My Natural Science Illustrations & Botanical Illustrations have been shown in many group exhibits such as at the poudre valley art league, ft. collins, co: the longwood gardens,Kennett square, pa.: the brooklyn botanic garden, brooklyn, ny.
Solo Exhibitions were held at the New York Botanical Gardens, bronx, NY, the Audubon Society's Educational Center of Bristol, Rhode Island, and at the Audubon Society of Greenwich, CT.
art study
Pratt Institute
During my art studies at the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, I became inspired by the large canvas paintings that were being exhibited in the Soho district of Manhattan. I majored in Fine Art and graduated with a BFA in Art & Design.
Color Theory Course
Oil on panel
botanical art
Several years after receiving my BFA in Art & Design from the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, I was hired to work for a small home decor painting company. The company produced hand painted holiday ornaments, home decor and small furniture pieces. It was here that I began to illustrate floral designs on wooden products and continued to paint tropical flowering trees and plants while residing in the US Virgin Islands.
HIbiscus in watercolor
natural science illustration
Rhode Island School of Design
In 2000, I enrolled in a two year certificate program at the Rhode Island School of Design in Natural Science Illustration.
On graduating in 2002, I was offered a book illustration project with H. B. Rinker at the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota, Fl. The illustration can be viewed by scrolling down.
Color pencil study at the RISD
Figure drawing & painting
Art Student’s League of New York
I enrolled in a full time semester with the Art Student’s League of NY in order to enhance my figure drawing and painting skills. I am now a lifetime member of the League.
Conte drawing on paper
Commissioned Work
Yellow Orchid illustration
The Yellow Orchid Illustration has been published in the Journal of Natural Science Illustrators Volume 54 Number 1 Edition 2022
THE JOURNAL of NATURAL SCIENCE ILLUSTRATORS VOLUME 54 NUMBER 1 EDITION: JNSI 2022
Article: Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education for all Walks of Life
Written by Margaret Oliver
Beetle illustration
This Beetle illustration has been used on the Rhode Island School of Design Continuing Education website page. The illustration has also been exhibited in several art exhibits.
Book illustration
In creating this book illustration, I worked from drawing studies I produced at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and the Prospect Park Zoo in Brooklyn, NY,
Space in the center of the illustration was used for the placement of a quote.
Forest Canopies 2nd Edition By Margaret D. Lowman and H. B. Rinker ELSEVIER Press
Watercolor & gouache on Bristol 400 Series
Consignment painting
‘Jerseylicious’
This portrait painting was commissioned to be used as a prop on a set for the reality television show Jerseylicious.
Acrylic on canvas 11” x 14”
Trout lily illustration
The Trout Lily illustration has been published in the Lake Minnetonka Garden Club Newsletter and has been exhibited in several art shows.
Watercolor & gouache on 400 bristol