaches—the weathered gray shingles against the crisp white trim of the Nantucket cottages

Ocean Hue Two is the second of a pair of companion paintings

Middle School Cliques colorado Ornamental Grass One is anMixed 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