Natural History / Interpretative Illustration
I have a genuine interest in the natural world, so any chance I have to work on a project in this area is always a real pleasure. Whether it's a single species study or a full illustration series, I approach natural history work with the same aim: scientific accuracy paired with warmth and character in each individual creature.
Museum
One of my favourite assignments was creating thirty black and white illustrations for the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, for their Families' Nature PlaySpace — an interactive space designed to connect and inspire young children's curiosity about the natural world. The brief called for black and white digital line illustrations that were accurate and educational, that would hold a child’s attention.
More recently, I illustrated all thirteen otter species for Sea Life Scarborough's otter enclosure — I'm now something of an otter expert! Colourful, digitally rendered illustrations that could clearly distinguish between species, while still feeling lively and characterful rather than clinical.
Aquarium
Other work in this area spans conservation campaigns, publishing, and educational resources — digital illustrations exploring themes like wildfire's impact on wildlife, ocean plastic pollution, save the rainforest and mental health awareness .
Campaigns
Educational Posters
Pieces like this Marine Mammals of the North Atlantic poster are what I find most satisfying about educational illustration — getting the detail of each species right, while keeping the whole thing inviting enough that people actually stop to look. It teaches without ever feeling like a lesson.
Botanical
Botanical illustration is where beauty and structure meet — every petal, vein and stem has to be accurate, but the real satisfaction is making that precision feel graceful rather than diagrammed, so the drawing reads as natural beauty first and study second.
