by ikumikayama | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Umbrella Cockatoo with an umbrella Since discovering Illustration Friday, I’ve always wanted to submit a piece. I love their rule: illustrate anything that has anything to do with their word of the week. The rule is just specific enough that there is a starting...
by ikumikayama | Apr 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
https://studiokayama.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/EasternScreechOwl_animation.mp4 This week I’ve been painting few birds in addition to regular studio work. I purchased an iPhone tripod adapter for my gorilla tripod and wanted to see how it works. The iPhone...
by ikumikayama | Mar 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
DC eagle cam + accordion sketchbooks = Drawing eaglets every day! Why am I doing this? First, I wanted to do more watercolor. I love it so much, and it’s fun and challenging. To me, quality art comes from practice. And of course, birds are one of my favorite...
by ikumikayama | Oct 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you are thinking about combining art and science into a career, start here: Hi! My name is _____, and I’m a student at _______. I’m interested in the field of medical and scientific illustration. If you wrote something like this above, I’m really...
by ikumikayama | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
Artist-In-Residency at Denver Botanic Gardens: There aren’t that many opportunities to be an artist-in-residence in scientific illustration at a renowned botanical garden. I was lucky enough to be chosen as one of the two artists at the Denver Botanic Gardens...
