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.

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 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 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 have opened my eyes even wider to the life of plants and plant-like forms and how integral they are to the ecosystem, the survival of humankind and other wildlife, and the mysterious lives they lead. Therefore, I love illustrating plant and plant-like forms as well.  They're fairly ephemeral beings but they stay pretty still compared to animals :)

illustrations for environmental education

My illustrations are also used for environmental education materials. As an environmental educator and a visual learner myself, I appreciate the role of images and illustrations in conveying environmental concepts to an audience.

I illustrated coloring pages for the Rainforest Alliance's Education Program. These pages are part of their environmental education curriculum, downloadable for free from http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/index.html.

Here is an example of a coloring page I did below:

Here is a link to an interview and some more coloring pages:

http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/programs/education/teachers/news/ecoeducation-matters/december_06.html