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GhostoftheSea
@ghostofthesea.bsky.social
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EL - She/Her - 30 - UK
Watercolour artist, digital illustrator.
Zookeeper and bird/dog/snake/plant parent.
Will sometimes babble about zoos, conservation, and the environment.

Prints and other socials - https://linktr.ee/GhostoftheSea
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GhostoftheSea @ghostofthesea.bsky.social · Feb 13
Welcome to my corner of the internet!
I’m an artist from England who specialises in paintings and illustrations of pets and wildlife, particularly in watercolour.

Links to other social media and to purchase artwork: linktr.ee/GhostoftheSea

More in thread below!

#Introduction
Collection of several illustrations and paintings of a variety of animals in different media and styles.
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You know what, this deserves a post all on it's own.
This is possibly one of my favourite of my splatter watercolours! ❤️ Do you agree? Or do you have a different favourite?
This gorgeous bird is a shoebill, and they are super cool!
#art #birds #watercolor #painting #shoebill #animals #wildlife
Photo of a watercolour painting of a shoebill stork, in green and blue with splatters and drips of paint around it.
March 4, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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A good hooter

#birds #art #watercolor #animalart #barnowl #owl
Photo of a watercolour painting of a barn owl in blue and purple with drips and splatters of paint
March 10, 2024 at 9:20 AM
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I love the vibes that the colours on this guy give! ❤️

#birds #hornbill #zazu #watercolor #painting #art #animals
Photo of a painting of a red billed hornbill perched on a branch, with it's natural colours of white, dark brown, yellow and orange. Drips and splatters of paint almost make it look like the colours are melting off the bird
March 16, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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Another fox watercolour!
I think this one is my favourite of the three so far ❤️🦊

#art #painting #watercolor #fox #redfox #mammals #animalart
Photo of a watercolour painting of a red fox sitting down neatly and looking at the viewer. It is in vibrant shades of red, orange and gold, with drips and splatters of paint around it, whilst white ink and black India ink are used to define details and lines.
April 30, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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Ballpoint bald eagle sketch

-3299 🎨🐡🪶
A blue ballpoint sketch of a flying bald eagle, legs hanging down, wings spread wide
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Throwback to when I did some ball-point pen drawings of a mix of bird species.

#art #linedrawing #birds #birdart #wildlifeart
Photo of two pen sketches of different birds, one a bali starling/myna with a white body and blue face patch, the other a red-winged starling, a mostly black bird with orange-red along the edges of it's wings.
June 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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What’s your favorite shark species?

Mine is definitely the blacktip reef shark. It’s not the most interesting or special looking one out there but I somehow really like them.
Illustration of two blacktip reef sharks. on top is the water surface and on the bottom the sea ground with corals, yellow fishes and a giant clam, all of these can be found around fiji islands
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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I love linnies
Lil goobers who like to perch horizontally.

#art #painting #watercolour #watercolor #natureart #parrots #parakeet #birds #birdart #lineolatedparakeet
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated/barred parakeet in shades of yellow and beige.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Red-Billed hornbill, 2019
🪶🐡🪶
An older style I really like, and need to try again.

#art #linedrawing #ink #watercolour #birdart #hornbill
August 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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While doing a monochromatic colour challenge, I think the prompt word was Loud.

What better birds to embody this word than a couple of macaws?

#art #painting #watercolour #watercolor #natureart #parrots #bird #birds #birdart #macaw
Photo of a watercolour painting of the head and upper torsos of two different macaws. They have been painted with a single shade of dusty pink in different opacities, with black ink used for details. On the painting a black and gold dip pen is resting.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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While doing a monochromatic colour challenge, I think the prompt word was Loud.

What better birds to embody this word than a couple of macaws?

#art #painting #watercolour #watercolor #natureart #parrots #bird #birds #birdart #macaw
Photo of a watercolour painting of the head and upper torsos of two different macaws. They have been painted with a single shade of dusty pink in different opacities, with black ink used for details. On the painting a black and gold dip pen is resting.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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Tenderheart
January 12, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Happy World Jellyfish Day!

Cassiopea sp. - Upside-down jellyfish

These guys are such fascinating lil buggers and have the endearing vibes of something halfway between a fish and a plant.

#art #linedrawing #sciart #marinelife #jellyfish #worldjellyfishday #jellyfishday
Pen drawing on brown toned paper with sepia and white ink, depicting an upside-down jellyfish.
November 3, 2024 at 10:48 PM
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Painted this eagle last spring! I really want to work on incorporating a mix of soft and hard edges into more of my paintings, I think I did a decent job of that in this one
I love painting birds
January 12, 2026 at 12:32 AM
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would you mayhaps like a gecko sticker in these trying times

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January 11, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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coyote coyote coyote #ceramics
January 12, 2026 at 12:28 AM
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Apologies for being a little inactive here lately!
I'm taking on more hours at work and am officially now Section Lead for Aquatics(And there's so much work that needs doing), plus my birbs have had chicks who I am trying to socialise well!

Moots feel free to dm for attention/to chat :D
January 10, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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A handsome little trumpeter hornbill

#art #painting #watercolor #watercolour #birds
Photo of a watercolour painting of a male trumpeter hornbill in profile. Only a purple watercolour is used in different dilutions, with blank India ink and silver calligraphy ink used for details. A dip pen is lay next to the painting.
May 20, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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I was nervous of being able to depict a tabby cat with my usual style of splatter watercolour painting, but experimenting with the technique was fun!

This is Mya, for a friend of mine.

#art #watercolour #painting #petportrait #cat
Photo of an A5 sized watercolor painting of a tabby cat, laying on it's side. It is painted in shades of purple, brown and orange, with black and white details in ink and drips and splatters of paint.
May 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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My christmas period has been exciting! 🥺
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The pinecone has eyes
January 4, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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Green bean

#art #animalart #bioart #birdart #watercolour #painting #parrotsky #birds
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated parakeet, a small parrot, primarily in green with hints of yellow. Black and white ink is used for details.
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Strawberry icecream birb…🍓🍓

#birdart #birdillustration #illustration #digitalart #art #birding #wildlifeart
Illustration of a Chinese white browed rosefinch standing on a bush
January 3, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Bring on the weekend!
🐯

#art #artist #watercolour #painting #mammals #wildlifeart #tiger
Photo of a watercolour painting of a tiger, showing its head, shoulders, and the top of its forelegs. Shades of red, pink and orange are used, with the texture of the paint visible, plus black and white ink for details. There are drips and splatters of paint all over.
March 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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January 1, 2026 at 2:13 PM
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More Whimsical Stardust, and flying whale vibes never get old.
⭐🐋☁️

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#art #digitalart #spaceart #whale #mammals #marinelife #illustration
Digital illustration all in shades of green. There is a whale flying through clouds alongside a hot air balloon, with a starry circle in the background, alluding to a space scene.
December 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM