Up until early 2015, cave men ate this: Then the CaveMan brand nutrition bars evolved a bit, they got a new logo, and substituted a photograph for the see-through window. But the packaging was still not quite working. The bars were actually really good once you opened one and bit into it, but they didn’t photograph well. The … Read More
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES: they are identifiable by any school child. And they are common as robins and daisies, right? Not necessarily. Don’t take anything beautiful for granted. Scientists have documented a 90% decline in numbers of this iconic species since the mid-1990s. Part of this is because of over-use of herbicides on farms, yards, and roadsides … Read More
Two recent additions to the new line of organic Alvita herbal tea packages. I think I have now painted almost every medicinal plant used in commercial teas. I try to sample the teas when I am working on them, but just painting these beautiful plants is therapeutic in itself. After about 35 of these packages, … Read More
Herb Garden, my page for the Natural Science Illustration section of the upcoming Medical Illustration Sourcebook no. 27
Alvita Designs Web Site Around New Botanical Illustrations by Paul Mirocha When I run out of design ideas, I often turn to botany. Plants always come through for me as design solutions when all else fails. Each plant species is a beautiful, elegant design solution in itself, a variation on the theme for its botanical … Read More