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PhD, PTSD, NB. Great big giant nerdy nerd.
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The contrast on these butterflies is irresistible. I freaking love using contrasting colours to make them look as bright as possible.

Kaiser-I-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis) reference CC-BY Cheongweei Gan #sciart #art
A watercolour painting of a bright green, orange, yellow and black butterfly with its wings half open, peeking over on a bright green leaf.
May 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Just another little buddy that's smooshed itself into a leaf. It looks real cosy.

Ref: CC BY NC Rafi Amar
A watercolour painting of a bright orange frog lying very flat on a bright green leaf.
May 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Jackdaw with exaggerated iridescent colours. This might be the loosest I've we've managed to paint. Letting go of that tight control is so hard!
A loose watercolour painting of a jackdaw facing to the left, holding its beak high. Green and purple hints in the feathers are exaggerated against the predominantly grey and black bird.
May 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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I love crested pigeons and I loved painting this. Funny hatted little buddy doing itself a little strut.
A loose watercolour painting of a crested pigeon
April 29, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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Jackdaw.
A watercolour painting of a jackdaw with exaggerated purple, blue and green iridescent highlights.
April 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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If you see this, quote your green art!
A watercolour panting of a green tree frog in a little cuddled loaf position A coloured pencil drawing of a bright green juvenile (froglet) of a Gray Treefrog A sketchy watercolour and coloured pencil illustration of a Mount Meru stream frog A coloured pencil drawing of a moss sporophyte in bold colours (Funaria hygrometrica)
April 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Green tree frog.
April 22, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Harlequin tree frog, watercolour and coloured pencil.

Ref: CC BY SA, iNaturalist alex2281
A watercolour and coloured pencil painting of a small yellow frog sitting on brown sticks and a large green leaf.
April 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Japanese tree frog peeking over a leaf. What a great little buddy. I like the look in its little eyes.
A watercolour and coloured pencil picture of a green frog on a green leaf with a green background. The frog is peeking over the edge of the leaf.
April 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Late night frog WIPs.
A half finished painting of a yellow frog on an art board with a sketch book alongside, showing two more graphite sketches of frogs.
March 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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From sketch to final fish. I like its glowy little head and swishy fins.

Blue striped snapper, Lutjanus kasmira
A coloured pencil outline of a yellow and blue fish in a sketchbook A coloured pencil half-finished illustration of a yellow and blue fish in a sketchbook A coloured pencil and watercolour painting of a yellow and blue fish A watercolour and coloured pencil painting of a yellow and blue striped fish
March 29, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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I don't know which version of this frog I like better. The left is much brighter and kind of glowy, but the the right has better contrast. Hmm.
A coloured pencil drawing of a bright green young tree frog. A coloured pencil drawing of a bright green young tree frog.
March 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Pointy frog.
A coloured pencil drawing of a brown and yellow angular frog with large eyes, resting across strands of green strappy grass
March 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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I'm a bit obsessed with this fish. There's some really cool mimicry and schooling with different species that happens around this fish and I want to drew more about it
A coloured pencil drawing of a yellow fish with blue and white stripes swimming in bright blue green water
March 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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If you were the best dog you would be this dog
A photo of a black dog with a white muzzle looking upwards, alert, but over the back of a couch.
March 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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New version! The smallest frog.
March 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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A value study of a little smooshy frog.

There's parts of this I absolutely love and parts that are bugging the crap outta me. The eye is awesome, though. Love that eye.

Photo reference by Dave U, CC BY SA
Watercolour value study in blue paint of a frog flattened onto a leaf with its legs tucked beside its body. It looks very content.
March 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Brachycephalus - the smallest frogs. These are the ones that are so small that they literally can't land a jump properly. They are derpy and awkward and I love them so much.
A coloured pencil drawing of a small and awkward looking frog
March 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Mushrooooom
A coloured pencil sketch of a purple cap mushroom.
March 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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WIP. Value study of a frog, using a red/blue blend to make grey. The pigments separate a little to add blue and red hues to the otherwise grey scale painting.
A watercolour value study of a frog in a leaf, primarily in grey scale, but since the grey paint comprises red and blue pigments, each hue separates on the page. 1
March 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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In progress, FRAWGH.

Rhacophorus malabricus. Ref: Dr Caesar Photography.
A watercolour painting of a frog in progress. It is primarily a value study, focusing on light and dark. The lightest values are the white of the paper, and the mids and darks include a large pigment separation between red and blue.
March 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Frawg.
A bright green and blue watercolour and coloured pencil painting of a small frog on a twig. The frog's large eyes look up in a gormless but hopeful expression.
March 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Started a new frog! Aww, little buddy.
A very pale watercolour underpainting of a gormless frog on a stick.
March 2, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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I can't decide whether this is an underpainting or the finished thing. Either way, it might be the best thing I've ever painted in watercolour. Wow.

Rhinella hoogmoedi.
A bright and colourful watercolour painting of a frog in some leaves. The frog has one leg stretched downward and its head is looking up.
March 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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I did this one a while ago during a lovely date night in which Thomas and I painted together. Plague soldier beetle in Derwent Graphitint.
A dark watercolour sketch of a Plague Soldier Beetle (chauliognathus lugubris), a long black long beetle clutching a stick with its long legs. It has long, bumpy antennae.
March 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM