Before They Are Gone
A 24-Piece Endangered Species Mini Series by James Powell
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"Before They Are Gone" is a collection of 24 acrylic mini paintings highlighting endangered and vulnerable species from around the world. Each piece captures more than the likeness of the animal, it captures presence, dignity, and the fragile beauty of a life that may not always be guaranteed.
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These works were created to slow the viewer down. To look into the eyes of a tiger hidden in grass, a polar bear standing on thinning ice, or a bat navigating the night sky, and feel something personal. The series is not meant to overwhelm with statistics, but to reconnect us emotionally to the living world we share.
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Through bold color, expressive linework, and intimate scale, this collection serves as both tribute and reminder that conservation is not abstract. It is immediate. These species are here now, and our choices help determine whether they remain.
"Even the tallest lives can fade if we choose not to see them." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Some of the gentlest wonders on Earth are slipping away beneath the surface." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"If the roar fades from the wild, a part of our own strength fades with it." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"When the brightest colors fall silent in the canopy, the world becomes a little less alive." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"If these ancient giants fall silent, the rivers themselves will remember what we chose to lose." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"If even the gentlest creatures lose their forests, the world grows quieter in ways we may never recover." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"When the night loses its wings, what else disappears with it?" Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"If the oceans forget these ancient travelers, what will remember us?" Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"If the forests fall silent, even the playful will have nowhere left to belong." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
If the ocean loses its giants, the silence will be deeper than the sea." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Sometimes you have to rise above the surface to remember how strong you are." Media Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"There is a quiet wisdom in his gaze, a reminder of what we stand to lose." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"In his stillness, the wild watches us back." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Strength is not loud, it stands rooted and unshaken." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Once common in the skies, now surviving on the edge of memory." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Clinging to what remains." Mixed Media (Acrylic & Ink) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Melting into a future we created." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas.
"Power without protection is a countdown." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Still swimming, but for how long?" Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"A fragile peace in a shrinking world." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Vanishing beneath the surface." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Standing where ice once lived." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"The forest remembers. Do we?" Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas
"Silent hunters. Silent decline." Mixed Media (Ink & Acrylic) on 6"x6" Canvas