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Nyssa Prowell is an artist and naturalist living in the heart of Skagit Valley, WA. Her goal as a creative is to help others find curiosity, admiration, and connection with the natural world.

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Western tiger swallowtail sitting on a Henderson's checkermallow

Echo azure butterfly sitting on a blackcap raspberry

Long-toed salamander in its woodland habitat

Townsend's vole munching on grass next to a goldback fern

Recent work

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San Juan Islands Interpretive Panels

Illustration of various forest plant and animal species, including a Pacific wren, Western red cedar, Grand fir, Brown creeper, Varied thrush, Twinflower, Fairy slipper, Ghost pipe, and others, with descriptive labels.

An educational illustration of marine shoreline wildlife from the San Juan archipelago, including birds like Belted kingfisher, Purple martin, Spiny scallop, and Pacific loon, sea otter, and various plants and sea life such as Pacific oyster, Harbor seal, Sea plantain, and Starfish.

Illustration of freshwater wetlands showcasing various plants, insects, birds, and amphibians, including yellow pond-lily, muskrat, blue-eyed darner dragonfly, red-winged blackbird, and a frog, with detailed labels and close-up views of specific species.

Eighty seven different species were illustrated in watercolor across five different interpretive panels for the San Juan Preservation Trust.