I love to reconnect with the natural world by taking my watercolor set out in the field. If you’ve dreamed of doing the same, but the idea is daunting to you, I suggest starting at the beginning by learning to mix and match colors. Getting to know your...
I wholeheartedly believe: Getting stung by a jellyfish or bitten by a leech is a small price to pay for experiencing the raw beauty of wild nature. I would rather spend a day out hiking or skinny dipping than going to a mall. I think insects and snakes aren’t creepy...
An inventory of my Cabinet of Curiosity As an artist and naturalist, I’m an inveterate collector of dead things cast off by the living. Many of life’s most beautiful objects were once alive and are just as beautiful and intriguing when not. My home is like one big...
The Darlingtonia Midge & Its Murderous Accomplice Who would believe that an insect and an insect-eating plant could have a mutually beneficial relationship? Surprisingly, that’s exactly the case in the unlikely union between the mosquito-like midge and the...
