ENDANGERED: Fine Art & Photography Contest 2020 Submission

Since my youth in Michigan and Colorado and subsequent travels, I have filled my senses with the rawness, beauty and power of our natural world. I was always outdoors near water and in woods. My first eleven years in Alaska I lived in the wilderness where I raised my children. I touched the face of Mother Nature while keeping my hand intact. I learned to abide by nature's rules or suffer the consequences. My fascination, respect and understanding of wild animal and bird behavior deepened. I observed how each species acts within its family group, and has predictable behavior with other species because they, too, abide by nature's rules. I looked into the eyes of free roaming polar bears. I am deeply saddened that these magnificent creatures along with so many others are endangered and die prematurely on our watch.

This moved me to paint rare blue herons, egrets, tigers, jaguars, leopards, and eagles, followed by a series of polar bears, and snow leopards.

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