Visit the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. The featured exhibit through June 4 is the Art of Nature, the 22nd in our annual series of exhibitions featuring science illustrations. For this exhibit, the museum welcomes back the Northern California chapter of the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators. While it is possible to enjoy this exhibit for its visual appeal alone, we also use it to demonstrate how important a tool illustration is in teaching natural science. In describing, for example, the life cycle of a flowering plant, a picture truly is worth a thousand words.
The Art of Nature includes over 60 works in oil, pencil, watercolor, pen & ink, and digital media. In keeping with the permanent exhibit that forms the backdrop for the show, these works depict flora and fauna that are native to Northern California: from moon snails to mountain lions, from roses to red tides.
For more information on admission prices and other exhibit dates visit www.santacruzmuseums.org.
