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Combine Art and Science into a Career?
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 excited that you...
Botanical illustration Artist-In-Residency at Denver Botanic Gardens 2015
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 (DBG) in...
Everyone knows stealing is not okay, but the Copyright law is about to change to make stealing okay.
When I was in school, the biggest offense a student can make was plagiarism. Stealing someone else's work, usually writing, and claiming it as their own can get a student expelled from school. Intellectual property is important, and it must be protected. We live in a...
Bird Sketching Workshop at Maryland Ornithological Society Meeting 2015
I'm so excited to teach a bird sketching workshop at the upcoming MOS conference in Hagerstown! There are few spots left still, so sign up if you can! The class will be setup to have few demonstrations and drawing exercises at the beginning, then we will move onto the...
7 Frequently Asked Questions I get as a scientific Illustrator
Thanks for coming to my talk! Any questions? As a scientific illustrator, I get all sorts of questions. Scientific illustration is one of those jobs that is not in the immediate consciousness of a society. We are not famous like firefighters, librarians, teachers, and...
Medical Illustration Creation: Sketching bones of feet
Note: If the above video does not play, click here. How are medical illustrations made? Happy New Year! Wishing you all the best! One of the most frequently asked question as a medical illustrator is, "Are all your work done in the computer?" It's a fair question, but...
Scientific Illustration 101: How to Draw a Leaf
Introduction to Scientific Illustration for Students I was invited by a good friend of mine from college to be a guest speaker for a group of students in Arkansas. The talk will be about "Combining Science and Art for a Career in Medical & Scientific...
Tribute to Dr. Maya Angelou
I was very saddened to learn about Dr. Maya Angelou's passing. She was to live forever and share her wisdom and courage for decades and decades in my mind. Dr. Maya Angelou was my favorite teacher's hero, so she's a grand-hero of mine. There's so much to learn from...
May the Fourth be with you. 9 anatomical structures named “4th” that will always be with you.
Happy Star Wars Day! Last weekend at the US Science and Engineering festival, I had the lovely honor of being part of the National Museum of Health & Medicine Booth in Washington, DC. While there, I got to paint some anatomy of the forearm on the staff (Thanks...