"31 Days in the News" (March 2009) This page features paintings from Dana Ellyn's "31 Days in the News" project. Started in July of 2003 (and formerly called "31 Days in July"), Dana creates one new painting per day in response to the daily news capturing each day of the month in a total of 31 unique paintings. New paintings will be posted to this page as they are completed each day.

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	March 17, 2009: Mormon, Cricket Insects known as 'mormon crickets' have infested parts of Utah in epidemic proportions. They come by the millions and devastate the crops and the grass for cattle. quoting from the Washington Post article: "In fact, it's neither. Mormon crickets are actually katydids that got their common name when Mormon pioneers settled in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847. After their first crops were harvested, according to legend, millions of voracious insects swarmed them. But a band of seagulls swept in, ate the insects and saved the crops. Ever since, the bugs have been called Mormon crickets, and the settlers, crediting divine intervention, incorporated the seagull into spiritual lore." Mormon, Cricket 24"x36" acrylic on canvas 3/17/09 CLICK HERE for previous years '31 Days in July' PAINTINGS