4 Mares, 12 Degrees, 20″x30″ Through her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “A nearby farm has four draft mares. In winter, they pull sleighs one can […]
Category: Life on Earth
In her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to promote connection and respect for non-human life on Earth. “I am a passionate animal lover,” says Fagan.
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 […]
My Ulterior Motive
My Ulterior Motive As mid-winter snows blanket Lake Michigan’s Left Coast, deer in groups of two, three, five travel up and down, back and forth, seeking woody browse (food). At my place, they look for […]
Diana
Diana, 12″x12″ “Diana is based on an antique weather vane I saw in a Massachusetts antique store,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Horatio
Horatio, 8″x8″ 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,” […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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. […]
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,” […]
Precambrian Greenstone
Precambrian Greenstone The Canadian Shield constitutes the largest mass of exposed Precambrian rock on the face of the Earth. Extending into Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Canadian Shield is a collage of rock categories. One type […]
Milkweeds & Monarchs
Elizabeth G Fagan volunteered to write the monthly column “Green Talk” for the News Graphic in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. This essay is from the column’s archives. See more “Green Talk” >>> September Landscaping with Wisconsin […]
Greta
Greta, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ Through her work, artist Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “Cows seem to outnumber people in some places in the Dairy State,” says Fagan, a […]
Lake Wolf
Lake Wolf, 5″x7″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for our fellow creatures on planet Earth. “My German Shepherd Rosie loved Montrose Dog Beach in Chicago,” says Fagan. “Rosie […]
Hummingbird
Hummingbird, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ “Hummingbirds appear in late Summer to sip from Monarda in my yard,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human […]
Spot
Spot, 8″x8″ “On sunny summer weekends, hundreds of dogs of all sorts are seen on Montrose Dog Beach in Chicago,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Fagan is a life-long animal lover who aims to spread […]
Leonardo
Leonardo, 12″x12″ “At the county fair I saw a cheerful piglet named Leonardo,” says artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan. Through her art, Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. […]
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 […]
Tommy
Tommy, 8″x10″ & 16″x20″ Artist and life-long animal lover Elizabeth G Fagan aims to spread compassion for non-human life on Earth. “At the county fair, Tommy the Goat was popular with children,” says Fagan. Contact […]
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, […]
Goldfinches
Goldfinches, 12″x18″ “When a flock of goldfinches lands on a patch of sunflowers, it’s a feast for the eyes,” says artist Elizabeth G Fagan. Fagan is a life-long animal lover who aims to spread compassion […]
Amazingly Graceful Cranes
July 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 […]
Lake Michigan's Left Coast 