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Nora Sherwood
Portraying Nature to Educate and Inspire
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"In the end we will conserve only what we love, we will love only what we understand,
and we will understand only what we are taught." – Baba Dioum
A little bit about me
I joined the field of science illustration as a mid-life career changer after many years in the world of high tech. I graduated from the University of Washington’s Natural Science Illustration certificate program in Spring 2014, and am a full-time, self-employed artist.
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Intricate details and patterns found in nature are endlessly fascinating; I enjoy the challenge of portraying them on paper. Watercolor – my primary medium – is a highly technical but powerful medium that allows me to construct illustrations in layers, always considering pigment characteristics and color theory to build forms and create depth. I mostly work for organizations like museums and zoos, government agencies, consumer products companies and academics.
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