If you walked into a party full of animals, only one in 40 party animals would have a backbone. And that one would probably be a fish. Furry and feathered animals are great, but they make up 15,000 species out of almost 10 million (that’s less than 1% for any of you without a calculator … More Animal Diversity Personality Quiz
Each year, as my Biological Illustration class wraps up, we hold an End-of-Semester Exhibit. The students frame their favorite illustration, write artist statements, and display their work on easels throughout the biology building. I enjoy seeing the students’ well-deserved pride in their work. THIS is the result of intrinsic motivation, something I wish I could … More Virtual Exhibit
Our guest blogger and student illustrator this week is L. Howard. Download a pdf of this illustration to color! The arm bones of a dolphin match the arm bones of a human – a case of homology. Dolphin ancestors were once land-dwelling mammals. Even though they look very fish-like today, they still contain remnants of … More Dolphins, Fins, and Change
Our Guest Artist is L. Ciccone, who looked into plant-animal mutualism. Download a coloring book page of this illustration! Plants have many diverse ways of repelling predators, including developing beneficial partnerships This species, Japanese cherry is commonly used as a decorative tree throughout the eastern United States. In order to defend new leaves from being … More A Little Give and Take
As you may be aware, there’s a pandemic that’s shutting down much of the nation/world – including the University I work at. So how does an instructor shift the assignments in a Biological Illustration class? Blog posts and Coloring Book pages! Here’s our first guest artist, S. Kubik, who created this illustration of an owl … More Stress-Relief + Education = Awesome
J.M. Landin 