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shel
@oleander.bsky.social
painter, illustrator, aerialist, horror lit enthusiast.
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Radiolaria are microscopic unicellular sea creatures that create skeletons from silica. Their skeletons are among the most beautiful and complex natural microstructures, resembling elaborate filigree. blog post: n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9861
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Just your normal classic bumblebee with the normal number of wings and totally a vegetarian, don't worry about it

(bumblebee mimic robberfly, of course 🖤)
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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Reflections ...
October 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Found an old photo of one of my favourite mushroom sightings - a magpie inkcap :) Haven’t seen any this year (or since); this was taken in a nearby woodland on this day in 2017.

#mushrooms
October 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Finished painting of Thuidium cymbifolium (Hawaiian name: mākole mākō pi`i) #sciart #botanicalart #watercolor
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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These are my not-classic monarch butterfly photographs from past years ... plus a photo from late September 2025 #Inverts
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Self-portraits by American artist Lauren E Peters, 2020s, whose paintings explore costume and performance.
October 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
They should invent a food that doesn't make my stomach hurt
October 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Tiny aster happenstance rock garden ...
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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I was sure this gravel stuck in scrambled egg thing was Rhizocarpon geographica, but the lichenologist instructor said you’d never be sure about Rhizocarpons unless you do DNA test. Fascinating, anyway. Ikenotaira, Tomi, Nagano #Lichen #FungiFriends
チズゴケの仲間。同定はとても難しいそうだ。長野県東御市池の平 #地衣類
October 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Merlin, Arthur Ross Pinetum, Central Park. My first time seeing one stationary and up close. #birds
October 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Today's conundrum. Yes, that is where I've wiped my brush on the wall instead of bending down and picking up the cloth.
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Looking like a ghostly alien, a moon jellyfish floats in blue lighting at the Oregon Coast aquarium.

#BlueSkyMonday #photography
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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The Wren is a tiny bird, almost round in shape with very short wings and a tail which is often stuck up vertically.
folksy.com/items/8570478

#Wren #Birds #BirdArt #OriginalArt #Drawing #ColourPencil #PenAndInk #Painting #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #bsnm
October 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Today work in progress.
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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Glasgow café, Amulet
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Trialed another apparatus tonight. This one may be my new favorite.
October 21, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I am delighted to share that my botanical artwork “Heirloom Hibiscus” has been selected for the Association of Botanical Artists’ Autumn Online Exhibition 'Inspiration'.

See my piece here hgpenningtonart.com/...

Explore the full exhibition www.assocbotanicalar...
October 20, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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If we make it illegal to steal paintings from the Louvre then the entire industry will be unsustainable
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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For almost 10 years, artist Klari Reis created a petri dish painting every day #sciart www.adailydish.com?m=1
October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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The final piece for cline house gallery. Pitcher plant from my trip to newfoundland this summer.

#botanicalart #bloomsky
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Deep Lake, East End
oil on canvas
22” x 28”
2025
October 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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October 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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This Swallow is swooping in looking for some motivation.....have you seen it?!

#BirdArt #MondayMotivation #WildlifeArt #embroidery #BlueskyMonday
October 20, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Just outside the New Mexico Museum of Art today.
Coffee and Baumann today!
#newmexico #santafe #art #artmuseum
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM