| Title: In Madera Canyon
Contact: Rick Wheeler
Description: The children's book, "In Madera Canyon" was recently nominated by ForeWord Book Awards for best "children's picture book," 2010. An educational book focusing on the flora and fauna of Madera Canyon, Arizona. Illustrations are scratchboard/watercolor with additional pencil drawings.
More information available at rickarts.com, bookoftheyearawards, and janeeholt.com. Available for purchase at Amazon.com
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| Title: Eastern Ribbon Snake
Contact: Amelia Hansen
Description: Watercolor and pencil illustration of Thamnophis sauritus sauritus crawling through leaves and partridge berry (Mitchella repens).
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| Title: Alligator snapping turtle luring minnow
Contact: Emily Damstra
Description: Alligator snapping turtle (Macroclemys temminckii) lures a Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas . Gouache and Adobe Photoshop.
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| Title: Turtle Flipper Anatomy
Contact: Jennifer Fairman, CMI
Description: Airbrushed Watercolor and Film Pencil.
For scientific publication, illustrating the muscular and boney anatomy of the Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle flipper. Drawn from dissection.
Recipient of the Association of Medical Illustrators Certificate of Merit, Editorial 1998 Annual Meeting, Toronto
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| Title: Gopher Tortoise Burrow Ecology
Contact: John Norton
Description:
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| Title: Male River Cooter Pseudemys concinna
Contact: Emily Damstra
Description: Gouache and Adobe Photoshop painting of a male River Cooter, showing elongated front claws.
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| Title: Pond Zonation
Contact: Barbara Harmon
Description: Various zones within a freshwater pond, illustrating levels of organisms from microscopic diatoms and plankton to plants, a water bug, crayfish, mussels, painted turtle, green frog, minnows, sunfish, catfish and largemouth bass.
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| Title: Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Contact: Anthony Galvan III
Description: Western Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis watercolor. Illustration for back country hiking guide in Central California.
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| Title: Dermal Chromatophores of The Chameleon
Contact: Ikumi Kayama
Description: Visualization of the color-changing cell structure of the chameleon for the general audience.
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| Title: Sea Turtles of the Sea of Cortez
Contact: Rachel Ivanyi
Description: Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea, with moon jelly, Aurelia sp.,
Loggerhead, Caretta caretta
Olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea
Black, a.k.a East Pacific Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas, in eel grass, Zostera marina
Hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricata, eating sea sponge, Haliclona sp.
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| Title: Anole
Contact: Gina Mikel
Description: Green Anole (Carolina anole, Anolis carolinensis), colored pencil
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| Title: Florida Pleistocene Marine Habitat Group
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description: This is a underwater coastal scene depicting the fauna and flora of a Florida reef habitat in the late Pleistocene. The Caribbean Monk seal swimming just above the turtle grass has become extinct in recent times. Most of the other species depicted still survive into the present. TO SEE CLOSE UP DETAILS OF THIS PAINTING, PLEASE CLICK ON THE SEQUENTIAL ICONS POSTED ON MY GALLERY PAGE.
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| Title: Dinosaur Dawn
Contact: Gary Raham
Description: New Mexico, 225 million years BPE. Two
Coelophysis in the foreground keep a
watchful eye on Postosuchus. Cover art
for the book, The Deep Time Diaries,
Fulcrum Publishing, 2000.
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| Title: Common Garter snake - Thamnophis sirtalis
Contact: Carlyn Iverson
Description: Reptile illustration, Common garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis. This reptile has the Jacobson's organ, or vomeronasal organ for smelling it's surroundings, flicking it's tongue to pick up odors.
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| Title: Rainforest Cube
Contact: Frank Ippolito
Description: One of six biomes earth cubes created for LifeUnderfoot poster series for Camridge Educational.
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| Title: James River life
Contact: Kim Harrell
Description: A typical plant and animal community found along the fall zone of the James River in Richmond, VA.
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| Title: Florida Pleistocene Marine Habitat left side
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description: This is the Left side detail of the overall mural. A Caribbean Manatee and Goliath Grouper are the largest animals in this underwater coastal scene of a Florida reef habitat in the late Pleistocene era. Both the Manatee and the Grouper are endangered species.
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| Title: Aquatic/Terrestrial Food Web
Contact: John Norton
Description:
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| Title: Old Field Habitat
Contact: Consie Powell
Description: Cleared fields in North Carolina, when left untended, will ultimately revert back to forest. During succession back to forest, a number of organisms may be found. These include loggerhead shrikes, cottontail rabbits, red fox, bobwhite quail, spring azure butterflies and red-tailed hawks. Scratchboard illustration.
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| Title: Gila Monster in Crevice
Contact: Rachel Ivanyi
Description: Heloderma suspectum in rocky crevice.
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| Title: Desert Cube
Contact: Frank Ippolito
Description: One of six biomes earth cubes created for LifeUnderfoot poster series for Camridge Educational.
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| Title: Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Contact: Kim Harrell
Description: Portrait of a loggerhead sea turtle.
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| Title: Florida Pleistocene Marine Group - right side
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description: This is a right side detail of the mural prepared for the University of Florida Museum of Natural History. This is a underwater coastal scene depicting the fauna and flora of a Florida reef habitat in the late Pleistocene. The Caribbean Monk seal seen swimming just above the turtle grass has become extinct in recent times. The Loggerhead sea turtle (just below the seal), is depicted hunting for mollusks. Most of the other species shown in the image still survive into the present.
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| Title: Southestern Estuary
Contact: Barbara Harmon
Description: Animals of the estuary, including Wood Stork, Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Blue Crab, Barnacles, Cormorant, Bald Eagle, Spottail Bass, Shortnose Sturgeon, flounder, shrimp.
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| Title: Detail: "Key Changes In Evolution" Timeline
Contact: Gail Guth
Description: Timeline illustrating key changes in evolution (detail). Created for the textbook "Biological Anthropology: The Natural History of Humankind", by Craig Stanford, John S. Allen, and Susan C. Anton; published by Prentice Hall. Textbook art developed and managed by Precision Graphics, Inc.
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| Title: Cacao in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description:
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| Title: Northern Florida Miocene Terrestrial Habitat
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description: This is a Miocene North Central Florida habitat group reconstruction, circa 25 mya. The area depicts the interface of two ecotomes: a grass /pine savannah like that of the present day Kissimee Region and a limestone/sinkhole region analogous to some environs near the Suwannee River. The mural was prepared for the University of Florida Museum of Natural History. TO SEE CLOSE UP DETAILS OF THIS PAINTING, PLEASE CLICK ON THE SEQUENTIAL ICONS POSTED ON MY GALLERY PAGE.
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| Title: Miocene Florida Habitat (left side detail)
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description: This is the Left side detail of a Miocene North Central Florida habitat group reconstruction, circa 25 mya. The area depicts the interface of two ecotomes: a grass /pine savannah like that of the present day Kissimee Region and a limestone/sinkhole region analogous to some environs near the Suwannee River. The mural was prepared for the University of Florida Museum of Natural History.
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| Title: Angry Mamasaur
Contact: Gary Raham
Description: Central Colorado, 68 million years BPE.
An ornithomimid dinosaur
(Ornithomimus) guards her nest from
other hungry predators.
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| Title: Forest stream mural
Contact: Taina Litwak
Description:
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| Title: Turtle Lifecycle
Contact: Barbara Harmon
Description: Life cycle of a marine turtle.
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| Title: Florida Miocene Habitat (center detail)
Contact: Michael Rothman
Description: This is a Miocene North Central Florida habitat group reconstruction, circa 25 mya. The area depicts the interface of two ecotomes: a grass /pine savannah like that of the present day Kissimee Region and a limestone/sinkhole region analogous to some environs near the Suwannee River. The mural was prepared for the University of Florida Museum of Natural History.
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| Title: Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)
Contact: Erica Beade
Description: This is an image of an iguana, created using watercolor and
colored pencil on hot press watercolor paper.
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| Title: Bug Catchers
Contact: Rachel Ivanyi
Description: The seven animal images were done for
SBI/MarchFirst for the Quickturn Palladium
advertisement in EE Times.
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| Title: Inland Bearded Dragon
Contact: Rosemarie Schwab
Description: Pogona vitticeps. From "Reptiles & Amphibians - An Explore Your World Handbook", Discovery Books, New York 2000.
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| Title: Cretaceous seascape
Contact: Gary Raham
Description: Pterosaurs gather near the Cretaceous
seaway of central North America, 100
million years BPE.
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| Title: Cactus Ferruginous Pygmy-owl
Contact: Rachel Ivanyi
Description: Glaucidium brasilianum cactorum eyeing a tree lizard, Urosaurus ornatus, in a flowering ironwood tree, Olneya tesota.
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| Title: Saltmarsh Habitat Cutaway
Contact: Barbara Harmon
Description: Many of the key inhabitants of the Eastern Salt Marsh system: Green Heron, Blue Heron, Sharp-tailed Marsh Sparrow, Willet, ducks, Canada geese, Belted Kingfisher, Osprey, Red Fox, Raccoon, American Eel, Horseshoe Crab, Fiddler Crabs, Dragonfly, Ribbed Mussels, Plankton, minnows, snails, Seaside Lavendar, Ammophila brevigulata, Spartina patens, etc.
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| Title: Cretaceous Firestorm
Contact: Gary Raham
Description: Cretaceous Firestorm depicts Pteranodons and various dinosaurs fleeing a fire in forested wetlands in North America caused by debris from the impact of an asteroid at the end of the Cretaceous period.
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| Title: "Madera Canyon"
Contact: Rick Wheeler
Description: This piece was produced for the Santa Rita Lodge, located in Madera Canyon, Arizona. The canyon is known for its abundant bird and wildlife, and is a popular destination for birdwatchers from throughout the world.
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| Title: Aesculapian Snake
Contact: Rosemarie Schwab
Description: Elaphe longissima. From "Reptiles & Amphibians - An Explore Your World Handbook", Discovery Books, New York 2000.
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| Title: Tree of life
Contact: John Megahan
Description: Diversity of Life. Main page for interactive museum exhibit.
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| Title: Green Forest
Contact: Gary Raham
Description: Kansas, 295 million years BPE. Seymouria eyes a
giant millipede as potential lunch, looking out from
behind the stump of a lycopod tree.
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| Title: Box Turtle Skull
Contact: Sean Twiddy
Description: Skull of Box Turtle, in lateral view. Drawn in black
and white line.
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| Title: Frilled Lizard
Contact: Rosemarie Schwab
Description: Chlamydosaurus kingii.
This Australian lizard
unfolds its impressive collar when threatened.
From "Reptiles & Amphibians - An Explore Your World Handbook", Discovery Books, New York 2000.
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| Title: Box Turtle Carapace
Contact: Sean Twiddy
Description: Carapace of Box Turtle, drawn in black and white
line.
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| Title: How a Turtle Excluder Works
Contact: Ikumi Kayama
Description: Pamphlet Illustration describing how to protect diamondback terrapins from being trapped in a crab pot.
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| Title: Hunting Mosasaurs
Contact: Steven Melendrez
Description: Hunting Mosasaurs with Ammonoidea
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| Title: American Crocodile in Mangrove Swamp
Contact: Rachel Ivanyi
Description: American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) in mangrove swamp with Reddish Egret (Egretta rufescens)
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| Title: Dragonfly and Turtle Habitat
Contact: Sean Twiddy
Description: This image is an environmental study containing species found in the Southern United States. A Dragonfly (Anax junias) lights upon a holly bush. In the background looms a comparatively huge Box Turtle (Terrapene carolinas.) The drawing was based on specimens and field sketches. It was drawn in black and white line, shaded and textured by stippling.
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| Title: Land and Sea Turtles
Contact: Jennifer Fairman, CMI
Description:
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| Title: Chuckwalla
Contact: Katura Reynolds
Description: The scientific name of the Chuckwalla, Sauromalus obesus, translates to "fat evil lizard!" But these desert reptiles are actually rather mild-mannered, feeding on leaves, flowers, and fruits. The model for this sketch was a resident of the San Bernardino County Museum's live animal collection, and was a huge fan of eating fresh-picked dandelions.
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| Title: Sidewinder
Contact: Rachel Ivanyi
Description: Crotalus cerastes
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| Title: Northern Copperhead and Western Diamondback
Contact: Emily Damstra
Description: Rattle of Western Diamondback Crotalus atrox (cut-away to show individual segments) and head of Northern Copperhead Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen with fangs extended.
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| Title: The Day the Dinosaurs Died
Contact: Marjorie Leggitt
Description: Mixed media editorial art created for the cover of the Denver Museum of Nature and Science Museum Quarterly magazine to illustrate an article on the sudden extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Although whimsical, the full time-lapse illustration (of which this is only half) represents a 15 million year span from before, during, and after the K-T boundary. Each animal, plant and reptile represents a particular individual or group of fauna and flora.
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| Title: Northern Copperhead Snake
Contact: Amelia Hansen
Description: Northern Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen) resting on a rocky shelf.
Pen and ink.
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| Title: Rosenberg's goanna
Contact: Sarah Drummond
Description: Varanus rosenbergi, watercolor on paper, 12 x 16 inches
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| Title: Diamondback Terrapin in a salt marsh
Contact: Consie Powell
Description: Malaclemys terrapin eating a snail in its salt marsh habitat. Scratchboard and watercolor illustration from the book “A Day in the Salt Marsh”by Kevin Kurtz, published by Sylvan Dell Publishers, 2007.
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| Title: Bothremys
Contact: Frank Ippolito
Description: Restoration of extinct turtle Bothremys. Commissioned by the American Museum of Natural History.
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| Title: Animal Diversity Web
Contact: John Megahan
Description: This illustration was done for University of
Michigan's Animal Diversity
Web:(http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/) It is
an acrylic painting (13" x 8.5")done on illustration
board.
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| Title: Swimming Dinosaur Trackways
Contact: Katura Reynolds
Description: Researcher Debra Michelson discovered a fascinating series of fossil footprints created by bipedal dinosaurs wading into a shallow sea and then swimming into deeper water. I enjoyed working with her to create this diagram, showing how the footprints changed as the water deepened. Read more in this Scientific American article: tinyurl.com/9uzrbh
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| Title: Labrostochelys
Contact: Frank Ippolito
Description: Restoration of extinct turtle Labrostochelys. Commissioned by the American Museum of Natural History.
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| Title: Desert TortoiseGopherus agassizi
Contact: Anthony Galvan III
Description: Desert Tortoise Gopherus agassizi
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| Title: Black Rat Snakes
Contact: Consie Powell
Description: Ink and watercolor illustration of adult (black) and juvenile (patterned) Elaphe obsolete
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