0 comment Tuesday, June 3, 2014 | admin
Jamie Mills is a recent first class graduate in Illustration, and has a great portfolio on his website.
From the website, it is evident that Jamie takes a strong interest in nature, structure, pattern and formations.
For example, the large circular drawing above was taken from a photograph of dust taken under a microscope.
As an artist myself, I am fascinated by "roundness" so I was drawn to these two illustrations.
I have similar themes within my own artwork, so it is interesting to see these similar thoughts being interpreted in an illustrative way.
Please check out Jamie Mill's website, other than observing patterns in the natural world, he also has a beautiful set of illustrations inspired by endangered animals.
Labels: Art, Artist, Circularity, Endangered Animals, Illustration, Jamie Mills, Universality Of Roundness
0 comment Monday, May 12, 2014 | admin
Scientific illustration has been around for centuries, to document new findings in the natural world.Charles Darwin used illustration to record what curiousities he found on his travels, and there is a large online record of his illustrations here.
In Charles Darwin's time, photography was not advanced enough to catalogue species that he had found, so accurate illustration was important. Nowadays, photography is more likely to be used to document new species.Thus, if someone in this century decides to make a scientific illustration, the chances are that the purpose is for the benefit of art and not science.
Here are some archived illustrations from the past 250 years:
Fossils, Harvard University
Pierre Joseph Prunus Domestica1801-19 
Anatomy of the hand Clorion1830
Fossils, Harvard University
Natural History Museum, London
Colour plate Verzeichniss meiner Insecten-Sammlung Jakob Sturm, Nürnberg1796
There are some great sources for scientific illustration online at the moment. I'm following the Scientific Illustration Tumblr and have added the BioDivLibrary on Flickr for a hit of natural history every day.
In Charles Darwin's time, photography was not advanced enough to catalogue species that he had found, so accurate illustration was important. Nowadays, photography is more likely to be used to document new species.Thus, if someone in this century decides to make a scientific illustration, the chances are that the purpose is for the benefit of art and not science.
Here are some archived illustrations from the past 250 years:
Fossils, Harvard University
Pierre Joseph Prunus Domestica1801-19 Anatomy of the hand Clorion1830
Fossils, Harvard University
Natural History Museum, London
Colour plate Verzeichniss meiner Insecten-Sammlung Jakob Sturm, Nürnberg1796There are some great sources for scientific illustration online at the moment. I'm following the Scientific Illustration Tumblr and have added the BioDivLibrary on Flickr for a hit of natural history every day.
Labels: Anatomy, Archive, Biodiversity Heritage Library, Botanical, Butterfly, Charles Darwin, Fossils, Illustration, Insect, Insects, London, Natural History Museum, Prune, Tumblr, Zoology
0 comment Sunday, March 30, 2014 | admin
Here are some beautiful anatomical paintings by the artist Jason Mowry.
"My paintings have subject matter that the viewer can feel comfortable exploring. At the very least to give the viewer a glimpse of the ephemeral beauty that is inherent in the natural world and the interior self."
Labels: Anatomical, Anatomy, Behance, Illustration, Jason Mowry, Painting