Terry Daulton’s pastel paintings reflect her deep ties to the landscape and her background as a biologist and environmental educator. Daulton states, “For me painting is both personal and a teaching tool. I hope that I can help others to develop a closer relationship to the natural world and to discover their own creative energies.”
Terry has brought her work as a field biologist together with her art interests. In 2006, she created and curated an art/science education exhibit called “Paradise Lost? Climate Change in the Northwoods” which involved 20 artists and 6 scientists. Building on that project she began a longer-term collaboration with the University of Wisconsin – Center for Limnology Trout Lake Station called Drawing Water. The program brings artists, scientists and students together to collaborate on topics relating to lakes and aquatic ecosystems. Visit the website here.
Another collaborative work included “Penokee: Explore the Iron Hills.” The goal of this project was to encourage citizens to consider the wide range of natural resources in the Penokee Hills and envision a sustainable future for the region. www.penokeeart.wordpress.org
Terry has also created illustrations for a number of books on natural history by author John Bates (Manitowish River Press) and her husband Jeff Wilson (Wrong Tree: Adventures in Wildlife Management). Terry is also the founder of Wisconsin’s Green Fire, a non-profit that works to encourage use of science in natural resources management.
Terry has work on display at: Moondeer and Friends, Boulder Junction, Wis.; Odonata, Mercer, Wis.; Gallery on 5th in Calumet, Mich.; and Downtown Art Place, Ironwood, Mich.
