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Rhinoceros beetle with open wings with a neural bubble border.
Beetles don’t get the respect they deserve. Some beetle’s iridescent shells look like jewels. Others have elaborate body structures like the Rhinoceros beetle. These beetles are also called Hercules beetles because of their strength. Adults of some species can lift objects 850 times their weight. (That would be like a human lifting nine fully grown elephants.) I’m lucky to lift myself out of bed some days. I digress. These herbivorous beetles can grow up to 6 inches (15cm), have horns they use for digging and fighting, and live on every continent except Antarctica.

Thank you for finding my work! The subjects I choose to paint are frequently inspired by nature and imagining my place in the universe. I have a fondness for the ease of acrylics, but also work with colored pencils, watercolor, oils, and just about any medium I can get my hands on (I think I might be a hoarder of art supplies). Born in Southern California, raised in the mountains of Northern Utah, I have lived much of my adult life in the desert solitude near Palm Springs (with a brief 2-year fling in the tropics of Hawaii). I have enjoyed the beauty, tranquility, and lush environment of all these areas. As an avid hiker and camper, I find the deserts, mountains and ocean beaches to be some of my favorite places. Now residing in the...