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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Not wildlife related (though he is a wild child) tried a pet portrait of our pony, Calcifer, over the holidays #petPortrait #horseArt #horsepainting #acrylicpainting #originalart #traditionalart #painthorse

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

My #artvartist for 2025 Thanks for all the support this year fellow #sciart, #birdart, and #wildlifeart fans. I joined bluesky this year and I'm really happy I did. Happy new year all you bird nerds and feral critters! #artvartist2025

3x3 table. First row (from left to right) great egret, otter, white ibis. Second row carolina wren my weird mug, bluejay. Third row red fox, spadefoot toad, crow

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Happy winter solstice! ❄️❄️❄️ Here is my solstice stag from a few years ago 🦌 (Prints and cards of this available on the website) #solstice #winter #stag #whitestag #originalart #traditionalart #deer #elk #fantasyart #magic

White stag with a dark galaxy background

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Celebrate winter with free U.S. shipping on orders over $20. Comment your favorite winter bird and we'll send you a code. 🥰 #birdnerd #winter #yule #localart #artonline #birdart

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

My partner carved this deer from sassafras wood which I think is clever considering deer browse sassafras leaves if other food is low and use the trunks and branches to rub itchy antlers #sciart #woodcarving #deerart #handmade #sassafrasswood #woodcraft #handcarved #wildlifeart

Head on view of a buck with 3 points on redish wood

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Getting ready for my next art festival! This is one of my favorite pieces I'm bringing. My wonderful husband made a frame out of locally sourced cedar #acrylicpainting #fox #foxart #sciart #handmade #woodworking #cedar #art #traditionalart #originalart #redfox #painting #frame #wildlifeart

painting of a red fox on a dark background with a red cedar frame.

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Jason GRIZZLED Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🐻GRIZZLED🐻: Love Letters to 50 of North America's Least Understood Animals Def the biggest & most personal project of my career. Featuring artwork & foreword by Joel Sartore, as well as insights from a bajillion amazing scientists. 🧪 ❤️‍🔥I HOPE YOU LOVE IT❤️‍🔥 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804002...

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Grizzled by Jason Bittel: 9781426223358 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

Funny, fascinating, and scientifically grounded, this charming book reveals unknown details about 50 well-known animals. Effortlessly readable, Grizzled reintroduces nature lovers to species they th...

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

One of my current wips... Getting ready for my next show in November! #acrylic #birdart #crow #corvids #sciart ##wildlifeart #wildlife #birds #originalart #traditionalart

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

A slightly better picture of my latest Love u Vulpes vulpes <3

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Vulpes vulpes Foxes have always been a favorite muse 💜 Last painting before my first art festival... I am nervous and excited #wildlifeart #traditionalart #originalart #acrylicpainting #fox #foxart #smallbusiness #sciart

red fox looking forward, just the head and shoulders are visible

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Brown thrasher and yaupon holly. Thrasher's are some of my favorite birds and yaupon is fruiting now in my local forests. Yaupon berries are an important food for many birds during the fall and winter. #sciart #birdart #botany #wildlifeillustration #gouache #ecoart #traditionalart #watercolor #art

Brown thrasher perched on a yaupon holly branch with fruit and leaves visible.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Just keep swimming 🦦 Just finished this little painting of a river otter swimming in a Florida first magnitude spring. #riverotter #saveoursprings #Florida #sciart #originalpainting #wildlifeart #acrylicpainting

In center an otter twisting underwater. The bottom of the spring is sandy with dark vegetation, and the sides are framed in dark limestone. The sun shines through the clear blue water above.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you-all? Barred Owl - Acrylic on Canvas One of my favorite species of owls to see (and hear!) #birdart #wildlifeart #sciart #traditionalart #originalart #owl #painting #art #acrylicpainting

Barred owl facing the viewer head on, perched on a bare branch, with bare branches and gray sky as background.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

My lil' print shop is finally open! ✨ www.silvaris-studio.com/print-shop Starting w/ a few favorite watercolors of native flora & fauna of the southern US. 🐸🦉🌿 I would be honored if you visited or shared! #BirdArt #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #supportartists #OriginalArt #WildlifeArt #TraditionalArtist

Blue jay perched on a tree branch, looking back over their shoulder.

Screenshot of two of the prints available in the backyard birds collection: Barn Owl and Blue Jay

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

White-winged dove in gouache in my new watercolor sketchbook. Yes, I was definitely singing the song in my head while i painted 😅 #birdart #sciart #originalart #traditionalart #gouache #sketchbook #wildlifeart

White-winged dove perched on a branch, looking over their back.

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Will Hillenbrand @willhillenbrand.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

The black-capped chickadee is known for its distinct “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” calls, where the number of “dee” notes indicates the level of threat from predators. #🪶 #🐡

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

the egrets stalk through the rain / as if nothing mortal can affect them’ – Derek Walcott Great egret in breeding plumage in acrylic 10 x 10 canvas #sciart #wildlifeart #birdart #acrylicpainting #originalart #traditionalart #wadingbirds #poem #art

the neck and the back of a great egret in breeding plumage on a dark green and shimmery background.

Same photo but held up against an ouside background.

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Liz Butler @lizlagomorph.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

It’s that time again. 🌟 - #sciartseptember #sciart #scienceart #scicomm

A banner image promoting the month-long art challenge, Sci Art September 2025. The banner features an animal illustration plus text describing a monthly theme, weekly themes, and daily prompt words. The month-long theme is conservation. In order, the weekly themes are: Lands, species, water, people, and a shared future. Finally, the list of daily words is as follows. Week one: Islet, canopy, jewel, riverbank, corridor, prairie, boreal. Week two: Niche, vanishing, tawny, venomous, wandering, bottleneck, mimic. Week 3: Spawning, rift, trawl, cenote, depths, glacial, reef. Week 4: Fellowship, scouting, numbered, tireless, forage, bounded, harvest. Week 5: Foresight, dream. The event is hosted by LizLagomorph and LucyGemArt.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

I was a busy girl this weekend, and I'm really happy with one! White ibis, one of the more common wetland birds around these parts, but when you take a minute to really look at them, they are stunning 🥰 #birdart #sciart #wildlifeart #acrylicpainting #traditonalart #originalart #wadingbirds

white ibis on a dark blue green background with iridescent streaking

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Just finished a new painting of everyone's favorite backyard bully, the tufted titmouse. I love watching these little guys cause drama at my feeders. 8 x 8 acrylic on canvas #acrylicpainting #birdart #sciart #wildlifeart #originalart #traditionalart #tuftedtitmouse

tufted titmouse sitting on a branch with a milky sunset.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Eastern bluebird and pokeweed. Bluebirds eat a lot of fruit in the fall and winter time, including pokeweed berries! We are lucky to have both these lovely species right here on the farm #sciart #birdart #bluebird #pokeweed #nativeplants #botanicalillustration #wildlifeart #gouache #painting

Two Eastern bluebirds perched on a bending pokeweed branch that is displaying ripe fruit and a flower.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Two of my paintings were accepted into a virtual exhibition entitled "Small Wonders" hosted by an LA gallery, The Hummingbird & Dragonfly. I am in very good company. Lots of lovely little wonders to see here: www.hummingbirddragonflyartgallery.com/featured-exh... #originalart #artshow #virtual

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CoreyWelch_STEM @coreywelch.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

In my talks to Biology depts since 2015, my recommendation of a several month career shadowing requirement for all PhD students has never been warmly received. 6 years and y’all can’t find 3 months for a non tenure track career exploration that ~85% of PhDs will end up in.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Realized I never posted a closer image of my last acrylic. Played around with iridescent paint to try to capture the structural pigmentation of common grackle feathers. #birdart #acrylic #sciart #wildlifeart #traditonalart #originalart #painting

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

felt something squishy in my boot so I turned it upside down, and plop. This guy. #toad #southerntoad #photo

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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Occasionally red squirrels come to my yard. I'm a little mad at the moment at their gray squirrel cousins for eating my cherry tomatoes 🤬 I really would like to do more mammal art this year! #Mammals #SciArt #FineArt #ColoredPencil #AnimalArt

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Beastie and Bone @beastieandbone.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

A trip down the North American Megafauna Project memory lane to the first-ever megafauna skull I created as a paper artwork: the classic Smilodon. 🦷 #paleontology #fossil #paperart #megafauna #SciArt #artsky

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Found four juvenile armadillo on my little hike today. Enjoy the cuteness #armadillo #wildlife #video

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

A squirrel and chickadee encounter. I am not sure what is transpiring between them. Any thoughts? One of my first watercolor experiments from a few years ago. #sciart #wildlifeart #birdart #squirrel #watercolor #traditionalart #art #speciesinteraction #fungalart #TBT #TBThursday

A red squirrel, standing in the opening of a hallow tree, looks up as she slightly nibbles on a tan mushroom. A little black-capped chickadee, perched on the mushroom, looks down at the squirrel.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Common Grackle in acrylic (8" x 8".) The frame is made with salvaged wood from the Repurpose Project in Gainesville, FL. I tried to capture the structural iridescence in their beautiful feathers. #birdart #sciart #wildlifeart #painting #acrylic #traditionalart #woodcraft #salvagedwood

Common grackle looking up at the sky, perched on a stump.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

This made my day. Also, I am listening to the Southern Reach series while painting right now, and #sciart #wildlifeart folks, it's a magical combo.

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

A little doodle from a while back, when I was just picking up watercolor. Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) hunting in the snow. #sundaysketch #redfox #foxart #sciart #watercolor #sketchbook #naturalhistory #illustration

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Minorities in Shark Sciences @misselasmo.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Looking for something unique? We've got you covered! 🐠 Check out these two colorful pieces on our auction page and place your bid! The auction ends on June 30! givebutter.com/c/lkyEq7/auc...

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

I love Ovenbirds ❤️ Love this look 🪶

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 28/06/2025

New red blood cells watercolor - I love this one, it's so soft 🩸🐡🎨 artologica.etsy.com/listing/4327...

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diurnal moth fan @jess-d-ripper.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Down to my last Virgin Tiger Moth print! If anyone wants to grab it (it's on sale along with everything else until July 4th): www.etsy.com/ca/listing/7... #SciArt #BSNM #Insects #Moth

A Linocut print of a virgin tiger moth. Solid black background, the wings of the moth have a geometric black on white pattern. The underwings and body are a red turning to orange gradient.

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 26/06/2025

🎉The SciArt Feed 🐡 has reached 3,600 subscribers!🎉 Let’s have an artshare! Feed Followers, share this skeet, and share 3 art posts from the SciArt Feed! 🐡🧪🎨

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Silvaris Studio @stellarsquirrel.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

A red fox I made a little while ago using watercolor and color pencils. Foxes are one of my very favorite animals. I like that they sit in the middle between hunter and hunted. I feel that. #foxart #sciart #mixedmedia #watercolor #originalart #traditionalart

Red fox leaping down the page off a grassy bank.

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