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Watercolor art featuring native flora & fauna of the Midwest
Latest Project
In 2025, I worked on six illustrations for Save the Dunes’ third volume in their native landscaping guide series: Living in the Dunes: A Homeowner’s Landscaping Guide for Bird Conservation in Indiana’s Coastal Communities. Free download here!
“Sedges have edges, rushes are round…”
Sedges are a type of graminoid (grass-like plant). Graminoids include sedges, rushes, and grasses. There is a rhyme to help you learn the difference: “sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have nodes all the way to the ground.” When you feel the base of these plants, you’ll find that sedges have triangular stems, rushes have round stems, and you’ll see that grasses have nodes (joints) along the stems.
Catherine Hu -
Natural Science Illustrator
I have a unique perspective as an artist because I am so immersed in the subjects of my paintings in my day to day life. I am an ecologist, working on restorations and native plantings in urban spaces. I paint to observe and learn about the natural world with a focus on native plants and animals of the Midwest.
PC: Mia Kennel