Vermont Artists

Item Description

This pen & ink original image was printed as a limited edition.

Actual size of image is 7.5" x 10.5". Printed on acid-free archival quality Strathmore paper (80lb. cover Bright White Recycled; 30% post-consumer).

Item Special Note

About the artist:

Libby Davidson has been illustrating Vermont's landscapes and wildlife for 25 years, working primarily in pen & ink and watercolor, with new works in acrylic on canvas and gesso board.

Libby recently completed illustrations for the revised Junior Ranger Booklet offered to kids at Vermont's state parks, as well as a carbon cycle illustraion to accompany the Hubbard Brook Research Foundation's report on carbon emissions and their effects, both published in 2011.  Libby's illustrations grace a two page spread foreach 6 sections and enhances this wonderful compilation of essays about Lake Champlain's interesting features.

Her most comprehensive illustration project has been for the book Wetland, Woodland, Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont, published by The Nature Conservancy of Vermont, and Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife, from which she has created a series of limited edition prints and note cards. Other books that she has illustrated include Wild Adventures: A Guidebook of Activities for Building Connections with Others and the Earth and Life in the Cold, a winter ecology textbook through University Press of New England in its third edition.  Over the years, her illustrations have appeared in publications for the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources, Vermont Conservation Commission and Wild Earth magazine, among many others.

Libby also enjoys mural painting and has created several 35 foot long wetland dioramas along with habitat displays for the Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington, Vermont. For more information about the museum, visit http://www.birdsofvermont.org . In 2001 she completed a number of  large murals, including a 3-dimensional maple tree for Dr. Dan Beisiegel's new office space in Colchester, Vermont, creating a unique Vermont countryside for children to enjoy.

She offers sketching and watercolor workshops,along with kid-based products the encourage creativity. Libby lives in Colchester, Vermont with her husband, Rich, and children, who inspire her daily with their unique creative expressions.  Visit Libby Davidson's website at www.starflowerstudio.com for updates on new works,shows and classes.