Jon Winslow and Annette Brennan Photography; Anita Loomis, Contemporary Watercolors and Oils

The built environment includes all of the physical parts of where we live and work (homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure). It impacts everything we do and reflects who we are. How do we echo our environment in the artwork we produce? All mediums welcome.

What do you think of when you think about birds? How important are birds in your life, in your community and in our world? Do you relate to the hummingbird with its tiny heart of paper-thin walls beating at over 1,000 beats a minute or do you find the majestic eagle more interesting? Or perhaps it is the ‘stuff’ of birds that you find interesting — intricate nests, the astounding diversity of eggs or amazing bird’s eye views?
Birds have been a source of artistic inspiration for at least 40,000 years. And through DNA we know Tyrannosaurus Rex is the ancestor of the common chicken. It seems we have a lot more in common with birds than we may realize — they make nests, have long term relationships and mourn the loss off their young. Birds are hardy, beautiful and important.