Winter Wonderland, 8″x8″ Happy Holidays from artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “The holiday season is a great time for home décor,” says Fagan. “Have fun with it! For a few weeks, replace your year-round wall art […]
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Hairy Woodpecker
Hairy 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 […]
The White Stuff
December Basking in the near-warmth of an early December, Ozaukee County, WI, residents wonder, “Where’s the snow?” In the Great Lakes region we know all we need to do is wait. In winter, there’s always […]
Flight Risk
Flight Risk, 11″x14″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “In Fall, birds flock and can create startling images,” says Fagan. Contact Elizabeth […]
Pumpkins & Gourds
Pumpkins & Gourds, 20″x30″ “In Fall, the Great Lakes region sees shadows lengthen as the Sun rises lower in the sky,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “With its abundant sunshine and low humidity, Fall is […]
Chipmunk
Chipmunk, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “Chipmunks are familiar denizens of back yards in the Great Lakes region,” says Fagan. […]
November
November, 12″x12″ “In Autumn, maple leaves bring shades from dazzling yellow to blood red to the Great Lakes countryside,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “With its abundant sunshine and low humidity, Fall is the best […]
Autumn’s End
Autumn’s End, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ “With its abundant sunshine and low humidity, fall is the best season along Lake Michigan’s Left Coast,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Contact Fagan for prices and available media (eg […]
Time & Deep Time
The Geologic Timeline Put aside the drumbeat of your life. Clear your mind. Gather an image in your head of planet Earth spinning in tandem with Mercury, Venus, Mars, and the giant planets around the […]
Blue Wave
Blue Wave, 5″x7″ “The waves are blue at Lake Michigan’s Left Coast,” says artist, photographer, and writer Elizabeth G Fagan. Contact Elizabeth G Fagan for prices and available media (eg unframed prints, framed prints, canvases, […]
Prepare for Winter
November A lovely, warm autumn can mean armies of garden pests the following spring. To discourage them, cut back perennials and prune trees of dead wood. Leave shrubs uncut but watch for mice and voles […]
Ghosts in the Stones
Ghosts in the Stones Lake Michigan reached record low-water levels in January, 2013, creating bountiful beaches on Wisconsin’s shoreline. By Winter, 2014, however, the Lake started rising. By April, 2020, it had risen more than […]
Punkins
Punkins, 8″x8″ Happy Halloween from artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Halloween is a great time to set up a seasonal display,” says Fagan. “Have fun with it! Incorporate a few small prints to hang on a […]
Carboniferous Fern Fossil
Carboniferous Plant Fossil with Fern Rockhounding on Lake Michigan’s east coast (aka the State of Michigan) is well documented. Here on Lake Michigan’s west coast we have abundant rocks as well. On my beach in […]
Nevermore
Nevermore, 12″x12″ “No matter our differences in life, we all end up in the same place,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Contact Elizabeth G Fagan for prices and available media (eg unframed prints, framed prints, […]
October Farm
October Farm, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan is inspired by the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region of North America. It’s a place where the four seasons annually create visual masterpieces. It’s […]
Horatio
Horatio, 10″x10″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “My local county fair gets me close to friendly animals like Horatio the Ram,” […]
Spooky
Spooky, 11″x14″ “I bought this tiny monster at a Chicago street fair,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “The sellers exchanged sinister looks when I handed over the $10 payment. Its origin is a mystery. At […]
Treat or Trick
Treat or Trick, 5″x7″ Happy Halloween from artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Halloween is a great time to set up a seasonal display,” says Fagan. “Have fun with it! Incorporate a few small prints to hang […]
Hell’s Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen, 5″x7″ Happy Halloween from artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Halloween is a great time to set up a seasonal display,” says Fagan. “Have fun with it! Incorporate a few small prints to hang on […]
Heroes of the Back Yard
October Imagine neighbors who are nearly silent and invisible, who are dedicated to family, and who fly nightly over your yard to eat hundreds of villainous mosquitoes. Great neighbors like these can only be bats. […]
Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek, 12″x12″ “Twenty miles north of Milwaukee, Cedarburg, Wisconsin is a popular tourist destination,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “Its quaint shops, accommodations, and annual festivals draw visitors year-round.” The town of 11,500 residents […]
Amazingly Graceful Cranes
September A lone motorist travels an Ozaukee County highway flanked by late-summer fields of golden oats and grasses. There, mid-field on the right, a beaked triangle swivels, seemingly unattached to neck or bird. In the […]
The Intruder
The Intruder, 5″x7″ “Sometimes the moon is so full, it’s like an intruder over your shoulder,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Fagan is inspired by the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region on North […]
Robbie
Robbie, 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, Robbie the Rooster was a spectacle,” says Fagan. Contact Elizabeth […]
Gray Squirrel
Gray Squirrel, 8″x8″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “Gray squirrels are familiar denizens of back yards in the Great Lakes region,” […]
Sunset, September
Sunset, September, 20″x30″ Artist Elizabeth G Fagan is inspired by the natural beauty of the Great Lakes region of North America. It’s a place where the four seasons annually create visual masterpieces. It’s a serene […]
Permian Amphibian
Permian Amphibian North America’s Great Lakes region was once the bed of an ancient sea. Fossils abound if one knows where and how to look. Paleozoic fossils of many periods regularly wash up on the […]
Autumn Yellow
Autumn Yellow, 12″x18″ “In Autumn, maple leaves bring shades from dazzling yellow to blood red to the Great Lakes region,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “With its abundant sunshine and low humidity, Fall is the […]
Love Was All Around
Elizabeth G Fagan wrote this essay in memory of her husband. See more essays September 14 Today is your birthday. Years ago, we celebrated at our Chicago 3-flat. It was a beautiful day. It was […]
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