A prairie rising

Armand Bayou Nature Center

Prairie Rising:

The Armand Vayou Nature Center is a great example of the ecology and restoration of a local coastal tall grass prairie. It is great to see Texans committed to preserving natural systems. With the social unrest, a universal pandemic crippling our economies I can’t help but think about what we can learn from biological systems; the importance of species diversity, the importance of healthy bacteria, the importance of whole organic foods, the importance if finding a balance between humans and wildlife in all spaces including urban population centers. What that looks like is the focus of ny 2021 work.

After seeing the above article I was sitting at a stop light when I noticed this grass preserving in a sea of asphalt. Nature is amazing and will always win. Our challenge as humans is to learn how to live with it, preserve and respect it. In the en…

After seeing the above article I was sitting at a stop light when I noticed this grass preserving in a sea of asphalt. Nature is amazing and will always win. Our challenge as humans is to learn how to live with it, preserve and respect it. In the end nature will always win. We can incorporate the coastal prairie landscape into Houston’s urban landscape.

Another conservation benefit from COVID 19 - Sea Turtle numbers are up during 2020

It is amazing how naturere can reguvinate itself when humans step back. We should ask our selves what does this tell us? How can we benefit from this observation?

Sea turtles in Florida

Green turtle nests:

  • 2020: 8,110 (unexpectedly high for a "low year")

  • 2019: 15,784 (record, "high year")

  • 2018: 1,230 (typical "low year")

Loggerhead nests:

  • 2020: 12,968

  • 2019: 10,813

  • 2018: 11,901

Leatherback nests:

  • 2020: 40

  • 2019: 36

  • 2018: 17

These watercolor monotypes are the pieces I discovered my technique on.Fragility study 30” X 22”

These watercolor monotypes are the pieces I discovered my technique on.

Fragility study 30” X 22”

Here I experimented with how wet my paper was. I love the running color on this particular piece. It would not work for everything.

Here I experimented with how wet my paper was. I love the running color on this particular piece. It would not work for everything.

Fragility- Kaleidoscope2017Watercolor monotype30” X 22”

Fragility- Kaleidoscope

2017

Watercolor monotype

30” X 22”