#scientific art
The art in science
The top image in this trio presents a surprising perspective on Microtubules In Vitro. The striking Edvard Munch-like image was taken by Ian Newton.
Below, the colourful array of bacteria derived from a flower bed soil sample, illustrates the wide range of beautiful colony shapes produced by these organisms. The bacteria in the image, by David Widdick, are the source of many antibiotics.
The bottom image is Blue Wing by Tom Matheson. The photo was inspired by his research into the neuromechanical control of limb movements in insects. This subject, lit by oblique blue light, shows an intriguing pattern of dark pigmented patches and intricate wing venation of the adult fore-wing.
These are just three of the images in our smorgasbord of images. Vote for your favourite at: http://bbsrc2014.picturk.com/
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1. Heart
2. WombCurrently doing a series called Organic. For this illustration project, I thought of incorporating nature into the design of our internal organs because of the parallelisms they share.
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Hey all, I’m going to be doing a webinar this month! I’ll be leading you through several of my past illustrations done for The Institute for Bird Populations’ publications and outreach, and will discuss some of the benefits of scientific illustration over the use of photographs. I will also demonstrate some of the my process for creating digital artwork, offering a behind-the-scenes look at how these illustrations are made.
This webinar is free, but in order to get the link, registration is required! Hope to see you there!
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Hey folks! Birdwatcher, that board game I illustrated and posted about nonstop during its kickstarter, is now up for preorder! If you missed the kickstarter, here’s your chance to get a copy for yourself - literally, if you like, as it includes a solo mode! Zakir, the developer, really thought of everything.
I have an early copy that we used during playtesting in the development period, and it’s super fun to play, with a variety of different modes and difficulty levels and tons of bonus cards you can use to change it up. Check it out!
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Yessss! Finally, I get to share the illustrations I did for Casey Youngflesh and his Ph.D research! Go check out Youngflesh et al. 2022 for the details, but in short, he used a whole lot of bird banding data (from The Institute for Bird Populations’ Monitoring Avian Productivity and Survivorship program) to demonstrate differences in wing shape and body size within species, and how those things are actually changing in response to climate change (as the world gets warmer, birds get smaller). Crazy stuff!
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Hey all! If you missed my live webinar, it’s now available on youtube! Learn a bit about how illustration is used in science, take a tour through a bunch of work I’ve done for IBP, and stay tuned at the end for a brief photoshop demo and some Q&A.
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I recently finished a really fun private commission! These are speculative hybrids - Cedar Waxwing crossed with Scarlet and Western tanagers. This could probably never happen in reality, but it’s so fun to imagine what the resulting bird could look like if it ever did!
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This October I have been working on a series of marine skeletons! Here are the ones I’ve done so far:
A Harbour Seal:
A Stingray:
And a Seahorse:
Stickers are coming to my Etsy shop soon!
A parasaurolophus illustration commissioned by @foglightsandhope . It was really fun to draw one of my childhood favourites
Brassica and Allium, my two great loves
New patterned version of the brassica art in my store!
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Nudibranchia, plate 43 from the book Kunstformen der Natur.
Nudibrânquios, placa 43 do livro Kunstformen der Natur.
Ernst Haeckel, 1904.
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Fauna da Era do Gelo do norte da Espanha.
Ice Age fauna of Northern Spain.
Mauricio Anton, 2008.
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Anomalocaris, predador alfa do período Cambriano.
Anomalocaris, apex predator from the Cambrian period.
Quade Paul,2012.
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Myllokunmingia, cordado chinês do período Cambriano.
Myllokunmingia, chinese chordate from the Cambrian period.
Quade Paul, 2012
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ARES: Arriving Realistically to Earth’s Sister
How might NASA Astronaut Crew and friends make the journey to Mars? Watch the video and find out!
Understanding the Ionosphere: NASA’s ICON Mission | March 2017
An infographic detailing the ionosphere, the importance of skywave propagation, and NASA’s upcoming Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) Mission.
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These skeletons are now in my shop as stickers! Click below to check them out:
