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I love to work with art/nature lovers on personal, business or educational projects that celebrate Florida Native plants and animals, or support conservation.

My specialties are watercolor, realism, representing scientifically accurate behaviors and relationships between species, and doing it in my own unique style. Attention to detail and collaboration are my strengths. My work is best suited for those looking for a high level of finish, scientific illustration with a connection to fine art, and images in my specific style.

To get started, tell me a little bit about your project with the Contact form. I will email you back with additional questions, information and quotes. I look forward to working with you.

What I do
Florida native plants and animals, painted realistically in watercolor, for personal or business use. I can also do concept sketches, finished graphite drawings, and light graphic design depending on the project. The cost of each project is unique, and normally ranging between $75 - $2000 for smaller projects. I'm happy to provide a quote, or a range of quotes. I'm also happy to accept a small number of reduced-rate projects per year, especially for those working in conservation or education. Please contact me here with some initial ideas for your project, and your budget if you have one.

Past collaborations and commissions include original artwork for use on websites, trail signs, videos, guides, magazines, products, logos, murals, research presentations and personal collections. See below for examples of past projects.

Process

A single painting or illustration takes an average of 2 to 6 weeks to complete, and varies with complexity. We begin by discussing the project and then I send some initial ideas and sketches. Half of the total cost of the project is due after the sketches are approved, and is non-refundable. Then I begin creating the final piece. An original painting and a digital image is created out of this process. For projects that utilize the digital image, an image license is also created. The last half of the cost of the project is due after delivery.

I don't do
With some exceptions, I don't paint species not native to or ranging in Florida, non-realistic, other art styles or mediums. While my work has been used in logos, marketing, and to educate/raise awareness for local species, my specialty is in art and collaboration, not particularly in advertising.

Others things I do

For images of single butterflies, birds and other animals suitable for most uses except for products and branding, visit my digital downloads shop.

I also offer image licensing of my past works, shows, workshops, presentations, and wholesale (of items in my prints shop)

Commission examples (Click to enlarge + get info):

Birds at Play mural

Birds at Play is a wallpaper mural and temporary public work commissioned by the City of West Palm Beach’s ArtLife Public Art program: 8 Artists 8 Spaces. It consists of 15 illustrations digitally combined, with the original framed paintings on display on the 4th floor through the summer of 2024.

Everglades coloring book
American alligator
coloring page
pages

Coloring Book - Who Lives In The Everglades?

Commissioned by The Everglades Foundation, this 20 page resource is free to download and share! It's meant to assist teachers in their environmental curriculum, and can be found in the Kindergarten section of the Teacher Toolkit, here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11g-dh2ZG0j4PhT5UIZQLZiMNslEDxD7Z

Native wild plants of Florida and the butterflies they host

17 illustrations, shown in 3 free downloadable posters, commissioned by the Miami nonprofit Bound by Beauty.

Field Guide to Wild Plants

17 illustrations of common Florida native plants that host butterflies, in collaboration with Bound By Beauty to include in their Field Guide to Wild Plants

Create Your Own Wildlife Sanctuary

3 Illustrations of Miami gardens featuring native plant pairings in collaboration with Bound by Beauty to include in their Wildlife Sanctuary Guide

Coloring Book - Get to Know Florida's Pine Rockland Critters

Get To Know South Florida's Pine Rockland Critters 2018 is a coloring book made in collaboration with the Miami Pine Rocklands Coalition

Pro Native Consulting logo

Miami Chapter of NABA logo

Green Spirit Gardens logo

Bartram's Hairstreak Life Cycle

Bartram's Hairstreak Lifecycle 2020 was made to be used in the presentations by scientist Erika Henry who is studying this endangered Pine Rockland species.

Historical Florida Map

Maps of the Florida peninsula for Dreaming of the Everglades by the South Florida Natural Resources Center at Everglades National Park, being produced by Into Nature Films.

Tampa Bay Map

Map of Tampa Bay in collaboration with Into Nature Films and Friends of The Tampa Bay NWR, included in the film Where Birds Can Be Birds