Portholes to my Youth moment These "arch" paintings (four individual

These "arch" paintings (four individual collage artworks) are displayed together as a single painting

Sagebrush is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

the apple core looks like a star

so they don't eat them either

preening for the other students who watched enviously

Portholes to my Youth moment These "arch" paintings (four individualMixed media (acrylic, paper, and ink) 20" x 16" on paper This painting captures the autumn of my childhood. Memories of cooler temperatures, changing colors, and shortening days all rush back to me. There's a nostalgia for those foggy beach days with crisp winds and washed up seaweeda pang of sadness for the dropping leaves and impending winter weather. These circles are portholes to my youth and bittersweet remembrances of those long ago autumn days.