Applications are now open for the Natural Resonance Virtual Film Festival 2026! The theme for this festival: Vision for Tomorrow Application deadline is Dec 14th. To apply and view the submission criteria, please click the link in our bio. #opencall #music #art #fineart #nature #film

Disney/ABC have a responsibility to refuse to participate in corruption. Kimmel must be reinstated. If Disney/ABC agree to this extortion then perhaps creatives + workers should consider collective action to push back. Same w/buying park + cruise tickets if they bow. People have power. Ask Target

If you’re not boycotting Disney/ABC and their collaborators yet, here’s all the info you need:

Experimenting with my homemade blackberry ink this morning. #ink #drawing #sketchbook

Exciting opening night for the show "Answer as Question" at the Columbia City Gallery. I'm honored to have my piece, "recognition" be part of this thoughtful exhibition. 💚 #art #painting #crow #seattle #fineart

The painting is done! All that's left to do is wait for it to be dry enough to varnish. "Cormorant Basking" (16" x 20") - oil on canvas #oilpaint #birds #art #painting #seabirds

In a time of climate crisis and disconnection, we’re reframing the question from “What have we lost?” to “What can we save?” Join Willow Gatewood’s workshop—or share your voice in a brief survey to help shape the ALL WE CAN SAVE project. Submit by August 6th. bit.ly/3UA5kM4 #art #climate #nature

Current work in progress... #oilpaint #art #birds

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"Congressional leaders know this bill will have disastrous consequences, and they are abandoning their own best judgment to fall in line with President Trump. This isn't just a dereliction of duty; it's an unconscionable betrayal of the American people." [email protected]

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

House Reps need to hear from constituents today! Stop the budget bill that will give industries unfettered access to drilling, mining, and logging on our cherished public lands. This bill will devastate the environment and cause tremendous harm to the health of vulnerable communities.

Senator Mike Lee just introduced a new proposal to sell off public lands—this time targeting BLM lands near communities across the West.   Outdoor Alliance's GIS Lab is analyzing the bill, and our preliminary review shows significant overlap between recreation areas and lands that could be sold.

Senators are pushing for a fire sale of over 3 million acres of public lands—that’s an area larger than Connecticut. Families would lose access to some of their favorite trails and parks close to home. Once the land is sold and the no-trespassing signs go up, there is no going back.

A message to the world: The United States is not represented by Trump. He acted unilaterally and unconstitutionally. He and his regime in power are not a representation of the American people, and we strongly condemn this attack. We want peace, and we will hold him and his enablers accountable.

Join us in calling Congress at 202-224-3121 and urge your Senators to vote NO on the budget bill. The Senate reconciliation bill would sell off millions of acres of wild and untouched spaces to the oil, gas, coal, and logging industries to help pay for tax cuts for billionaires. ​Hands off!

The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would: - Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale - Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land

"Recognition" - acrylic on canvas (24" x 36") #animals #sciart #art #painting #crow #octopus

Recent polling shows that 71% of Americans oppose the auctioning off existing public lands to the highest private bidder. Voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly reject the budget proposal to sell off or lease our cherished public lands. Public lands are not for sale.

If this bill passes, our public lands will fall into the hands of fossil fuel interests.

Quick little sketch of an octopus chillin' in a cup. 🐙 #sketchbook #octopus #coffee #art #drawing #pencil

"Pondering Confectionary" - Oil on canvas Got the inspiration for this one a year ago while driving down the freeway and simply had to paint it. #oilpainting #crow #birds #fineart

People...it's time to get creative.

So proud to have taken part in today's history making #nokingsprotest

Closeup of my current work in progress. #painting #fineart #wip #octopus #salishsea

A look back at a European Beech Tree I drew a little while ago. #art #tree #drawing #lineart

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in California is not about the protests. It is about expanding his never-ending grasp for more power. It is about moving this country toward authoritarianism. All Americans must stand together against this gross abuse of power.

Let this sink in. Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence. During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”

Starting something new today #painting #crow #octopus

Styrax tree appreciation #blossoms #trees

House Republicans passed the single largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in the HISTORY of our country.   The GOP tax bill would deliver the largest cut to Medicaid and SNAP EVER.   Repost and help me put a burning, bright spotlight on this awful disaster of a bill.

#lupine #wip #oilpainting

In just the last few months, the Trump administration has taken or proposed unprecedented actions that threaten our health, the environment, and our democracy. We have a history of winning clean air, safe water, and a healthy climate for everyone—and we won't back down.

Independent media is more important than ever. Please make a donation to @democracynow.org to help us keep telling the stories you won't hear anywhere else. Today, your donation gets a triple-match — if you give $25, it will be worth $75!

Gave myself only one hour to sketch whatever came to mind... Imagined what it would look like if a crow met an octopus. 🤷‍♀️ #sketchaday #drawing

Look at that snoot!

What landscapes resonate within you? @naturalresonance.bsky.social #landscapes #environmentalart #pleinair

George Floyd was murdered by police five years ago today. The Say Their Names cemetery in Minneapolis features memorials for Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Amadou Diallo, Oscar Grant, Korryn Gaines, Freddie Gray and far too many more Black people who died at the hands of police.

It's lupine season!

There is something both thrilling and magically soothing about a dawn chorus... open.substack.com/pub/naturalr... #birds #birders #music #birdsong @jillianballasart.bsky.social @planetudes.earth

Happy Earth Day! 💚

This Earth Day, I invite you to reflect upon the flora and fauna that has shaped your lens on the world. What nature raised you? Let us know in the comments below. 🌱 @jillianballasart.bsky.social @planetudes.earth @lizgillneilson.com #earthday #natureconnectedness #environmentalart

Art shapes culture. Culture ignites change. Creatives are essential to the environmental movement. With every brushstroke, beat, and bold idea, we use our senses to envision the future we need before it even exists. How are you creating change? #EnvironmentalArt #CreativeClimate #ClimateSolutions

Some in the Majority in Congress are looking to sell off public lands to help pay for Trump’s tax cuts. If they succeed, this means you will lose access to some of your beloved national parks and pristine lands. We cannot let this happen.

“There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing.” Maya Angelou, who would have been 97 today, on courage and facing evil

My friend @booker.senate.gov has been holding the Senate floor for over 24 hours—a new record—to make clear that this is NOT business as usual. Americans are fed up with Republicans allowing Elon Musk to ransack government in service to billionaires. We're with you, Senator Booker.

Do you ever start a new art project knowing that your patience is going to be severely tested? Yeah, I'm getting that feeling with this one... #drawing #fineart #detail