Frogs and Toads

I've been illustrating all kinds of TN wildlife again, and along the way I've learned the differences between frogs and toads.  I have illustrated one of each:

American Toad

 watercolor

(for those interested.....)

Frogs:

• Need to live near water
• Have smooth, moist skin that makes them look “slimy”.
• Have a narrow body 
• Have higher, rounder, bulgier eyes
• Have longer hind legs 
• Belong to the family Ranidae
• Have many predators

Toads:

• Do not need to live near water to survive
• Have rough, dry, bumpy skin
• Have a wider body
• Have lower, football shaped eyes
• Have shorter, less powerful hind legs
• Belong to the family Bufonidae
• Do not have many predators.  Toad’s skin lets out a bitter taste and smell that burns the eyes and nostrils of its predators, much like a skunk does.
  
   

Illustrating in Illustrator

These past two weeks I have been playing around with Adobe Illustrator and a Bamboo drawing tablet. My project has been a Great Blue Heron, continuing my work illustrating different Tennessee wildlife.

Starting up the blog again

It's been a few years since I have updated this blog, but I'm excited to keep a better record of the art I have been making. Since graduating in the spring of 2013, I have been pursuing art as a career, painting and drawing on a daily basis.

One of my goals is to grow in the skills of scientific illustration. I created lots of detailed illustration of all kinds of birds and variety of TN wildlife. Here are some of the highlights:

Male and Female Cardinals

Juvenile Bald Eagle

Great Horned Owl

Song Sparrow

TN Plant life