Conservation Inspirations

I decided that it would be interesting to explore some of the conservationists that have inspired me over the years. For a few class projects the assignments were to do portraits of people. The catch for this first one is not actually using the image of the person. Can you guess who is it?

Crocodile Hunter Coat of Arms

Crikey Mate! Stever Irwin was one of my favorite people growing up. It was a horrible day when I found out he had passed away. But for this project I wanted to focus on his life, rather than his death. I used symbols that he is most known for.

Detail of the Salt-Water Crocodile 

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This next project was along the same lines as the one above, but I wanted to focus on likeness.

Jane Goodall

Gastric Brooding Frog & Lesser Mascarene Flying Fox

Southern Gastric Brooding Frog

Lesser Mascarene Flying Fox

Two more WIP sketches for my thesis work. 

Japanese Wolves

Honshu & Hokkaido Wolves

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As an introduction to my thesis these sketches are examples of studies of extinct animals that I'm including in the project. The Honshu and Hokkaido wolves were the only endemic large canines on the Japanese islands. The last sighting of any native wolf in Japan was in 1905.

The reasons for their extinctions range from habitat destruction to bounties placed during the Meiji restoration period. In the top illustration those pressures are represented by the tree held by one wolf and the bounty notice in the other's mouth. 

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

First post! Welcome to my weekly blog exploring nature and the creatures that inhabit it. This blog will be used in conjunction with my Senior Thesis Project and PNCA in Oregon. 

Each week I will be posting sketches, work in progresses (WIPs) or finished pieces revolving around a different animal or plant each week. 

My thesis WIP posts will contain various species that are now considered extinct.

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