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Emil L’Amour
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30 ⟡ nonbinary ⟡ they/them ⟡ PNW ⟡ Hobby artist and nature enthusiast with a love for fantasy, aquatics, and palæontology. #art
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babbling creek in summer

(Bug Off! Zine, 2021) 🎨 #art #pokemon
Pokémon fanart of a Masquerain hovering above a forest creek. Leaves peek in through the top left corner, obscuring a view of the sky reflecting on the water. Near the bottom of the piece, a pair of Surskit skate across the water's surface. The piece uses a minimal composition and limited palette to suggest the environment.
November 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Art train! 🚂🎨
I bring some critters

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Drawing of an emerald green snail on a pale yellow background. It is a tree snail with a brownish body and blue-grey tints, and its most striking feature is a bright green conical shell adorned with a single yellow stripe wrapping around in a spiral. Drawing of a south polar skua calling in mid-flight on an icy ocean blue background. It has a brown body with a whitish head and a dark grey beak with a white mouth. Its wings are tipped with white bands ending in dark brown. Drawing of a horseshoe crab rendered in warm browns and cool shadows on a pale teal background. It has a smooth horseshoe-shaped carapace with occasional spiked protrusions along subtle ridges of its shell and the edge of its abdomen. Its long tail is angled sharply to the right as if in motion. Drawing of a grey long-eared bat at rest on a pale chartreuse yellow background. It has a fluffy body with a light underside, dark wings, and large ears that roughly double its size.
November 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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white-spotted jellyfish

Happy #WorldJellyfishDay!
#art #sciart 🎨🦑
Drawing of a white-spotted jellyfish on a blue background. It has a large mushroom-shaped bell covered in white spots and trailing semi-translucent tentacles that also end in white spots.
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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❄️ POLAR LIGHTS 4: EVENTIDE ❄️

POLAR LIGHTS is returning for volume four, with apps tentatively open Nov 17th! We're a digital charity zine focused on Arctic and Antarctic life; annual proceeds benefit ASOC.

More info: polarlightszine.tumblr.com/about
#polar_zine
A blurred photo of the Aurora Borealis over Iceland with text overlaid. "Polar Lights 4: Eventide, A charity zine for Arctic and Antarctic life". Centered in all caps is "Polar Lights 4 Schedule" while underneath is the schedule in two columns: November 17: Applications open; December 15: Applications close; January 9–12: 1st check in (optional); February 6–9: 2nd check in (optional); March 9: Submissions due; March 9–31: Formatting; March 31: Rough PDF sent; April 6: Zine goes live; May 1: Free to post; June 5: Proceeds donated. In the bottom left are the Tumblr and Itch.io logos next to the username "PolarLightsZine", and to the right is a credit line "Photo by Federico Di Dio on Unsplash".
November 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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snowflake moray

(The Sea Unseen, 2021) #art #sciart 🎨🦑
A snowflake moray winding upward in a teal ocean, its body resting gently on a multicolored rocky seafloor. The piece is kept simple to showcase the intricate black and white patterning and yellow spots along the moray's body.
October 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Mustelizine available now!

An art zine on all things mustelid – I drew a steppe polecat for this project earlier in the year. Features 68 illustrations of rascally noodles, all completely free.

Grab a copy: mustelizine.itch.io/mustelizine
Cropped illustration of a steppe polecat turned to look at us over its shoulder.
October 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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‘ā (masked booby)

#AvianAugust #art #sciart #birds 🎨
Drawing of a masked booby looking toward us on a yellow background. It has a white body with black feathers at the end of its wings and tail, and it stands on two short webbed feet. Its orange eyes and pale yellow beak are surrounded by a distinctive black mask.
October 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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rainbow yesterday in Seattle
A cloudy sky with a rainbow arching from the bottom left upward.
October 20, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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zebra shark, adult and juvenile

(Swim On 9, 2023) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈
Illustration of a juvenile and adult zebra shark swimming near the ocean floor. Sunlight streams through the water, light refracting onto the sand and backs of each shark. The adult swims below in a gentle curve while the juvenile swims overhead, demonstrating the black and white stripes that earned this shark its name.
October 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Atlantic weasel shark

(Swim On 8, 2022) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈
Illustration of an Atlantic weasel shark in a muted cool grey ocean showing off the distinct yellow stripes that extend lengthwise along its body from a point on their snout. Light streams in through the water's surface, causing caustic refractions along the back of the shark and seafloor.
October 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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leopard among the forest

(Swim On 7, 2021) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈
Illustration of a kelp forest in a teal ocean, rays of golden sunlight streaming in from above. Fish are swimming about, and near the bottom of a prominent kelp strand, a partially obscured leopard shark leisurely patrols the underwater forest. The palette predominantly features warmer teals, red violet, and gold.
October 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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lemon sharks

(Swim On 6, 2020) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈
Illustration of a trio of lemon sharks swimming in a shallow turquoise ocean over white sand. The topmost shark seems to be looking toward the viewer, a pair of remora attached to their side.
October 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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spiny dogfish

(Swim On 5, 2019) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈
Illustration of a spiny dogfish and smaller fish swimming among stylized kelp strands, white lines of current threading around it and its surroundings.
October 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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‘ō‘ō‘ā‘ā (Kaua‘i ‘ō‘ō)

#AvianAugust #art #sciart #birds 🎨
Drawing of a black songbird with its beak open mid-song on an aged paper background. It has mottled light gray patterning on its throat, a sliver of white near its shoulder, and a flash of yellow feathers at the base of its legs.
August 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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somehow I was surprised I even had enough pieces to fill this out

#the_color_wheel 🎨
A circular template with twelve cropped pieces of wildlife art arranged in a wheel, each section meant to represent a different color. Text in the center reads: Emil L'Amour. @vireosy | ko-fi.com/vireosy #the_color_wheel
August 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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share 4 years of your #art! ✨

2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025
A pair of double-crested cormorant rest on some rocks in the water. The bird in the center looks over its shoulder toward the viewer, its wings spread out to dry, displaying the scale-like feathers across its back. The illustration is rendered in a limited palette of muted teals, creams, and warm browns. A pair of Adélie penguins stand on an Antarctic shore, rendered in a muted vintage palette. The one further back looks to the left over its shoulder and calls out, while the one nearer the viewer walks forward with wings raised, surely curious to investigate. Glaciers float in a dull grey ocean behind them. A California sea lion rendered in rich brown and orange tones rests upon a rock in teal shore waters below a softly glowing orange sky. Its slender head is raised to look over its back and to the right while a large crest of white sea foam frames its figure. A caribou stands low in a field awash in autumnal oranges and yellows. Its head raised slightly, it looks off to the side while a pair of tall, sweeping antlers rises from its head, a bright red crown of newly hardened branches. Velvet still clings to the antlers in patches and tatters.
August 9, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Today is my birthday! I’d love if you could share my art or donate to a nature conservancy of your choice. 💚
Illustration of a kelp forest in a teal ocean, rays of golden sunlight streaming in from above. Fish are swimming about, and near the bottom of a prominent kelp strand, a partially obscured leopard shark leisurely patrols the underwater forest. The palette predominantly features warmer teals, red violet, and gold. A California sea lion rendered in rich brown and orange tones rests upon a rock in teal shore waters below a softly glowing orange sky. Its slender head is raised to look over its back and to the right while a large crest of white sea foam frames its figure. Rendered in a rough painterly style, a shortfin mako shark leaps from a calm ocean tail over head, sea foam trailing its body in a loose arc. The shark, looking nearly metallic, is rimmed with orange light as a pale yellow sun hangs in a hazy orange sky, framing its streamlined figure. A caribou stands low in a field awash in autumnal oranges and yellows. Its head raised slightly, it looks off to the side while a pair of tall, sweeping antlers rises from its head, a bright red crown of newly hardened branches. Velvet still clings to the antlers in patches and tatters.
July 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Happy World Environment Day ❄️

We raised US$257.61 this fundraising period and have donated US$260 to the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition!

I'm always incredibly proud of what we're able to do with this project. Thank you all for your support. 🩵 #polar_zine
Graphic with blurred art of moose antlers under a midnight sun; overlaid text in bold font reads: "Final donation US$260". Below flush left is "Polar Lights 3: Midnight. Thank you!" The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition logo is centered, then flush right is the Tumblr and Itch.io logos with the username "PolarLightsZine". Credit caption "Art by Emil L'Amour @vireosy".
June 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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river otter

a throwback for #WorldOtterDay!
#art 🎨🐡🦊
A river otter curled around as it swims, bubbles trailing along its body. The piece is in muted teal and brown tones while the water is drawn in abstract wave shapes.
May 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Went for a walk and saw some mallard hybrids for the first time. They’re so handsome; I love this colouration 🪶
A pair of ducks walking on grass. They have brown bodies, dark teal heads, and white and black speckled bibs. A lone duck walking on the grass minding its own business. The same pair of ducks – one in the top left corner is now on gravel while the other in the bottom right is on grass. The same pair of ducks walking onto a gravel pathway.
May 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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shedding velvet

drawn for Polar Lights: Midnight
#art #sciart 🎨🐾🦊
A caribou stands low in a field awash in autumnal oranges and yellows. Its head raised slightly, it looks off to the side while a pair of tall, sweeping antlers rises from its head, a bright red crown of newly hardened branches. Velvet still clings to the antlers in patches and tatters.
May 19, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I have these birds!
A pair of Adélie penguins stand on an Antarctic shore, rendered in a muted vintage palette. The one further back looks to the left over its shoulder and calls out, while the one nearer the viewer walks forward with wings raised, surely curious to investigate. Glaciers float in a dull grey ocean behind them. A pair of double-crested cormorant rest on some rocks in the water. The bird in the center looks over its shoulder toward the viewer, its wings spread out to dry and displaying the scale-like feathers across its back. The illustration is rendered in a limited palette of muted teals, creams, and warm browns. Before a tempestuous ocean, a Northern gannet banks rightward, its long slender wings spread to their full length. A great wave crashes through the sky, framing the figure. Dark purple clouds begin to break as the sun crests the horizon in the beginnings of dawn. An emperor penguin looks down to the chick on its feet as the sun rises, casting them both in a soft golden light. The young penguin chick looks up toward its parent with sparkling eyes and an open beak. The Antarctic landscape stretches far behind them in diluted blue tones while warm clouds fill the wide grey sky.
May 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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mine is technically based off of the bare-faced go-away-bird
A trio of bare-faced go-away-birds at various angles in some branches. They’ve got dark faces and feather mohawks and two are showing off the green smudge across their white chests.
May 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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midnight sun

drawn for Polar Lights: Midnight
#art #sciart 🎨🐾🦊
A moose in velvet stands in a field of fireweed before a smooth lake, mountains receding in the far distance. It looks directly toward the viewer, a midnight sun situated low in the sky as if held between its antlers. The illustration is tinted with a vintage yellow hue.
May 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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fireweed

drawn for Polar Lights: Midnight
#art #sciart 🎨
Drawing of fireweed on a pale orange background. It is a tall plant with bright pink flowers on a long stalk and several thin leaf blades near its base.
May 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM