Magdalena Held
@pinuscaelestis.bsky.social
PhD researcher at the University of Helsinki, working with wood anatomy (conduits and their pits). Also, I am a hobby artist, teaching myself animation/cartoons right now (YouTube: Pinus caelestis). 🌲🌳🪵🐦⬛🪐
A spruce I met during a little hiking holiday this weekend. Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
A spruce I met during a little hiking holiday this weekend. Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday
October 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
First page of #invertober2025 done! Fitting the lobster on the page was a challenge 😄. #biodiversityrocks #sciart
October 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
First page of #invertober2025 done! Fitting the lobster on the page was a challenge 😄. #biodiversityrocks #sciart
October 4, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Time for the next drawing challenge! #invertober2025. Why should I stop at birds? And how could I resist a pretty jellyfish. Had no idea how to approach something sem-transparent with pencils and liners though, so very interesting. #sciart
October 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Time for the next drawing challenge! #invertober2025. Why should I stop at birds? And how could I resist a pretty jellyfish. Had no idea how to approach something sem-transparent with pencils and liners though, so very interesting. #sciart
Finished! Here are my last two pages of #AvianAugust. Proud that I made it, but sad because of so many extinct #birds. #biodiversity #biodiversityrocks #illustrations
September 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Finished! Here are my last two pages of #AvianAugust. Proud that I made it, but sad because of so many extinct #birds. #biodiversity #biodiversityrocks #illustrations
Spotted some cool #biodiversity while picking berries, including a jumping spider who attacked me 😄 so cute and pretty. #biodiversityrocks
August 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Spotted some cool #biodiversity while picking berries, including a jumping spider who attacked me 😄 so cute and pretty. #biodiversityrocks
Another page of birds is done. Some punks. And for today's I dared to try a new position. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration #progressoverperfection
August 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Another page of birds is done. Some punks. And for today's I dared to try a new position. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration #progressoverperfection
I caught up! Nr 15 got a little darker than I wanted. Also I finally dared do make a flying pose. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration
August 17, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I caught up! Nr 15 got a little darker than I wanted. Also I finally dared do make a flying pose. #birds #AvianAugust #illustration
August 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Found this awesome #bird drawing challenge some days ago, now trying to catch up with #AvianAugust .
#birds #illustration #AvianAugust2025
#birds #illustration #AvianAugust2025
August 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Found this awesome #bird drawing challenge some days ago, now trying to catch up with #AvianAugust .
#birds #illustration #AvianAugust2025
#birds #illustration #AvianAugust2025
It's very hot outside, so I only did a small walk. Was rewarded with some cool biodiversity anyway. #biodiversity #plants #fungi
July 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's very hot outside, so I only did a small walk. Was rewarded with some cool biodiversity anyway. #biodiversity #plants #fungi
Thick tree trunks supporting different biodiversity dead and alive.
#thicktrunktuesday #biodiversityrocks #trees
#thicktrunktuesday #biodiversityrocks #trees
July 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Thick tree trunks supporting different biodiversity dead and alive.
#thicktrunktuesday #biodiversityrocks #trees
#thicktrunktuesday #biodiversityrocks #trees
Day 14 of my bird drawing challenge. I was lucky to spot a pair of ravens soaring in the sky from my balcony 🖤 I think this is a good end for my challenge. Will draw birds again, but not daily.
Also, it was another try in making black feathers shiny.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
Also, it was another try in making black feathers shiny.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
July 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Day 14 of my bird drawing challenge. I was lucky to spot a pair of ravens soaring in the sky from my balcony 🖤 I think this is a good end for my challenge. Will draw birds again, but not daily.
Also, it was another try in making black feathers shiny.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
Also, it was another try in making black feathers shiny.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
July 12, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Just sparrows". I realized today that they have quite complex patterns. Also they are just cute. #birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
July 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Just sparrows". I realized today that they have quite complex patterns. Also they are just cute. #birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
For today's bird I mostly used my own reference image, which had less details and was thus less challenging. So today I'm satisfied with my drawing 😊
I like how this pidgeon species has a cartoonically small head 😄
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
I like how this pidgeon species has a cartoonically small head 😄
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
July 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For today's bird I mostly used my own reference image, which had less details and was thus less challenging. So today I'm satisfied with my drawing 😊
I like how this pidgeon species has a cartoonically small head 😄
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
I like how this pidgeon species has a cartoonically small head 😄
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
A species that I only know since Sunday, and found it in the same place today while running.
Somehow I'm getting less easily satisfied with the shapes I'm drawing than when I started this. Perfectionism tries to take over, but I'm posting this anyways.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
Somehow I'm getting less easily satisfied with the shapes I'm drawing than when I started this. Perfectionism tries to take over, but I'm posting this anyways.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
July 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A species that I only know since Sunday, and found it in the same place today while running.
Somehow I'm getting less easily satisfied with the shapes I'm drawing than when I started this. Perfectionism tries to take over, but I'm posting this anyways.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
Somehow I'm getting less easily satisfied with the shapes I'm drawing than when I started this. Perfectionism tries to take over, but I'm posting this anyways.
#birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
Today's first bird was a very squeaky one. At least now I know how to differentiate it.
#birds #illustration
#birds #illustration
July 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Today's first bird was a very squeaky one. At least now I know how to differentiate it.
#birds #illustration
#birds #illustration
First bird species I saw today was one with dimorphism, so I thought why not let one of them face the other direction. Turns out I need to practice drawing shapes into other directions 😅. #birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
July 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
First bird species I saw today was one with dimorphism, so I thought why not let one of them face the other direction. Turns out I need to practice drawing shapes into other directions 😅. #birds #illustration #biodiversityrocks
One plant, three kinds of pollinators. And what a lovely scent. Cinnamon rose (Rosa majalis). #flowers #insects #biodiversityrocks
July 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
One plant, three kinds of pollinators. And what a lovely scent. Cinnamon rose (Rosa majalis). #flowers #insects #biodiversityrocks
July 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM