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Himalayan hill partridge in a wild pear tree

Himalayan hill partridge in a wild pear tree

  Arborophila torqueola (hill partridge) Pyrus pashia (wild Himalayan pear) Illustration by K Anandakuttan Highlighting the Himalayas: a “biodiversity hotspot”, meeting a high threshold  of unique life (more than 1,500 endemic plant species), and...
Rare and Endangered Species exhibit

Rare and Endangered Species exhibit

Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco) by Krista Anandakuttan, India ink and acrylic Jewels of Nature Exhibit 2014 Featuring works highlighting rare and endangered species as well as the natural history of California and beyond by:  Krista Anandakuttan, Jennifer Bates, Katie...
Ask DaVinci

Ask DaVinci

Science, Technology, and the Future of Art Scientists and artists: they often work in a space dedicated to experimentation: one called a laboratory, the other a studio. They often work with hazardous materials late into the night. They ask questions and try new...

Ask Da Vinci

Science, Technology, and the Future of Art Scientists and artists– they often work in a space dedicated to experimentation, one called a laboratory, the other a studio. They often work with hazardous materials late into the night. They ask questions and try new...
Swift Flight

Swift Flight

  Painted to inspire habitat conservation: an autumn evening sight, thousands of Vaux swifts gather and spiral into a chimney to roost. See  footage of them here: http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201110071630/e (detail) The Weight of Wings: Vaux Swifts by...
Fall away, chlorophyll

Fall away, chlorophyll

Ginkgo biloba leaves Colored pencil, watercolor and graphite sketch by Krista Anandakuttan   Now that chlorophyll masks are off in the northern hemisphere, it’s time to enjoy carotenoids (the yellows and oranges),  and anthocyanins (reds and purples)....