by Kate | Nov 26, 2023
inspiration My theme this month is love. I googled endangered species that make for life and found this article at Green Global Travel – an ecotourism company. My plan was to search for images for each species and take the most compelling one. Right away, I found this...
by Kate | Oct 27, 2023
inspiration: After struggling with last month’s painting, I longed for something simpler. I also wanted to remind myself of the basics of watercolor. After googling “endangered flowers,” I found the yellow coneflower in the article “10 endangered plants you can help...
by Kate | Oct 3, 2023
inspiration: I wondered if I could find a photo that showed animals helping each other. Googling took me to this YouTube video, which included this powerful scene WHICH I SUSPECT IS NOT REAL. Thinking about it, I realized I wanted to paint a more believable scene....
by Kate | Aug 28, 2023
Inspiration: I entered “animals” and “reinvention” into a Google search and came up with the “romantic notion” of re-wilding. I am, at heart, a romantic, so I love this improbable idea! I went from there to the American Prairie Foundation. One of its core animals is...
by Kate | Jul 27, 2023
Inspiration I googled “animals that work together” and surfed the results, which included this article that lauds beavers for their job shadowing habits (which surely involve the beaver equivalent of asking for help), their planning, creativity, and innovation. After...
