Peter Steinhart is a naturalist and a writer. For 12 years he was an editor and columnist at┬аAudubon,┬аand his work has appeared in┬аHarperтАЩs,┬аthe┬аNew York Times,┬аthe┬аLos Angeles Times, Mother Jones,┬аand┬аSierra.┬аHe has twice been a finalist for a National Magazine Award, and his essays have been widely anthologized. He has published four books, among them┬аThe Company of Wolves and Undressed Art: Why We Draw.┬аHe lives and draws in Palo Alto, California.