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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 5d

Uncoiling Hapu’u (Cibotium menziesii) fronds. Native Hawaiian tree fern. Sakura Micron pen on sketchpad. #inktober #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #penandink #tropicalplants #naturalhistoryillustration

Uncoiling frond of Hapu’u Hawaiian Tree Fern (Cibotium menziesii) rendered in stippled ink.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 5d

Salal (Gaultheria shallon). Micron pen on sketchpad for #inktober. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #naturalhistoryillustration

Leaf of Salal (Gaultheria shallon) rendered in stippled ink

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 21d

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 23d

Linden leaf. Brown, sepia and black Sakura Micron pen on watercolor paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #naturalhistoryillustration

Ink drawing of a dried fallen linden tree leaf

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Sep 16

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Sep 16

Fallen leaf, colored pencil and colored ink on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #micronpen #coloredpencil

Drawing in colored pencil and colored ink of a fallen dried Linden leaf

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thank you! I’ve really enjoyed learning colored pencil - still a long way to go!

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jul 29

Finished! Nasturtium and Bumblebee. Colored pencil and colored ink.
#SciArt #coloredpencil #botanicalart #botanicalillustration

Colored pencil drawing of a nasturtium blossom and leaf with a bumblebee in ink.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jul 13

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jul 12

Work in progress: Nasturtium in colored pencil. #botanicalart #illustration #SciArt #coloredpencil

Colored pencil drawing of nasturtium blossom

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jun 25

I thought of that when I saw the news of the current Prince of Wales arriving in SG.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jun 18

I love Herman! Have met him several times. One of the really underrated sights in the area, a place I would definitely take out-of-state visitors.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jun 16

Sold -Oakleaf Hydrangea - colored ink and colored pencil. Off to its new home!

#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil

Drawing of dried Oakleaf Hydrangea leaf in colored ink and colored pencil.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Jun 4

This is fascinating!

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · May 29

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · May 29

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · May 28

Finished: Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora.” Colored pencil on watercolor paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants

Colored pencil drawing of Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora” blossom

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · May 15

Rainy morning irises, Seattle.
#seattle #photography

Close-up photo of brown iris blossoms covered in raindrops

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · May 9

Work in progress: Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora.” Colored pencil on watercolor paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants

Unfinished colored pencil drawing of Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora” blossom.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Apr 25

Work in progress: Illustration of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum) from field sketches done in Green Valley, Arizona. Colored pencil on paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil

Unfinished colored-pencil drawing of branch and flowers of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum).

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Apr 10

Finished! Illustration of honeybee visiting tangerine blossoms at an orchard in Papaikou, Hawaii.
Colored pencil on paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil #illustration #pollinators

Colored pencil drawing of honeybee visiting tangerine blossoms.

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Apr 7

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · Apr 7

Magnolias, #seattle

Photo of branch of magnolia blossoms in sunlight with a black background.

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