The Story Behind "Veiled by Dusk"

Veiled by Dusk

Northern Long Eared Bat

30 x 30 in | Graphite on Yupo | 2025

Severely declining due to white-nose syndrome and habitat loss from logging and cave disturbance. Bats “contribute” at least $3 billion annually to U.S. agriculture through pest control and pollination. White-nose syndrome is expected to affect 100% of the bats’ range by 2030. 

A bat glides through dusk, its wings etched with fragile detail. In the clouds behind, faint human figures reach toward it—distant, almost unseen—symbolizing the quiet responsibility we carry to protect what often feels beyond our grasp.