Death on Lake Michigan’s Left Coast Among the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan is unique for its north-south configuration. In summer, southwesterly winds create invisible currents running parallel to sandy beaches that line the western shore. […]
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Sunflowers
Sunflowers, 12″x18″ “Natural beauty abounds in our backyards…and beyond,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “We just need to look for it.” Contact Fagan for purchase options. Contact Elizabeth G Fagan Art by Season The Great […]
Get Outside, Feel Better
August Research points to specific factors supporting the claim that being in nature is good for us, a claim that most of us already know, or at least, know intuitively. Being outdoors generally means getting […]
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.
Cubs Territory–or How to Become a Cubs Fan
Cubs Territory—or How to Become a Cubs Fan Until Wrigley Field became my neighbor, I abhorred professional sports. From London, England, by way of Grinnell, Iowa, by way of Connecticut’s Long Island shoreline, at age […]
Ferns
Ferns, 11″x14″ “Natural beauty abounds in our backyards…and beyond,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “We just need to look for it.” Contact Fagan for purchase options. Contact Elizabeth G Fagan Art by Season The Great […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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