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Barunai Botanica
@barunaibotanica.bsky.social
The Art of Sarah Halim. Botany and bird enthusiast, lover of coffee ☕🩷

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Finished partial page illustration of simpor air (Dillenia suffruticosa) for my wip illustrated book, Barunai Botanica Vol.1
#botanicalart #botany #SciArt🐡
April 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Progress shots. The specimen I had was already starting to wither. The inflorescence doesn't last long after cutting
April 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I've been busy working on the side, but have thoroughly neglected this account woops! I'm far more active on my Instagram

Study of a withered torch ginger inflorescence. Even in this worn state, it doesn't fail to keep me captivated
#botanicalart #botany #SciArt🐡
April 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sketching this on paper and taping them together using washi tape. I am not the most refined artist but it gets the job done
March 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The unhinged amount of detail I'm going to be pouring into this wide format illustration (if it gets approved)
#digitalpainting #SciArt🐡
March 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Thank you ✨ I based her off an opal and named her after one haha
March 7, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Completely unrelated (sort of) but MHWilds' Scarlet Forest is so beautiful and inspires me a lot! ✨
March 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Still working on this massive painting, honestly it's been slow going simply because I procrastinated. But seeing the result from my previous, smaller painting keeps me going
#botanicalart #painting
March 3, 2025 at 2:01 AM
More work on kodop (Schizophyllum commune). The detailing of the gills is a challenging but worth the work!
Also forgive the bad photography I'm no good at taking pics of my art
#Fungi🍄 #SciArt🐡 #Botany
February 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Pencil study of Schizophyllum commune, known as "kadap" or "kulat sisir"(comb mushroom) in Malay.
#mushroom🍄 #fungi #SciArt🐡
February 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
More orchids! I'm planning to make a sticker sheet, if I can just arrange them nicely enough
Featuring Bamboo Orchid (Arundinia graminifolia) and Helmet Orchid (Corybas pictus)
February 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Dendrobium crumenatum, also known as Anggerek Merpati or Pigeon Orchid. They'd grow in trees close to the roadsides, where when it's flowering time they look like cascading necklaces of white blooms
#orchid #botanicalart
February 3, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Can anyone help me identify this bracket fungi? It's called 'kodop' or 'kadap' here in Brunei and is edible. I haven't been able to correctly identify the species
#fungi #mushroom 🍄
January 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I'm so proud of my students they did so well in class!
January 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The workshop went great today! I'm teaching a starter class on botanical illustration & we drew roses ✨
It's a special day for the class because camera crew for Radio Television Brunei came to record the session
January 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I love wild grasses with their little blooms. I don't know what these are yet, but they're very lovely
January 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
An attempt was made....
I am happy with the details but I dislike working with symmetry (because I'm no good at it yet haha)
#Butterfly #Invertebrate
January 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Really sorry for disappearing for a bit! Social media is overwhelming and multiple accounts even more so. Atleast there's some progress on this painting
January 19, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I once did a little collection of 'cards' featuring some plants found & used as food/medicine in Brunei

The seeds of engkabang (Shorea macrophylla) are used to make a tasty butter that goes great with hot rice!
#SciArt🐡 #Botany #SouthEastAsia
November 27, 2024 at 12:41 PM
"I will always dove you!"
#Birds🪶 #BirdArt
November 26, 2024 at 12:05 AM
I have prints of my botanical illustrations available in A5 and A4 sizes, I'm trying to see if there's any interest in them?

I ship from Southeast Asia too so I worry the shipping fees might turn some ppl off ;-;
#SciArt🐡 #Botany #BotanicalArt
November 23, 2024 at 3:02 PM
I am intimidated
November 22, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Hoya imperialis, a beautiful Hoya with large dusky red blooms. I should draw more hoyas
#SciArt🐡 #BotanicalArt
November 21, 2024 at 1:14 AM
I took a break and now I'm back to work (sort of, I'm mostly playing on my phone and drinking coffee)
November 20, 2024 at 3:56 AM
These caladiums, wow! Such beautiful colors, I want to paint them sometime
November 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM