Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

Guild of Natural Science Illustrators

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57th Anniversary Juried Member's Exhibit - 2025

Online Exhibition

Traditional Science Illustration: Storytelling x

Artwork that conveys a specific message or story to the audience.

The Messenger: Cooper's Hawk (Juvenile) by Margaret Trent
  • Margaret Trent
  • The Messenger: Cooper's Hawk (Juvenile)
Colored Pencil on Grafix drafting film
Stocking Up: Douglas Squirrel with Douglas Fir Cones by Margaret Trent
  • Margaret Trent
  • Stocking Up: Douglas Squirrel with Douglas Fir ...
Colored Pencil on Grafix drafting film
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata, Contra Costa Manzanita by Deb Shaw
  • Deb Shaw
  • Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. laevigata, Cont...
17 x 17 in
Watercolor on paper
Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees by Rebecca Gelernter
  • Rebecca Gelernter
  • Black-capped and Carolina Chickadees
10 x 7 in
Gouache on Arches paper
High Society by Helen Hastings
  • Helen Hastings
  • High Society
14 x 17 in
Ink On Paper
Water Beetle Life Cycle by Nicole Tsz Ki Kit
  • Nicole Tsz Ki Kit
  • Water Beetle Life Cycle
Watercolor and Digital Media
Gannets arrow down like a rainstorm by Le Xiang
  • Le Xiang
  • Gannets arrow down like a rainstorm
16.7 x 9.5 in
Digital (Photoshop/Illustrator)
Pryer's keelback by Ken Naganawa
  • Ken Naganawa
  • Pryer's keelback
8 x 12 in
Digital (Adobe Photoshop)
Pelican Eel, Saccopharynx ampullaceus by Robert Long
  • Robert Long
  • Pelican Eel, Saccopharynx ampullaceus
Graphite and Photoshop color
Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos by Frances Topping
  • Frances Topping
  • Swamp Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos
6 x 6 in
watercolor
Oenothera luciae-julianiae (Onagraceae family) by Alice Tangerini
  • Alice Tangerini
  • Oenothera luciae-julianiae (Onagraceae family)
14 x 11 in
Adobe Photoshop color from a pen and ink drawing
Beach Strand Habitat Plants by Carol Schwartz
  • Carol Schwartz
  • Beach Strand Habitat Plants
17.5 x 21 in
Gouache on watercolor paper
Cicada Cycle 13 by Joely Rogers
  • Joely Rogers
  • Cicada Cycle 13
20 x 16 x 1 in
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Bloodbelly Comb Jelly, Lampocteis cruentiventer by Robert Long
  • Robert Long
  • Bloodbelly Comb Jelly, Lampocteis cruentiventer
Graphite and Photoshop color
Timeless Sonorans by Linda Feltner
  • Linda Feltner
  • Timeless Sonorans
10 x 13.5 in
transparent watercolor
Freshwater Mussels with Egg Dispersal Lure by Tamara Clark
  • Tamara Clark
  • Freshwater Mussels with Egg Dispersal Lure
11 x 14 in
Watercolor and Colored Pencil
Groundwater/Surface Water Relationship by Catie Michel
  • Catie Michel
  • Groundwater/Surface Water Relationship
Digital painting
Compost by M. Genevieve Hitchings
  • M. Genevieve Hitchings
  • Compost
19 x 13 x 0.1 in
Ink, Watercolor Pencil and Digital
Trigeminal nerves of American alligator by Ken Naganawa
  • Ken Naganawa
  • Trigeminal nerves of American alligator
12 x 16 in
Digital (Adobe Photoshop)
Mapania pakaraimensis (Cyperaceae) by Alice Tangerini
  • Alice Tangerini
  • Mapania pakaraimensis (Cyperaceae)
14 x 11 in
Digital line and pen and ink on drafting film
Giant Sequoia Life Cycle by Amanda Frataccia
  • Amanda Frataccia
  • Giant Sequoia Life Cycle
Adobe Photoshop
CTENOPHORE Beroe genus (Cigar Comb Jelly) by Tanya Young
  • Tanya Young
  • CTENOPHORE Beroe genus (Cigar Comb Jelly)
9 x 12 x 1 in
Gouache on Arches paper
Western Prairie Fringed Orchid by Laurie Crummy
  • Laurie Crummy
  • Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina) by Michelle Gates
  • Michelle Gates
  • Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina)
Mixed Media (ink, watercolor, colored pencil, gouache) on paper
The Fornicating Slipper Snail by Haley Grunloh
  • Haley Grunloh
  • The Fornicating Slipper Snail
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign