Anna Rose is a third-year student at the Ohio State University majoring in Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife. She is in the Honors Research Program in her school where she is studying the habitat selection of overwintering sparrow flocks in wetland ecosystems. One of her all-encompassing passions is her art! In 2021, she has had the chance to travel to 14 different states where she kept a field journal of her findings. Her favorite mediums to paint in are acrylic and oil; and she also loves drawing in graphite and ink.
Anna loves anything that involves connecting to nature, and her skill in Plein Air painting (grabbing an easel and art supplies to paint what you see outdoors!) allows her to create keepsakes from all the beautiful places she has visited. When Anna isn’t hitting the schoolbooks or painting, she may be found monitoring cavity-nesting bird species on her bluebird trail or working at her local Wild Birds Unlimited Shoppe.
She is also training as an apprentice bird bander with the Black Swamp Bird Observatory where she learns the ethics and proper handling of Ohio passerines. Anna dreams of finding a job that allows her to combine her interests in scientific illustration and ornithology. An internship in art or working at a bird banding station next summer would be ideal for her! Keep an eye on her social media and website to see where she goes next!
Notable Awards/Works:
SUSAN K. BLACK Foundation Scholarship Student (2018-Current) for Plein Air Landscape Painting in Dubois, Wyoming
Dubois Annual Artist Workshop; First Place Scholarship Student in Art Show
Student Artist of the Year (Age 14-18), American Birding Association
Best in Show, “Ag is Cool” Creative Expressions Contest, Ohio Department of Agriculture
First Place Ranking in Junior Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Logo Designer for the Ohio Bluebird Society (2019-2021)