Malcolm Margolin on the River
Malcolm Margolin proves again and again himself as a beacon to all manner of creative genius. Earlier this week, he gathered a cadre of so many remarkable souls from around […]
Circular Reoccurrence in the Anthropocene
Circular Reoccurrence in the Anthropocene: Eight recent books authored by women that address the most important themes of our time by Obi Kaufmann The trust I afford the long-narrative form […]
Preserving Giant Sequoia National Monument
(published by Calwild.org) Our public lands are under existential attack from the Trump administration and Congress. In just the first five months of the Trump presidency, we have already seen […]
Trail Paintings Portfolio – Early Summer
Note: I’ve posted 15 recent trail paintings on my etsy shop. You can link to them here or by hitting the button on the left. This group is a bit different […]
The COYOTETHUNDER portfolio of applied arts, 2017
I regularly work on a project basis for a wide variety of clients. I am presenting here a portfolio of my most recent work which I am calling Applied Arts, […]
Preordering the California Field Atlas
The Heyday Fall 2017 catalog is here and my work is on the cover. Heyday is the publisher and I could not imagine a more fine group of brilliant humans […]
Defend the National Monuments
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has been ordered to review 27 National Monuments designated by the Antiquities Act over the past 21 years to look for so-called abuses of […]
Spring Trail Paintings
The gallery of spring harvest #trailpaintings for the pending California Field Atlas, all available for purchase. All are original, hand-painted works that measures 5-1/2″ x 7-1/2″. About the artist: Poet […]
WILDLAND LEGISLATION THREATS 2017
In the overtly politicized, toxic rhetoric of the business-first congressional stance against public land conservation, the next few years is going to be a tough-run for those of us who don’t want […]
Drawing Inspiration From Nature
Drawing Inspiration from Nature Obi Kaufmann’s illustrations and poetry reflect the full spectrum of California’s wilderness and is dedicated to its preservation. by Daniel Crockett for Wildside, The Enchanted Life […]
The Top Five Unfolding Threats to National Environmental Protections
Ten days into the new presidential administration and it is already hard to tell which way is up. The new American president has shoved through so many surprise executive orders […]
FEBRUARY EVENTS
I will be part of two events in Southern California this month. With a few hundred paintings tucked under my arm, I will be marching off to Eagle Rock for […]
COYOTETHUNDER x INDIGOFERA
Indigofera Jeans x Coyote Thunder collaboration Personality and place comingle in the latest offering from Indigofera jeans. Working for over a year with California artist Obi Kaufmann, the Stockholm-based outfitters […]
R is for Resistance
Right now is a test of character for the American people. Remember that only 27% of the voting public voted for this man. The organizing of a resistance movement is […]
Trail Paintings; Wildlife Fundraising
Many Wilderness and Wildlife defense organizations are having “double-your-donations” drives until the end of the year. I am working at raising as much money for ten specific organizations as I […]
Stop the Cadiz Water Project
For those of us who consider ourselves Desert Defenders and seek to resist the exploitation and resource extraction at the hands of big business, the threats are legion. The desert […]
