“When you throw something away, exactly where is away?” You may have heard of the Great Pacific gyre – that floating garbage patch in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. But did you realize there are now five ocean gyres, each over 1,500 miles wide and one mile deep carrying 100+ million tons of plastic? […]
Can Art teach Science to teens? As Director at Community Stepping Stones, I got my chance to find out when a group of our young people decided to create a mural about how our daily lives impact Tampa Bay’s estuaries and waterways. One Waterway One Tampa Bay, a 12’ x 8’ portable, mosaic mural and […]
Many of the small things we all do unconsciously can cause unintentional, long-term damage to animal populations, particularly those that are already endangered. Just a momentary lapse can disrupt the delicate balance in our favorite preservation areas. In summer, 2011, I wrote an article for Bay Soundings magazine about the unintended consequences that result quiet […]
When I was a kid I loved mud. I had no idea how smart I was until I research, wrote and illustrated an article on MUD as an adult. Did you know there is more bio-diversity in a handful of healthy estuary mud than the whole Amazon forest? Tell your kids: mud is waaaay more […]
Please join me for this special event. I’m showing 42 pieces of my colorful watercolors and pastel illustrations, including a selection of my new images from my multiple visits to the Galapagos Islands. Many of my new pieces are posted in the ART section of this site. Rookery Bay is an extraordinarily beautiful nature center […]
The lotus plant grows in deep mud. In the midst of muck and dirty water it finds its nutrients and eventually brings forth one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. In many Eastern cultures the lotus blossom is regarded as a symbol of purity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and rebirth. I try to remember this […]
There are few more impressive creatures than the docile, vegetarian, giant Galapagos land tortoises. No one knows how old these creatures grow in the wild, since no person has been living in the islands long enough to see one survive to its natural old age. The ones in the photo are upwards of 140 years.Weighing […]
We all know and love the stories, for they are buried deep within our DNA. They are about the beauty, wonder and inspiration that is everywhere in the world around us. They tell how we have overcome fear and learned how to navigate in this life. Whether your approach is as a scientist or a […]
I just returned from spending almost a month in Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands maintaining an illustrative journal of what I saw. You can read about my adventures and see preview drawings on my website. I’m very excited with this new direction in ecological art and I hope to use my art collection and my […]
So how cool is that. A bunch of young artists in a poor neighborhood do an environmental art project – they send a letter and a picture of their artwork to the President of the United States (read my earlier blogs) – and the leader of the Free World writes them back! OK, so maybe […]
