The mammals are represented using the length of the creature, or its wingspan, as the determining factor in the scale of the representation. I painted the mammals as squares using watercolor on Arches cold press paper, mounted on 18” squares. Handwritten labels identify species by name and conservation status.
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, 2024, Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18” paper, installation size 72x72”

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Red Bat, Laciurus borealis,Special Concern

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"
Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans, SC

Silver-haired Bat, Lasionycteris noctivagans, Special Concern
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Hoary Bat, Lasiurus cinereus, Special Concern

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Indiana Bat, Myotis sodalis, Special Concern
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Eastern cougar*, Puma concolor couguar
*considered extirpated

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Gray Wolf*, Canus Lupus, SC
*considered extirpated
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Southern Bog Lemming, Synaptomys cooperi, Special Concern

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Least Shrew, Cryptotis parva, Endangered
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Indiana bat, Myotis sodalis, Endangered

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Harbor porpoise, Phocoena phocoena ssp. phocoena, Special Concern
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Eastern woodrat*, Neotoma magister
*considered extirpated

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Eastern small-footed bat, Myotis leibii, Endangered
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus, Endangered

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, detail, 2024,Watercolor, stabilo & graphite, 18x18"

Tri-colored bat, Perimyotis subflavus, Endangered
Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, Installation view, 2024

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals

Cynthia MacCollum Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals
Endangered Species of Connecticut: Mammals, Installation view