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Scientific illustration

I am constantly amazed by the diversity and beauty of life on our planet. Practicing botanical illustration helps me become intimately acquainted with the complexity of plant morphology and makes me a better botanist. Recently, I have been expanding my artistic horizons to tackle paintings of insects, fungi, and birds.

A page with ten colorful and bizarre flowers on a white background. Each one has its scientific name written alongside in black ink. The bottom right reads "Nasa spp. (Loasaceae), Rosemary Glos 2022." The flowers have five boat-shaped petals and green sepals. Some face downward and others face outward. Each one has a differently colored structure of nectar scales in the center. Combinations include orange petals with yellow scales, white petals with red and yellow-striped scales, and yellow petals with red scales.

A colorful watercolor painting of flowers, fruit, and one insect. The focal point is a pair of bright orange globemallow flowers with clusters of yellow stamens. They are surrounded by four other plants. On the top is a dark maroon Krameria flower with a lower boat-shaped petal and three yellow appendages. On the upper left is an indigobush pod coated in bright yellow circular glands. On the bottom left is a sapphire-blue Eriastrum flower with five petals. Perched on the flower is an iridescent green blister beetle. On the bottom is a cluster of white sandpaper bush flowers emerging from light green leaves. The right and lower portions of the painting are framed by a wavy tangle of orange dodder stems, some of them ending in translucent white flowers with orange stamens.

A watercolor painting showing 13 different plants, animals, and fungi found near Tofino, British Columbia. These include a striped turkey tail mushroom, a green shield crab, an orange sea star, goose barnacles with long "necks", a bright red rose hip, and assorted lichens, leaves, and shells.

A painting of a three-leaved plant with a dark maroon three-petaled flower.

illustration of a three-parted peony fruit with bright red seeds against a green leafy background.

A painting of overlapping fall leaves accompanied by a snail, a moth, and a tiny beetle. The background is light brown, slightly streaky vellum.

A painting of a stem with an open anemone flower, a few pink buds, and several button-like fruit.

A black and white pencil drawing with an array of seeds, leaves and fruit

A drawing of a greatly magnified, dark maroon blue cohosh flower against blue buds and dark blue leaves.

A cluster of sunset-colored, winged maple fruits.

A sprig with two opposite leaves and a cluster of butter-colored, bell-shaped flowers.

A shore bird with a green iridescent back, white belly, and a spray of black feathers on its head.

A pair of flower clusters, each with two bright red bracts. One cluster has a few bright blue developing fruit in the middle. Light green leaves in the background have pronounced parallel veins.

A cluster of dark maroon orchid flowers at the base of a swollen pseudobulb.

A pink trumpet-shaped flower hanging in front of a glossy, oval green leaf.

An assortment of slightly overlapping plants with a morel mushroom on the right side and a big sequoia cone in the center.

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