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Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJul 5, 20221:50 PM2022-06-26
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Dana © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Dana

Dana, 12″x12″ Through her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “I recognize individual deer who cross my yard. I call this magnificent doe Dana. She’s so proud, […]

Décor by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 23, 20223:55 PM2022-06-26
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Modern Lavender, LMLC Primary Color

Primary Colors from LMLC

Artist Elizabeth G Fagan says working with color one of the joys of her craft. Her freshly updated Primary Colors include chic neutrals and boho jewel tones.

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 21, 20221:00 PM2022-06-19
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Byron © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Byron

Byron, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “At the county fair, Byron the Llama was a crowd favorite!” says Fagan. Contact […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 19, 20223:46 PM2022-06-19
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Tommy, © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Tommy

Tommy, 8″x10″ “All creatures deserve our respect,” says Fagan. “Tommy the Ram gently eats corn from an outstretched hand,” says Fagan. “He’s a great addition to farmhouse décor.” Contact Fagan for purchase options. Contact Elizabeth […]

Great Lake by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 17, 202211:06 AM2022-05-23
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Great Lakes Trance © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Great Lakes Trance

Great Lakes Trance, 11″x14″ “A Great Lake is a massive wilderness that’s different every day, every season,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Sometimes Lake Michigan is simply a horizontal line—the point at which air meets […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 14, 202210:56 AM2022-05-23
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Pond Patrol © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Pond Patrol

Pond Patrol, 20″x30″ “All creatures deserve our respect,” says Fagan. “Red-Winged Blackbirds can be fiercely territorial. One bird dive-bombed my head at Millennium Park in downtown Chicago,” says Fagan. Contact Fagan for purchase options. Contact […]

Portfolio by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 9, 20221:05 AM2022-05-23
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Sunset, September © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Head Up, Shoulders Back

Head Up, Shoulders Back It’s circa 2000s, I am circa 40s, and I’m learning how to walk again. My physical therapist has a keen eye for a hanging head, slouching shoulders, weak abs, a protruding […]

Great Lake by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 7, 20221:40 PM2022-05-23
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Bright Lake Rocks © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Bright Lake Rocks

Bright Lake Rocks, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ High surf on the Great Lakes leaves behind an unending supply of rounded stones. “I am kind of a rock nerd,” says artist Elizabeth G. Fagan. “My favorites are […]

Backyard by Lake Michigan's Left CoastJun 2, 202212:37 PM2022-05-23
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Survivor © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Outdoor Edibles

June Little stirs our Wisconsin hearts the way first glimpses of green do each spring. Soon our minds wander to yards, to gardens—and to sojourns in Wisconsin’s wild places. To those who are lucky, careful, […]

Portfolio by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 30, 202212:48 PM2022-05-30
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Horseshoe crabs in the Atlantic, Elizabeth Fagan, Lake Michigans Left Coast

Horseshoe Crabs on Memorial Day

Horseshoe Crabs on Memorial Day As a child summer-vacationing at an Atlantic beach, I discovered horseshoe crabs. They washed up on Maryland’s barrier spit and created spectacles for screeching toddlers. Their bodies were sleek, green, […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 21, 202212:41 PM2022-06-05
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Clyde © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Clyde

Clyde, 8″x8″ “All creatures deserve our respect,” says Fagan. “They are our fellow travelers on planet Earth.” Clyde the Rooster casts death stares at passersby. Contact Fagan for purchase options. Contact Elizabeth G Fagan Life […]

Portfolio by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 20, 20225:46 PM2022-04-08
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Milwaukee River © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Good News for Swearing, Messy, Night Owls

Good News for Swearing, Messy, Night Owls Were you annoyed as a kid when your parents told you to clean your room, sent you to bed early, and scolded you for cursing? There might be […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 15, 20221:55 PM2022-06-26
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Red-Winged Blackbird © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Red-Winged Blackbird

Red-Winged Blackbird, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “Red-Winged Blackbirds can be fiercely territorial. One bird dive-bombed my head in Millennium Park in […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 12, 202212:20 PM
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Bradley © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Bradley

Bradley, 8″x10″ “At the county fair, a baby goat—a kid—was a crowd favorite,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “I called him Bradley.” Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life Earth. Contact […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 11, 20229:56 AM2022-04-08
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Baltimore Orioles © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore Orioles, 8″x8″ “Baltimore Orioles love to sip nectar from oranges cut in half,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Fagan is a life-long animal lover who aims to spread compassion for all creatures on planet […]

Great Lake by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 7, 20222:23 PM2022-04-08
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Path to the Beach © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Path to the Beach

Path to the Beach, 12″x18″ Glaciers carried rocks from Earth’s early eras southward into the Great Lakes basin. “High surf at Lake Michigan deposits millions and millions of multicolored rocks on the shoreline,” says artist […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMay 7, 202211:44 AM2022-05-15
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Elsa and Edna © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Elsa & Edna

Elsa & Edna, 8″x10″ “At the county fair I saw calves named Elsa and Edna,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastApr 28, 20221:22 PM2022-04-08
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Indigo Buntings © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Indigo Buntings

Indigo Buntings, 5″x7″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth through her work. “Indigo Buntings are among the most colorful birds that appear at my backyard feeder,” says Fagan, […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastApr 22, 202212:24 PM2022-04-22
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Heaven, © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Earth Day

April “It was a gamble, but it worked,” recalled Gaylord Nelson, the founder of Earth Day. The late Wisconsin governor and United States senator (D) successfully infused the activism of the late 1960s with such […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastApr 15, 202210:16 AM2022-04-08
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American Crow © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

American Crow

American Crow, 5″x7″ Through her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “Crows are the smartest and most social birds that appear at my backyard feeder,” says Fagan, […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastApr 10, 202212:54 PM2022-06-19
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Esmeralda, © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Esmeralda

Esmeralda, 10″x10″ “At the county fair I saw Esmeralda, a sheep all dressed up for the show,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastApr 8, 202210:21 AM2022-04-09
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Red-Headed Woodpecker © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Red-Headed Woodpecker

Red-Bellied Woodpecker, 5″x7″ “Four species of woodpecker visit my yard: hairy, downy, red-headed, and red-bellied,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “They are especially fun to watch.” Fagan is a life-long animal lover who aims to […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 29, 20229:56 AM2022-04-08
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Blue Jay © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Blue Jay

Blue Jay, 5″x7″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth through her work. “Blue Jays are among the most colorful birds that appear at my backyard feeder,” says Fagan, […]

Great Lake by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 22, 202212:56 PM2022-03-31
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Great Lakes Thunder, © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Great Lakes Thunder

Great Lakes Thunder, 20″x30″ “One thing people may not realize about Lake Michigan is how loud it can be,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “In Spring, riotous waves create a thunder over which human voices […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 19, 202210:04 AM2022-03-31
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Red-Bellied Woodpecker © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Red-Bellied Woodpecker, 5″x7″ “Four species of woodpecker visit my yard: hairy, downy, red-headed, and red-bellied,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “They are especially fun to watch.” Fagan is a life-long animal lover who aims to […]

Portfolio by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 18, 20221:50 PM2022-05-23
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Martian Chondrite Meteorite, Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigans Left Coast

Meteorites & Earth’s Age

Meteorites, Plate Tectonics, & Earth’s Age Meteorites are fascinating relics of a universe in transition. They are also the most important clues for determining Earth’s exact age. One can find meteorites on Great Lakes beaches. […]

Backyard by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 16, 20221:30 PM2022-03-31
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Frangipani © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Frangipani

Frangipani, 5″x7″ “I had the good fortune to visit the Maldives—a tiny island nation in the Indian Ocean with magnificent orchids, frangipani, and bougainvillea,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “The Maldives will be one of […]

Life by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 9, 202210:07 AM2022-04-08
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Fritz © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Fritz

Fritz, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “Fritz the Dachshund held his own against the big dogs at Montrose Dog Beach […]

Holiday by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 7, 202212:39 PM2022-02-26
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Rainy St. Patrick's Day © Elizabeth G Fagan, lakemichigansleftcoast.com, Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Rainy St. Patrick’s Day

Rainy St. Patrick’s Day, 8″x8″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan celebrates her Irish ancestry. “Ireland is a most magical place,” she says. “Anyone with Irish blood should visit the Emerald Isle.” Contact Fagan for purchase options. […]

Portfolio by Lake Michigan's Left CoastMar 2, 202210:47 AM2022-02-26
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Invasive Mussels, Lake Michigan, 5x7, by Elizabeth G Fagan, digital art on lakemichigansleftcoast.com, from Lake Michigan's Left Coast

Invaders from Other Ecosystems

March More than two centuries ago, cargo ships released freshwater ballast from the Ural region of Russia into the rivers and lakes of western Europe. That ballast contained tiny striped hitchhikers. In the 1820s, Londoners […]

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