Sketching at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

I was tired of my graphite sketches receiving disdainful looks from whole school groups of six year olds, so I drew two pink animals, and suddenly I was the belle of the ball. (Chilean Flamingo and Purple (shhh!) Striped Jellyfish)

Skeleton Study-Domestic Cat

direct observation... didn't quite get to the feet

Quick Skeleton Study- Red Fox

We went to the Pacific Grove Natural History Museum and drew the animals in the display cases. Then we imagined where the skeleton would be on our particular specimen, and drew that in, too.

Sardine on Coquille Paper

I was motivated to work pretty quickly on this one, because the fish was lying on my desk emitting a powerful smell.

Field Sketching

Watercolor and Adobe Illustrator

Accurate Drawing Using a Grid

the reason this squirrel looks like it has no bones is because it has no bones! It was a stuffed and mounted specimen that I checked out from the UC Santa Cruz collection.

Star Anise

not so sure stippling is my thing

White Tail Deer Skull in Graphite

Rose Hips in Four Styles of Pen and Ink

the dog ate this one. or rather, she shredded it and I taped it back together, scanned it, and did my best to photoshop out the tear marks. First experience as an art restorer