Spirit Owl is hand-painted on 100 percent pure silk, it is dye set, and hand washed. All silks are painted by Valerie D'anne Kidd at her studio in Boring, Oregon

I find the fly trap to be amazing in its development. In nutrient poor environments they adapted to catch their food. A plant that shows us that where there is a will there is a way.

Who started the persuasion? Who is controlling the persuasion? Only the twilight knows.

Baby blue eggs... I love the colors of nature... I love that blue!! Printed on archival Kodak paper... Other sizes by email...

Just a photo of the crazy wildlife in the road ditchs of the heartland... Printed on Archival Kodak paper...Smaller Images Avaliable by email

These are five rambunctious apples in festival fervor.

Just a photo of the crazy wildlife in the road ditchs of the heartland... won honorable mention at the Prarie Winds Art Gallery Photo show... Printed on Kodak paper...Smaller Images Avaliable by email

Just a photo of the crazy wildlife in the road ditchs of the heartland... Printed on Kodak archival paper...Smaller Images Avaliable by email

The creatures of the deep, with their bio-luminious skin and intelligence yet to be discovered, have intrigued me as well. Here I wanted the painting to have a glow to it.

Another painting inspired by my study of life sciences. I find the mantis to be an extremely bizzar insect and one worthy of visual praise.(SOLD)