For the month of May, I’ve had a solo show hanging at the Gateway Gallery here in Gustavus. Since I’ve had several individual pieces in group shows—and since many folks here are familiar with my science illustration style work—I wanted this one to share a side of my art that people might not have seen as much.

In addition to bird portraits and “slice” style landscapes, this show includes a giant sketch-style canvas with the poem that sparked my new children’s book I Was—The Stories of Animal Skulls, plus a series nest-inspired semi-abstract panels.

The show also features five years’ worth of Artober cards mounted together on interactive twisting poles:

Judging from feedback I’ve received so far, the Artober series is making the biggest splash. People say they enjoy finding something new every time they stop in. Hooray! Now I just have to figure out what to do with the displays after the show comes down next week…