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It was really fun to let creativity, natural history research, and personal observations gradually guide me to develop a composition for this drawing. The scene shows the forest floor of Blue Hills Reservation, MA in spring, including: a Red Admiral Butterfly, a Pink Lady's Slipper, a Copperhead, greenshield lichens, Northern Red Oak leaves, Pincushion Moss, a fallen Flowering Dogwood blossom, a Bold Jumping Spider, and British Soldier Lichens.

I wanted to portray a Copperhead specifically because it's an endangered species in Massachusetts, and the other species because they exude a springtime energy which we could all surely benefit from right now. Venomous snakes deserve our respect and admiration. Give them space, admire from a distance, and advocate for snakes whenever you can.

9x12" colored pencil on Fabriano Artistico hot press watercolor paper

Description

It was really fun to let creativity, natural history research, and personal observations gradually guide me to develop a composition for this drawing. The scene shows the forest floor of Blue Hills Reservation, MA in spring, including: a Red Admiral Butterfly, a Pink Lady's Slipper, a Copperhead, greenshield lichens, Northern Red Oak leaves, Pincushion Moss, a fallen Flowering Dogwood blossom, a Bold Jumping Spider, and British Soldier Lichens.

I wanted to portray a Copperhead specifically because it's an endangered species in Massachusetts, and the other species because they exude a springtime energy which we could all surely benefit from right now. Venomous snakes deserve our respect and admiration. Give them space, admire from a distance, and advocate for snakes whenever you can.

9x12" colored pencil on Fabriano Artistico hot press watercolor paper