Ways to Control Disease

This was my attempt to communicate some various ways to control disease in a graphic fashion. It assumes of course that all these ways can be readily understood by way of the picture in different cultures. It's hard to figure out how to do that, with the need to be applicable to many different countries. Again, this was a pen and ink, which I dressed up quickly with a little color.

Pesticide Concentration

This image was meant to demonstrate how pesticides can concentrate as they go up the foodchain. This also was a black and white pen drawing, but I thought the color would attract more attention. The first level of the food pyramid is corn, the second is the chickens, and the last a local campesino "farmer" who may not realize that she might be eating all the pesticides in the crops.

I'm told the colors here are a bit scary, OK but the subject is too. Some of these poisons are up in the Arctic circle.

A Methane Digester

This is a methane digester. You feed manure in one end and the manure undergoes anaerobic digestion and produces methane gas that can be used for cooking. The tank can rise up and down to store the gas. That's the concept anyway. This lady lives in Ecuador where they built some of these digesters.... This actually was a black and white pen drawing but I thought it would look nicer in color.

I think it's funny that the Google ads are picking up on the methane digester stuff, so if you want to build one, you can "follow the ads". :)

An Environmental Assessment

This drawing is from a series that I did for an overseas technical assistance group. These guys are doing an environmental assessment :) I love the composition of this group as it portrays a birdwatcher, a geologist, an entomologist, and somebody who has to write it all up.

ATC number 3

Actually I am losing track of which one I did next, but this one was certainly somewhere in the middle. My attempt at a cardinal, although I must confess I only looked briefly, and those who are in the know, probably don't think this is a fair rendition. But he's red. By the way, again these are Artist Trading Cards, 2 1/2 by 3 1/2....again acrylic and mixed media on watercolor paper.

My second ATC

My second ATC pays homage to my birding friends. I liked the bright colors and the suggestion of the pine trees. It suggests sunny days and colorful friends.

My First ACEO

It was one of those days when the

drizzle began

and wrapped the trees in ice. You couldn't walk anywhere, because the snow was all covered in a solid ice coating.

So it was a good day to paint my first Artist Card. Size 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches. Painted in acrylic with some mixed media.