Scott DuBar Illustration

Tag: environment

  • Rainbow Bee | SPARK Publications

    Rainbow Bee | SPARK Publications

    Cute, little rainbow bee illustration by Scott DuBar.

    Here’s a cute, little rainbow bee I did at the request of a client who loved my bee illustrations. After seeing it, though, she realized she wanted me to go in a different direction in terms of the overall design. I think she made the right choice since her bee character is part of a bigger project (more on that later!) and the new design fits in much better for that.

    It will probably be awhile before I can share anything from the project this was intended for, so I thought I would at least share something fun from the initial design stage.

  • There Is No Planet Bee | #KidLit4Climate

    There Is No Planet Bee | #KidLit4Climate

    There Is No Planet Bee | #kidlit4climate
    There Is No Planet Bee | #kidlit4climate

    I was very happy to dedicate this week’s Drawing Challenge illustration to #kidlit4climate. Not only does it support a cause that is very important to me, but it also has given me an opportunity to continue my now-ongoing bee series with There Is No Planet Bee.

    UK children’s book illustrator Emma Reynolds is asking the kidlit community to help support Greta Thunberg, a sixteen-year-old climate activist who has been striking from school every Friday. She has inspired young people all over the world to organize their own strikes and call for climate action, and on March 15th there will be the biggest strike yet. The aim of the #kidlit4climate campaign is to amplify their message. You can learn more about it all here: https://emmareynoldsillustration.com/kidlit4climate

    There Is No Planet Bee | #kidlit4climate
    52-Week Drawing Challenge| Week 02 | #kidlit4climate
  • TEDx Illustration

    TEDx Illustration

    Climate Action Puzzle | TEDx talk by Dr Cara Augustenborg

    I recently had the honor of contributing an illustration to a TEDx talk given in Ireland by client and friend, Dr Cara Augustenborg. Her talk was on the need to shift our focus from dwelling on climate change as a problem to focusing instead on the positive climate action already being taken, and replicating that where we live. I had the task of coming up with a climate puzzle, with each piece representing one of six main areas where we need to take positive climate action. Each piece was then used in Dr Augustenborg’s slide show as an icon for each of these topics.

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    You can watch Dr. Augustenborg’s talk here:

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  • Coal Ash Ponds Map: Blue Ridge Outdoors

    Coal Ash Ponds Map: Blue Ridge Outdoors

    Map highlighting coal plants that pose a threat to local drinking water in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains. I was happy to learn that I don’t live near any coal ash ponds, but am quite sad to see just how many of these power plants pose a significant or higher hazard rating. I’m not sure how it works for the coal industry, but I generally want my clients to be healthy and happy and to feel good about the work I do for them. Remember kids: A living customer is a paying customer!