Illinois Biomes
2025
72" x26"
I was commissioned by the Notabaert Nature Museum to illustrate the three native biomes of Illinois for a solo show in 2025. The works got exponentially more complicated when I decided on a large format and even more complex when I decided on a reduction cut technique to add color to these massive prints.
Prairie
American Goldfinch
Barn Owls
Dickicissel
Prairie Hen
Prairie or yellow bellied kingsnake
Regal Fritillary butterfly speyeria idalia
Skunk
Mole
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel
Fox
Bison
Badger
Big Bluestem
Compass Plant
Eastern Prairie fringed orchid
Leafy prairie Clover
Milkweed
Lakeside Daisy
Blue Aster
Prairie Swamp Agrimony
Oak Savannah
Eastern Wild Turkey
Pileated Woodpecker
Red Bellied Northern Flicker
Eastern Tiger Salamander
Little Brown Bat
Wood frog
Red Belly Snake
Eastern Cotton tail Rabbit
Coyote
White Tail Deer
Field mouse
Burr Oak
Hawthorn trees
Wild Indigo
Purple Coneflower
Lead plant
Blue Aster
Wetlands
Bog Turtle
Question Mark Butterfly
Swamp Metalmark butterfly
Muskrat
River otter
Eastern Narrowmouthed toad
Lance-tipped darner
American Coot
Black Crowned night heron
Belted Kingfisher
Great Egret, Ardea alba
Iris
Swamp Milkweed
Indian Plantain
Swamp Rose
Gray’s sedge
Turtlehead
Lizard's Tail
Cardinal Flower