I like to sometimes pretend that I have artistic talents - Mostly revolving around technical drawings of insects. I play around with other forms of visual expression sometimes too...
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Illustrations
I have provided drawings for several scientific papers and one book (Godfray, H.C.J (1994) Parasitoids - Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ), mostly of insects, but also of a few other creatures and concepts.
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Adult Jalmenus evagoras coloured pencil illustration produced for Naomi Pierce | Queens of Solenopsis invicta fighting after nest-establishment Pen-and-ink drawing produced for Giorgina Bernasconi | Parasitoids attacking different stages of Jalmenus evagoras Pen-and-ink and coloured pencil drawing, produced for Naomi Pierce | Female roe deer pen-and-ink drawing produced for Bettina Markussen |
Paintings and Sculptures Not something I've done much of recently, but here are a few pictures of my other, often rather weird, creations.
Hand snail Produced for my own amusement |
Sandy Acrylic painting produced for Julie Beale |
Foot soldier Produced for my own amusement |
Computer graphics I also occasionally dabble with computer "art", again mostly for illustrative purposes...
Stylised Atta nest mound Bryce scene |
Logo produced for the EU INSECTS network Photoshop, Canvas |
3D model of laboratory nests used for rearing Myrmica ants to maintain cultures of Maculinea alcon. Bryce scene |