Above, jaguar (Panthera onca), ink sketch based on image of specimen at the Belize Zoo, G. Paz-y-Miño-C — © 1993

Above, Cabassous centralis armadillo. The sketch is from 1985, when I just started college. It appeared in a publication (by Orces and Albuja) in which the authors reported the species as a new addition to Ecuador’s list of mammals. G. Paz-y-Miño-C — © 1985

Above, Black-spectacled caiman (Melanosuchus niger). This particular illustration was for the Crocodile Specialist Group. Besides being on posters announcing the 1986 world meeting in Limoncocha (Amazonian Ecuador), it came out on cards and postcards. I still have a copy of a card (10.5 x 16.5 cm). I attempted to make the sketch look like an old-style naturalist’s illustration. I remember making the mistake of drawing too many scales in the tail, which had to be corrected to be in agreement with the real specimen. G. Paz-y-Miño-C — © 1986

BELOW: Plants from the Cotopaxi National Park (Ecuadorian Andes, paramo ecosystem)

Sketches based on botanical samples from the Herbarium QCA, affiliate of the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (Victorian/scientific-illustration style by G. Paz-y-Miño-C — © 2012):

Above:Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae) and Cortaderia nitida (Poaceae) © 2012

Above:Arcytophyllum thymifolium (Rubiaceae) © 2012

Above:Brugmansia (Datura) sanguinea (Solanaceae) © 2012

Above:Piper barbatum (Piperaceae) © 2012

Above:Altenstenia (Orchidaceae), Carex (Cyperaceae), and Uncina (Cyperaceae) © 2012

Above:Eriocaulon microcephalum (Eriocaulaceae) and Vallea stipularis (Elaeocarpaceae) © 2012

Above:Eucalyptus (Mirtaceae) © 2012

Above:Oenothera virgata (Onagraceae) and Vicia andicola (Fabaceae) © 2012

Above:Azorella pedunculata (Apiaceae) and Lycopodium clavatum (Lycopodiaceae) © 2012

Above: Brassicaceae species and Isoetes (Isoetaceae) © 2012

Above:Coraria ghymifolia (Coriariaceae) © 2012

Above:Juncus arcticus, Juncus bufonius, and Juncus arcticus close up (Juncaceae) © 2012

Above:Lobelia (Campanulaceae) and Stellaria recurvata (Caryophyllaceae) © 2012

Above: Gentianella (Gentianaceae) © 2012

Above:Ephedra rupestris (Ephedraceae) and Silene (Caryophyllaceae) © 2012

Above:Lupinus (Fabaceae) © 2012

Above:Alnus acuminata micro and macro gametic (Betulaceae) © 2012

Above:Oxalis lotoides (Oxalidaceae) and Gunnera magellanica (Gunneraceae) © 2012

Above:Carex species (Cyperaceae) © 2012

Above:Azorella aretioides (Apiaceae) © 2012

Above:Cystopteris fragilis and Adiantum poiretii (ferns) © 2012

Above:Gentiana (Gentianaceae) © 2012

Above:Perezia pungens (Asteraceae) and Eryngium humile (Apiaceae) © 2012

 Above: Cerastium two species (Caryophyllaceae) © 2012

Above:Culcitium reflexum and Loricaria (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Brachiotum ledifolium (Melastomataceae) and Ophioglossum (fern) © 2012

Above:Culcitium nivale and Hypochoeris radicata (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Tillandsia (Bromeliaceae) © 2012

Above:Polypodium angustifolium and Polypodium mororum (ferns) © 2012

Above:Lilaeopsis schaffneriana (Apiaceae) © 2012

Above:Colobanthus quitensis (Caryophilaceae) and Geranium (Geraniaceae)  © 2012

Above:Asplenium spp. (ferns) © 2012

Above:Elaphoglossum (fern) © 2012

Above:Calceolaria (Scrophulariaceae) and Luzula (Juncaceae) © 2012

Above:Valeriana microphyla (Valerianaceae) and Rannunculus peruvianus (Rannunculaceae) © 2012

Above:Siphocampylus (Campanulaceae) © 2012

Above:Hypochoeris (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Rumex acetosella (Polygalaceae), Bromus lanatus (Poaceae), and Aa (Orchidaceae) © 2012

Above:Lachemilla orbiculata (Rosaceae) © 2012

Above:Polylepis incana (Rosaceae) and Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) © 2012

Above:Aa (Orchidaceae) and Corynaea (Balanophoraceae) © 2012

Above:Rapanea species (Myrsinaceae) © 2012

Above:Epidendron (Orchidaceae) © 2012

Above:Cynanchum (Apocynaceae) and Dorobaea (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Arracacia and Cotopaxia (Apiaceae) © 2012

Above:Gynoxis (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Chuquiraga and Bidens (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Passiflora mixta (Passifloraceae) © 2012

Above:Agave americana (Agavaceae) and Castilleja fissifolia (Scrophulariaceae) © 2012

Above:Malaxis (Orchidaceae) and Sisyrinchium (Iridaceae) © 2012

Above:Solanum (Solanaceae) © 2012

Above:Rubus (Rosaceae) and Phytolaca (Phytolacaceae) © 2012

Above:Berberis (Berberidaceae) © 2012

Above:Bomarea (Liliaceae) and Stachys (Laminaceae) © 2012

Above:Asplenium monanthes and Asplenium polyphyllum (ferns) © 2012

Above:Muehlenbeckia tamnifolia (Polygonaceae) and Epilobium denticulatum (Onagraceae) © 2012

Above:Ribes andicola (Grossulariaceae) © 2012

Above:Callitriche species (Callitrichaceae) © 2012

Above:Elpahoglossum hartwegii and Elaphoglossum leptophylum (ferns) © 2012

Above:Culcitium (Asteraceae) © 2012

Above:Hesperomeles lanuginosa (Rosaceae) © 2012

Above:Daucus montanus (Apiaceae) © 2012

Above:Stipa (Poaceae), Anthoxanthum odoratus (Poaceae), and Equisetum bogotense (Equisetaceae) © 2012

Above:Monnina crassifolia (Polygalaceae) and Bomarea (Liliaceae) © 2012

Above:Mintostachys (Laminaceae) and Hydrocotyle bonplandii (Apiaceae) © 2012

Above:Tristerix longebracteatus (Laranthaceae) © 2012

Above:Gaultheria glomerata (Ericacea) © 2012

Above:Myriophyllum quitense (Haloragaceae) and Viola (Violaceae) © 2012

Above:Buddleia incana (Buddleiaceae) © 2012

Above:Brassicaceae species © 2012