Scientific Illustration - Rachel J.E. Sprague

Bone and Shell

Ammonite. (carbon dust)

Scalloped Sea Shell; rendering #2 (colored pencil)

Spiral Sea Shell (graphite)

Chicken Skull; rendering #2 (dip pen and India ink)

Chicken Skull; rendering #1. (carbon dust)

Long Horned Sheep with muscle and bone overlay (colored pencil)

Chilean Flamingo Study

Chilean Flamingo; outer (watercolor)

Chilean Flamingo; Skeletal overlay (colored pencil printed on transparency)

Chilean Flamingo; skelital (colored pencil)

Chilean Flamingo; musculature (colored pencil)

Chilean Flamingo Educational Poster #2

Chilean Flamingo Educational Poster #1

Animal and Plant Life

Grizzly Bear (water color and India ink)

Stag Beetle. (colored pencil, acrylic, and carbon dust on vellum)

Blue Footed Boobies (watercolor)

Artichoke (watercolor)

California Poppies (watercolor)

Viola botanical plate (India Ink and digitally labeled)

Song Bird Series, Colored Pencil and Acrylic

Barn Swallow

Yellow Warber

Wren

Mockingbird

American Robin

Botanical Illustration

Published in “Plants and Trees of the Seattle Japanese Garden; an introduction”

©2009 Japanese Garden Gatehouse Village

Project Type: A collection of scientific illustrations used to convey information about creatures and objects in the natural world.
Dimensions: Varied
Medium: Pen and ink, colored pencil, carbon dust, watercolor, and graphite.
Project status: Currently taking new clients and projects. Prints upon request.