I am a scientific and natural history illustrator. I make images that help people understand living things: how a plant is built, how a fungus completes its life cycle, what daily life looked like at an archaeological site. Clear, accurate, interesting and beautiful. I call it "educational aesthetics."
Every project starts with research and ends with a review by someone who knows the subject. In between, I draw from specimens and references in graphite, pen and ink, watercolor or digital media, whichever suits the job. Here is the work I take on.
Scientific Illustration for Publishers
Species plates, botanical and anatomical drawings, cutaways and diagrams for textbooks, journals, field guides, trade nonfiction and children's science books.
Natural History Illustration for Museums
Exhibit panel art, interpretive signs, species plates and evidence-based reconstructions for museums, nature centers and parks.
Life Cycle Diagrams for Science Education
Life cycles of fungi, amphibians, plants and insects for classroom posters, curricula, textbooks and digital learning.
How I work
Each commission follows the same path: a brief, a proposal with a schedule and quote, research and references, sketches reviewed for accuracy, final art, and files delivered to your print or screen specifications. Rights are licensed for the uses you need and written down before work begins. You can see finished pieces in the gallery and field sketches on the journal page.
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