Kid Animal Ranger

The strawberry poison dart frog is one of the most iconic animals in the rainforests of Latin America. These guys come in a wide range of colorful colors that are designed to tell predators that they have poisonous slime on their bodies. They get the poison from toxic insects that make up their diet. This painting was made for my watercolor class.

The salt marsh harvest mouse is one of the most underrated of all endangered species in the world. It only lives in the San Francisco Bay Area which is only an hour away from where I live, being endemic to the salt marshes close to the coastline. This makes it the only mammal that only lives in coastal marshes. Clearing of the marshes, pollution, and boat activity are the main threats to the survival of this rodent.

This is a painting of one of the rocky parts of the coastline of the Bay Area. I made this as an assignment for my watercolor class.

Orchids are famous for their beauty and common presence in the rainforests.  However, the flowering plants can live in any habitat all over the world except for the coldest. I painted this one for my mom on mother's day.

The humpback whale is one of the most incredible examples of conservation success stories. Whaling in the 18th century has put the population of these magnificent giant from 145,000 to less than 5,000. It was banned in 1963 and the population increased to 140,000 today. What I find most amazing is that we have whale watching off the coastline near where I live! The best times to see them in this whale watching hotspot are the spring and the fall. I made this painting as a goodbye for my watercolor class.

This is a painting of one of my favorite beaches of the neighborhood coastline that I love to come to, Half Moon Bay.