As part of the Wild Art 2021 June Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Water”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. These creatures rely heavily on aquatic ecosystems, yet their aquatic habitats also rely on …
Category: Animals, Endangered Species, Flowers, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, axolotl, botanical illustration, botany, drawing challenge, Endangered Species, Flowers, Plants, pollution, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, water, water on earth, watershed, wetlands, Wild Art 2021, wildlife
August is nationally recognized as “Water Quality Month”, but really, we should be caring about water for more than just one month per year! Not only is clean water important for humans to stay hydrated, but it’s also important to all animals and plants. The word Amphibian literally means “to Live a Double Life”. Frogs, …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, Climate Change, conservation, The Art of Ecology Tags: amphibians, Animals, biological magnification, Climate Change, conservation, erosion, food chain, frogs, frogs and water quality, pollution, rain garden, salamanders, tadpoles, The Art of Ecology, toads, water, watershed, wetlands