Save our Gulf

From Lisa of http://happywren.etsy.com

This piece was painted shortly after the horrible environmental disaster occurred in the Gulf of Mexico.

As someone who has loved, cherished, and painted birds for most of her adult life, I was horrified at the oil spill. I immediately started painting critters, mostly birds of the Gulf region and haven't stopped yet. Not only does my painting help me get through this time of heartache and grief, but it is my way of honoring the innocent victims of human greed and carelessness.

As I paint the birds, in my own humble way, I am sending healing light, hope, and protection. This first image I painted became the foundation of my body of work I call 'Save Our Gulf'. In it, I have depicted an American Bittern, Brown Pelican, Green Heron, Painted Bunting, Purple Gallinule, Roseate Spoonbill and Reddish Egret surrounding a Red Winged Blackbird's nest.

I have been donating 10% of the sales of marked items in my Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/shop/happywren

to one of numerous organizations for their good works

in assisting with the Wildlife saving efforts in the Gulf,

their continuing work to educate the public about

wildlife and the habitat they need to thrive, and their

work towards keeping our world clean for us and for

the animals.

These organizations include:

Defenders of Wildlife

http://www.defenders.org,

National Wildlife Federation

http://www.nwf.org/,

Center for Biological Diversity

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/,

American Bird Conservancy

http://www.abcbirds.org/,

National Audubon Society

http://www.audubon.org/,

Natural Resources Defense Council

http://www.nrdc.org/

The items in my store are marked 'charity' and the

chosen charity & amount of donation are stated in each

listing:

http://www.etsy.com/search_results_shop.php?search_query=charity&search_type=user_shop_ttt_id_9931920