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Tree artist www.patbutlerillustration.com

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The Two Trees of Valinor - drawn in pencil, coloured in Procreate #illustration #tolkien #sciart #thesilmarillion #silmarillion #lotr #oak #oaktree #cypress #cypresstree #treeart #tree #fantasyart

01.10.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Citadel and storm

06.10.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5029    ๐Ÿ” 987    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 40    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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I got a couple requests for the Vladdy/Freid grand slam video with the Curb music so here it is

06.10.2025 00:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 226    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
watercolor and gouache painting of a girl wearing a feather cloak and holding a small blue flame, surrounded by crows and an overgrown forest

watercolor and gouache painting of a girl wearing a feather cloak and holding a small blue flame, surrounded by crows and an overgrown forest

My sixth piece for my solo show @gallerynucleus.bsky.social! ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›

#illustration #fantasyart #magicalforest #forestspirit #watercolor #gouache

02.10.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1627    ๐Ÿ” 334    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The Two Trees of Valinor - drawn in pencil, coloured in Procreate #illustration #tolkien #sciart #thesilmarillion #silmarillion #lotr #oak #oaktree #cypress #cypresstree #treeart #tree #fantasyart

01.10.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a white rhinoceros in shades of pink. The animal is walking and shown in profile.

An illustration of a white rhinoceros in shades of pink. The animal is walking and shown in profile.

#SciArtSeptember Day 30: Dream
Northern white rhinos are functionally extinct. Hope for their future may rest with Southern white rhinos someday carrying their calves - now embryos in storage.
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#rhinoceros #wildlife #animalart #sketchbook

30.09.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A Jade green background with the front 2/3s of a crab body two claws situated on the top half of the rectangular image. The red, cooked crab has been hand embroidered

A Jade green background with the front 2/3s of a crab body two claws situated on the top half of the rectangular image. The red, cooked crab has been hand embroidered

Today is also World Embroidery Day - happy stitching to all my fellow stitchers.
For National Marine Week post, I am sharing one of my favs & probably the most complex artwork.
"Cooked 3"
Hand embroidery thread painting
www.emilytull.co.uk/store/p65/cr...
#WildlifeArt #embroidery #FiberArt

30.07.2025 06:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 120    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Took a bit of a break from drawing, was able to come back with a tree drawing.
I found this tree standing with its rock in Cannock Chase Forest. Lots of beautiful ancient oaks still hanging around there and summertime is really beautiful in England, itโ€™s hard not to draw it

Graphite on paper

11.08.2025 19:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 916    ๐Ÿ” 134    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A mixed media illustration of a butterfly perched on a flower. They style is expressive and uses pastel colours (orange, teal and pink) on a white background.

A mixed media illustration of a butterfly perched on a flower. They style is expressive and uses pastel colours (orange, teal and pink) on a white background.

#SciArtSeptember Day 3: Jewel
An eastern grass jewel butterfly.
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#sciart #scicomm #butterfly #nature #sketchbook

03.09.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a crocodileโ€™s head bisected by a stylized waterline. The crocodile is bright green and teal. The area below the waterline is black and the area above is dark brown.

A mixed media illustration of a crocodileโ€™s head bisected by a stylized waterline. The crocodile is bright green and teal. The area below the waterline is black and the area above is dark brown.

#SciArtSeptember Day 4: Riverbank
A young crocodile spies above the waterline.
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#sciart #crocodile #animalart #sketchbook ๐ŸŠ

04.09.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 102    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a coyote in a stylized prairie environment. The coyote is standing in grass; these elements are coloured with orange, yellow and white. The area representing the sky is a dark brown.

A mixed media illustration of a coyote in a stylized prairie environment. The coyote is standing in grass; these elements are coloured with orange, yellow and white. The area representing the sky is a dark brown.

#SciArtSeptember Day 6: Prairie
A watching coyote.
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#sciart #coyote #illustration #animalart

06.09.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 228    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Head and neck portrait of a Sulawesi knobbed hornbill, a large and colourful tropical bird with a curved bill and a casque-like ornament on its head. In its bill, the bird is holding a small red fruit of a wild fig.

Head and neck portrait of a Sulawesi knobbed hornbill, a large and colourful tropical bird with a curved bill and a casque-like ornament on its head. In its bill, the bird is holding a small red fruit of a wild fig.

#SciArtSeptember 8 - Niche

Niche is the ecological space occupied by a species: the resources it uses and the effects it has in an ecosystem - which often spread across species like ripples in water.

The Sulawesi knobbed hornbill spreads the seeds of rainforest trees, effecting the entire forest.

08.09.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 143    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a fossa. The illustration uses interpretive colours - orange for the animal and foreground and bright blue for the background. The fossa stands on a rock and faces to the right.

A mixed media illustration of a fossa. The illustration uses interpretive colours - orange for the animal and foreground and bright blue for the background. The fossa stands on a rock and faces to the right.

#SciArtSeptember Day 8: Niche
Fossas fill an ecological niche often occupied by cats.
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#sciart #scicomm #fossa #madagascar #wildlife

08.09.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A mixed media illustration of an Amur leopard. The cat lies on its side and faces to the left. The style of the work is unfinished, like a sketch.

A mixed media illustration of an Amur leopard. The cat lies on its side and faces to the left. The style of the work is unfinished, like a sketch.

#SciArtSeptember Day 9: Vanishing
Amur leopards are critically endangered. Zoos around the world maintain a captive population.

09.09.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 145    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My linocut print rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is handprinted on Japanese white and yellow papers, 8" x 8" or (20.3 cm x 20.3). It is black with copper feet and veins on its wings with a fuzzy yellow back with distinct bronze โ€œrusty patchโ€.

My linocut print rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is handprinted on Japanese white and yellow papers, 8" x 8" or (20.3 cm x 20.3). It is black with copper feet and veins on its wings with a fuzzy yellow back with distinct bronze โ€œrusty patchโ€.

Day 9 #SciArtSeptember prompt is vanishing. This #linocut print rusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis) is handprinted on Japanese white and yellow papers. The rusty-patched bumble is a pollinator native to North America and was common here in Ontario as recently as the 1980s. ๐Ÿก๐Ÿงช #printmaking ๐Ÿงต

09.09.2025 12:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 200    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a nyala antelope, neck bent down as if to eat grass. The Illustration is sketchy and a monochromatic brown. The grass is suggested by white negative space, the same colour as the background.

A mixed media illustration of a nyala antelope, neck bent down as if to eat grass. The Illustration is sketchy and a monochromatic brown. The grass is suggested by white negative space, the same colour as the background.

#SciArtSeptember Day 10: Tawny
A nyala doe, grazing.
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#sciart #antelope #wildlife #animalart

10.09.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a seagull as it takes off in flight. The image is completed in pale blues, with yellow highlights on the birdโ€™s beak, eye, and legs.

A mixed media illustration of a seagull as it takes off in flight. The image is completed in pale blues, with yellow highlights on the birdโ€™s beak, eye, and legs.

#SciArtSeptember Day 12: Wandering
Gulls are found worldwide. Most species migrate with changing seasons.
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#sciart #seagull #seabirds #aves #birds #sketchbook #illustration

12.09.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 306    ๐Ÿ” 61    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A mixed media illustration of a woman diver swimming behind a sperm whale. The whole drawing is completed in monochromatic indigo blue.

A mixed media illustration of a woman diver swimming behind a sperm whale. The whole drawing is completed in monochromatic indigo blue.

#SciArtSeptember Day 19: Depths
A diver swims behind a surfacing sperm whale. Sperm whales are the 3rd deepest-diving mammal.
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#whales #whale #ocean #sketchbook ๐Ÿณ

19.09.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a single rose hip attached to a small branch with leaves. The colours are simple - red, green, and yellow ochre.

An illustration of a single rose hip attached to a small branch with leaves. The colours are simple - red, green, and yellow ochre.

#SciArtSeptember Day 26: Forage
All rose hips are edible (but be careful in your preparation). From a photo by Guilhem Vellut.
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#botany #botanicalillustration #roses #garden #sketchbook #art

26.09.2025 14:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a Przewalskiโ€™s horse standing with its head and neck in a relaxed pose. The horse is drawn in yellows and oranges. The legs of the horse disappear into the white background, into a texture that resembles grass.

An illustration of a Przewalskiโ€™s horse standing with its head and neck in a relaxed pose. The horse is drawn in yellows and oranges. The legs of the horse disappear into the white background, into a texture that resembles grass.

#SciArtSeptember Day 25: Tireless
Przewalskiโ€™s horse has been the focus of intense conservation and captive breeding programs. The horses once again range the Asian steppe.
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#wildhorses #equine #sketchbook #art #horse

25.09.2025 14:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 75    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media drawing of a wisent and her nursing calf. The wisent are both shown in shades of brown, with blue extremities.

A mixed media drawing of a wisent and her nursing calf. The wisent are both shown in shades of brown, with blue extremities.

#SciArtSeptember Day 13: Bottleneck
Wisent herds have been reintroduced to Eurasia and now number in the thousands. All living animals are descended from 12 individuals.
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#SciArt #wisent #wildlife #conservation #sketchbook

13.09.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 292    ๐Ÿ” 86    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a mimic filefish. The fish is set against a bright purple background.

A mixed media illustration of a mimic filefish. The fish is set against a bright purple background.

#SundayFishSketch + #SciArtSeptember Day 14: Mimic
A mimic filefish, from a photo by Francois Libert.

These devious nuggets mimic the poisonous saddled pufferfish.
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#sciart #fish #aquarium

14.09.2025 14:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 132    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
An illustration of an Atlantic rock crab. The crab is a monochromatic orange on a solid black background.

An illustration of an Atlantic rock crab. The crab is a monochromatic orange on a solid black background.

#SciArtSeptember Day 16: Rift
Atlantic rock crabs are new arrivals to the Greenland-Scotland ocean ridge. From a photo by the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. ๐Ÿฆ€
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#sciart #invertebrate #arthropod #crab

16.09.2025 14:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 67    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a sockeye salmon in its characteristic red and green spawning colours. The background of the image is a pale green.

An illustration of a sockeye salmon in its characteristic red and green spawning colours. The background of the image is a pale green.

#SciArtSeptember Day 15: Spawning
Sockeye salmon undergo colourful transformation.
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#SciArt #salmon #fish #sketchbook

15.09.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a man riding a draft horse, which is carrying the tack and baskets used in traditional shrimp fishing. The image of the man and horse is completed in indigo blues. The background is a flat, off-white.

An illustration of a man riding a draft horse, which is carrying the tack and baskets used in traditional shrimp fishing. The image of the man and horse is completed in indigo blues. The background is a flat, off-white.

#SciArtSeptember Day 17: Trawl
A Belgian fisherman (garnaalvisser) uses a draft horse to catch shrimp.
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#drafthorse #horseart #sketchbook

17.09.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A mixed media illustration of a Mayan tetra fish. The fish lays on a mauve background.

A mixed media illustration of a Mayan tetra fish. The fish lays on a mauve background.

#SciArtSeptember Day 18: Cenote
A Mayan tetra, from a photo by Marco Endruweit.
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#FishArt #tetra #wildlife #sketchbook

18.09.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of two orca whales spy hopping - looking above the waterline with their heads in the air. The whales are dark blue and appear on a simplified background.

An illustration of two orca whales spy hopping - looking above the waterline with their heads in the air. The whales are dark blue and appear on a simplified background.

#SciArtSeptember Day 20: Glacial
The Southern Ocean is home to several unique orca subspecies, including these C type orcas.
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#orca #orcawhale #whales #sketch

20.09.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a beagle, walking with its nose to the ground. The illustration is simple, with blues taking the place of dark colours on the dog. The background is flat beige.

An illustration of a beagle, walking with its nose to the ground. The illustration is simple, with blues taking the place of dark colours on the dog. The background is flat beige.

#SciArtSeptember Day 23: Scouting
Working dogs use their noses to find target species during conservation projects.
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#beagle #dogs #sketchbook #drawing

23.09.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of a pair of hands holding a small song bird. One of the birdโ€™s wings is held, stretched out. The illustration uses shades of blue and beige.

An illustration of a pair of hands holding a small song bird. One of the birdโ€™s wings is held, stretched out. The illustration uses shades of blue and beige.

#SicArtSeptember Day 22: Fellowship
A field scientist collects data from an evening grosbeak.
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#sciart #scicomm #nature #sketchbook

22.09.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 115    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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