by Kate | Jun 29, 2025
INSPIRATION image source I am playing with three of my “what if…” Questions from last month. What if I painted close ups of animals faces or eyes? What if I limited my palette to a few colors? What if I make short brushstrokes? challenges: monochromatic gold/tan...
by Kate | Jun 2, 2025
INSPIRATION you guessed it: I googled “endangered animals curiosity.” I scrolled through the images results and found a photo of these creatures who look as though they are curious. image source without any more strategy than “leave a space for what is not ferret,” I...
by Kate | Apr 2, 2025
inspiration This month’s theme is resilience. I chose the Peregrine falcon because it’s an example of a species that was listed as endangered but has made a comeback. In 1972 the EPA banned most uses of the insecticide’s DDT. Federal, state, local, and private...
by Kate | Feb 25, 2025
This month’s theme is equanimity. I googled “equanimity endangered species” and, unsurprisingly, got no results. I tried “peaceful endangered species” and (through their AI) received a choice of amphibians. Contestants were the Hot Creek Toad (good name for a band)...
by Kate | Jan 25, 2025
INSPIRATION I googled “endangered animals savoring.” One difficulty these days is the number of images created through AI that could never be found in nature. I found an NPR report about the work of Photographer Tim Flach, who is documenting endangered species in ways...
