Helen Before the Storm48 X 48 X 1. 5 Acrylic on Canvas Most People Had No Idea None of Us Really Knew What Was Going to Happen The Day the Mountain Blew It Was the 18th of May Far from the Avenue I was at this Girls House The Day the Mountain Blew Jumping on Her Trampoline Like Birds, Time Flew Soon I was on My Way The Day the Mountain Blew A Dark Cloud Came Wafting In Smelled Like a Barbecue As I Made the Trek Home The Day the Mountain Blew Pressure Had Been Building

though because I didn’t like the taste

Choking the Flowers

48” X 30" x 1

I liked the way it looked (its simplicity and sleek lines) and wanted to use it in a geometric piece

The exaggerated details brought movement and contrast to the composition

Groomed Elms to a Hedge

And yet… I am So Glad I Did

a play on words

I am busily sketching Lynnette

Originally

now I’m sitting in art class

Lost Control of the Ship