Embracing nature should be a right, not a privilege. 🌈 From city parks to untouched landscapes, everyone deserves to connect with the beauty of the Earth. 🌺💫 Let’s break down barriers, cultivate inclusivity, and make the great outdoors a space for ALL. 🌿🌏
the artist as naturalist
This is it! The final video from my project The Artist as Naturalist which involved me spending the past year sketching the wild spaces in my neighborhood. The Artist as Naturalist represents my personal visual study of some of the remaining untamed landscapes along Long Island’s southwestern coastal zones. With […]
I’m wrapping up my project The Artist as Naturalist and it has been a thrilling journey, a wild exploration of the landscapes near and around my neighborhood. I’m excited to share the fruits of my labor – a collection of sketchbooks that weave together the vistas of the land, its […]
Mixed Media Artist Karen Michel presents her project The Artist as Naturalist, a year of exploring some of the remaining wild spaces in and around the coastal region of Long Island’s southwestern shore. The exhibition features sketchbook drawings and paintings of her coastline studies of the salt marshes and dunes. […]
I am so excited to share my current project The Artist as Naturalist 🖤 The concept of this project is to create a visual study of Long Island’s southwestern coastal zones through plein-air mixed-media sketchbook sessions to better understand the strengths, fragilities, flora and fauna of the environment. A natural […]