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Wildflower Art, Technical Illustration, and Insect Drawings

Erin E. Hunter is a fine artist and science illustrator of botanical art who focuses on plant-pollinator relationships. Working from her Monterey Bay studio, Erin creates paintings and technical illustrations inspired by the natural world and the interactions between plants, insects, and animals. Erin’s flower and insect drawings highlight the impact that individual species have on the wider ecosystem, bringing attention to the significance of tiny honeybees, dazzling hummingbirds, delicate thistles, California wildflowers, and other ecological treasures.
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California Wildflowers in Yellow

California Wildflowers in Yellow

Emergence

Emergence

Look Closer

Look Closer

Floral Compass

Floral Compass

Scarlet-chested Sunbirds and Torch Aloe

Scarlet-chested Sunbirds and Torch Aloe

Guadalupe Mountains Insects & Wildflowers

Guadalupe Mountains Insects & Wildflowers

Insects and Host Plants

Insects and Host Plants

Flower Spiders

Flower Spiders

Upper Bidwell Wildflowers (for Desi)

Upper Bidwell Wildflowers (for Desi)

Black bear mother and cubs

Black bear mother and cubs

Smith’s Blue Butterfly and Coastal Buckwheat

Smith’s Blue Butterfly and Coastal Buckwheat

Hot Springs Wildflowers and Insects

Hot Springs Wildflowers and Insects

Frog life cycle

Frog life cycle

Anisotes sp.

Anisotes sp.

Moth Flowers

Moth Flowers

Orange-breasted Sunbirds and Pincushion Protea

Orange-breasted Sunbirds and Pincushion Protea

Scarlet Honeyeaters and Weeping Bottlebrush

Scarlet Honeyeaters and Weeping Bottlebrush

Malachite Sunbirds and Protea neriifolia

Malachite Sunbirds and Protea neriifolia

Carmel Valley Bushmallow and Sweat Bee

Carmel Valley Bushmallow and Sweat Bee

Scarlet Bugler

Scarlet Bugler

Tree cells: roots, trunk, and leaves

Tree cells: roots, trunk, and leaves

Wheeler’s Thistle and Pollinators

Wheeler’s Thistle and Pollinators

Insect responses to extreme high temperatures

Insect responses to extreme high temperatures

Anna’s Hummingbird and Hummingbird Sage

Anna’s Hummingbird and Hummingbird Sage

Costa’s Hummingbird and Chuparosa

Costa’s Hummingbird and Chuparosa

Wildflowers for Hana and Cooper

Wildflowers for Hana and Cooper

California Wildflowers in Red

California Wildflowers in Red

Cover image, A Day on the Mountain

Cover image, A Day on the Mountain

California Wildflowers in Orange

California Wildflowers in Orange

Butterfly Mariposa Lilies

Butterfly Mariposa Lilies

California Butterflies

California Butterflies

A leap of leopards

A leap of leopards

California Butterflies 2

California Butterflies 2

Orchids

Orchids

Flea beetles (family Chrysomelidae)

Flea beetles (family Chrysomelidae)

Garter snake shedding skin

Garter snake shedding skin

Great gray owl in tree

Great gray owl in tree

Inside front cover, A Day on the Mountain

Inside front cover, A Day on the Mountain

Grasshoppers

Grasshoppers

Fireflies

Fireflies

Flower garden with insects

Flower garden with insects

Cover image, Multiply on the Fly

Cover image, Multiply on the Fly

A charm of hummingbirds

A charm of hummingbirds

A bale of baby sea turtles

A bale of baby sea turtles

Introduction/animal group names

Introduction/animal group names

Cover image, The Great Divide

Cover image, The Great Divide

Viperfish

Viperfish

Arctic food web

Arctic food web

Cookiecutter sharks

Cookiecutter sharks

Sargassum habitat

Sargassum habitat

Ocean from surface to deep

Ocean from surface to deep

Inside front cover, A Day in the Deep

Inside front cover, A Day in the Deep

Cover image, A Day in the Deep

Cover image, A Day in the Deep

Justicia californica

Justicia californica

Earth at four times of the year

Earth at four times of the year

Map of Earth’s tectonic plates

Map of Earth’s tectonic plates

Desert hierarchy

Desert hierarchy

Integrated pest management

Integrated pest management

Skin and gut microbiota

Skin and gut microbiota

Tick-borne disease in African cattle

Tick-borne disease in African cattle

Bean pods

Bean pods

Sun-Earth size comparison 

Sun-Earth size comparison 

Work with Erin

If you’d like to discuss a possible commission, upcoming exhibition, or media opportunity, or if you’d like to inquire about a painting, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

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