Drawing and painting wildlife excites me – all creatures big and small. Having been trained in the biological sciences, I enjoy researching the habitat and anatomy of different species, combined with field notes, sketches and photography. Palaeoart enables me to combine my love of geology and biology with art as I recreate prehistoric creatures and lost worlds. I often sketch in pencil first, and illustrate in a range of styles with different media, including watercolour, pastel and ink. Recently, I have experimented with digital media, replacing my pencil for a stylus pen.

Colossal squid, digital
Fish evolution, digital
Books alive, digital
Antarctic whales & seals, digital
Ammonite & books, digital
Invertebrates, pen & ink
Antarctic whales, digital
Ancient dolphin, digital
Protea, watercolour
Huia, digital
Rose, graphite
Ancient whale, digital
Orangutan, acrylic
Trilobites, digital
Lion, pen & ink
Ammonite, digital
Oyster, pen & ink
Mussels, pen & ink
Conifer, graphite
Kowhai, watercolour
Jellyfish, pen & ink
Coral, pen & ink
Horse, pastel
Flower, graphite
Antarctic penguins, digital
Cat, watercolour & ink
Antarctic dinosarus, digital
Plesiosaur, digital
Antarctic penguins, digital
Devonian Period, digital
Seals, graphite
Coral, digital
Fantail, watercolour
Galápagos birds, graphite
Rockhopper penguin, watercolour
Kea, watercolour
Galápagos tortoise, graphite
Tui, watercolour
Tiger, watercolour & ink
Iguanas, graphite
Mesosaur, digital
Galápagos finches, colour pencil
Albatross, watercolour
Waimanu penguin, pastel
Pukeko, watercolour
Kiwi, watercolour
Cat, watercolour & ink
Kaka, watercolour

Short video I have created about the use of pigments to create colour