Learn to Draw: Mutualism – Ghost Pipes and Tube Worms
What do tube worms and ghost pipes have in common? For this Learn to Draw art lesson, we will be exploring the ecological interaction known as mutualism – a relationship between organisms of two different species in which each benefit.
Join scientific illustrator Dr. Julius Csotonyi in this session where he’ll be teaching you how to draw this amazing perennial plant and this fascinating marine invertebrate! We’ll also learn more about their interconnected lives, including how they facilitate mutualism on land and in the water.
This webinar features two additional panelists: Dr. Amanda Bates (University of Victoria), a biologist who has closely studied deep ocean hydrothermal vents, and Dr. John F. Addicott (University of Calgary), a biologist who has closely studied the ecological interaction of mutualism. The lesson will share both Western and Indigenous perspectives with the help of ‘Makwala~Dakota Smith and Ascher Goodman.
Scroll down to watch the art lesson and to explore some great resources from the webinar!
Explore the artwork from the lesson!
Scroll through the gallery to see some spectacular tube worms and ghost pipes! If you’d like to have your drawing featured, send your artwork to social@sierraclub.bc.ca.
Check out these resources from the webinar!
- Join our network of artists for change at InviteToAction.ca
- Are you on Facebook? Join our Facebook group for artists!
- Send your artwork to your local representative to help protect our tube worm and ghost pipe neighbours. You can find your local representative here.
- Learn more about the Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Tribes.
- Learn more about our education program.
- Please consider making a donation today to help us continue running free art lessons like this one. Donate here.
About the artist
Dr. Julius Csotonyi is a Vancouver-based scientific illustrator and natural history fine artist. He has a scientific background in ecology (MSc) and microbiology (PhD) which has taken him to study sensitive ecosystems, from sand dunes in the Rocky Mountain parks to hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
These experiences have fuelled a strong resolve to work toward preserving the earth’s biota. Painting biological subjects is one means that he uses to both enhance public awareness of biological diversity and to motivate concern for its welfare.
He paints murals and panels that have appeared in numerous museums (e.g. the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History), press release images for scientific publications, books, stamp sets (e.g. the 2018 “Sharks of Canada” set for Canada Post), and coins for the Royal Canadian Mint. His work is viewable on his online gallery, http://csotonyi.com
Learn to draw more beings with Julius!
Field work on Nuchatlaht territory. Photo by Troy Moth