gone fishin' 🎣
thank you for all the lovely reactions to my last fish post :‘)
[ID: an illustration of five mostly green and brown fish drawn in profile. the background is a bright patterned teal, green, and yellow. end.]
Do you know all these fish??? 🐟👀
Focusing on freshwater creatures rn so wanted to cover a few classic lake/river fish. These guys will all be stickers (with different backgrounds) next month. Tag your guesses - answers under the cut!
From top to bottom:
Rainbow trout, alligator gar, northern pike, largemouth bass, lake sturgeon.
Barracuda
One of 3 new bookmarks I've made to celebrate the release of my new artbook! Ordering starts on January 4th. :D You can get the bookmark itself here or wait till it's available with the book. 💚
Cousteau - Dmitry Shorin , 2024.
Russian, b.1971 -
Oil on canvas , 90 x 135 cm.
Sketchbook cover!! I completed this back in Febuary for the new year.
yes they’re cute but it’s technically an invasive species, you know
[left: two dark blue trees frame the image, with ferns and brown mushrooms silhouetted along the bottom. a bright pink and yellow forest is visible through the trees. from the left, a school of sky blue and yellow fish swim out of the shadows into the distance. three small ghost blobs watch from the forest floor. right: a dark green tree curves out from the right side of the image, its base overgrown with yellow oyster mushrooms. a school of pink and yellow minnows swim around the tree, moving from right to left. three small ghost blobs watch from the base of the tree and a nearby rock.]
celestial fish - 2023
Poissons - Félix Bracquemond - 1866 - via The British Museum
blacktip reef shark, 2023
my piece for 'swim on 9', a collaborative charity art zine you can get a digital copy here
floating duck 🍑
The researchers used annual growth rings on the fish's scales to determine the age of individual coelacanths - "just as one reads tree rings," said marine biologist Kélig Mahé.
Electric Blue Ram
A new series of postcards, stickers and magnets is coming <3
the mighty gar...
(my half of an art trade with @jackalspine!)