New painting on the easel! This one will have two nautiluses and one allonautilus. The background is synthetic mica over oil paint.

#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #mollusks 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #wildlifeart #paintingprocess

I added a new page to my website! Fully dedicated to my Fortunes of the Bismarck Sea series, it explains my inspiration and features the four paintings I‘ve finished so far. More to come!

#oceanlife #seacreatures #mantaray #coralreef #papuanewguinea 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #animalart #wildlifeartist #art

#girlswillbegirls

Is This Safe Enough: Rocket Pop, 17”x21”, watercolor on paper

#summerfun #offwithhishead #prayingmantis #bugart #watercolor #wildlifeart #feminism #entomology 🐡

So, should I only paint crabs now? Is this what I was built for all the long: spiky and shiny? I did not anticipate how satisfying this process would be. Especially those little bubble eyes. Artistic carcinization. 🦀

#oilpanting #crabs #oceanlife #crustaceans #wildlifeart #realistpainting 🐡 🦑

Today was spikes and sparkles. Tomorrow will be glares and finessing wee crabby details.

Dr. Philippe Bouchet & Dr. Peter Ng discovered Actaea Grimaldi. Their research was funded by the Prince of Monaco.

#paintingprocess #crabs #aquaticlife #oilpainting #wip #wildlifeart 🐡 🦑 #crustaceans #coral 🦀