top of page
Nora Sherwood
Portraying Nature to Educate and Inspire
"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.
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.

bottom of page