Working together we can save the remaining natural places on Earth.  Here you can find talented artists and artisans supporting environmental organizations.  Purchasing handcrafted items from them supports the arts AND the planet.

Artists pledge a portion of their sales to the environmental nonprofit of their choosing.  The donation pledge is based on sales from all sources, whether to a ForMotherNature visitor or to another customer.  Some artists donate from all their artwork while others donate from a particular series.  In this way, artwork becomes imbued with purpose, part of the urgent effort to save wildlife and wild places.

 

You can be part of this.  Take a look at the shops of participating artists, learn about the environmental work they support, and find out why artists are proud to participate.  Are you an artist?  Join us.  You decide how much to pledge from your art.  You decide what in nature to save.  You can be the change you want to see in the world.  Take a look and contact Cathy, founder of ForMotherNature.com.

 

 

  • Floris Van Breugel - giant sequoia and dogwood
  • Floris Van Breugel - coral
  • Floris Van Breugel - Patagonia
  • Floris Van Breugel - tropical fish and coral
  • Floris Van Breugel - red fox
  • Craig Scoffone - Uvas Canyon
  • Floris Van Breugel - pronghorn antelope
  • Dick and Rosanne LLC - frog
  • Judith Gale - flower
  • Floris Van Breugel - lupine
  • Floris Van Breugel - wenatchee balsamroot flower
  • Cesere Brothers - the whole clan
  • Floris Van Breugel - hummingbird
  • Floris Van Breugel - humpback whale tail
  • Floris Van Breugel - Northern Cascades
  • Floris Van Breugel - jellyfish
  • Floris Van Breugel - meadowlark
  • Floris Van Breugel - hummingbird
  • Floris Van Breugel - wolf in Lamar Valley
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This is worth saving.

 Many thanks to the photographers who share their inspiring images of nature here:

Dick Hoeft and Rosanne Arnowitz, Craig Scoffone, brothers John and Dan Cesere, Judith Gale, and especially Floris van Breugel.  

Hover your mouse over an image to see who the photographer is, and click on an image to see what the photographer has to say.

 

 

 

“The Spirit of Resilience” exhibition in Fall of 2020 sponsored by The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS

 

This award is for a work of art, in any medium and style, that most powerfully conveys the importance of protecting and saving wildlife and wild places. 

 

  

The ForMotherNature.com Special Recognition Award is presented to Kristen Eisenbraun for her painting 'The Tree of Life'. 

 

"Kristen's painting 'The Tree of Life' reminds us that we are a part of nature, not separate from it. We are all in this together. We are resilient. With that understanding we may have a chance to save the wildlife and wild places that remain."   

      – Award presenter Cathy Berman, Founder of ForMotherNature.com

 

  • Domina Silvarum by Kristen Eisenbraun
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  • A Flying Soul by Kristen Eisenbraun
  • Lady Raves by Kristen Eisenbaum
  • The Rocking Horse by Kristen Eisenbraun
  • Under the Sea by Kristen Eisenbraun
  • Serenity by Kristen Eisenbaum
  • The Story of a Tree by Kristen Eisenbraun
  • Kristen Eisenbraun self-portrait
  • Child of the Forest by Kristen Eisenbraun
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People as part of nature as painted in oil by Kristen Eisenbraun.

 

Kristen reminds us that humanity is a part of nature.  Visit Kristen's website to learn more about her and her paintings.

 

My interview with Kristen:

FMN: Tell me about your artistic process.

Kristen:

I find inspiration all around me when I am climbing a mountain or observing people in the park. Usually the idea for a painting begins with something small, an unusual tree or a person who breaks away from the mold. Once I have a clear image I begin to sketch it on paper. I develop a detailed drawing and then transfer it to canvas. Even once I have begun painting the drawing process is never done. Sometimes the painting will be near completion and I decide to completely relocate one of the objects. Keeping an open mind to my work and remaining flexible is what creates a great painting, one in which the people and environment interact in meaningful ways.

 

FMN: Tell me about your use of people in your landscape paintings.

Kristen:

Placing a human figure that other people can relate to in the landscape, helps the viewer to connect to the natural world that I've portrayed in the painting. I also love the magical allure of combining our own incredible anatomy with the countless and beautiful phenomenons seen in mother nature. Really, we are one with our environment. I work to show how we can become reacquainted with a balance wherein humans thrive alongside plants, stones, animals, water, wind - all the peacefully aligned elements of earth. My paintings seek human:ecologic harmony.

 

FMN: Why have you chosen to work with oil paint? And how do you choose between linen and canvas? 

Kristen:

As a young artist I always painted with acrylic or watercolor and then when I was 16 a neighbor gave me a set of his old oil paints, it was love at first brushstroke! I believe the oil paint can be slightly more challenging to manipulate but it also brings an element of life to the paint that no other material can replicate. It adds texture and hues that are subtle, sublime, serene. They talk to us in the painting. It is the oils that gave the great masters of old the tools to combine light, color, and emotion into harmonic scenes that really do indicate a balanced humanity in nature.

 

Painting on canvas has many benefits, it is easy to use and affordable, but the weave of the canvas is very regular and geometric, whereas fine portrait linen has an irregular weave and often a smoother surface. The uneven weave has a much more natural look when it shows through the paint. Nature is somewhat random and surprising. When I paint a scene on the regular, geometric surface, it may not align with the vivid imagination of nature. On linen, I can develop as many surprises as nature would share in her own realm.

 

FMN: How do you hope to affect viewers of your artwork?

Kristen:

Today our society has become very separated from the land that sustains us. Each one of my paintings is designed to help the viewer find that lost connection between themselves and a piece of nature. I hope that the viewer of my work is encouraged to take a moment to step outside and find a small piece of the magic that is everywhere in the natural world. Go ahead, climb into one of my paintings. I think it will carry you onward to a new relationship with your earth and home.

 

 

“The Healing Power of Art” exhibition early in 2020 sponsored by The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS

 

This award is for a work of art, in any medium and style, that most powerfully conveys the importance of protecting and saving wildlife and wild places. 

 

  

The ForMotherNature.com Special Recognition Award is presented to Diane Morgan for her painting 'Liquid Sunshine'. 

 

“The painting 'Liquid Sunshine' is special. Besides being beautiful, it brings me in so close to this bee, busy living its life and doing what it does, that I feel a personal connection. I cannot imagine someone looking at this painting and then going home and spraying toxic chemicals in their own yard and garden. ”   

      – Award presenter Cathy Berman, Founder of ForMotherNature.com

 

  • Love in the Afternoon
  • Thistle Bee
  • Laguna Bee
  • Good Ol' Poppy Top
  • More Than Meets the Eye
  • Jumble Bee
  • Licking Roses
  • This Girl is on Fire
  • I Love Bees
  • She's a Little Flighty
  • Sippy Cup
  • Joshua Tree Bee
  • Red Hollyhock Bee
  • Trumpet Taster
  • Cactus Bee
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The beauty of bees as painted in oil and in watercolor by Diane Morgan.

 

Diane uses paintings to turn our eyes and our hearts to the bees. She portrays bees in the midst of life, helping us see them in a more intimate way. Visit Diane's website to learn more about her and her paintings.

 

My interview with Diane:

FMN: How is it that you came to focus on bees?

Diane:

At first just wanting to capture flower images to paint I began shooting roses late on a summer's day. A bee happened along and I happily discovered that it added great interest to the shot. I was intrigued by the variety of colors and shapes of the bees and began shooting more and researching them. I was appalled to learn that one-third of the bee colonies were dying and that one-third of the food we eat needs bees for pollination.

If the bees continue to die at the current rate, there will be no bees in 25 years. In 1980 there were 4.5 millions hives. Now there are only 2.9 million.

 

FMN: What do you hope will come from focusing on bees?

Diane:

I paint bees to help save bees....to bring attention to the colony collapse crisis.

I want to help make the bee crisis a prominent issue, get more people involved to solve the problem. Without bees we will lose many of our food crops. There is a city in China that has already lost all of its bees.  The people there hand pollinate their pear trees to keep their orchards producing. The younger generation is not interested and is leaving the area for the big city. Soon there will be no fruit in this town. It is the main livelihood for the residents. I hope my work can help raise awareness about this important issue.

 

FMN: How do you go about creating your bee paintings?

Diane:

I've been painting bee portraits for quite some time now in watercolor and oil. I photograph bees as often as I can find them, which isn't always easy. I like to show the world as a bee sees it. Give a close up view of them at work to bring attention to the important service they provide to the world. Bees know what they need to do and work together to be successful. I want my paintings to shine a light on them and show their beauty and importance to the world.

 

FMN: What actions would you like people to take to help bees?

Diane:

I want people to take the time to learn about the importance of bees and what they can do to help save them. Many simple things can make a difference. Stop using pesticides. Plant flowers and vegetables to give them food sources. Many cities are now allowing gardens in front yards instead of lawns. Wildflowers along freeways can help. I'm originally from Detroit and was pleased to discover Bees in the D, a Detroit non-profit that has made great strides in showcasing the importance of bees to the environment. They have established an incredible number of roof top hives in and around the Detroit area and Canada. They take their passion for teaching to organize and host community events like honey harvests, educational classes on the basics of beekeeping, interactive children's learning events, and speaking engagements about honey bees, pollinators, and gardening. The local honey from their beehives has been featured at local bars and restaurants. They are getting the community involved in saving bees and increasing bee populations. I donate a percentage of my sales to help them spread the word and expand their operations. I hope others will do the same.  BeesintheD.com

Or, help whatever organizations you have in your own city that are working to help save bees.

 

 

 

 

(Photo of owl courtesy of Floris van Breugel of Art In Nature Photography)

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It is not enough to have strong laws to protect nature, they must be enforced.

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If you are an artist or craftsperson, your art can be more than beautiful.  It can do more than pay the bills.  It can help heal the planet.  Imagine that.  Take a look at what artists are doing for Mother Nature.  Your art, whether fine art or craft, can change the world.    Contact Cathy.  Our FAQs cover some basics of how artists participate and all the details of the website are in the Terms of Use.