Utah state bird and flower, the seagull and Sego lily

This is my acrylic painting of the Utah state bird and flower, the California seagull and Sego lily.  In 1848, when the Mormon crickets swarmed and started to devour the pioneers’ first crops, California gulls came in and ate the crickets, saving the crops, called “Miracle of the gulls.”   The bulbs of the Sego lily were used as food by Native Americans and pioneers when food became scarce. Utah was admitted to the union on January 4, 1896 as the 45th state.  This painting is part of my state bird and flower collection.