Portholes to my Youth acrylic Ornamental Grass Seven is an

Ornamental Grass Seven is an original cyanotype on archival watercolor paper

But when it came back the last time

framed and matted acrylic painting behind glass

Book pages

so they don't eat them either

Portholes to my Youth acrylic Ornamental Grass Seven is anMixed 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.