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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Latest drawing for my natural science illustration certification coursework - we looked at #mycology this week. #mushrooms #scientificillustration #fungus #graphite #pencildrawing #sciart 🍄🍄‍🟫🐡

Pencil drawing of a mushroom from the side and bottom.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Painting bubble wrap godzilla scales is slow work, but it’ll be worth it in the end #gilamonster #reptiles #wildlifeart #oilpainting #herps #lizards 🐡 #southwest #wip

Wip painting of a Gila monster in front of a Navajo textile pattern.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Some female fireflies lure and eat males from other firefly species by light signal mimicry. Enjoy some dark humor with our #femmefatale ☠️ Inspiration research - www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Is This Safe Enough: Beckoning, 21”x17”, watercolor #firefly #beetles #entomology #wildlifeart 🐡 #bugsky

Watercolor of a flare gun with lightning bugs.

Close up of a Watercolor of a flare gun with lightning bugs

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Just found this cool rock in our yard with what I’m hoping are fossils. #paleontologists weigh in, what is this? We live in Nebraska so I’m hoping it’s aquatic critters from the #westerninteriorseaway - tag experts if you know any. :) #fossils #fossilid #paleontology #geology #geologist

Rock with little indentations that look like the underside of a mushroom.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Przewalski’s Refuge, 11”x14”, oil on aluminum, 2026. Just waiting on a frame, then this one will be ready to ship off to The Wild Camel Protection Foundation USA for exhibits and fundraisers. #przewalskishorse #wildhorses #horses #equine #wildlifeart 🐡 #mongolia #wildlifeconservation

Oil painting of a przewalski horse with an outlined map of Mongolia with refuge areas highlighted.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

That’s a wrap on my first semester towards my natural science illustration certification 🎉 Final project in my favorite class. Euglossa dilemma, 16”x20”, watercolor & colored pencil on aquaboard #bees #entomology #bugs #watercolor #painting #bugsky #scientificillustration 🐡 #euglossa #orchidbees

Painting of Euglossa dilemma with vivid red orchids.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I’m close to finishing the final project in my entomological illustration class! This is Euglossa dilemma, a beautiful orchid bee specimen. Ooo la la! Watercolor on aquaboard #bees #entomology #bugs #watercolor #painting #bugsky #scientificillustration 🐡 #euglossa #orchidbees

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This is the second assignment in my entomological illustration class. My specimen is a blue cracker butterfly rendered in colored pencil on bristol. #butterlies #entomology #bugs #coloredpencil #drawing #bugsky #scientificillustration 🐡 #lepidoptera

In-progress colored pencil drawing of a blue cracker butterfly.

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Martyn Warren (he/him) @martynwarren.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This harlequin beetle is probably the most amusing example of me having spent hours drawing detail that's barely perceptible in the final image. I need help.

A zoomed-in image showing a series of black holes with orange and yellow markings comprised of a large number of individual hairs. (I think they're hairs, rather than scales).

A slightly zoomed out view, showing now that he's markings reside on a fancy patterned elytra.

A more zoomed out shot, now showing the beetle's head, thorax and parts of its ridiculously long forelegs and antennae.

The full drawing - a harlequin beetle with gigantic forelegs and antennae.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I just finished the first assignment in my entomological illustration class with RISD. Western hercules beetle, Micron pen on paper #beetles #entomology #Herculebeetle #pointillism #scientificillustration #bugsky #sciart 🪲 🐡 #inkdrawing

Ink pointillism drawing of a western Hercules beetle.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Finished today! Schieffelin’s Folly, 13.75”x15.5”, watercolor and acrylic on paper. Eugene Schieffelin brought European starlings to the US in 1890. Supposedly, he hoped to introduce all birds mentioned in Shakespeare. #invasivespecies #painting #birdart #starlings 🪶🐡 #watercolor #Shakespeare

Painting of starlings flying in front of a handwritten manuscript of Shakespeare’s Henry IV.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Detail shot of my latest piece. Black Tiger of Similipal, 36” x 50”, mixed media on paper. Read more about the genetic mutation that inspired this artwork - www.indiatoday.in/science/stor... #tigers #bigcats #cats #painting #drawing 🐡 #geneticmutation #similipal

Close up of a detailed drawing of a tigers face.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Just finished! Black Tiger of Similipal, 36” x 50”, acrylic, pastel, charcoal and colored pencil on paper. Read more about the genetic mutation that inspired this artwork - www.indiatoday.in/science/stor... #tigers #bigcats #cats #painting #drawing 🐡 #geneticmutation #similipal

Mixed media drawing of a tiger overlaid with a map if the similipal reserve in India.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Caduceus of India, 36” x 50”, mixed media on paper Inspiration - article on the connection between human health and declining vulture populations in India: epic.uchicago.edu/news/decline... #vultures #caduceus #scavengers #wildlifeart 🐡 🪶 #detritivores #drawing #mixedmedia

Mixed media drawing of a white rumped vulture with two winding snakes below it.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Yesterday, I finished this piece about the discovery of hybridization between Iberian and Eurasian lynx. Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 25” x 50”. Inspiration research from #bangoruniversity : www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-01... #iberianlynx #eurasianlynx #lynx #cats #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡

Yellow and black artwork of three lynx with large double helixes in the background.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Work in progress. Finished shot coming soon. 🤞 Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 25” x 50”. Inspiration research from #bangoruniversity : www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-01... #iberianlynx #eurasianlynx #lynx #cats #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡

In-progress drawing of lynx with large double helices behind them.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Yesterday, I finished this #watercolor #painting of tree swallows in one sitting. It’s been a loooong time since I made a piece that could be knocked out in a day. It was a good confidence boost! #birdart 🪶 #watercolor #painting #swallows #wildlifeart 🐡 #blue #birdlovers #ornithology #realism

Watercolor painting of two tree swallows on thin branches.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The Night Watch, oil on aluminum, 14”x11”, 2026 I just finished this yesterday. Someday I will take a professional sharp photo of this without glares. That is not today. #birds #birdart #birdnest #nightpainting #painting #wildlifeart #lookout #whistle 🐡 🪶

Oil painting of a small robin in a nest on a Tudor lantern at night. A whistle is dangling from the nest.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The Columbian mammoth fossil I worked from for this painting was found in Lincoln county, Nebraska (the map depicted). I was inspired by the state’s Highway Paleontology Program. Lincoln County Mammoth, Acrylic & charcoal on paper, 12”x12” #mammoth #Pleistocene #megafauna #fossil 🦣 🐡 #paleoart

Mixed media artwork of a Columbia’s mammoth fossil overlayed by a highway map of Lincoln county Nebraska.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Interpretations of this drawing continually transform, since even before I finished it. The core is the same, but rarely the specifics. It is my master shapeshifter. Common Loon, 48”x40”, charcoal on paper, 2025 #loon #eagle #wildlifeart #politicalart #charcoaldrawing 🪶 🐡 #birds #wildfire

Charcoal drawing. A loon dives down after a bald eagle in front of a lake. A wildlife sends up a plume of smoke in the distance.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Maybe 2/3 of the way there? After some notable color and light adjustments, I’ll be ready to start finer details - mostly highway markers and bone textures. #mammoth 🦣 #iceage #paleoart #fossil #painting #charcoal #mixedmedia 🐡 #megafauna

In progress artwork of a Colombian mammoth fossil over a map of Lincoln county Nebraska.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I’m two sittings in on this little piece inspired by the mammoths at UNL’s Morrill Hall and Nebraska’s Highway Paleontology Program. Made with acrylic paint over powdered charcoal - Still quite a ways to go. #mammoth #iceage #pleistocene #morrillhall 🐡 #fossils #paleoart #unl #painting #drawing

Work in progress painting of a mammoth fossil over a highway map of Lincoln county in Nebraska.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

These seahorses are on the copper windings of an electric motor. Metal ores are heavily used in modern tech and are being deep sea mined near thriving aquatic habitats. Bismarck Sea: Spiny Seahorses, 20”x16”, oil and synthetic mica on canvas #seahorses #oilpainting #wildlifeart #marinelife 🦑 🐡

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy New Year’s Eve ya animals! #sparkly #chameleon #crystals #glitzandglam #reptiles 🐡 #watercolorpainting Totem, watercolor and graphite on paper, 6”x4”, link to underlying inspiration research in comments.

Watercolor of three small chameleons stacked on top of each other with crystals on top.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

May I never paint something this detailed on canvas this rough again. 😭 #oilpainting #seahorse #marinelife #oceans #electricmotor 🐡 🦑 #wip

In-progress picture of an oil painting of seahorses on an electric motor strator.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Wishing you all happy holidays and a joyful new year with the most peaceful and wintery painting I made in 2025. #oilpainting #wildlifeart #nature #greathornedowl #birds #owl 🐡 🪶 #merrychristmas

Blue painting of a great horned owl on a branch with a soft gold map overlayed.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

I made this piece, titled Sage, with graphite and watercolor on paper. If you plan to shop small and support artists this holiday, archival prints are available at my shop starting at $42 for a 9”x 12”. geogalleries.com/ffox/21407/i... #shopsmall #artprints #wildlifeart #birds #owls #owlart 🐡 🪶

Graphite drawing of an owl on a branch with red berries.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times. *more in comments* #nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining

Oil painting of two nautili and one allonautilus on a blue gradient background with patches of copper mica. Each cephalopod has an atomic diagram around it like a halo.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

My allonautilus portion of the painting is finish. Now I just need to add three big atomic diagrams before I can call it done. #wildlifeart #oilpainting #marinelife #nautilus #allonautilus 🐡 🦑 #animalart #mollusks #cephalopods #girlthatgoldenspiralthough

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

My painting, Electrical Fields, is up for auction at the Bemis Center in Omaha tonight. Are you curious about my inspiration? Read more in the comments :) Preview the art e.givesmart.com/events/IQt/i... #bees #bumblebees #oilpainting #wildlifeart #bugart 🐡 #electromagnetics #magnetics #sunflowers

Oil painting of bumble bees and sunflowers with electromagnetics at play.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

My second nautilus is much closer to done after today’s session at the easel. Next weekend, the allonautilus! #nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #deepseacreatures #mollusks #cephalopods #oilpainting #wildlifeart #animalart 🐡 🦑

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

If you want to add an extra touch of Halloween to your home this season, prints of this piece are available starting at $42. Shop: www.francinefox.net/pressure-pro... No AI was involved at any point during the creation of this digital painting. #cats #halloween #spookyart #goth #wildlifeart 🐡

Digital painting of a black cat crushing a canary with its paw while maintaining eye contact with the viewer. Non-AI generated artwork.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

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

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

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

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I still have more refining to do on the manta, but it’s nice to see everything blocked in. 36”x24”, oil on canvas #oceanlife #seacreatures #mantaray #coralreef #maps #papuanewguinea 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #animalart #wildlifeartist

In-progress painting of a reef manta over a blue, teal, and periwinkle map of the Bismarck Sea.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Hoping to get the map done over the long weekend and start on the reef manta.🤞The painting’s blue background is a portion of the Bismarck Sea floor off Papua New Guinea. 36” x 24”, oil on canvas #mantaray #aquaticlife #seacreatures #oilpainting #wip #paintingprocess #maps #animalart 🐡 🦑 #ocean

In progress painting of a reef manta over a blue map of the sea floor.

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