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...
by ikumikayama | Jul 17, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by ikumikayama | May 6, 2015 | Uncategorized
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...
by ikumikayama | May 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by ikumikayama | May 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
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...
by ikumikayama | Jan 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
Frequently Asked Question: Do professional artists draw for fun? Above art: Sterba’s Corydora, Harlequin Rasbora, and White breasted nuthatch. ©2014 Ikumi Kayama. Let me share some pages from my small sketchbook. It’s about 6″ x 6″, and...
