Watercolor painting of a healthy salt marsh on the West Branch of the Pleasant River featuring a forest, bald eagle, black duck, white-tailed deer, great blue heron, harbor seal, kingfishers, savannah sparrow, double-crested cormorant, and more. 
watercolor on watercolor paper 22x28
Illustration of four marsh plants: Carolina sea lavender, smooth cordgrass, common glasswort, and salt meadow hay with scientific names, arranged from left to right, with the title 'Salt Marsh Flora' at the bottom.
Illustration of three salt marsh fish: rainbow smelt, common mummichog, and sea-run brook trout, with scientific names, on a light background with the title "Salt Marsh Fish."
Illustration of three salt marsh birds: a black duck with a yellow bill, a semipalmated sandpiper, and Nelson's sparrow with detailed feather patterns, labeled with scientific names. 
Commissioned by the Downeast Salmon Federation for their restoration project on the West Branch of the Pleasant River Copyright © 2025