Botanicals & Geologicals
Botanicals are on 11" x 14" panels
Geologicals are on 8" x 10" panels
Ink and acrylic paint on claybord
Geologicals are on 8" x 10" panels
Ink and acrylic paint on claybord
©Ellen Litwiller
Spending several weeks in Whiskeytown National Park as an Artist in Residence I was inspired by the geological story and extreme biodiversity that exist in the park and produced these images. The discovery of gold by non-natives completely transformed the people and their environment so I used gold as a way to connect the images together.
Some of the botanicals like Puccenellia hollowii, are so rare that the only place on Earth it exists is a rocky patch of ground within the park boundaries. While others plants are more common but equally important in the biodiversity of the region like the Ponderosa Pine or Poison Oak.
Some of the botanicals like Puccenellia hollowii, are so rare that the only place on Earth it exists is a rocky patch of ground within the park boundaries. While others plants are more common but equally important in the biodiversity of the region like the Ponderosa Pine or Poison Oak.
