Recent Illustration News
Occasional news related to my natural science illustrations
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Polar Bear Fatness Index
Last year I had the opportunity to produce some illustrations for… Read more »
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An Arctic hare at full speed, in silver
Last year I received an invitation from the Royal Canadian Mint… Read more »
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Interpretive sign illustration at Royal Botanical Gardens
A few years ago I created this illustration showing the first… Read more »
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2016 Coin of the Year awards
Last week I was happy to learn that one of my… Read more »
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People’s Choice Awards from recent SONSI exhibit
The recent SONSI exhibit of nature and science illustrations has come… Read more »
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Red, orange, yellow, GOLD
Like many people, I’m delighted by the colorful leaves autumn brings…. Read more »
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Great Horned Owl bullion coin
Late this summer, the Royal Canadian Mint released the final bullion… Read more »
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The 2015 SONSI Exhibit: The Natural and Cultural History of Southern Ontario
Once again, I’m participating in an exhibit with the Southern Ontario… Read more »
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Update on Silurian Mural at Giant’s Rib Discovery Centre
My six-foot-by-four-foot illustration of three different Silurian environments in Southern Ontario… Read more »
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Gold lobster
Last year I visited a local seafood store and brought home… Read more »
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Sea Urchin spines
I recently had an opportunity to visit the Ramsay Wright Zoological… Read more »
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Stickleback Limerick
The Threespine Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, inhabits northern coastal streams in North… Read more »
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A visit to the Rochester Shale
As I began to do research for my recent illustration showing… Read more »
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Mural of Ontario’s Silurian environments at Giant’s Rib Discovery Centre
May 25 EDIT: Please note, this Grand Reopening is CANCELLED and… Read more »
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Fishes named after animals
Today I came across this article showing lovely photographs of 15… Read more »
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Taxonomist Appreciation Day: Use taxonomy to meet your hero? Ferdinando Boero did!
In 2003 I was illustrating animals for Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia;… Read more »
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Great quote about art and science
Last weekend I visited the McMichael Collection with the Southern Ontario… Read more »
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Danger! A beaver spies a wolf and warns others
The Royal Canadian Mint is now shipping this silver coin bearing… Read more »
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The Mottled Duskywing life cycle: one reason Your Camera Won’t Steal My Job
Last summer, a local scientist developing a recovery strategy for the… Read more »
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Gold Grizzly
This recent coin from the Royal Canadian Mint features a minute… Read more »