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Catie Michel
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Catie Michel @catiecreating.bsky.social · Jan 25
Hello! I make murals, scientific illustrations, drawings, paintings, and platinum prints. Here is a recent drawing of a Cactus Wren on grey-toned paper.

#birdart #sciart #scienceillustration
A Cactus Wren perched on a cactus is drawn on grey-toned paper with ballpoint pen, white charcoal, and white gel pen.
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New mural complete in Arvada, CO, created by many hands! It has been a longtime dream to host nature walks, incorporate the community’s observations into the design, and invite volunteers to kick off the mural for community paint days.
#publicart #mural #natureart #commission #colorado #painting 🪶
April 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Nigh Flight: Blackpoll Warblers
Platinum of ink and charcoal
12 x 12 inches

#platinumprint #migratorybirds #blackpoll #alternativeprocess #birdart 🪶
April 9, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Details of “Good Warm Light”
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#acrylicpainting #pitcherplant #steelhead #pupfish #mushrooms #sciart #fishart 🪶
March 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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“Good Warm Light”

Named after Frida Kahlo’s description of the color green 💚

18 x 24 inches
Acrylic on birch

#acrylicpainting #hummingbird #birdart #snakeart #sciart #plantart #ferns #frog #serpentine #moths 🪶
March 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Preview of a new painting “Good Warm Light” named after Frida Kahlo’s description of the color green from her person writings in 1957. 18x24 acrylic on birch
#green #hummingbird #lunamoth #ferns #acrylic #painting #natureart
March 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Chambered nautilus, white pens and acrylic on board. 4 ft x 3 ft.

#nautilus #oceanart #marinelife #sciart #scientificillustration #cephalopod #marineart
March 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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A giant Pacific octopus, white pens and acrylic on board. 4 ft x 3 ft. Inspired by 18th century Lord Bodner’s copper plate engraving. #sciart #marineart #octopus #oceanart #marinelife #scienceart #cephalopod
March 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Magpies and mule deer mural for Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater and the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Greenwood Village, CO!
Acrylic and latex, 15 x 8ft. 🪶

#birdart #deer #mural #publicart #handpainted #colorado #wildlife #magpie #muralartist #acrylic #sciart #conservation
Full view of the mural. Three magpies and a mule deer. Image of me painting the mule deer. Close up of a magpie wing.
February 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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One of three spreads for Mad! Agriculture Journal issue 12, recently published. Watercolor and ink.

#botanicalillustration #sciart #garlic #botany #plants #scientificillustration #agriculture
A full spread depicting garlic and its features in both ink and watercolor. The same full spread of garlic and its features in ink and watercolor, but labeled with hand-written notes.
February 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Platinum-palladium of Pacific sardines at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in CA.

#sardines #marinelife #platinum #printmaking #fishart #alternativeprocess
Oval framing of Pacific sardines. Close up of Pacific sardines, some reflecting the sunlight.
February 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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A platinum-palladium artwork of Meca’Ayo and a screech owl for today’s #SuperbOwl 🪶

Part of an ongoing series of portraits/interviews of women+nonbinary individuals.

30x22 in, platinum, graphite, watercolor on paper

#platinumpalladium #alternativeprinting #portrait #birdart #owl
February 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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This mural was such a joy to create for Art Gym Denver’s conference room last spring. It features four local hummingbird species darting across a wall of paint strokes. 22 x 9 ft, latex house paint and acrylic.

#birds #mural #hummingbirds #sciart #birdart #painting
I am wearing a grey jumpsuit and am standing on my tiptoes to paint the hummingbird’s gorget (colorful throat feathers). A full view of the mural and the conference room tables.
February 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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A spread from my field notebook detailing snorkel survey sights in Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja CA, MX as a research asst for a marine biology course. All three sea stars on the right were on the same rock!

#fieldnotes #sciart #marinelife #fish #naturejournal #addocean #marinebiology
An open notebook laying on the sand with a mechanical pencil resting on top shows sketches from my field notebook of fish, marine algae, and sea stars seen while snorkeling survey sights in Bahía de los Ángeles, Baja CA, MX. I was a research assistant for a college marine biology course and this was my field notebook.
February 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Ladder-backed woodpecker perches atop a murex shell. Part of a series of acrylic paintings in which various species curiously resemble one another yet would likely never meet—an exploration of color, pattern, and form.

#acrylicpainting #birdart #sciart #birds #woodpecker #shell
A ladder-backed woodpecker perches atop a murex shell. Both painted with acrylic on a raw birch wood panel.
February 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Eurasian hoopoe perches atop a nautilus shell. Part of a series of acrylic paintings in which various species curiously resemble one another yet would likely never meet—an exploration of color, pattern, and form.

#acrylicpainting #hoopoe #nautilus #birdart #birds
A Eurasian hoopoe is perched atop a nautilus shell, both painted in acrylic on a raw birch wooden panel.
January 31, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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CA scrub jay on scrub oak ✺
Ballpoint pen, white charcoal, and white gel pen on grey-toned paper
#birds #birddrawing #oak
January 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Western hemlock, Golden-crowned kinglets, Common loons, and Chinook fry; pen and ink on paper!
#commonloon #penandink #sciart #chinook
A branch of western hemlock with golden-crowned kinglets hangs over an adult common loon with two chicks riding on its back. Two chinook salmon fry swim below.
January 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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A plate from my upcoming field guide project, Winter Wildlife of Chicago #scientificillustration #procreate #wildlifeart #queerartist #queerscientist
A field guide plate with illustrations of ten wildlife species that can be found in Chicago during the winter, including American Coot, Great Blue Heron, Swamp Rose Mallow seed pods, and more. The illustrations were made using Procreate and have graphite and watercolor components with a muted color pallet.
January 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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A Violet-Eared hummingbird perches atop an abalone shell. Part of a series of acrylic paintings in which various species curiously resemble one another yet would likely never meet—an exploration of color, pattern, and form.

#hummingbirdart #abalone #acrylicpainting #birdpainting #addbirder
A violet-eared hummingbird is perched atop a large abalone shell. Painted with acrylic on raw birch wood panel. The iridescence of hummingbird as well as its colors resemble the mother-of-pearl shimmer and color of the abalone shell.
January 26, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Hello! I make murals, scientific illustrations, drawings, paintings, and platinum prints. Here is a recent drawing of a Cactus Wren on grey-toned paper.

#birdart #sciart #scienceillustration
A Cactus Wren perched on a cactus is drawn on grey-toned paper with ballpoint pen, white charcoal, and white gel pen.
January 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM