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Kathryn Schipper

@ravenala.bsky.social
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Seattle artist and photographer

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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Dried leaf study, Micron pen on paper. #sciart #botanicalillustration #naturalhistoryillustration
Drawing of dried maple leaf in black ink
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Colored pencil illustration of Garden Tiger Moths (Arctia caja) on a Bur Oak twig (Quercus macrocarpa) #SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil #naturalhistoryillustration
Colored pencil illustration of two Garden Tiger Moths (Arctia caja) on a Bur Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) twig
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Heliconia rostrata with visitor. Colored pencil on hot-pressed watercolor paper. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #naturalhistoryillustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants
Colored pencil drawing of a Heliconia rostrata inflorescence with a Gold Dust Day Gecko climbing on it.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Aurora over Seattle tonight: #seattle #aurora
Green Aurora borealis light shining through breaks in the clouds over Husky Stadium, Seattle
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Uncoiling Hapu’u (Cibotium menziesii) fronds. Native Hawaiian tree fern. Sakura Micron pen on sketchpad. #inktober #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #penandink #tropicalplants #naturalhistoryillustration
Uncoiling frond of Hapu’u Hawaiian Tree Fern (Cibotium menziesii) rendered in stippled ink.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Salal (Gaultheria shallon). Micron pen on sketchpad for #inktober. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #naturalhistoryillustration
Leaf of Salal (Gaultheria shallon) rendered in stippled ink
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Linden leaf. Brown, sepia and black Sakura Micron pen on watercolor paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #naturalhistoryillustration
Ink drawing of a dried fallen linden tree leaf
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Fallen leaf, colored pencil and colored ink on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #micronpen #coloredpencil
Drawing in colored pencil and colored ink of a fallen dried Linden leaf
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Finished! Nasturtium and Bumblebee. Colored pencil and colored ink. #SciArt #coloredpencil #botanicalart #botanicalillustration
Colored pencil drawing of a nasturtium blossom and leaf with a bumblebee in ink.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
Work in progress: Nasturtium in colored pencil. #botanicalart #illustration #SciArt #coloredpencil
Colored pencil drawing of nasturtium blossom
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Sold -Oakleaf Hydrangea - colored ink and colored pencil. Off to its new home! #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil
Drawing of dried Oakleaf Hydrangea leaf in colored ink and colored pencil.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Finished: Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora.” Colored pencil on watercolor paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants
Colored pencil drawing of Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora” blossom
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Rainy morning irises, Seattle. #seattle #photography
Close-up photo of brown iris blossoms covered in raindrops
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Work in progress: Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora.” Colored pencil on watercolor paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants
Unfinished colored pencil drawing of Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora” blossom.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Work in progress: Illustration of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum) from field sketches done in Green Valley, Arizona. Colored pencil on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil
Unfinished colored-pencil drawing of branch and flowers of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum).
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Finished! Illustration of honeybee visiting tangerine blossoms at an orchard in Papaikou, Hawaii. Colored pencil on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil #illustration #pollinators
Colored pencil drawing of honeybee visiting tangerine blossoms.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Magnolias, #seattle
Photo of branch of magnolia blossoms in sunlight with a black background.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Work in progress: Tangerine, Papaikou, Hawaii. Colored pencil on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #coloredpencil
Colored pencil drawing of a tangerine and blossoms
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Another lightning strike over Seattle #wawx #wx #seattle
Lightning strike over the Seattle skyline and Space Needle
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Lighting over Seattle tonight #wawx #wx #seattle
Lightning strikes over the Seattle skyline and Space Needle.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Finished “Snack Time,” illustration of various parts of chocolate trees (Theobroma cacao) enjoyed by various species: Chinese Rose Beetles (Adoretus sinicus) and the human artist (Homo sapiens). Colored pencil, colored ink and graphite on Canson Bristol+ paper. #SciArt #botanicalart, #illustration
Drawing of cacao leaves in various stages of being eaten by Chinese Rose Beetles, with beetle flying toward them, chocolate bar appearing to lie on top of the page, and cacao tree trunk with ripening pods in the background.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Detail of progress on “Snack Time,” my illustration of damage by Chinese Rose Beetles (Adoretus sinicus) to cacao (Theobroma cacao) in Hawaii. Colored pencil, colored ink and graphite. #botanicalart #SciArt #tropicalagriculture #cacao #illustration #workinprogress
Illustration in colored pencil, colored ink and graphite of cacao leaves skeletonized by beetles.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Lunar eclipse last night, from #seattle. #lunareclipse
Photo of partial phase of lunar eclipse
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Working on illustration of Rose Beetle damage on cacao tree leaves in Hawaii. “Snack Time:” Colored pencil, colored ink and graphite on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #coloredpencil #workinprogress
Unfinished drawing of Rose Beetle damage to cacao tree leaves.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Small field sketch of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum) with measurements and color tests, for a future illustration. Colored pencil in sketchbook. #SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil
Unfinished colored-pencil sketch of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum)
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
More work on “Snack Time,” Chinese Rose Beetle damage on cacao tree leaves in Hawaii. Colored pencil and colored ink. #SciArt #botanicalillustration #coloredpencil #botanicalart #tropicalplants #workinprogress
Colored pencil and colored ink drawing of damage done by Chinese Rose Beetles to cacao tree leaves.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
Work in progress for my Theobroma cacao project. Cacao tree leaf in colored pencil. #botanicalart #illustration #SciArt
Unfinished drawing of cacao tree leaf in colored pencil.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Field sketching one of the huge scarlet chandeliers of flowers on Hamakua Chocolate Farm’s Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis) tree. Each blossom is much too big for my largest sketchbook, so I drew individual components and made measurements for a future finished drawing. #SciArt #Hilohawaii
Colored pencil sketch of part of a Pride of Burma blossom Colored pencil sketch and notes on a Pride of Burma blossomSetup for sketching a Pride of Burma blossomPride of Burma tree.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Spent yesterday sketching a Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis) blossom at Hamakua Chocolate Farm’s botanical garden near Hilo, Hawaii. Each enormous chandelier of scarlet flowers is much too big for my largest sketchbook so I can only draw portions. Will “assemble” for a life-size finished drawing.
Sketches and notes for botanical illustration of Pride of Burma tree blossomPhoto of setup for sketching in front of a Pride of Burma treeClose-up of sketch of Pride of Burma tree blossoms.Photo of Pride of Burma tree.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Current location: Hilo, Hawaii, Earth, Milky Way. #astrophotography #hawaii #hilo
Long-exposure photo of Milky Way over Hilo Bay, Hawaii
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
African Nutmeg (Monodora myristica), in Hamakua Chocolate Farm’s botanical garden. Unrelated to culinary nutmeg, but sometimes used as a substitute. Native to tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Tanzania. The amazing complex flowers hang down from the branches like lanterns. #SciArt #tropicalplant
Colored pencil drawing of the blossom of the African Nutmeg tree.Photo of African Nutmeg blossoms hanging from the tree branch.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Sketches from Hamakua Chocolate Farm near Hilo, Hawaii. Jade Vine (Strongylodon macrobotrys), Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis) Samoan Gardenia (Tabernaemontana africana) and Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda) #SciArt #coloredpencil #botanicalart #illustration #tropicalplants #hilohawaii
Colored pencil sketches of Jade Vine, Samoan Gardenia, Pride of Burma and a Gold Dust Day Gecko
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Starlight, Hamakua Chocolate Farm near Hilo, Hawaii. I am here for field sketching in their botanical garden, gathering material for tropical plant drawings. #hawaii #tropicalplants #hilohawaii #nightphotography #SciArt
Long exposure of starlit night sky over farm near Hilo, Hawaii
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Finished the Papilionanda Mimi Palmer “Pink” from Singapore’s National Orchid Garden. Colored pencil on Fabriano Bristol + paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil #orchids #tropicalplants
Colored pencil drawing of orchid
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
More work on the Papilionanda: #botanicalart #coloredpencil #singapore #singaporebotanicgardens #orchid
Drawing of Papilionanda Mimi Palmer “Pink” orchid in colored pencil
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Work in progress: Papilionanda Mimi Palmer “Pink,” from Singapore’s National Orchid Garden. Colored pencil on paper. #orchid #SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil
Partially completed colored pencil drawing of an orchid
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Finished: Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) cone in black, brown and sepia Micron pens. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #micronpen
Botanical illustration of Japanese Black Pine cone in colored inks.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Closer to done on the Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) cone. Brown, Black and Sepia Micron pens on Fabriano Bristol + paper. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #penandink #workinprogress
Partially completed drawing of a Japanese Black Pine cone in colored ink.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Work in progress: Japanese Black Pine cone in sepia, black and brown Micron pen on Bristol board. #botanicalart #penandink #illustration
Unfinished drawing of Japanese Black Pine cone in colored ink
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Starting my next botanical illustration: Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) cone in black, brown and sepia Micron pen. #botanicalart
Unfinished drawing of Japanese Black Pine (Pinus thunbergii) cone in colored ink
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
A year of botanical art. Looking forward to the next one!
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cone in brown, sepia and black Micron pens.
Botanical illustration of Douglas Fir cone in colored ink.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Camelia blossom after winter rain. Pink and black Micron pen with colored pencil.
Drawing of Camelia blossom with raindrops, in colored ink and colored pencil
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
More progress on the Douglas Fir cone. Brown, Sepia and Black Micron pens.
Drawing in colored inks of Douglas Fir cone
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
Work in progress: Douglas Fir cone (Pseudotsuga menziesii) in brown, black and sepia Micron pen.
Drawing of a Douglas Fir cone in colored ink
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Faded Oakleaf Hydrangea leaf. Micron pen and colored pencil on illustration board. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Snowberry twig with faded leaves. Colored pencil on illustration board.
Colored pencil drawing of snowberry (Symphoricarpos)
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Dried Witch Hazel leaf with raindrops. Sepia ink and colored pencil on illustration board. #botanicalart #illustration
Drawing in sepia ink and colored pencil of dried Witch Hazel leaf with raindrops
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Finished drawing of nearly-empty magnolia seedpod. Black and brown Micron pens and red colored pencil, on illustration board. #botanicalart
Pen and ink drawing of magnolia seedpod.
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Kathryn Schipper @ravenala.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Maple seeds. Colored pencil on illustration board.
Colored pencil drawing of dried maple seeds
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