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| Morning Flight Oil |
Artist Statement: Our wetlands provide some of the most scenic parts of our coastal waterways. They are home to wide array of interdependent plants, fish, reptiles, birds and mammals, and provide water filtration along with hurricane and flood protection for our coastal communities. The plants also sequester carbon helping mitigate the release of CO2 into our atmosphere, a major factor in climate change. Like the canary in the coal mine, our coastal birds are a significant indicator of the health of our marshes and bayous. More than half of the migratory birds in the U.S. rely on coastal wetlands. “Morning Flight” shows the majestic interaction and fragile balance of all these elements. Bio: Kelly Best Bourgeois grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas where she developed a profound love of nature from the ever-changing scenery and wildlife along the Texas Gulf Coast. She began painting with local mentor Dick Turner at the age of 11, then moved to Austin, TX where she earned a Bachelor of Arts with honors from Plan II at the University of Texas. After earning her M.D. degree in Houston, TX she spent time in the art filled and history rich city of New Orleans, later settling in Houston where she married, raised her family, and continued her studies with local artists, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts Glassell School of Art, and the Art League of Houston. |
