Category: The Artists

  • Artist Hans Peeters

    Hans Peeters is an ornithologist, retired biology professor, and author/illustrator of three University of California Press field guides to California’s wildlife, including Raptors of California. He’s also written various scientific papers and a book on falconry. Hans painted his first bird guide in Germany at the age nine. It was an early interest in falconry […]

  • Artist Jack DeLap

    Jack Delap is an Associate Professor at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle where he teaches Scientific Illustration, Environmental Science and Sustainability, and The Art and Science of Taxidermy. Away from his classroom duties he’s a freelance illustrator for books, journal articles and more. Jack holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art/History from […]

  • Artist Emily Ritter

    In 2021 Emily earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Pennsylvania’s Millersville University where she focused on animal behavior and minored in studio art. After graduation Emily took temporary work in wildlife conservation before completing an internship at the Pennsylvania-based Hawk Mountain Sanctuary; she moved to western Washington late in December of 2022. While an […]