Illustrations

“I would like to paint the way a bird sings.” — Claude Monet

I drew this for a sister, Emily, and her bunny friend.

Rejections hurt because the pain of heartbreak activates the same part of the brain as physical pain.

Life and death that I drew for a dear friend, Felipe, working on the origin of life.

Mothers are mothers across the tree of life.

Stop and think about how the world has changed since the pandemic.

I drew this as a birthday present for a marine scientist friend, Peter. Seahorses mate for life, romance is real in their world, and the male can have babies. Fascinating.

How did we evolve to make another species to make the center of our lives?

Illustration of Pachnoda marginata larvae and adult for a friend’s thesis project. Adults have a nice yellow-brown color.

Sometimes, realizing our connection to the planet takes only seconds if we dare to stop and think about it.