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24 Scientific Illustrator They/Them/Theirs

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Sorry I haven't been posting much as of late, I've been hard at work on my masters degree in entomology! 🐛🐜ðŸŠē I may post some of my more ento based work here as well, illustrations or otherwise!

09.02.2026 21:22 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💎 0    📌 0
A realistic digital painting of a raven about to land on a tamarack branch with its wings spread.

A realistic digital painting of a raven about to land on a tamarack branch with its wings spread.

A realistic digital painting of a raven landing on a tamarack branch with its now bending slightly as it folds them.

A realistic digital painting of a raven landing on a tamarack branch with its now bending slightly as it folds them.

A realistic digital painting of a raven on a tamarack branch with its wings folded, cawing.

A realistic digital painting of a raven on a tamarack branch with its wings folded, cawing.

A series of a raven landing on a tamarack branch I just finished for a commission ðŸŠķ
#sciart #raven #bird #art

02.04.2025 22:07 — 👍 91    🔁 10    💎 2    📌 1
A sketch of a raven about to land on a tamarack tree branch

A sketch of a raven about to land on a tamarack tree branch

Here's another WIP this one is for a commissioned work and is one in a sequential line up of three soon to be paintings! The client wanted a series of a raven landing on a tamarack branch
#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Art

17.03.2025 22:45 — 👍 38    🔁 2    💎 0    📌 0
Of Rugeley power station

Of Rugeley power station

Of a dust cloud

Of a dust cloud

Demolition
Digital paintings

16.03.2025 19:43 — 👍 257    🔁 69    💎 1    📌 0

The first session will be about TAXONOMY AND SYSTEMATICS!

Stop in to ask questions on March 15 2025 at 11:00 AM EDT. See the thread below for details.

Meeting Room: meet.google.com/pce-zppo-nxs
Tips: ko-fi.com/chrisalice

12.03.2025 22:52 — 👍 57    🔁 16    💎 6    📌 1
An illustration of an anhinga, a long necked water bird with its mouth outstretched reaching for a small fish turning away from the birds open beak.

An illustration of an anhinga, a long necked water bird with its mouth outstretched reaching for a small fish turning away from the birds open beak.

Calling this piece done for now!

Another installment in my challenge to make myself do one piece of sci-art a month to fill my portfolio and get out of my comfort zone.

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Anhinga

06.03.2025 03:09 — 👍 26    🔁 0    💎 1    📌 1
An anhinga or snake bird, an aquatic bird with a long neck extending its neck out towards a swimming bluegill sunfish

An anhinga or snake bird, an aquatic bird with a long neck extending its neck out towards a swimming bluegill sunfish

A WIP for today working on a piece of an anhinga and bluegill sunfish!

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Illustration #Art #Anhinga

04.03.2025 01:10 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💎 1    📌 0

If you would like to learn more, I highly recommend my newest book - The Cicadas of North America - which contains over 400 full-color illustrations of every cicada species on the continent*!

*(except for the two new ones from Martinique and Guadeloupe that were just described in September)

03.03.2025 02:29 — 👍 68    🔁 20    💎 3    📌 2
A scientific illustration of a flea beetle. It has ring like markings.

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle. It has ring like markings.

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle with long antennae and splotchy brown patterns

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle with long antennae and splotchy brown patterns

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle, it is round and shiny.

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle, it is round and shiny.

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle, it has a blueish gray body and an orange pronotum, head and limbs.

A scientific illustration of a flea beetle, it has a blueish gray body and an orange pronotum, head and limbs.

Thought I'd post some old art here! Done for an internship :)

These are now three years old but still some of my favorite works, entomology is a favorite subject of mine and I'm hoping to do some more soon

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Entomology

10.02.2025 20:51 — 👍 37    🔁 2    💎 0    📌 0
A digital painting showing a couple of ravens perched on pine tree branches.

A digital painting showing a couple of ravens perched on pine tree branches.

Raven couple, digital painting.
#corvids #raven #birds #birdart #wildlifeart

05.02.2025 18:08 — 👍 116    🔁 20    💎 1    📌 0

Thank you so much!

05.02.2025 01:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💎 0    📌 0

They do have beautiful colors, especially in the light!

05.02.2025 01:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💎 0    📌 0
A digital painting of a Brown-Headed Cowbird, a small bird with a finch like beak and iridescent coat with a brown head.

A digital painting of a Brown-Headed Cowbird, a small bird with a finch like beak and iridescent coat with a brown head.

My first post here and an attempt at birds, here is a brown headed cowbird. A common brood parasite in North America.

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration

05.02.2025 01:33 — 👍 81    🔁 12    💎 2    📌 2