Portholes to my Youth moment the apple core looks like

the apple core looks like a star

creating the origins of life on this planet

Creating this series of mini paintings was a joyful journey of experimentation and progress for me

Sagebrush is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

Portholes to my Youth moment the apple core looks likeMixed 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.