- acrylic
- mixed media
- Pen and ink
- pencil
- Water Media
Regent Reclined
Wild Nocturne
Heirloom Pumpkins
Misty Winter River
Balina Horse Farm
Atlantic Sturgeon At the Spawning Grounds
Yellow-Banded Poison Dart Frog
Southern Crested Weedfish
Allen's Hummingbirds and Aloe Blossoms
Conflowers of Down Ampney
Blue Quartz Hills
Great Egret of Del Mar
Flame Vine
Spotted Skunk and Asarum
Garden View of Loudon Mountain
Black Locust and Short Hill Mountain
Catalpa and Pine
Eastern White Pine
Lady Slipper Orchid
Moth Orchid
Harbor Seals
Spicebush Swallowtail
Promethia Moth
Lined Seahorses
Maize Calligrapher Hoverfly
Red Hollow Canyon
Clown Fish
Colored Pencil on Black Paper
Furnace Mountain
Barn Owl Skull
La Jolla Shores
Ink Portrait
Ringed Seal Pup
Fireflies
Cephalapod
Humpback Whale
Finned Whaleshark
Spinose Skate
Striped Anglerfish
Anglerfish on Sea Bottom
Sea Turtle
Jellyfish
Western Pacific Octopus
Lab Crab
Sleepy Sea Lion Buoy
Human Spine
Leopard Shark
Beetle
Secretary Bird
Blacksmith Chromis
Bateleur Eagle
Mexican Fan Palm
Pelargonium Root System
Bauhinia Branch
Sleepy Dog
Dog in Grass
Dishwasher
Burrowing Owl
colored pencil on toned paper
Great Horned Owl
colored pencil on toned paper
Sea Otter Skeleton
Cabrillo Point National Monument
Michelle Gates is an award-winning natural history illustrator and fine artist. She create wildlife art, botanical art, and landscapes using traditional media, including acrylic, watercolor, watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, ink, and graphite. Michelle uses her knowledge of plants and animals to inform her educational, fantasy, and narrative pieces.