Framed watercolor on handmade paper by Artist Margy Nelson

Artist's Inspiration from State of the Art Gallery: "In the natural world that surrounds us there are any number of vivid stories that I have wished I could translate into art, so that more people could know them. Over the years I have been able to lift a few of them from their place in biological science and refit them for others to see (perhaps that is explained by — or explains — my background as biologist and scientific illustrator). Moreover, having had to learn to draw on the computer for my day job, I also found a wonderful new source of color and line in digital media."