I watched the pink swirl around and mix with the water before it became one color, which completed the petal of the flower I was painting. I don't normally paint with watercolors but now that winter in full effect and seeing everyone's dreary looking lawns and gardens covered with snow, I guess you can say I got a bit inspired to paint something colorful. That's how I always create art. Something needs to just "come" to me and then I start creating. I decided to stop there and let my piece dry before I start on the leaves and stems because I don't want any green mixing in with my pink.
Yes, I'm an artist but I guess I should introduce myself as well. My name is Claudia Kishi. I'm 17 years old and I'm a senior at Stoneybrook High School. My family is Japanese but I was born in America and so were my parents. I live with my mom and dad in Stoneybrook, Connecticut and recently my 20 year old sister, Janine moved back in. She had already finished up her credits for the school year so she's planning to get a job here in Stoneybrook for a few months until she heads back to school for summer classes. Why anyone would voluntarily go to school during the summer is beyond me but she is actually a certified genius. She already has a college degree and now she's working on her SECOND. Unlike Janine, school doesn't come very naturally to me and I can't even see myself with ANY degree, let alone two. I know I am a good artist though and I'm glad that I'm at least good at something. Just then, I heard my Mom's voice yell up the stairs, "Claudia! Come downstairs, please! It's time for dinner!"
I definitely was hungry, but not for any of the healthy stuff my mom always makes. I pulled open my desk drawer, pulled out a chocolate ring-ding and shoved that in my mouth before I made my way to our kitchen table. Now I'd only have room for a little bit of whatever my mom cooked. Sunday dinners always made me happy. Not because I enjoyed hanging out with my smart family and listening to their intellectual and boring conversation but because it was one day closer to going back to school and hanging out with my best friends.