Examples of artist submissions below.

On June 23, 2021 French artist Helene Kowalski submitted her watercolor with pencil art of the Mediterranean Monk Seal

“The Mediterranean Sea used to be this monk seal’s home. Back in Antiquity, it was found everywhere along the coasts, or nesting in the numerous islands. Now only a few hundred of those seals are left, they are now one of the worlds species. Pollution, overfishing, and invasive human activities have deeply scarred the Mediterranean marine life, jeopardizing not only the monk seal, but thousands of species.

It should be noted the Mediterranean sea is incredibly rich with biodiversity, and that with proper protection , endangered species may revive. The Mediterranean monk seal disappeared from French coasts a few decades ago. Maybe one day, it could come back?”

On January 12, 2022 artist American Ashley Buckley submitted her watercolor painting of a giraffe with the following statement:

“I choose to sketch and paint this gentle giant because ancient stories say the giraffe is a messenger of the gods. Its head, high in the sky, receives the messages and the giraffe carries and delivers them through its massive heart. It is a lovely story for a lovely creature.

Giraffes have struggled as their numbers have plummeted over 40% in the last 30 years with less then 100,000 in existence. Causes have been attributed to poaching & lost of habitat. Supporting sustainable agriculture and settlement practices one way to help the giraffe make a comeback.”

On September 29th 2021 Artist Jessica Alvarez ( @JessicaAlvarezzz ) from Colombia submitted her wonderful depiction of the Jaguar with a statement:

“Imagine looking a Jaguar in her eyes for 2 minutes , what can you see ? My first thought is power, wisdom, humbleness, uniqueness, strength… I could go on. Now I dare you!

As human beings we still have much to learn from this magnificent animal. Jaguar is believed to be the animal that connects the essence of the universe with the earth.”

On May 07, 2021 08:09 artist American Rebecca Demos submitted with the statement:

"The last living passenger pigeon died at the Cincinnati Zoo in September 1914, her name was Martha and she was 29 years old.

Of all the animals to go extinct in the last 100 years, Martha was one of the few with an identity that made her loss feel closer to home. Simply over hunted, the loss of the passenger pigeon was 100% avoidable."

On Jun 21, 2021 French artist Claire Davoine submitted her watercolor of the Pyrenean Ibex:

"I like the pride and yet fragility of this animal. To encounter an ibex in the mountains is always a fascinating experience. This one is not the first or the last to disappear but we must do our best to protect the species we have left."

On Novemeber 12, 2021, artist American Sarah Warfield ( @sarahtonin_dopa_fiend ) submitted an ink based art of the Bog Turtle with a statement:

“At only about four inches long, the bog turtle is North America's smallest turtle. These small, semi-aquatic turtles consume a varied diet of primarily insects, snails and worms. Bog turtles usually occur in small, discrete populations, generally occupying open-canopy, unpolluted, herbaceous sedge meadows and fens bordered by wooded areas. Bog turtles depend upon this diversity of habitats for foraging, nesting, basking and hibernating. The northern population of bog turtles ranges from New York and western Massachusetts south to Maryland.

The greatest threats to the bog turtle are the loss, degradation and fragmentation of its habitat from wetland alteration, development, pollution, invasive species and advanced plant growth. The species is also threatened by poaching—collection for illegal wildlife trade."

On January 14, 2022 American artist Lenny Gilmore ( @lennygilmore ) submitted his photographic still life depiction of a Giant Beaver with the following statement:

“I made a piece of art today I've been putting off for a while. The backstory is last year I started my first nonprofit with my childhood friend Greg Schuster called 'Care A Whole Lot'.

Its mission takes the idea that Every generation faces a sliding scale called 'the new normal', A diminishing awareness of the life that might have once been abundant all around them. Once something is gone whose to remind us it was there? I think artists can absolutely do that.

So ill try to do that with this, my first submission to the @care_awholelot project. I decided to create a depiction of the Castoroides or as we should all refer to it as the Giant Beaver. Reaching heights of 8 feet tall! It lived in North America throughout the Ice Age and skeletons have been found all throughout Illinois where I grew up. It was driven extinct 12,000 years ago from climate changes and competition from the modern beaver.

I hope you'll take the time to consider what art you might want to make. Whart arr might inspire another or just yourself to shake off a bit of indifference… to care a whole lot. Thankyou.”

On Jul 25, 2021 Canadian artist Raechel Kadler submitted her Acrylic painting of a Golden Frog and sent the following artist statement:

“The uniqueness of the frogs eyes contrasting its intense skin color assisted in the decision to portray such an interesting animal.”

On Novemeber 12, 2021, American artist Sarah Warfield ( @sarahtonin_dopa_fiend ) submitted an ink based art of the Akohekohe with the statement:

"The Akohekohe is only found in protected forests on the eastern slopes of Haleakala Volcano on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Within this already small range, it only occurs between 5,500 and 7,000 feet in mesic ohia-koa forest and wetter ohia forest. The nectar of the flowers from the native ohia tree are its prime food.

The IUCN has given this species a conservation rating of Critically Endangered due to an already small population of just 3,800 individuals that is believed to be in decline. The Akohekohe is threatened by alteration of its restricted habitat by introduced goats and deer, avian malaria and predation by non-native rats and the Small Indian Mongoose."

On Jul 16, 2021 18:25 Argentinian artist Francisco Frigerio (@frige.art) submitted his permanent marker drawing of a Northern white rhinoceros with a statement:

“We can be better, it's a matter of choice.”