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#eels are some of the most incredible creatures on Earth. In my last year's zine I tell the fascinating story of eel's migration cycle and talk about issues it's facing on the way to European waters. #sciart #scicomm
You can grab a copy on #etsy: https://t.co/MLHaSA9VnR
14 September 2019 marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of renowned Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt who commissioned this fine illustration of Musa sativa by French botanist and artist P.J.F.Turpin (1775-1840) #SciArt #Humboldt250 #Botany
While scowering the ocean silt of Marble Canyon, a lone #Cambroraster is suddenly surprised by the appearance of Zacanthoides, a trilobite that had quickly emerged from the silt and attacked the Hurdiid.
#Paleoart #Palaleontology #SciArt
Meehan's "The Native Flowers and Ferns of the United States" (1878-79) presented a selection of indigenous US plants, with chromolithographs by L. Prang & Company after #SciArt from life by Alois Lunzer. In #BHLib via @MBLWHOILibrary ➡️ https://t.co/4rHIueQXY0 #BotanicMonday
Canids of South America, including species extinct in the last 12,000 years. Canids are surprisingly diverse in South America. Some hypercarnivore taxa went extinct 12-10,000 years ago (along with most of the megafauna). Did this in sketch style #paleoart #sciart #MammalMonday
Results from the #paleostream! More humans. Sahelanthropus, a Denisovan, Australopithecus sebida and a gay H. erectus couple.
#paleoart #hominins #africa #art #sketching #sciart
For those who wondered about the tortoise piece yesterday: I finally found a paper that gives some information on this matter. The remains speak for a roughly max. 140 cm long shell, but of course there could have been larger specimens ;) #paleoart #paleostream #turtle #sciart
Fall is almost upon us, which means #elk will soon be showing off their newly-grown antlers. This #FuseFactFriday we are highlighting these incredible structures, the only mammalian bones capable of full regeneration. #SciComm #SciArt
Happy #FishyFriday! Here is something new - Brotula barbata, a bearded brotula (cusk eel)! There are only five days left of my #Anatomy #SciArt print sale, so if you haven't visited my #Etsy shop yet, be sure to check it out @ https://t.co/4MzylnBrHb. #photography
Niles, MI: Visit the Fernwood Botanical Garden & Nature Preserve on Sept 15th 2-4pm for the opening reception of "Imprisoned Nature: Beauty Behind Bars." This is a beautiful show of 36 #sciart works from the inmates of the Westville Correctional Facility.
https://t.co/pA55C7Nba5
Reminder that Dinosaurios Bebés (Baby Dinosaurs), the children’s book written by @alita_emo that I was commissioned to illustrate early this year is has already been published. It is in Spanish. I had so much fun illustrating these baby #dinosaurs! #paleoart #sciart
Every season thousands of #eels battle their way through river #dams to reach the Atlantic. In my short picture book I look at the challenging life of a European #eel in a visual and factual way:
https://t.co/yaFi776wA8
#WednesdayWisdom #sciart
#4styles of illustration: traditional acrylic painting ("Leviathan"), digital composite ("Langeronyx on the Move"), digital painting ("The Community"), & sepia drawing ("Sanajeh in the Nest"). #PalaeoArt #PaleoArt #SciArt #SciComm
@silvixenart I'm an illustrator with a keen interest in #sciart & #scicomm! My latest #turtle ink illustration is definitely what I'm most recently proud of.
Walking with Ground Sloths. I have finished this commission depicting Nothrotheriops, a medium-sized ground sloth from North America. Here is a preview of the WIP of some poses close to being finished. It was a lot of fun working on this #MammalMonday #paleoart #sciart #sloths