Erika Beyer

Poppy Field Sketch
I sketched this Matilija Poppy at the UC Santa Cruz arboretum. It served as notes for a finished painting of the same species.
8.5" x 11" | colored pencil
Jellyfish Field Sketch
I painted these jellies one rainy afternoon at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Best jellyfish exhibit ever!
8.5" x 11" | gouache
Bird Field Sketch
My first attempt at sketching birds through binoculars. It truly is tricky business! From top to bottom, the birds are a Marbled godwit, Heermann's gull, and Brown pelican.
8.5" x 11" | colored pencil
Perch Skeleton Sketch
This perch skeleton was in the UC Santa Cruz specimen collection. So I sketched it.
8.5" x 11" | gouache
Japanese Temple Sketch
Sketch of part of the Myoshin-ji Temple complex in Kyoto, Japan.
8.5" x 11" | watercolor
Japanese Gateway Sketch
Field sketch of a gateway at the Joruri-ji Temple near Nara, Japan.
8.5" x 11" | watercolor
Japanese Garden Sketch
Sketch from a garden near Kyoto, Japan.
8.5" x 11" | watercolor