Get Your Squamulose T-shirts!

I've been illustrating mycological terms for the New York Mycological Society newsletter lately. "Deliquescence" was the first word. "Squamulose" is the next. It's educational for me (and hopefully for others) but I've also just been reeeeeealllly into illustrating mushrooms lately. Something about them goes so well with watercolors. I got into all of this first through photographing mushrooms in Seattle, Tokyo and now NYC. The photographs got such a great response that I devoted a whole 'nother blog to just that, mushrooms illustrations, photos, identifying, etc. You can visit that blog at http://letsdeliquesce.com/

I am delighted that the Squamulose design is going to be printed as the next New York Mycological Society t-shirt! They're available in black or brown and in sizes for kids, men and women, on 100% organic cotton for $15 each. Money covers the cost of ordering and printing the t-shirts and supports the NYMS. If you want your very own Squamulose t-shirt, please order by June 30, using this PDF. The PDF has order instructions and address for payment. Thank you very much!

Welcome to my natural science illustration website!

Thank you very much for visiting my website! I am a natural science illustrator and a recent graduate of the Certificate in Natural Science Illustration program at the University of Washington. My fascination with the natural world started when I was a kid, mucking around the neighborhood pond in suburban Detroit. Since then, I achieved a Bachelors of Science from the School of Natural Resources and Environment of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, with a concentration in Resource Ecology and Management. Subsequently, I spent many sweaty seasons in the field on environmental restoration and wildlife conservation projects in Hawai'i and Seattle, Washington. I am also interested in environmental education, sustainable livelihoods and environmental justice issues. My enchantment with nature informs my illustrations in acrylic, watercolor and ink. My work has been published by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Rainforest Alliance, Central Park Conservancy and the Wildlife Conservation Society. I hope my illustrations will be of service in environmental education, natural science education and inspire the conservation of wildlife worldwide. I'll continue to work in the field towards wildlife and environmental conservation as well because outdoors in nature is my favorite workplace of all.

This website provides a sampling of my work. I welcome commissions and inquiries. Should you have any questions, please email me at anne@anneyenillustration.com. Please also visit my blog at www.annedrawsanimals.com where I discuss the artmaking process, upcoming events, and the journey of being a natural science illustrator. Feel free to leave a comment and thank you very much for visiting!

Wildlife Illustration

My first love is wildlife and I thoroughly enjoy illustrating animals that fascinate me.  If I illustrate an animal unknown to me, through the research involved in illustration, I quickly fall in love with that animal, and it might become to me, my new favorite animal.  Like the northern flying squirrel.  

I've yet to see one, but they're AMAZING!

illustrating animals, illustrating wildlife

Having spent a lot of time outdoors for work and pleasure, my illustrations are drawn from observations, memory, and/or other references.   I illustrate animals in their natural environments in acrylic, watercolor and pen/ink.   

Botanical and Mycological Illustration

Having worked in environmental restoration for several seasons pulling weeds, reestablishing native plant communities, cultivating native plants in a nursery setting, as well as volunteering in organic farming, I love plants and mushrooms as well. Most recently, I took a mushroom identifying class with the Puget Sound Mycological Society and participated in a workshop on lichens at the North Cascades Institute. These experiences opened my eyes even wider to plant and fungal forms and how integral they are to the ecosystem, the survival of humankind and other wildlife, and the mysterious lives they lead.


I love illustrating plant and mushrooms as well. They're fairly ephemeral beings but they stay pretty still compared to animals :)