Pink flyer image advertising for The Art Of Nature exhibit at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History, from March 28 to May 31, 2026. There’s also a small image of a watercolor painting of a manzanita bolete mushroom growing out of the tan oak and madrone leaf duff.

Very honored to have my
Leccinum manzanitae (Manzanita bolete fungi) painting selected to be a part of this year's Art Of Nature exhibition at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History!
More details to come
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Watercolor painting of a reddish capped bolete mushroom growing out of brown, reddish brown, and grey leaves. The background is a blurry view of thin green forest.

Color photograph of a reddish capped bolete mushroom, growing out of a thick layer of brown, reddish brown, and grey leaves. The background is the green foliage of a tan oak forest.

All done! Finally got around to painting one of my absolute favorite mushrooms.

Manzanita bolete (Leccinum manzanitae)-watercolor.
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