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Magpies and mule deer mural for Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater and the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Greenwood Village, CO! Acrylic and latex, 15 x 8ft. 🪶 #birdart #deer #mural #publicart #handpainted #colorado #wildlife #magpie #muralartist #acrylic #sciart #conservation

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

One of three spreads for Mad! Agriculture Journal issue 12, recently published. Watercolor and ink. #botanicalillustration #sciart #garlic #botany #plants #scientificillustration #agriculture

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Platinum-palladium of Pacific sardines at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in CA. #sardines #marinelife #platinum #printmaking #fishart #alternativeprocess

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

A platinum-palladium artwork of Meca’Ayo and a screech owl for today’s #SuperbOwl 🪶 Part of an ongoing series of portraits/interviews of women+nonbinary individuals. 30x22 in, platinum, graphite, watercolor on paper #platinumpalladium #alternativeprinting #portrait #birdart #owl

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

This mural was such a joy to create for Art Gym Denver’s conference room last spring. It features four local hummingbird species darting across a wall of paint strokes. 22 x 9 ft, latex house paint and acrylic. #birds #mural #hummingbirds #sciart #birdart #painting

submitted 21 days ago • 12 comments

A spread from my field notebook detailing snorkel survey sights in Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja CA, MX as a research asst for a marine biology course. All three sea stars on the right were on the same rock! #fieldnotes #sciart #marinelife #fish #naturejournal #addocean #marinebiology

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Ladder-backed woodpecker perches atop a murex shell. Part of a series of acrylic paintings in which various species curiously resemble one another yet would likely never meet—an exploration of color, pattern, and form. #acrylicpainting #birdart #sciart #birds #woodpecker #shell

submitted 24 days ago • 3 comments

Eurasian hoopoe perches atop a nautilus shell. Part of a series of acrylic paintings in which various species curiously resemble one another yet would likely never meet—an exploration of color, pattern, and form. #acrylicpainting #hoopoe #nautilus #birdart #birds

submitted 28 days ago • 6 comments

CA scrub jay on scrub oak ✺ Ballpoint pen, white charcoal, and white gel pen on grey-toned paper #birds #birddrawing #oak

submitted 28 days ago • 1 comment

Western hemlock, Golden-crowned kinglets, Common loons, and Chinook fry; pen and ink on paper! #commonloon #penandink #sciart #chinook

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

A plate from my upcoming field guide project, Winter Wildlife of Chicago #scientificillustration #procreate #wildlifeart #queerartist #queerscientist

submitted 33 days ago • 4 comments

A Violet-Eared hummingbird perches atop an abalone shell. Part of a series of acrylic paintings in which various species curiously resemble one another yet would likely never meet—an exploration of color, pattern, and form. #hummingbirdart #abalone #acrylicpainting #birdpainting #addbirder

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

Hello! I make murals, scientific illustrations, drawings, paintings, and platinum prints. Here is a recent drawing of a Cactus Wren on grey-toned paper. #birdart #sciart #scienceillustration

submitted 33 days ago • 1 comment