Ayano Omura is a marine picture book artist and biologist.
She has loved to draw pictures since she was a child. When she painted with deep observation, she felt as if she could become one with the things she painted. She was fascinated by marine life, so she wanted to draw paintings in which the marine life itself exists in her paintings. In order to draw marine life she truly loves, she wanted to know their living way, the meaning of forms, and their ecology. Then, she entered the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan.
She received her B. Sc from the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, and her Ph.D. from the University of Tokyo, Japan. Now, she studies the biology of cephalopods, with a focus on cuttlefish.
She is now working as a marine picture book artist.
[Favorite marine life] Cuttlefish🩷