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 […]
Category: Backyard
Abundant plant and animal life is no farther than our back yards. “We need to respect all life and admire its beauty,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Winter Birches
Winter Birches, 8″x12″ “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 […]
Cardinal
Cardinal, 5″x7″ Through her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “Catching sight of a male Cardinal is a small excitement at my backyard feeder,” says Fagan, a […]
Maple Taps, Sugar Shacks
February By the time Europeans arrived in what is now New England, indigenous Americans had already discovered the lovely nectar with which we drown our breakfast pancakes. When carefully boiled, they found, maple sap turns […]
Downy Woodpecker
Downy 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 […]
Sandhill Cranes
Sandhill Cranes, 12″x12″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “In Spring and Fall one can sometimes spot Sandhill Cranes in the fields, usually at […]
Let It Snow on Cedars
Let It Snow on Cedars, 8″x12″ “Natural beauty abounds in our backyards…and beyond,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. “We just need to look for it.” Contact Fagan for prices and available media (eg unframed prints, […]
Crabapples
Crabapples, 5″x7″ 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 with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lake Michigan's Left Coast 