Pollinators: Summer 2018

These 50 paintings were created for an exhibit at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, NY

Pollinators are an important part of our ecosystem, they are also in danger. Pollinators include bees, birds, bats, small mammals, butterflies, moths, and other insects. Pollinators play a crucial role in flowering plant reproduction in the crops that we eat. Between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants on the earth need pollinators. In this body of work I illustrate the the wide variety of pollinators, their beauty, and some of the plants they need to survive. I hope to inspire others to take notice of pollinators, plant a garden for them and help conserve our beautiful world.

Bumblebee on Rhododendron
Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Calendula
Western Honey Bee on Wiseria
Common Blue Butterfly on Buttercup
Oasis Hummingbird and Geranium
Honeybee on Lavender
California Poppy with Syrphid Fly
Great Black Wasp on Black-eyed Susan
Monarch Caterpillar on Milkweed leaf
Monarch Caterpillar on Purple Milkweed
Monarch Chrysalis
Monarch on Sunflower
Monarch on Milkweed
Female Oasis Hummingbird and Hibiscus
Ruby Throated Hummingbird and Columbine
Syrphid Fly on Pink Poppy
Rufous Hummingbird on Budding Branch
Pipevine Swallowtail Caterpillar
Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly
Bumblebee and Thistle
Green Sweat Bee in Ground Nest
Soldier Beetle on Magnolia
Green Sweat Bee in Ground Nest
Female Green Sweat Bee on Campanula
Queen Bee
Hoverfly on Poppy
Variegated Fritillary on Echinacea
Carder Bee and Lupine
Tiger Swallowtail on Siberian Iris
Greenhairstreak Butterfly on Cherry Blossoms
Queen Butterfly on Rabbitbush
Black-chinned Hummingbird
Eight-spotted Forester Moth on Lily
Bumblebee on Geranium Roxanne
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Echinacea
Spider in Peony
Honeybee collecting from White Clover
Bats at Sunset
Pygmy Fruit-eating Bat dusted with Pollen
Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat on Banana Flowers
Bat pollinating Agave Flowers
Bumblebee on Lobelia
Harvest Mouse in Tulip
Bumblebee on Blueberry Blossoms
Cabbage White Butterfly on Lavender
Honeybee on Poppy
Meadow Brown Butterflies on Thistle
Red Ants on Allium
Eastern Bumblebee on Apple Jack Shrub Rose
Anna's Hummingbird