Zoological illustrations drawn in graphite.
Perched
Abert’s squirrel & pine white butterflies on ponderosa pine.
The Abert’s squirrel (Sciurus aberti) relies on ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) for shelter and food, building its nest within the tree, and eating almost every part the tree has to offer, including seeds from the pine cones, inner bark, buds, and pollen cones.
Pine white butterflies (Neophasia menapia) use ponderosa pine as their preferred host plant, meaning the butterflies lay their eggs on the pine needles, and once hatched, the larvae eat the needles.
Graphite
17.5” x 22.5”
Harvest Mice on Blue Grama Grass
An illustration of the three species of harvest mice that are found in New Mexico; (from left to right/ top to bottom) plains harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus), western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis), and fulvous harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys fulvescens), on the state grass of New Mexico - blue grama grass (Bouteloua gracilis).
Graphite
13.75” x 17”
Chambered Nautilus
Nautilus pompilius
Graphite
10” x 10”