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This one came out deliciously textured. You can spot this toad in the middle stripe of North America.

Project Animalia (Drawing a every day of 2021)
Day 241: Great Plains toad (Feresa attenuata)

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2021-08-29

This lives in the flooded Amazon river forest! Males' pink color may come from fight scar tissue, we don't know.

Project Animalia (Drawing a every day of 2021)
Day 235: Amazon river dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)

12 58
2021-08-23

So happy it's Saturday, gonna go outdoors! Today, a visually striking arctic seal!

Project Animalia (Drawing a every day of 2021)
Day 233: Ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)

4 20
2021-08-21

Happy Tuesday! Another fabulous animal with a fabulous name!

Project Animalia (Drawing a every day of 2021)
Day 230: Flower hat jelly (Olindias formosa)

9 54
2021-08-18

I got pretty painterly with this guy.
I'm been watching a lot of bear cam these days. So cool:
https://t.co/UhbGaWlzHn

Project Animalia (Drawing a every day of 2021)
Day 218: Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)

3 27
2021-08-06

I reworked this from an acrylic painting I did a decade ago. I like the poses - just taking off!

Project Animalia (Drawing a for every day of 2021)
Day 211: Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)

1 28
2021-07-30

Feels like snake Sunday! That should be a thing.

Project Animalia (Drawing a for every day of 2021!)

Day 206: Caatinga blackhead (Apostolepis cearensis)

2 29
2021-07-25

This seems unfinished to me, but I think I'll let it sit a few days to see why. In the meantime, it will have to do!

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 202: Moose (Alces alces)

3 15
2021-07-21

Like always I'm late for the party Here are some of work in different mediums

2 40
2021-07-18

I almost missed 😅. I'm so impressed by everone's gorgeous artwork - I'd love to be a part of it.

I'm Sandy and I love turning complex research data into engaging, colorful illustrations. More at https://t.co/VQwY3HE0Wq.

8 32
2021-07-18

Hello and I'm a molecular biologist and I love telling science stories with bright colours and unconventional illustrations! ✨🎨

More at https://t.co/cLJiYAM7QR

10 72
2021-07-14

I've been chipping away at this one for a long time, but ready to post! I find rendering scales very meditative.

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 193: Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

5 52
2021-07-13

I love the vascular structures visible in bat wings. Had a lot of fun rendering this flying fox.

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 184: Grey-headed flying fox(Pteropus poliocephalus)

4 27
2021-07-04

A pelagic octopus that secretes a calcium carbonate egg case and traps bubbles inside for buoyancy! Too cool.

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 166: Paper nautilus (Argonauta argo)

11 39
2021-06-16

My pier-dwelling neighbors! Barnacles always amazed me, love watching their tiny legs filter feed in the surf.

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 163: Gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus)

2 22
2021-06-13

Happy Canada!
Just so happens it's insect day for me too!
Head protuberance, showy stinky defenses...

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 159: Peanut bug (ulgora laternaria)

5 24
2021-06-09

A unique salamander from Mexico - the Strangely remain in their juvenile phase, never going through metamorphosis.

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 156: Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

12 63
2021-06-06

is emerging! And I'm missing it! 😥
Been waiting days to post some fan art!

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 136: Periodical cicadas (Magicicada septendecim)

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2021-05-17