Coming Soon: Invertebrate Prints!
I am printing four of my favorite illustrations from the Invertober series I did last October. From top to bottom they are the Dragon-headed Caterpillar, Glasswing Butterfly, Fuzzy Golden Nautilus,…
Jewel Caterpillar (Acraga coa)
Here is the last illustration or sketch for the Invertober series, where I painted a different invertebrate every day in the month of October (most of it!) This already feels…
Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus)
At first I wasn't very enthusiastic about painting this scorpion— it looked pretty drab. But the longer I stared at the reference photo and layered timid washes of ink over…
Dragon-head Caterpillar (Polyura athamas)
This pudgy little dragon-headed caterpillar will grow up to be a Common Nawab Butterfly someday. See a photo of their future self here. I'm definitely coloring this one in, with…
Common Buckeye Butterfly (Junonia coenia)
Another butterfly in colored ink for Invertober! See the reference photo I used here.
Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessioniana)
Invertober day 4 (I didn't draw all of them) The Bigfin Reef Squid is also known as the ✨glitter squid✨ Here is the original ink painting that I might color…
Giant African Millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas)
Day 2's Invertober illustration was the Giant African Millipede, which I have met at a couple of zoos before and would rather take care of this guy than the Giant…
Beyer’s Scarab Beetle (Chrysina beyeri)
I still like picking a drawing challenge to try and complete each October, especially now that Inktober has splintered and spawned hundreds of themes to choose from, each one enticing…
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