Happy World Giraffe Day! The giraffe’s icon long neck has evolved in tandem with its heart to create a powerful organ that generates enough pressure to pump blood to its brain. #WGD #Giraffe #SciArt, #ScientificIllustration,  #AnimalAnatomy, #anatomy, #WorldGiraffeDay

Happy World Snake Day! This day is dedicate to raising awareness of the beauty, diversity, and ecological value of these amazing and often misunderstood reptiles Here’s the skull of a python created for my book, The Dissection of Vertebrates #snake #SciArt #WorldSnakeDay #skull

Happy World Whale and Dolphin Day! Today celebrates and honours these marvellous marine mammals. Here are some ‘cool’ evolutionary adaptations that help a bowhead whale survive and thrive in polar environments. #WorldWhaleandDolphinDay, #SciArt, #whale, #cetacean

Happy World Lion Day! This annual event not only celebrates the most majestic of the big cats but also aims to raise awareness of the challenges that this vulnerable species faces and to gather support for their conservation #SciArt #AnimalAnatomy, #anatomy, #WorldLionDay

I’m excited about teaching an online vertebrate anatomy course this Fall offered by the Yale Peabody Museum . Students will study, compare and sketch the skeletons and superficial muscles of various vertebrates. #SciArt, #VertebrateAnatomy, #AnimalAnatomy, #anatomy

Today is International Armadillo Day! Even though these amazing mammals share similar bones with humans, their specialized forelimbs have evolved for digging. #SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #armadillo, #InternationalArmadilloDay #anatomy

Happy World Lizard Day! Celebrating #WorldLizardDay with an excerpt from my book, The Dissection of Vertebrates, currently being updated to a 4th edition with more reptilian content ... stay tuned. #sciart, #ComparativeAnatomy, #AnimalAnatomy, #anatomy elsevier.com/books/the-diss…

📷 I’m excited about teaching an online carbon dust course this Fall for the Lyme Art Association's Natural Science Illustration Program. Learn this century old technique which can be used to depict many natural science subjects. lnkd.in/gS8Jsmwj #SciArt, #CarbonDust

Happy National Dog Day! With my upcoming vertebrate anatomy course in a few weeks, what better way to promote two things at once. Here’s the skeletal anatomy of a typical canine. secure.touchnet.net/C20510_ustores… #SciArt, #AnimalAnatomy, #NationalDogDay

Today is World Rhino Day! Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of all rhinos. They are also one of the rarest and most endangered mammals in the world with fewer than 100 individuals left in the wild. #rhino, #SciArt, #WorldRhinoDay

Cassowaries Have Their Day! World Cassowary Day draws attention and awareness about these amazing large flightless birds from Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and NE Australia. Here’s the skull of a SouthernCassowary (Casuarius casuarius). #SciArt #cassowary #WorldCassowaryDay #skull

One week until my carbon dust course starts. There are still some spots available. This technique combines drawing and ‘painting’ using a dry brush to apply layers of ground dust to achieve realistic 3D illustrations. #SciArt, #NaturalScienceIllustration #CarbonDust

It’s #WorldAnatomyDay today. Here’s an illustration depicting the anatomy of antlers. Fall is deer breeding season which is a time when antlers harden for buck’s to use in fighting and establishing dominance. #WorldAnatomyDay, #anatomy, #SciArt, #antler #deer

Happy [belated] National Fossil Day! Before CT scanning and photogrammetry, fossil were hand drawn like this series of traditional carbon dust illustrations. I miss those days. Never before shared photos of my illustrations alongside the actual fossils #NationalFossilDay, #SciArt

It’s Reptile Awareness Day! An annual day dedicated to raising public awareness about the importance of reptiles, which includes snakes, lizards, crocodiles, and turtles, to promote their appreciation and conservation. #sciart, #reptile, #ReptileAwarenessDay #anatomy

Happy Halloween! To get into the Halloween spirit, I created this warty pumpkin illustration as a demo for my carbon dust course offered by the @lymeartassocation Natural Science Illustration Program #SciArt, #NaturalScienceIllustration #CarbonDust #Halloween

I had my students recreate an old master carbon dust illustration. I copied this surgical illustration originally created by Russell Drake in 1931 as a demo for my carbon dust course offered by the Lyme Art Association Natural Science Illustration Program. #SciArt, #MedArt

In the second last week for my carbon dust course offered by the Lyme Art Association Natural Science Illustration Program, students have their choice of surface and subject for their final project. I joined them and illustrated a walrus skull which is still in progress #SciArt

I just completed my carbon dust course offered by the Lyme Art Association. Walrus mandible which is still in progress. If you’re interested in learning this technique, I’ll be offering a 6 week course and a one day workshop starting in the new year. #SciArt

Today is National/World Walrus Day! These semi-aquatic mammals, which are a type of seal, share similar bones with humans. Their specialized forelimbs have evolved for swimming. #SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm, #walrus, #NationalWalrusDay #anatomy #ComparativeAnatomy