Middle School Cliques little gem which I convert into negatives

which I convert into negatives for further print creation

and ink printed on Arches watercolor paper

Settled on a mantelpiece

Freestyle is about movement

“Chrysanthemum” is a softly purple-tinted mixed media flower painting

Middle School Cliques little gem which I convert into negativesMixed 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