Cover Artist Michele McCormick

Inside Land Park/Grid September 2025

This photograph by Michele McCormick is featured in the annual PBS KVIE Art Auction. During a trip to Panama, McCormick captured an image of this lively bird as it dashed along a tree branch, underscoring that birds are works of art in their own right. Shown: “La Poseur,” digital photography, 16 inches by 20 inches. The PBS KVIE Art Auction will be live on air and online Friday, Oct. 3, 7–10 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 4, noon to 10 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. View the entire art auction collection at PBS KVIE Sept. 2 to Oct. 1 or at kvie.org/artauction.