As part of the Wild Art 2021 May Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Wonder”. Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – one highlighting flora, the other highlighting fauna. There is so much about the natural world that I wonder about, marvel at, …
Category: Animals, Colors, Flowers, Illustrations, Ocean, Plants, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, blue flowers, blue in nature, botanical illustration, botany, Colors, colors of nature, cyanophores, drawing challenge, fish, Flowers, pigments, plant pigments, Plants, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021, wildlife, wonder
As part of the Wild Art 2021 April Challenge, put on by Zoe Keller, I illustrated two pieces focusing on the theme, “Memory”. While some artists focused on nocturnal animals and their unique adaptations, others focused on marine species that live in the depths! Each month, I am going to focus on two pieces – …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Flowers, Illustrations, Plants, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, birds, botanical illustration, botany, chickadee, drawing challenge, Flowers, memory, Plants, scientific illustration, The Art of Ecology, Wild Art 2021, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior
The Summer Solstice also marks a special day to me – World Giraffe Day! This day was created by the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) to raise awareness about and celebrate this vulnerable and endangered species. Did you know that Giraffes are considered a Keystone Species? This means that giraffes are an animal that impact the …
Category: Animals, conservation, Endangered Species, Special Conservation Designated Events, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, Travel, Wildlife Behavior Tags: advocacy, africa, Animals, Climate Change, conservation, education, Endangered Species, forests, giraffe, habitat destruction, kenya, keystone species, nature, sustainability, sustainable agriculture, The Art of Ecology, Travel, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat, world giraffe day
Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) seem like such an iconic woodland creature. I can just picture them perfectly frolicking through the forest, catching mice, and sniffing at berries. Over time, this iconic picture shifted. Instead of a beautiful forest scene, more and more fox are found in Urban environments; wandering busy streets and dodging cars as …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Backyard Habitats, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Adaptations, Animals, ecotone, fox, fragmentation, human-wildlife interaction, predators, The Art of Ecology, urbanization, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat
If you’re here on my site or have participated in any of my events before, my guess is that you love the plants and animals of the world! Today, we celebrate the amazing flora & fauna of the world as well as raise awareness of the importance that maintaining biodiversity has. Helping a wide variety …
Category: Animals, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, biodiversity, Climate Change, conservation, ecology, Endangered Species, flora & fauna, food chain, habitats, interconnection, international day of biodiversity, nature, Plants, The Art of Ecology, wildlife, wildlife habitat
October is Squirrel Awareness Month, so let’s celebrate by learning more about them. Many people see Eastern Grey Squirrels as pests – critters that eat all of their birdseed, hang out around urban trash cans searching for pizza crusts, critters that make homes in walls of houses, or garden pests – but squirrels are so …
Category: Animals, Backyard Habitats, The Art of Ecology, Wildlife Behavior Tags: Animals, eastern grey squirrel, gardening for wildlife, populations, prey, squirrel, squirrel awareness month, squirrel photos, The Art of Ecology, wildlife, Wildlife Behavior, wildlife habitat
Not everyone who likes science, or finds it fascinating, is a scientist – and there’s nothing wrong with that! Science makes up the world around us, from the animals, to the microorganisms, and how they all interact with their environment, to how our own human lives work! I have a science degree and loved my …
Category: Animals, birds, Climate Change, conservation, Endangered Species, Identification, Plants, Special Conservation Designated Events, The Art of Ecology Tags: Animals, birds, butterflies, citizen science, Climate Change, conservation, creek critters, education, Endangered Species, Identification, life science, observation, Plants, science, The Art of Ecology, trees, treesnap, wildlife
There was a quote written on the whiteboard of one of the places I worked at saying “Gardening is man wrestling with nature.” This seems rather counter-intuitive though, to me. If we are gardening, aren’t we trying to add more nature to the nature that’s already in place? Shouldn’t we work with it not against …
Category: Backyard Habitats, Flowers, Gardening, Plants, sustainability, The Art of Ecology Tags: agriculture, Animals, design, Flowers, Gardening, gardening for wildlife, homesteading, native plants, permaculture, plant care, Plants, sustainability, The Art of Ecology, urban agriculture, wildflowers, wildlife, wildlife habitat
Did you know that September 6th is National “Read a Book Day”? This is exciting to me! Honestly, I have gained so much knowledge by reading books (granted – not ones assigned for reading assignments in high school or college…) about nature, animals, and ecology, so I wanted to share them with you! If you’re …
Category: Animals, conservation, The Art of Ecology Tags: animal books, Animals, books, books to read, conservation, ecology, marine biology, nature books, reading, science, science books, The Art of Ecology, veterinarians, wildlife
As a Conservation Photographer who finds the interconnection of life fascinating, I try to reflect that passion in my work. I created my “Heart & Soul” project to depict this interconnection. The Heart and Soul Photo Project shows the blend of an animal and it’s ideal habitat, or where the animal’s heart and soul belong, …
Category: Adaptations, Animals, Art Exhibits, Climate Change, Colors, conservation, Endangered Species, The Art of Ecology Tags: Adaptations, Animals, art, art sale, bearded dragon, canine, Climate Change, Colors, conservation, Endangered Species, habitat destruction, habitats, heart and soul, interconnection, photography, The Art of Ecology, turtle, wildlife, wildlife habitat