Science Illustration

"Grasslands and You" Campaign Infographic

All You Can Eat

Digital, 2018

This image was designed as an interpretive panel, highlighting several Amazon species that depend on fig trees.

Edible Alliums

Gouache and digital, 2018

This poster features several edible plants in the genus Allium.

How Owls Hear

Digital, 2018

Owls need excellent hearing to hunt in the dark. Some owls, like this barn owl, have offset ear openings which help them to triangulate the location of their prey.

Mono vs Polymorphic Populations

Digital, 2015

Arroyo Lupine

Lupinus succulentus, ink with digital coloration, 2018

Acorns: Everyday Meals for Native Californians

Digital, 2018

Who Lives in the Jack Pine?

Ink on scratchboard, 2018

Young jack pines are central to several species in the midwest, including white-tailed deer, snowshoe hare, wild blueberry, and morel mushrooms. The rare Kirtland’s warbler will only nest in young jack pine stands, making this tree crucial to their recovery.

Pika Haypiling

Gouache and ink on paper, 2018

Spot Illustration

White-throated Sparrows

Zonotrichia albicollis, gouache, 2019

For Living Bird Magazine, illustrating two color morphs of the species.

White-throated Sparrows Foraging

Zonotrichia albicollis, gouache, 2019

For Living Bird Magazine, illustrating foraging behavior of the species.

Common Yellowthroat

Geothlypis trichas, gouache, 2019

For Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Living Bird magazine.

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus, ink on scratchboard, 2017

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos, gouache, 2018

California Scrub Jay

Aphelocoma californica, ink on bristol, 2017

Moeritherium Skull

Graphite with digital coloration, 2018

For William Sanders at University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology.

Golden-winged Warbler

Vermivora chrysoptera, watercolor, 2019

For Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Golden-wing Society.

Comet Moth

Argema mittre, watercolor, 2018

California Quail

Callipepla californica, colored pencil and gouache on dura-lene, 2018

Flat-faced Longhorn Beetle

Batocera laena, carbon dust and charcoal, 2014

Common Raven

Corvus corax, ink on scratchboard, 2017

Red-backed Fairywren

Malurus melanocephalus, digital, 2019

Illustrating color variation in back patch of species.

Editorial Illustration

The Changeless Horseshoe Crab

I created new illustrations and page layouts for a 1981 National geographic article about horseshoe crabs. An accompanying animation is further down on this page.

The Changeless Horseshoe Crab

I created new illustrations and page layouts for a 1981 National geographic article about horseshoe crabs. An accompanying animation is further down on this page.

The Acoustic Adaptation Hypothesis

The acoustic adaptation hypothesis (AAH) is based on the idea that sounds that are low in pitch are able to travel further through dense material. AAH proposes that animals that live in areas with more obstructive material (forests) will evolve to have lower communicative sounds.

Technical Illustration

Moka Express

Digital, 2018

For REFRESCH of University of Michigan Energy Institute.

Digital, 2018

For REFRESCH of University of Michigan Energy Institute.