Animals of South America

 

Animals make the world go round. Let’s save our f*cking planet, so they can keep on truckin’.

Prints of this piece are available here, in my Etsy shop.

10% of profits from each print will be donated to World Wildlife Fund.

Coyote

Here's a portrait of a coyote, drawn on a map of Borrego Desert in southern California. These beautiful creatures are part of the fabric of this desert region in southern California. Their howls at night can haunt any landscape. Prints of this piece are available here!

Pelican of Mykonos

Here's a portrait of a Pelican, drawn on a map of Mykonos, Greece.

Please check out a full gallery of my map drawings here!

Systema Naturae

This sketchbook spread was inspired by Elizabeth Kolbert's The Sixth Extinction. This book walks readers through the major extinctions which have taken place on Earth. She also discusses the history of zoology, in which the first book (published in 1758) on this subject was Carolus Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. This Swedish scientist attempted to map out an order to the animal, plant and insect kingdoms. His work was an important building block towards our modern understanding of nature and evolution.

Systema Naturae detail # 1

Systema Naturae detail # 2

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Teddy Roosevelt

This sketchbook spread was inspired by The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, by Edmund Morris. This former US president wore many hats - as a naturalist, hunter, author, taxidermist, colonel, historian, conservationist, and politician.  Although Mr. Roosevelt died at age 60, he seemed to live 9 lives in that span of time.

Roosevelt was famous for his teeth, his love of hunting, and for his military leadership.

He was a US president, a big-game hunter, and colonel in the Rough Riders

"Believe you can and you're halfway there."    - Theodore Roosevelt

You can view more sketchbook excerpts here!

Parent and Child

Here's a new mixed media piece,  Parent and Child. It's part of a series of animal drawings, which will be sold at a new business, Hudson Valley Home. You can see another elephant depiction here.

Parent and Child detail

 Prints of this piece are available here.

Catskills Owls

I had a hoot drawing these owls on a map of the Catskill Park. It was also fun to add some collage elements as well. You view sketches for this piece here. Prints are available here.

You can check out my entire collection of map drawings here!

Adirondack owls

Here's a new piece drawn on a map of the Adirondack High Peaks. It was rewarding to work in a larger scale,  34" by 20".  I've had a hoot of a good time creating this animal series, and have gotten fantastic feedback. Prints of this piece are available here. More owls, whales, elephants, peacocks and woodpeckers will be visiting this blog soon, so I hope you'll come back too!

You can check out my entire collection of map drawings here!

Whale

I had a whale of a good time drawing this piece on a nautical map. Prints of this drawing are  available here. Below are some sketches I played with...

Another Peacock

Here's another peacock drawing I created for Hudson Valley Home. The original piece (as well as beautiful reproductions will be available there soon! You can view my other peacock drawing from this series here.

Peacock

I was asked by a new local business, Hudson Valley Home, to create artwork with a peacock theme. This 12" by 12" mixed media piece is what I came up with. The original, as well as prints will be available soon! You can view sketches for this project here.

Elephant

I drew this elephant for a new series of animal prints.  I used mixed media and collage to create this 22'' by 22" drawing. You can view sketches for this project here. Beautiful prints of this piece are available here.