Artist's Bio

I have been drawing animals for as long as I can remember.  My summers as a kid growing up in suburban Detroit were spent mucking around in the neighborhood pond that was teeming with frogs, turtles and snakes when the weather got warm.  The pond as my playground instilled in me a sense of wonder for all things wild and free.  I cultivated this wonder and graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree from the School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.  Thereafter, I spent many hot and sweaty seasons in the field on wildlife conservation and environmental restoration projects, working with sea turtles, endangered birds and native plants.  It is this work that took me out of the confines of that little neighborhood pond to the states of Hawai'i, Washington and New York.  

All the while, I was also an artist, creating and selling self-published comic zines, hand silk-screened t-shirts and textile creations.  Most recently, I ventured into natural science illustration, combining my love for art and science.  As a recent graduate of the Natural Science Illustration certificate program at the University of Washington in Seattle, I create acrylic, watercolor and ink illustrations of wildlife and environmental themes.  My work has been published by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Rainforest Alliance, Central Park Conservancy, and has appeared in Wildlife Conservation magazine, a publication of the Wildlife Conservation Society.  I am excited for the opportunities that lay ahead and grateful to all those who have given me a chance and helped me along the way.  

I welcome commissions and inquires.  If you are interested in my illustrations or have any questions, please contact me at anne@anneyenillustration.com.  Feel free to comment on the posts. Thank you very much for visiting!