the Painting Activist

16″ x 20″ oil on canvas
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I was planning to post my Earth Day painting on the 22nd after mulling over whether the 20th or the 22nd was the official date. Wikipedia claims US Senator, Gaylord Nelson, declared the 22nd of April as the day of environmental awareness, but after Good Morning America celebrated Earth Day this morning, I decided it’s best to be early rather than late.

This painting, of The Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco, is a natural fit to remind you of the healthy type of landscape we are all striving to preserve. I’m encouraged by the huge amount of attention climate change has been getting from a combination of factors such as political campaigning, to incentives for saving money with energy efficient innovations.

The simplest first step in playing your part is calculating your own contributions to global warming/carbon emissions by heading over to climatecrisis.net and adding it all up. The website walks you through various actions you can take from there, including the option to pay to offset your carbon emissions.

Happy Earth Day!