This is one of those portraits that people didn't want me to finish, and so I didn't. Doesn't look anything like the Haitian activist it's supposed to be, so I won't even tell you anything about her until I make another. 

12" x 12" oil painting. 
On the bottom left I've collaged the word, "backbone." 

Thanks to Mirabai Yoga for the yoga picture! 
Below: how to do tree pose. 

Acrylic on canvas, 30"x30"

Tim DeChristopher was sentenced to jail for two years for disrupting a leasing auction for federal oil and gas exploration, saving 150,000 acres of wilderness near Arches Canyon Park, etc. He decided not to appeal his case because the court forbid any discussion of "ethics, justice, or the role of citizens, restricting his defense to a narrow range of technicalities rather than the critical issues of the case.

Bidder 70 Documentary trailer.

"At this point of unimaginable threats on the horizon, this is what hope looks like.  In these times of a morally bankrupt Government that has sold out its principles, this is what patriotism looks like.  With countless lives on the line, this is what love looks like, and it will only grow.  The choice you are making today is what side you are on."
- Tim DeChristopher's address to the Court - July 26th, 2011

• The fossil fuel industry should not control our justice system.
• This trial is about intimidating other activists, not justice for Tim.
• We will support Tim by continuing to fight for justice and a livable future.

Here's a TV news  video that talks with the director of SPAWN, Todd Steiner, about the condition of the wild salmon in Main. Recent rains helped out a lot!