New Work - natural science

More birds. For this ecological habitat illustration, I've focused on a female mallard. The pattern of the feathers gave me the direction of the style I chose. The dragonfly is found here in N.Y. and the frogs are bullfrogs. My thanks go out to Eric, Kristine and Esther at the NY Botanical Gardens for helping me to identify the plants. I love working in this style, but I must get a stylus and program to use it with. I'm still using a mouse!

POND, mixed media, natural science, Donna Miskend 2016
(libellula cyanea, peltandra virginica, lemna minor, typhalatifolia, Anas platyrhynchos, Rana catesbeiana)

New Work - Natural Science

Burrowing Owl, natural science, collage, Donna Miskend 2016
(Cynomys Ludovicianus, Bouteloua Gracias, Camnula Pellucida
Athene Cunicularia, Melanoplus Bivittatus)

I'm building my portfolio of animals starting with birds. This is the habitat of the burrowing owl on the Canadian prairies.



And a female Kestral. More to come!

Kestral, natural science, graphite, Donna Miskend 2016
(Falco Sparverius)