watercolor, marker, colored pencil, and ink; 16×20″
“Through my research I learned about climate change. I discovered the world has been emitting greenhouse gases now than ever. I also learned about the deforestation that’s been happening. Cutting down trees depletes a natural resource of getting rid of these greenhouse gases. My piece represents what could happen if climate change continues to happen. I chose very dull warm colors for the background to make it look very dry and bleak. I tried to make the sky look very hazy with pollution and ground look dry with lack of nutrients and water. The river is neon green to show the trash that goes into our waters and toxic waste that is spilled. The person I drew in my piece is wearing a hazmat suit because the atmosphere is uninhabitable. I am passionate about this topic because I grew up adoring outdoors and exploring nature. I want my siblings to be able to do the same. I am the oldest of five kids, with three brothers and a sister. I want them to be able to see and experience the things I did. I want them to be to be inspired to do things they love from the life outside.”
ARTIST BIO: Cheyenne Myers is a grade 11 student at Butler Tech School of Art studying art under art teacher Mary Catherine Ruby.