11" x 14" - Thrashers in the Ceanothus hermit thrush It is rendered in colored

It is rendered in colored pencil and gouache on Duralene and backed with colored paper

This symmetrical design features several unique species of the Oak Savannahs of central California: Valley Oak

Though they can inject venom when they bite

Yellow-billed Magpie

11" x 14" - Thrashers in the Ceanothus hermit thrush It is rendered in coloredCalifornia's foothills are blanketed with vast swaths of shrubbery, also known as chaparral. This dense growth provides habitat for a number of animals. Buck brush (Ceanothus cuneatus) is one of our dominant chaparral shrubs. It is eaten by caterpillars of the Ceanothus Silk Moth (Hyalophora euryalus). California Thrashers (Toxostoma redivivum) use their long, curved bills to dig for food in the leaf litter beneath shrubs and perch atop them to sing.