Friday, July 22, 2011

Painting and Designing

Current studio project: transparent color layers are being built up on this canvas, with many more to go.


This habitat restoration area, run by the Mojave Desert Land Trust, is at the end of my street here in Joshua Tree. It reminds me of the graphic design project I'm working on right now, with Sage Enviro, for Restore America's Estuaries. Nearly 50 percent of Americans live near estuaries, and millions visit coastal waters every year for relaxation, recreation and renewal. Over the past century, human use and development have severely stressed these natural resources. As a result, fish and shellfish have declined, and our coasts are more vulnerable to floods and storms. Restoration of coasts and estuaries provides many long-lasting benefits to local economies, including more jobs, increased property values, better water quality, sustainable fisheries and recreational tourism dollars.

I see another painting in my future, based on this Prickly Pear Cactus.

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