by Kate | Jun 25, 2023
inspiration I googled “strong endangered animals,” surfed the results and decided to paint a bison. Before Europeans came to America, it’s estimated there were 300-600 million bison. The US government encouraged Buffalo slaughter, thinking (correctly) it would...
by Kate | May 23, 2023
inspiration: Thinking about weakness, I got the image of the delicacy and innocence of a deer. Googling, I discovered that there is an endangered deer, the Key deer. It lives in Florida. They are a subspecies of the white-tailed deer, but are smaller, only 24 to 32...
by Kate | Apr 30, 2023
Inspiration: Thinking about connectedness, I googled “threatened ecosystems” and browsed the results. The 9 most endangered ecosystems on earth and what you can do to save them caught my eye. I have fond memories of snorkeling above a coral reef in Jamaica when I was...
by Kate | Mar 22, 2023
inspiration: This species of bee was on the list of endangered animals in Minnesota. It seemed appropriate because of the way the bees go from flower to flower. It seemed like a mindful activity. This species has, as its name suggests a rusty patch on its back. Here...
by Kate | Feb 26, 2023
image reference https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/moose inspiration: Searching for a painting subject and wanting to keep things closer to home, I went to the Rare Species Guide at the Minnesota DNR. The moose is the only four-footed animal...
