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news from the studio occasional news related to my natural science illustration skip to content news from the studio occasional news related to my natural science illustration home about downloads new website and blog a brief housekeeping post october 31 2016 dear readers at long last i have a new website i really liked my old site and it served me well for 11 years however the ways people view online content have changed and i needed a responsive site with larger images my new site still at emilydamstra com is up and running though i still have many images to upload and a few kinks to work out please check back in a few weeks for more content this news blog will be integrated into my new site the new url is emilydamstra com news to the e mail subscribers and followers of this blog there is way i can transfer your subscription to the blog at my new site so if all goes well you won t need to do anything to continue your subscription if all does not go as planned i ll be in touch or you can re subscribe at the new blog link above thank you very much for following emily 1 comment from illustration news six illustrations on display at the grimsby public art gallery october 3 2016 tags natural science illustration exhibit sonsi exhibit at the grimsby public art gallery this past weekend i attended the opening reception for the 2016 exhibit of the southern ontario nature and science illustrators at the grimsby public art gallery in southern ontario i have six pieces in this exhibit including these two goldenrod paintings two of my recent marine life illustrations my common raven painting and my princess point illustration they are on the back wall 2016 exhibit of the southern ontario nature and science illustrators grimsby public art gallery the gallery is a lovely venue and its staff did a fantastic job setting up the exhibit just before one enters the gallery there s a small table with sonsi members business cards or post cards on it upon entering the exhibit space one sees a table featuring publications that include the work of sonsi members coincidentally our exhibit went up just before science literacy week so this table was the perfect tie in 2016 exhibit of the southern ontario nature and science illustrators a number of people from the local community came to the event and the gallery s director rhona wenger warmly welcomed everyone this exhibit is up until november 6 2016 1 comment from illustration news goldenrod prints august 31 2016 tags botanical art botanical illustration goldenrod galls goldenrod posters goldenrod prints nature art solidago the two goldenrod illustrations mentioned in my last post are available as fine art prints with or without interpretive text the illustrations are printed at actual size and are offered on a variety of papers i ordered one on archival matte paper to test the service and was very pleased with the print and paper quality the prints are available from fine art america here at that link you ll find an option to zoom in and see details of the illustrations if you order a print that does not have text identifying what is illustrated you can download a document to help you interpret the illustration just visit the downloads link at the top of this page canadians the prints and posters are shipped from within canada so postage fees aren t horrendous and there are no issues with cross border duties most of the other products do not ship from within canada there are also fulfillment centers in the usa uk europe and australia 4 comments from illustration news goldenrod august 31 2016 tags botanical illustration goldenrod merchandise native plants plant insect coevolution poster solidago it s late summer and the goldenrods are in bloom these glorious bright yellow flowers are the crown jewels of summer in my opinion seeing fields of them fills me with joy to those suffering from hay fever this time of year please don t mistakenly blame goldenrod for your suffering it is the concurrently blooming ragweed that makes you sneeze ragweed has inconspicuous green flowers that are wind pollinated hence the pollen in the air goldenrod has heavier pollen it relies on insects for pollination and numerous insects rely on goldenrod so many in fact that goldenrod may be considered a biodiversity superhero an interest in the insects and other organisms associated with goldenrod and their role in supporting other wildlife inspired me to apply for a research grant from the access copyright foundation in order to study and illustrate them that year long project is now complete and the resulting illustration is below watercolor painting of late goldenrod in four seasons with fifty associates emily s damstra this life size approx 36 in tall painting of solidago altissima shows four ramets individuals in a group of clones one for each season among the leaves flowers and stems are signs of 43 species of insects three spiders two fungi and one snail nearly all are species that i personally observed during many hours of observations in the field two are species that i did not see but that are known to depend on late goldenrod there were many other species i observed or read about that i did not include because the goldenrod would have looked ridiculously overloaded i ll post more information and close up images in the weeks and months to come my research for that illustration piqued my interest in galls which are abnormal growths of plant tissue caused by in this case insects seven species of flower leaf and stem gallers make an appearance in the illustration above however i wanted to delve deeper so i created a second illustration to show the surprising variety of galls that occur on stems of solidago altissima galls from seven different insect species are represented here with more than one example of some gouache painting of goldenrod stem galls emily s damstra the illustrations are available as prints with or without interpretive text see here 4 comments from illustration news a stream restoration illustrated august 22 2016 tags interpretive sign illustration stream restoration illustration this year i had the pleasure of working the city of kitchener to help communicate the reasons for and impact of a major stream restoration in one of their urban parks before the restoration the stream sped its way through a concrete channel before stream restoration illustration emily s damstra after the city restored the streambed to its more natural winding state the waterway became more habitable by wildlife such as the pumpkinseed sunfish the stream also began depositing sediment along its banks rather than carrying it all the way to the lake in victoria park and problematically dumping it there another significant benefit of the restoration is the aesthetic appeal of the more natural watercourse after stream restoration illustration emily s damstra these illustrations will appear on an interpretive sign in filsinger park 4 comments from illustration news t he visual communication of science is growing increasingly important june 9 2016 tags science illustration today s issue of the weekly science journal nature includes an excellent article about the value of science illustration you can read it here the author writes about specific collaborations between researchers and illustrators to illustrate the idea that the benefits of a good illustration are worth an investment of time and money visually stunning representations that result from collaborations between scientists and artists can grab millions of online views and attract a much wider audience than a non illustrated paper both of which are particularly useful for researchers whose grant applications or funding proposals require them to show a public outreach component they are also more likely to be written about and shared digitally helping to raise the visibility of a scientist s work attract more students to a lab boost career standing and improve chances of garnering funding they can even inspire new experiments or reveal gaps in knowledge one example cited in the article is my collaboration with scientist jessica linton you can see the resulting illustration and read about it here leave a comment from illustration news spotlight on sea creatures may 9 2016 tags christmas tree worm manatee marine art pipefish seahorse this year i ve been illustrating a variety of marine animals for the scuba diving magazine sport diver for each issue richard smith writes an article focusing on a different animal or group of animals he offers interesting facts and stories about the organism s and my illustrations accompany them here are the paintings i ve done so far all of them with watercolor and gouache paints illustration of bargibant s pygmy seahorse emily s damstra illustration of christmas tree worm emily s damstra illustration of yellow banded pipefish emily s damstra illustration of manatee emily s damstra 3 comments from illustration news two new coins hawk and cougar march 7 2016 tags coin design numismatic illustration i designed these two new releases from the royal canadian mint cougar bullion coin designed by emily s damstra the background field on this silver bullion coin has fine lines radiating from the center which is a nice effect though a bit difficult to capture in a photograph bullion coins are available from coin dealers but not directly from the mint red tailed hawk coin designed by emily s damstra you can see the full specs for this silver coin here the box it comes in shows my original drawing on the front box for red tailed hawk coin 4 comments from illustration news polar bear fatness index february 26 2016 tags polar bear fitness last year i had the opportunity to produce some illustrations for polar bears international an organization devoted to conserving polar bears through research and education my illustrations of polar bears in various states of fitness became part of a scorecard used to assess body condition it helps people who observe a bear to visually determine its body condition in the most standardized way possible below are three of the ten illustrations happy international polar bear day feb 27 polar bear illustrations emily s damstra 2 comments from illustration news an arctic hare at full speed in silver february 19 2016 tags numismatic design numismatic illustration last year i received an invitation from the royal canadian mint last year to submit a coin design featuring a canadian hare in action i thought it would be interesting to show an arctic hare lepus arcticus running at full speed a behavior employed when a predator is in pursuit the 34 mm silver coin has just been released 50 for 50 fine silver coin hare 2016 designed by emily damstra i illustrated a ground level view of an adult hare sprinting across rocky tundra as it attempts to outrun or outmaneuver the pursuing arctic wolf the significant distance between the wolf and hare adds to the uncertainty about how the chase concludes arctic hares are an important food source for arctic wolves which are the only predators that would typically hunt adult hares even so the outcome of the pursuit is just as likely to be that the wolf gives up unable to catch the speedy and evasive hare i think it s a dignified way to show the hare because running fast is something that it s well adapted to do if it didn t have a chance against the wolf then arctic hares would have become extinct long ago the certificate that comes with the coin shows my original drawing arctic hare coin illustration by emily damstra 2 comments from illustration news older entries notice i no longer add posts to this site for new blog posts please visit emilydamstra com news search recent posts new website and blog a brief housekeeping post six illustrations on display at the grimsby public art gallery goldenrod prints goldenrod a stream restoration illustrated t he visual communication of science is growing increasingly important spotlight on sea creatures two new coins hawk and cougar polar bear fatness index an arctic hare at full speed in silver interpretive sign illustration at royal botanical gardens 2016 coin of the year awards people s choice awards from recent sonsi exhibit red orange yellow gold great horned owl bullion coin archives october 2016 august 2016 june 2016 may 2016 march 2016 february 2016 november 2015 october 2015 september 2015 july 2015 june 2015 may 2015 april 2015 march 2015 february 2015 january 2015 october 2014 september 2014 june 2014 may 2014 april 2014 march 2014 february 2014 december 2013 november 2013 september 2013 august 2013 july 2013 june 2013 may 2013 april 2013 march 2013 january 2013 december 2012 november 2012 october 2012 september 2012 august 2012 july 2012 may 2012 april 2012 march 2012 february 2012 january 2012 december 2011 october 2011 september 2011 august 2011 july 2011 june 2011 may 2011 april 2011 january 2011 november 2010 october 2010 september 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