Field Sketches

Shown here are some of my drawings (pencil) and paintings (watercolor and acrylic) done in the field during scouting trips and our Tropical Biology classes. I encourage students so inclined to include sketches, drawings and other artwork as a way to appreciate the wonderful diversity of life and splended scenery we encounter on these trips. Someone once said that if you really understand what you are looking at, you can sketch enough detail to show it. Your work may not win any art awards (Indeed, I was never at the top of drawing class in college!), yet the image you have created may provide insights into the subject matter, convey some meaning to others, and provide a delightful, memorable addition to your personal field notebook. And if you doubt your ability to produce quality art, consider the astonishing artwork of Doug Landis, a man without hands, shown at the bottom of this page.

 

Violaceous Trogon. Laguna Del Lagarto, Costa Rica.         © 1999 Callyn D. Yorke 

 

 

 

 

                                                     Keel-billed Toucan   Laguna Del Lagarto, Costa Rica                                 © 2017 Callyn D. Yorke

                                        

 

 

 

Green Macaw. Laguna Del Lagarto,  Costa Rica.                           © 1999 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

 

                                                                                    Great Green Macaw   Laguna Del Lagarto  Costa Rica                             © 2017 Callyn Yorke

                                                                                  

 

 

 

 

Green Basilisk (Jesus Christ Lizard). Laguna Del Lagarto, Costa Rica.                                                     © 1999 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

                                 Red-eyed Treefrog  Laguna Del Lagarto  Costa Rica                                                                © 2017 Callyn D. Yorke

                        

 

 

Yellow-naped Amazon. Laguna Del Lagarto, Costa Rica.                   © 1999 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

 

 

 

 Short-tailed Nighthawk                  Laguna del Lagarto  Costa Rica                                                                © 2017 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

 

 

Treefrog (undiscovered species). Laguna Del Lagarto, Costa Rica.  © 1999 Callyn D. Yorke

 

       Sketches and design for our class T-shirt                                                     ©  2002    Callyn Yorke                                                       

 

 

 

Brown Booby. Fitzroy Island, Queensland, Australia.                                                                                       © 2002 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

Fitzroy Island. Queensland,   Australia.                                                              © 2002 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

 

Blue-breasted Kingfisher. Mabiru Forest, Uganda.              © 2004 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

 

 

White-headed Buffalo Weaver. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. © 2004 Callyn D. Yorke

 

 

 

Silverback Mountain Gorilla. Mgahinga, Uganda.                                © 2004 Callyn D. Yorke