by Kristin Maija Peterson

Artwork Description

CRADLING

20.0 x 20.0 inches

Named not because of all the soft baby pinks, blues, and violets but as a reminder to leave your leaves. Let them cradle and protect hibernating insects, like bumblebee queens, the woolly bear caterpillars, as well as insect eggs and chrysalises, and other overwintering animals ~ the snails, worms, beetles, millipedes, mites, spiders that in turn are food for chipmunks, turtles, birds, and amphibians. 

 A pile of leaf litter can go a long way to support biodiversity and keep the natural order of living things, including us. Take a closer look. You might just find leaf litter as beautiful as I do. So much movement in the stillness. 

 This piece may be the beginning of a new series called Equinox (working title and a word I love). Both the spring and autumn equinoxes create a balanced day and night but for me, the equinoxes create an internal upheaval that affects me physically, physiologically, and spiritually making me feel off-balanced.


Artwork Details

Medium: Painting Watercolor

Genre: Realism