Watercolor and tea (background)

Marek Stanton is an artist and entomology student attending Cornell University. His art seeks to capture the beauty of nature and develop a connection between viewers and nature.

Hylaeus nivicola is a species endemic to Maui, and like much of Hawaii's endemic species, this species is threatened. I tried to depict the bee's receding populations and connection to its island habitat in the painting through the bee fading into sea foam-like patterns.