a momentary exchange of air
An ongoing series of plant portraits
Gouache paintings on black paper, each plant is selected and painted from the specimen. All are life size and plants if uprooted are placed back in-situ when possible. No rare or endangered plants are removed from the natural habitats.
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Thalictrum pubescens, Jefferson Maine 2026 unframed 22 x 30 inches available through Corey Daniels Gallery
Comptonia peregrina, Jefferson ME 2026 unframed size 30 x 22 inches available through Corey Daniels Gallery
![Apios americana
Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches
Jefferson, ME 2024
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/55f91bc2-09dd-47ce-87e3-cc498df40cc9/apios+americana+j.e.+paterak.jpeg)
Apios americana Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Jefferson, ME 2024 [private collection]
Monarda fistulosa Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Portland, ME, 2023 framed in brazilian cherry, 25 x 34 inches price on request
Clintonia borealis, Jefferson Maine, 2025 Gouache on black BFK available through Cynthia Winnings Gallery
![2024
Kent Island (Three Islands, Grand Manan, NB Canada
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/8e1de0ba-8620-4313-af23-b2edd3d28474/Three+islands.jpeg)
2024 Kent Island (Three Islands, Grand Manan, NB Canada [private collection]
Quercus species -‘Oak Sapling in Quiescence’ Gouache on Rives Black BFK paper, Stoneham, Maine, 2022 price on request
![Maianthemum racemosum, Twisted Stalk
Gouache on BFK Rives, 30 x 22 inches
Kent Island, NB, Canada 2024
framed in maple with museum glass
{private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/38a5a4e7-b943-439e-a790-4d6ed7ba3a3e/Twisted+stalk+kent+island+je+paterak.jpeg)
Maianthemum racemosum, Twisted Stalk Gouache on BFK Rives, 30 x 22 inches Kent Island, NB, Canada 2024 framed in maple with museum glass {private collection]
Lobelia Cardinalis, Jefferson Maine, 2025 available through Cynthia Winnings Gallery
![Aldus Incana, Speckled Alder, Kent Island, July 2024
Gouache on Fabriano black paper, 12 x 9 inches (unframed size)
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/5763c715-e3be-4319-bb08-eb8067d57d29/speckled+alder+jepaterak+2024.jpeg)
Aldus Incana, Speckled Alder, Kent Island, July 2024 Gouache on Fabriano black paper, 12 x 9 inches (unframed size) [private collection]
![Teasel
Gouache on Somerset black, 30 x22
Canterbury, NH 2021
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/3dc2292b-126c-4a3d-bf52-42d666c95124/Cantebury+Teasel+2021.jpeg)
Teasel Gouache on Somerset black, 30 x22 Canterbury, NH 2021 [private collection]
![Spergularia species, 2024, Gouache on Fabriano black paper, 12 x 9 inches (unframed size).
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/3bd9d186-d4b3-4b90-8b03-2cd0ad782d79/Sperelegunia+jepaterak+2024.jpeg)
Spergularia species, 2024, Gouache on Fabriano black paper, 12 x 9 inches (unframed size). [private collection]
![Kalmia angustifolia, Sheep Laurel, Kent Island, July 2024
Gouache on Somerset black paper, 30 x 17 inches (unframed size)
[available Corey Daniels Gallery]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/ab9bbbb3-b7f6-4445-a7c4-e38e66e97569/sheep+laurel+2024+j.e.+paterak.jpeg)
Kalmia angustifolia, Sheep Laurel, Kent Island, July 2024 Gouache on Somerset black paper, 30 x 17 inches (unframed size) [available Corey Daniels Gallery]
![Vaccinium oxycoccos, Bog Cranberry, Kent Island, July 2024
Gouache on Fabriano black paper, 12 x 9 inches (unframed size).
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/6214f9a2-0e15-4ea5-8bb9-8715980f728e/bog+cranberry+2023.jpeg)
Vaccinium oxycoccos, Bog Cranberry, Kent Island, July 2024 Gouache on Fabriano black paper, 12 x 9 inches (unframed size). [private collection]
![Canterbury Gooseberries,
Gouache on black paper,22" x 22"
Canterbury NH, 2022
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/52f799fb-f726-4375-a55d-784e1c1d3ac2/cantebury+gooseberry+by+j.e..jpeg)
Canterbury Gooseberries, Gouache on black paper,22" x 22" Canterbury NH, 2022 [private collection]
![Rubus flagellaris, Dewberry, Kent Island, July 2024
Gouache on Somerset black paper, 20 x 15 inches (unframed size)
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/d8f7d99d-ca79-4284-94ec-d12991b3b5bc/Dewberry+j.e.+paterak+2024.jpeg)
Rubus flagellaris, Dewberry, Kent Island, July 2024 Gouache on Somerset black paper, 20 x 15 inches (unframed size) [private collection]
![Picea glauca, 24,
Gouache on Somerset black paper, 30 x 22
Kent Island, NB,July 20
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/00a1af05-7d57-49b5-88a1-2fb4e6c89b61/white+spruce+jepaterak+2024.jpeg)
Picea glauca, 24, Gouache on Somerset black paper, 30 x 22 Kent Island, NB,July 20 [private collection]
![Cornus Canadensis, Buncherry, Kent Island July 2024
Gouache on Somerset black paper, 22 x 15 inches
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/393f0524-0fd1-445d-90c0-f089ac09e3f4/Cornus+c+jepaterak+2024.jpeg)
Cornus Canadensis, Buncherry, Kent Island July 2024 Gouache on Somerset black paper, 22 x 15 inches [private collection]
![Utricularia radiata ‘Enlightening the depths’
Gouache on Rives BFK, paper size 30” x 22”
Jefferson Maine 2019
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/51251612-97a8-419f-b41c-58ec90333b27/bladderwort+at+jepaterak.jpeg)
Utricularia radiata ‘Enlightening the depths’ Gouache on Rives BFK, paper size 30” x 22” Jefferson Maine 2019 [private collection]
![Pilosella aurantiaca
Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches
Monson Maine, 2020
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/c2b8b76d-cfa6-4bf1-b7a4-7c522224ca89/Hawkweed%2C+je.paterak.jpg)
Pilosella aurantiaca Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Monson Maine, 2020 [Private collection]
![Aesclepias tuberosa
Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches
Canteburry NH 2021
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/630ca422-8894-461b-8f2d-48826c047fc4/aesclepias+tuberosa%2C+j.e.+paterak.jpeg)
Aesclepias tuberosa Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Canteburry NH 2021 [Private collection]
![Bracken Fern
Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches
Cantebury NH 2022
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/156c2c52-91b1-4efc-86a8-365001ff5dbd/bracken+fern%2C+painted+by+j.e.+paterak.jpg)
Bracken Fern Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Cantebury NH 2022 [Private collection]
Bog Community with Pitcher Plant Gouache on black Somerset paper 30 x 22"
![Arisaema triphyllum
Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches
Jefferson Maine, 2021
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/047cb22f-5061-49c0-8d19-5ae607613640/jack+by+jeanne+aka+j.e.paterak.jpeg)
Arisaema triphyllum Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Jefferson Maine, 2021 [Private collection]
![Hemlock tree sapling with pincushion moss
Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches
Monson Maine, 2020
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/e50f6af6-7037-44b6-86bc-9e4ffe6f09d8/fir+2.jpeg)
Hemlock tree sapling with pincushion moss Gouache on black paper, 22 x 30 inches Monson Maine, 2020 [Private collection]
![Sorel, Oxalis Stricta
Gouache on black paper, 11.5 x 14.5 inches
Monson Maine, 2020
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/1716402398977-K079KPUMJUFWZ1OBYX35/Sorrel%2Bby%2Bj.e.%2Bpaterak.jpg)
Sorel, Oxalis Stricta Gouache on black paper, 11.5 x 14.5 inches Monson Maine, 2020 [Private collection]
![Originally on view at Corey Daniels Gallery
[private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/1701371115178-8Y6G2XX10LLOQ5UCIYOF/3%2Bin%2Bsitu%2B%2540cdg.jpg)
Originally on view at Corey Daniels Gallery [private collection]
![Medeola virginiana
Gouache on black paper,
Monson Maine, 2020
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/1716402545217-1QW37914Y2D37MJFW3LF/cucumber%2Broot%2Bby%2Bj.e.%2Bpaterak.jpg)
Medeola virginiana Gouache on black paper, Monson Maine, 2020 [Private collection]
![Plantago major, September 2020, 22 x 30 inches unframed, Gouache on black paper
[Private collection]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63febfa5fd19e73324ae18fb/9d4ebe61-b098-4120-a980-54287f662e59/Planago+major+2020.jpeg)
Plantago major, September 2020, 22 x 30 inches unframed, Gouache on black paper [Private collection]
