Eye Opening: Berit Jerama Estabrook’s “Eyes of the Wild”

Berit Estabrook’s peaceful woodland creatures, at first, seem saccharin and whimsical , but with a deeper look show the cracks in the relationship between humans and nature. Given almost human-like emotions, the creatures in Estabrook’s acrylics seem to call out to the viewer…in many cases, that call is “HELP!”