#custom #milkweed #monarch #butterfly #caterpillar #crysalis #lifecycle #sketchy #scientificillustration #blackwork #tattoo by #femaletattooartist #femaletattooer #angelmaeglutz #mzxiii #southside #jacksonville #jax #jaxbeach #duval #florida #nofilter (at Untouchable TattooPiercing)
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#custom #swallowtailbutterfly #butterfly #sunflower #flowers #scientificdrawing #scientificillustration #linework #tattoo by #femaletattooartist #femaletattooer #angelmaeglutz #mzxiii #southside #jacksonville #jax #jaxbeach #duval #florida #nofilter (at Untouchable TattooPiercing)
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Wishing you all the feels this week as Valentine’s Day approaches! Tag whoever gets that oxytocin going in your brain ❤️

poster available on my @etsy shop
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#humananatomy #humanphysiology #neuroscience #oxcytocin #valentinesday #sciart #scienceillustration #scientificillustration
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Some vintage field guides I found over the weekend ✨ They’re from the 80’s and feature the angriest goose illustration I’ve ever seen
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#fieldguide #book #wildlife #wildlifeart #natureart #nature #art #illustration #animal #birds #fish #mammals #foundart #vintage #ukwildlife #britishwildlife #inspiration #naturalhistory #scientificillustration (at Oxford, Oxfordshire)
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“Study of Velociraptor mongoliensis” / Watercolour and colour pencils on paper, 6 x 8,3 cm / © Joseph Vernot (2016)

I wanted to paint the pencil study I made the day before yesterday. Since I drew in a sketchbook whose paper wouldn’t have tolerated to be wetted, I had to scan it before printing it on a watercolour paper. The feathers are inspired by the lanner falcon (Falco biarmicus) ones whose biotope and way of living are propbably very close to those of Velociraptor.

Slowly getting back on the horse with this study of a Velociraptor…

Alnus glutinosa L. (alder tree).

From my nature journal, pen.

A little bee buddy for a commission

Some observations of material left over from the nature journaling workshop. The workshop was a lot of fun! We didn’t take a close look at our acorns, so I decided to do that yesterday. Maybe this is Quercus engelmannii, the Engelmann oak. #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #lineart #penandink #markerart #inkdrawing #linedrawing #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants #naturejournaling
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Today I took a break from the home studio to work with some fresh material of this cute new species of Malacothamnus (bush mallow) that I’m illustrating for @keirmorse, a PhD candidate at @californiabotanicgarden. Keir is working to untangle the knots of Malacothamnus taxonomy- a daunting task that puts the challenge of drawing them into perspective! The mass of hairs covering nearly every surface and the complex geometry of the flowering structures make it difficult to render accurate and legible illustrations. I’m so grateful to have live plants to work with (and for the excuse to take a walk in the garden ). Using only pressed and dried specimens and photos would have had me cursing these lovely plants. But thanks to the garden’s conservation effort and Keir’s expansion of the Malacothamnus species in the living collection, I can shower them with the love they deserve.
#Malvaceae #Malacothamnus #mallow #bushmallow #botany #plants #nature #art #science #research #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration  #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants
(at California Botanic Garden)
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The “pipe” of Aristolochia californica, known as Dutchman’s pipevine, is made up of fused seals rather than petals. The corolla is entirely absent! As if these flowers weren’t strange enough already. Flies are thought to pollinate these smelly flowers.
#Aristolochiaceae #Aristolochia #AristolochiaCalifornica #pipevine #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #lineart #penandink #inkdrawing #linedrawing #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants
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Opening up an Arisolochia flower to find what’s inside is an adventure! The stamens are fused to the style and stigma, forming one combined ♂/♀ structure: the gynostemium. In Aristolochia californica (CA snakeroot or pipevine), the anthers are in three pairs of two and the stigmatic surface is three lobed. I think it’s both kinda cute and kinda creepy, especially with that strange, musty smell.
#Aristolochiaceae #Aristolochia #AristolochiaCalifornica #pipevine #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #lineart #penandink #inkdrawing #linedrawing #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants
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Quick little cross section of a Styrax redivivus (snowdrop bush) flower. They smell as lovely as they look! These uncommon shrubs are of conservation concern.
#Styracaceae #Styrax #StyraxRedivivus #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #CalBG #nativeplants #conservation
(at California Botanic Garden)
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I love the strange and fascinating flowers of Aristolochia californica (California snakeroot, pipevine, or birthwort). ‘Aristo’ is from the Greek for best or noblest and 'lochia’ for childbirth. I’ve seen various explanations for the name: some species resemble the correct fetal position in the womb and/or some species have been used medicinally in childbirth. A. californica certainly provide excellent birthing grounds for western swallowtail butterflies - the larvae of Battus philenor hirsuta feed on these plants. I didn’t spot any caterpillars, but I’m still holding out hope!
#Aristolochiaceae #Aristolochia #AristolochiaCalifornica #pipevine #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #naturejournal #naturejournaling #CalBG #nativeplants (at California Botanic Garden)
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I wasn’t quite able to capture the color of Dendromecon harfordii with my markers, but this will do for now. I adore their combination of brilliant yellow flowers and blue-green foliage. Maybe I’ll try again with watercolors… though I wouldn’t mind if the color eludes me again and again. I could spend an eternity basking in their hues.
#Papaveraceae #Dendromecon #DendromeconHarfordii #poppy #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #penandink #marker #prismacolor #ink #CalBG #rareplants #nativeplants
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During these surreal and scary times, I’ve been experiencing an intense creative block. With this drawing of Dendromecon harfordii, I feel like I’ve finally clawed my way out. Dendromecon was one of the first genera native to the California Floristic Province that I learned when I moved here. Circling back to these plants, I’m struck by the parallel to these two moments in my life: I work to keep going in times of great change, face to the wind of the unknown. Right now, that wind blows fierce and harsh, but Dendromecon blooms with the same brilliance. Plants will always be the lighthouse that guides me to safe anchorage. To honor that in my art is a tremendous blessing.
#Papaveraceae #Dendromecon #DendromeconHarfordii #poppy #botany #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #penandink #ink #CalBG #rareplants #nativeplants
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Found a gorgeous Pinus coulteri (big cone pine) cone today- this will be excellent subject matter for the upcoming nature journaling workshop that Marty Purdy and I will be teaching here @rsabg on March 14th. I’m really looking forward to it- there’s already a ton of blooming and buzzing activity going on in the garden to provide us plenty of excellent subject matter. The workshop will be tons of fun! Link to sign up for our workshop and other great classes at that garden here and on my profile: https://www.rsabg.org/events-programs/classes #Pinus #Pinaceae #pine #pinecone #nativeplants #botany #botanize #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #sketch #naturejournal #journal #naturejournaling #rsabg #garden #workshop #events (at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GAq4iA2gH/?igshid=f5ag925yp428

The pun to go along with this @plantlovestories piece is “We make a prickly pair!”
#Opuntia #pricklypear #tuna #Cactaceae #PlantHeartArt #PlantLoveStories #ValentinesDay #puns #plantlove #plants #love #botanize #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #markerart #prismacolor #markers #penandink #cactus 
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I think you’re Fab-aceae!
Last week, I had the great pleasure of creating a couple of pieces for Plant Love Stories! Fabaceae is one of my favorite plant families, so I knew I had to dedicate a valentine to a fab Fab. What better way to celebrate Valentine’s Day than with plants and animals you love like lupines and bumblebees?
#Lupinus #Fabaceae #bumblebee #Bombus #PlantHeartArt #PlantLoveStories #ValentinesDay #puns #plantlove #plants #love #botanize #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #markerart #prismacolor #markers #penandink #lupine #bee 
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I always warm up before an illustration session to get my head and hands in the game. I begin with these sorts of abstract scribbles then move to quick sketches of my current subject. The scribbling is my favorite, though- I love the free flow of line and shape across the page as I experiment. That meditative doodling relaxes me, putting me into a mindset conducive to the serious creative work of scientific illustration.
#botany #botanize #plants #nature #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #sketch #warmupsketch #warmup
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Found many beautiful mushrooms in the garden today!! I was planning to draw some plants, but I couldn’t resist bringing these little babes home instead. I’m so happy to be drawing mushrooms again! Hopefully we get more winter rain. I’d hate for these to be the last shrooms of the season. If anyone has any idea of what these mushrooms are, please share!
#art #science #scientificillustration #illustration #workinprogress #originalart #mushrooms #drawing #sketch #california #garden #mushroomidentification #mushroomid (at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden)
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***We interrupt your regularly [sic] scheduled plant post to bring you one humpback whale.***
Humpbacks, known scientifically as Megaptera novaeangliae, are famous for their singing and surface behaviors such as breaching. Though hunted to near extinction, populations have partially recovered, but these beautiful beings continue to be impacted by noise pollution and run ins with ships and fishing gear. All ocean life needs our protection! Support governmental agencies such as NOAA Fisheries to ensure the continued recovery of humpbacks. 
This ink and marker painting, titled ‘Blue Song,’ was made for a fellow whale lover. I suspect my patronus would be a humpback whale. What is yours?
#Megaptera #Balaenopterid #art #science #scientificillustration #illustration #penandink #markerart #prismacolor #art #originalart #whales #humpbackwhale #oceans #NOAA #conservation #patronus #harrypotter

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Long time no see, internet friends! I’m returning to an old project just as I return to you. This unfinished Penstemon pseudospectabilis (desert penstemon) illustration is getting a revamp before inking. Good to be back at it! I sure do love a Penstemon. #Penstemon #Penstemonpseudospectabilis #Plantaginaceae #art #science #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #illustration #plantart #WIP #wildflowers #nativeplants #botanize #botany #plants #nature

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