This week my environmental philosophy class (which meets outdoors) has been studying the campus pond and its connection to the river. While I was teaching today the students pointed out that workers were cutting down the cattails. This happened as we were talking about the benefits of cattails! So after class I stayed and did a quick painting of the scene.

A serene watercolor painting depicts a park scene with trees, a path, and two figures in red hoodies cutting cattailsA hand holds a sketchpad displaying a watercolor painting of a park scene that closely matches the actual park in the background.