We are all Animals – I want my art to help save animals.

I am on my feet for the longest time.
I need rest.
I cannot find hideaway.
ARGH! EEEP!

Black-footed Ferrets are dying from losing hideaway.
They are dying exhausted.

Pacific Octopus – 20% ↓ since 2015!

Hey crab! I almost got you. Almost…
What is this sticky stinky thing?
We are trapped.
How do we get out?
How do I get out?
SQULORP!

Octopuses are dying caught for no reason.

Vaquita – 30 left!

My friends and I are playing, jumping in the waves.
We got caught in something.
We cannot get out.
THRASH! THRASH!

Vaquitas are dying caught in industrial fishing nets.

Cross River Gorilla – 250 left!

I am slowing down.
I cannot walk.
I cannot breathe.
KER-ASH!

Cross River Gorillas are dying from lung disease.

Sea Lion – 30% ↓ since 2015!

I was resting on my mom, when she shook me off.
She is moving away from me, closer and closer to the water.
She is gone.
SPLASH!

Sea Lions are dying abandoned by their mothers. Because of climate change Sea Lion mothers loose their ability to love.

Arctic Fox – 40% ↓ since 2015!

I am starving.
I haven’t eaten for as long as I can remember.
I feel dizzy.
GRRRKKLE.

Arctic Foxes are dying from starvation.

Pangolin – 100,000 left!

Here is some yummy food.
Here is a nice shady spot.
Here is a nice girl.
OW! OW!

Pangolins are dying poached for their scales.

I have also experimented with splashes of red inks, but I found that too graphic. I think my drawings are more powerful with just a red line. I prefer the subtle messaging of this minimal technique. It feels more serious to me.

Bonobo – 15,000 left!

My mom is scared.
I am scared.
I am grabbing my moms hand.
It is loud, very loud.
BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG!

Bonobos are dying in on-going civil war.

Macaw – 30% ↓ since 2015!

What a wonderful day!
Flying up and up in the sky, looking down on everything.
I see something yummy. Oh, yummy this was.
Now up again!
SLAM! CLANK!

Macaws are dying caged up.

I am Rhino, or how it all began.

I care about animals most, because of the reoccurring dream I am having.

I am walking through the quiet savannah of Kenya. I am observing the magnificent sunrise with colors ranging from pink to yellow. The savannah has the color scheme of a brown coconut.

There are bushes towering over me with their spiky and dark green leaves. The tall grass is competing with the bushes on height. I am walking alone. All the animals seemed to be settling in for a rest after the night’s catch. I am peacefully thinking about the beautiful nature around me.

Suddenly, I hear a rustling from the bushes behind me. I turn around seeing nothing. I hear the rustling again. I turn my head. A giant black rhino is coming directly at me from behind a bush. The rhino’s eyes are calm and happy. Its horn is beautiful, shiny, and long. I am stepping back. I kneel on the ground. I close my eyes. I am holding my breath. I am hoping the rhino wouldn’t notice me. (more…)

Poison Dart Frog – 60% ↓ since 2015!

I must hurry.
My babies need shade.
I am thirsty.
My babies all died.
THIPPT! PHIFFF! PFFTH.

Poison Dart Frogs are dying, because of disappearing damp and shade.

South China Tiger – 250 left!

My sister and I are looking for food.
Let’s try this path.
BANG, BANG, BANG!

South China Tigers are dying poached for their skin.

Monarch Butterfly – 20% ↓ since 2015!

I am cold.
I should not be.
My wings are freezing.
CRACK! TINK!

Monarch butterflies are dying from sudden frosts caused by climate change.

Monarchs are one.

I have dedicated one of my drawings of endangered animals to Monarch butterflies. For the longest time I had wanted to see their migration. This past year I finally did. First in California and then in Mexico. This is my travelogue about following the majestic Monarchs.

“… I heard sound like booming of extraterrestrial aliens. There were many of these sounds. They were overlapping with one another, unsynchronized. As I rounded the corner I saw hundreds of monarch butterflies grouping together to create the most enormous butterfly that covered the sky, one super butterfly. The super butterfly was gliding down to the ground as if it was about to fall. But every time it came close it fluttered back up to the sky. As I stood there transfixed, the sun dappled through the super butterfly and for the first time I could clearly see the detail of the individual monarch, their wings flapping as their body remained perfectly still…” (more…)

Bluefin Tuna – 40% ↓ since 2015!

We are on our growing up trip across the seas.
There is fewer of us this time.
SWOOSH!

Bluefin Tunas are dying from overfishing.

Giant Ibis – 380 left!

I am very thirsty.
Where is the water?
Am I lost?
A-LEURK! A-LEURK!

Giant Ibises are dying from loosing home on draining wetlands.

Leatherback Turtle – 2,300 left!

Jellyfish!
These seem different.
But they sure look tasty.
CRINKLE CRINKLE! GULP!

Leatherback Turtles are dying from eating plastic bags.

My 1st day of my 1st show is here.

The day of the first show was finally here. After 10 months of drawing.

Amur Leopard – 84 left!

I have been hunting all night.
Here is a nice rock.
I will rest here.
Ah, this is warm and cozy.
BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG!

Amur Leopards are dying poached for their skin.

Giant Panda – 1864 left!

I am watching my mom falling with the bamboo.
Now, I am falling…
KRAKKK! CRASH!

Giant Pandas are dying from cutting bamboo.

Bornean Orangutan – 10,000 left!

I will sit right there.
Maybe a sweet snooze.
This looks yummy.
SLAM! CLANK!

Bornean Orangutans are dying caged up as a status symbol.

Beluga – 150,000 left!

We are looking for our mom.
Something loud is around us.
We are calling for her.
We cannot hear anything.
CHURN THOB THOB!  CHURN THOB THOB!  CHURN THOB THOB!

Belugas are loosing direction in noise polluted waters and are dying from exhaustion.