I created the following nine illustrations for The Buzz - A colouring story inspired by bee research at rare. This "bee pollination" colouring book represents an interdisciplinary collaboration between a bee pollination researcher, an 'end-user' organization, and an artist (myself).  Our team was one of five brought together by GIER.  These illustrations have been designed to accommodate fun, informative text provided by the end-user.  
Front Cover of colouring book featuring tallgrass prairie habitat with bee pollination researcher geared up in the background, digital line & colour © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Front Cover featuring tallgrass prairie habitat, digital line & colour © 2021
Colouring book page featuring Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola) pollinating Butterfly Milkweed. Monarch caterpillar in foreground, digital line © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Yellow-banded Bumble Bee (Bombus terricola) pollinating Butterfly Milkweed, digital line © 2021
Colouring book page featuring wild bee pollination researcher with gear standing in tallgrass prairie, digital line © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Wild bee pollination researcher with gear standing in tallgrass prairie, digital line © 2021
Colouring book page featuring Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) pollinating a tomato plant, digital line © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) pollinating a tomato plant, digital line © 2021
Colouring book page featuring tallgrass prairie species - Prairie Coneflower (Ratibida columnifera), Wild Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa) & Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum), digital line © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Prairie Coneflower, Wild Beebalm & Virginia Mountain Mint, digital line © 2021
Colouring book page featuring tallgrass prairie habitat with bee pollination researcher geared up in the background, digital line & colour © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Tallgrass prairie habitat & bee pollination researcher, digital line © 2021
Colouring book page featuring beekeeper & European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) pollinating red clover, digital line © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Beekeeper & European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) pollinating red clover, digital line © 2021
Colouring book page featuring Rusty-patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) nesting in Burr Oak cavity, digital line © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Rusty-patched Bumblebee (Bombus affinis) nesting in Burr Oak cavity, digital line © 2021
Back Cover of colouring book featuring various tallgrass prairie species & their bumblebee pollinators, digital line & colour © 2021, Suzanne M Matheson.
Back Cover featuring various tallgrass prairie species, digital line & colour © 2021
The above project was developed in collaboration with Guelph Institute for Environmental Research (GIER) and the University of Guelph’s Food from Thought Knowledge Mobilization Fund, M.Sc. student Janean Sharkey and Professor Nigel Raine in the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Guelph, and the rare Charitable Research Reserve. Funding was provided by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF).
Dog Nose, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson (aka jmw), 2014.
Dog Nose, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © 2014
Deer Ears, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson (aka jmw), 2014.
Deer Ears, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © 2014
Owl Eyes, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson (aka jmw), 2014.
Owl Eyes, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © 2014
Racoon Touch, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson (aka jmw), 2014.
Racoon Touch, Senses Alive! illustration, digital liquid ink © 2014
Infographic of Strategic Physiology of Sylvilagus floridanus, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital media © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Strategic Physiology, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital media © 2015
The Tale of Eastern Cottontail, interactive story page, digital media © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
The Tale of Eastern Cottontail, interactive story page, digital media © 2015
The Tale of Eastern Cottontail, interactive story page, digital media © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
The Tale of Eastern Cottontail, interactive story page, digital media © 2015
Red Maple with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Red Maple with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Purple-flowering Raspberry with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Purple-flowering Raspberry with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Eastern Redcedar with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Eastern Redcedar with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Various wild herbs illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Various wild herbs illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Red-osier Dogwood with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Red-osier Dogwood with signs of Cottontail illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
A couple of rabbits from the Fox and Rabbit picture book, digital media © Suzanne M Matheson, 2010.
Fox & Rabbit picture book characters, digital media © 2010
A page from Rabbit and Fox picture book, digital graphite and watercolour © Suzanne M Matheson, 2010.
Rabbit & Fox picture book page, digital graphite & watercolour © 2010
Rabbit and Fox picture book page, digital media © Suzanne M Matheson, 2010.
Rabbit & Fox picture book page, digital media © 2010
Paper Birch illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Paper Birch illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Staghorn Sumac illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Staghorn Sumac illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Cottonwood Tree illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Cottonwood Tree illustration, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit interactive lesson plan, digital liquid ink © 2015
Pseudacris crucifer (Spring Peeper), digital mixed media © Suzanne M Matheson, 2016.
Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer), digital mixed media © 2016
Apis mellifera (Honey Bee), digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2016.
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), digital liquid ink © 2016
Bobcat Illustration, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Bobcat Illustration, digital liquid ink © 2015
Red Fox Illustration, digital liquid ink © Suzanne M Matheson, 2015.
Red Fox Illustration, digital liquid ink © 2015
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