Recent Illustration News
Occasional news related to my natural science illustrations
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Dinosaurs roaming around Waterloo!
A few years ago I created a simplified vector illustration (not… Read more »
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Coin Convention Presentation
This past April I had the honor of being the keynote… Read more »
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Atlantic Salmon sign
Folks visiting (or driving by) the Normandale Fish Culture Station in… Read more »
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It’s finally Spring!
After much delay, I think Spring has arrived here in… Read more »
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Wood Bison on Royal Canadian Mint Silver Bullion Coin
My illustration of a wood bison ended up on the final… Read more »
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Exhibit of the Southern Ontario Nature and Science Illustrators
This year’s SONSI exhibit takes place at the Richview Public Library… Read more »
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5 oz Silver 50 Dollar Beaver Family coin
The Royal Canadian Mint released a 65 mm diameter fine silver… Read more »
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Painting of an Ontario Birdstone
I recently completed this painting of an artifact, done with gouache… Read more »
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Additional interpretive signs at the Huron Natural Area
Pictured above and below is another interpretive sign that I illustrated… Read more »
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New Interpretive Signs: “The Peoples of the Grand River”
The City of Kitchener recently installed two new interpretive signs along… Read more »
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Pronghorn Antelope on Royal Canadian Mint’s latest Silver Bullion Coin
My illustration of a pronghorn antelope ended up on the fifth… Read more »
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Interpretive sign illustrations: forest
Recently installed interpretive signs in Kitchener’s Huron Natural Area use my… Read more »
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Paleo point
I finished painting this today: Roughly 10,500 years old, the projectile… Read more »
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Canada’s 2012 Lucky Loonie
As described in my previous post, this is Canada’s 2012 Lucky… Read more »
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New coin designs! Circulating Loonie, Collector edition Loonie, Collector edition Toonie.
Recently, the Royal Canadian Mint released three new coins featuring designs… Read more »
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Projectile point illustration
This illustration of an artifact from the Princess Point culture will… Read more »
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New illustrations: Zoo Animals
Just thought I’d share some of my most recent illustrations, which will soon be appearing on signage at the National Zoo in Washington D.C.
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Gray wolf illustration © Emily S. Damstra[/caption][caption id="" align="alignnone" width="590"]
Common Raven illustration © Emily S. Damstra[/caption][caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="260"]
Bald Eagle illustration © Emily S. Damstra[/caption][caption id="" align="alignnone" width="590"]
Harbor Seal illustration © Emily S. Damstra[/caption][caption id="" align="alignnone" width="590"]
Hooded Mergansers illustration © Emily S. Damstra[/caption] -
Brachiopod illustration in juried Focus on Nature exhibit
Focus on Nature (FON) is a biennial juried exhibit of nature… Read more »
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Celestial Eye Goldfish: “Image of the Week” at Scientific American Blogs. Also, a bit about protecting one’s artwork online.
My colored pencil illustration of a Celestial Eye Goldfish is the… Read more »
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2012 SONSI Exhibit, The Rotunda Gallery, Kitchener City Hall
I have three works in this exhibit, one of which (the… Read more »
