environmental arts
Turtles in the Bay (2024)
A Kemp's ridley and green sea turtle pair painted on Turtle Island Restoration Network's 2024 Beautify the Bucket entry
First Place Entry, Non-Profit Organization Category, Galveston Island Beautify the Bucket Competition 2024
The Roseate by Herself (2023)
18 x 24 in
Alla prima oil painting of the Galveston wetlands, painted plein air for the 2023 Artist Boat Float the Boat silent auction
Winning bid: $1,000
LAYERS OF THE GULF
an Artist-in-Residence Installation
May - December 2023
150 square foot mosaic mural of the layers of the ocean on display at 29th and Winnie St in Galveston, Texas
Created with student artists ages 4-17 over the course of a six-week summer camp and twice-weekly Fall after-school Eco-Art residency at Urban Strategies, Inc.
Responsibilities included designing the composition for this mural, writing original Eco-Art curricula, leading painting, science, and ceramic workshops, and fostering a positive, creative atmosphere that allowed student artists to freely explore painting and see their work immortalized as a permanent fixture in their neighborhood.
the aphotic zone (the deep ocean where sunlight cannot reach)
the photic zone (the upper layer of the ocean where sunlight is abundant)
the epipelagic zone (the upper level of the open ocean)
The mesopelagic zone (the mid level of the open ocean)
Top: the epipelagic zone (the uppermost level of the open ocean)
Side: the photic zone (the layer of the ocean where sunlight is abundant)
Top: the epipelagic zone
Side: the intertidal zone (the coastal ecosystem between the low and high tide lines)
cut-section of the intertidal zone
Side view of the neritic zone (the waters above the continental shelf, which gradually drapes off miles away from the Galveston shore)