Teagan White is an Oregon based artist, working primarily in gouache and watercolor. Flora and fauna take the main stage of her artwork. ­She states that her “work is influenced by years of living in the bleak Midwest and Great Lakes region, burying roadkill, traveling by bike, and working with wildlife.” Upon first glance one could find her work reminiscent of the early naturalist painters, Audubon or Maria Sibylla Merian. Specifically depicting the environment where an animal exits. This plays an essential role in capturing the true essence of that animal. I argue that Teagan can be seen as a modern naturalist. Animals depicted in their death help to portray the idea that the death of an animal holds equal importance to its life. Consequently in her work, life exists on top of death. The … Continue reading Teagan White: A Modern Naturalist