Jan 17, 2021 | All, Events
I am so pleased to be selling my art as blank art notecards at the West Seattle Nursery. It’s great to have a local connection, and even better that it is my favorite place in all of West Seattle. They have a wonderful gift shop and garden center, and have a really nice selections of cards by artists. I’m in good company here. WSN has ordered 24 different designs of mine for the spring season. The first batch of winter cards sold out in two days, just after the holidays. And just before the holidays, they also quickly sold out of their supply of my 2021 Feathered Friends limited edition art calendars.
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If you’re not local to Seattle, contact me directly to purchase notecards of any of my images. And I still have a few calendars available.
Oct 31, 2020 | All, Art, Events
Join me in supporting the conservation efforts of Pacific Wild, an important force for the protection of the Great Bear Rain Forest in Canada’s British Columbia. I’m participating in their Wild Auction 2020, in which artists interested in their cause will offer works of art to bid on Monday, November 9 through Thursday, November 12. I’ll be donating 50% of my proceeds to Pacific Wild because I’ve experienced the awesomeness of the Great Bear Rain Forest on our summer-long boat trips, visiting wild places that few people ever go, and hope these ecosystems can continue to exist in the future. It will be election time in the US, with plenty of other things to think about, but if you need a break from the news, visit the auction site at: https://www.charityauctionstoday.com/auctions/wild-auction-2020-14029
Each offering will be an 11”x17” image on 13” x 19” paper, unframed, archival pigment print hand-signed, #1 in a limited edition of 25.
Shoal.
Life in the sea is all interconnected. A healthy population of herring is crucial to the balance of life in the seas around us. Herring are an important food source for many other species. Herring spawn by attaching their egg sacks to kelp. Commercial harvesting of herring is disrupting this natural process.
Chinook Returning.
Chinook salmon returning upriver to their home to spawn. Salmon populations are being threatened by overfishing, habitat degradation and climate change and need the help of conservationists to maintain healthy populations.
A Sea Otter Success Story.
Conservation efforts have enabled the return of an abundance of sea otters to the west coast of BC, which has helped to restore the balance of intertidal life. Unchecked, the sea urchins can devastate a kelp forest, which provides crucial habitat for many other species. Sea otters feed on the urchins, often wrapping themselves or their young in fronds of kelp while they feed.
Apr 22, 2020 | All, Art, Events
Earth Day — not quite what we had hoped it would be. Our precious planet seems to be a mess right now, but not without hope.
While right now we humans have our own problems, the health of our oceans remains key to our survival. We’re stuck inside self-isolating, but here is a reminder that there are many splendid sights to behold, once we can get back out there and see the world again.
My favorite subjects to paint are marine creatures living underwater. This crazy-looking creature is a Basket Starfish, which can be found on the ocean floor in our Pacific coastal waters. I was fascinated by its lacey branching structure and graceful movements.
Feb 6, 2020 | All, Events
I entered a juried art competition from Oregon State University, who is mounting an exhibition of art related to the Marine Food Web. OSU is highly ranked for marine biology programs. Though I have no qualifications in this field, only fascination, I submitted two pieces and this one was accepted, titled “Octopus Different as Night and Day.” The exhibit in the Giustina Gallery in Corvallis, Oregon, opened on February 3, 2020 and will be up for a month.
