Here are some illustrations that fall into the category of "natural history," the animals, birds, and bones that have caught my eye. All are detailed and true to life, in true scientific illustration style.
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(Sturnella neglecta)
Colored pencils on Canson colored paper
© 1998
Available as a notecard from Acorn Designs, Trumansburg, NY |
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(Charadrius alexandrinus)
Colored pencils on Canson colored paper
© 1998
The Snowy Plover lives on beaches along the west coast, and is endangered. This drawing shows the cryptic coloration that defends the chicks from natural predators (note the hawk shadow), but which hides them too well when humans are on the beach. |
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Watercolor
© 2005
Available as a notecard from my
online store.
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Colored pencils on drafting film
© 1998
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(Lunatia heros)
Adobe Photoshop
© 2005
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(Strix varia)
Plastic pencils and acrylic on drafting film
© 1998
Another endangered species, the Spotted Owl has been at the center of controversy in the west. They require large tracts of old growth forest to survive. |
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(Egretta thula)
Scratchboard
© 1997.
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Acrylics
© 1998
Available as a notecard from my
online store. The sunset moth is found in Madagascar. |
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Pen and ink
© 2002
Published as part of the interpretive displays at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY. |
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Pen and ink
© 2002
Published as part of the interpretive displays at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, NY. |
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Pen and ink
© 2000
One of several mastodon bone illustrations created for the Paleontological Research Institute, Ithaca, NY. I had the chance to be the illustrator on two mastodon skeleton digs, which was really fun and interesting. |
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