Jill Moring
Jill Moring specializes in natural science fine art and
illustration.  She is a former research scientist and
natural subjects.  She also creates beaded and silver
She has exhibited her artwork, jewelry and embroidery
nationwide, winning many awards.  She holds a
certificate in botanical illustration from Denver Botanic
Gardens.  She has studied painting with Robert Lucas
and Patricia Kavanaugh Browne, and she has attended
workshops with Ann Swan, Pandora Sellars, and John
Cody, among others. Her usual art media are watercolor
and colored pencil, but she works in other media as
well.  She teaches beadwork and colored pencil.

She has written, designed and published a book of
beadwork designs, a magazine article on beadwork,
and several scientific papers.  Publications containing
her art include Flourish, a book celebrating 50 years of
the Denver Botanic Gardens at its York Street location;
Durable Plants for the Garden; and a Colorado weed
poster.