The project consists of a series of photographs, videos, and botanical illustrations of wild plants in their habitat. I am interested in those wild plants that have become habituated to live in or near urban spaces without human care, basically because they are strong and resilient, but apparently, are also dull, without substantial beauty or remarkable shapes.

How often do we pass a plant and not notice it? How many of us can identify plants beyond the ones growing in our gardens or keeping them as houseplants? I believe not too many. Studies suggest that common plants are often overlooked and neglected. James H. Wandersee and Elisabeth E. Schussler describe this phenomenon as "plant blindness"*, a concept that summarizes the inability of humans to see, notice, or focus attention on plants in everyday life. The authors assert that we have become insensitive to the aesthetic qualities of plants and their structures.

My final series aims to draw attention to these common plants and invite the public to pay closer attention and appreciate the rich botanical diversity of the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve in Austin, Texas, which can sometimes go unnoticed and taken for granted.


*James H. Wandersee and Elizabeth E. Schussler, “Preventing Plant Blindness,” The American Biology Teacher 61, No. 2 (1999).

Tillandsia Recurvata (Ball Moss) 50 x 70 cm | 20 * 27.5 in 2022 | Giclee Fine Art Print on Hahnemühle Museum Etching

Tillandsia Recurvata (Ball Moss) 50 x 70 cm | 20 * 27.5 in 2022 | Colored pencil on paper,

Lindhiemer Silk-tassel - Seeds and Flowers - 28 x 35 cm | 11 * 14 in Private Collection 2023 | Colored pencil on paper

Red Buckeye 40 x 50 cm | 16 * 20 in 2023 | Watercolor on paper

Saw Greenbrier 28 x 35 cm | 11 * 14 in 2023 | Colored pencil on paper,

Yaupon trail 25,5 cm | 110 in * 10 in 2023 | Digital print

Texas Mountain Laurel 40 x 50 cm | 16 * 20 in 2023 | Watercolor paper

Texas Mountain Laurel 40 x 50 cm | 16 * 20 in 2023 | Digital print

Asiatic Dayflower 28 x 35 cm | 11 * 14 in 2023 | Colored pencil on paper

Pearl milkweed vine. 28 x 35 cm | 11 * 14 in 2023 | Watercolor paper

Creek trail 25,5 x 25,5 cm | 10 * 10 in 2023 | Digital print

Texas Redbud tree leaf 25,5 x 25,5 cm | 10 * 10 in 2023 | Watercolor on paper

Red Oak Apple Wasp Gall 40 x 50 cm | 16 * 20 in 2023 | Watercolor paper

Arroyo Vista 25,5 x 25,5 cm | 10 * 10 in 2023 | Digital print

Silk-tassel three leaves 28 x 35 cm | 11 * 14 in 2023 | Watercolor paper

Birdwing passionflower 25,5 x 25,5 cm | 10 * 10 in 2023 | Watercolor on paper

Lodge trail 25,5 x 25,5 cm | 10 * 10 in 2023 | Digital print

Greenbrier leaves 30 x 25,5 cm | 12 * 10 in 2023 | Watercolor on paper