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Tree artist www.patbutlerillustration.com

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Citadel and storm

06.10.2025 09:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4627    πŸ” 924    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 222    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 7
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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 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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! πŸ¦β€β¬›

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

02.10.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1615    πŸ” 338    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“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, it’s hard not to draw it

Graphite on paper

11.08.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 912    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A mixed media illustration of a crocodile’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 crocodile’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 🐊

04.09.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 231    πŸ” 68    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 42    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€œrusty patch”.

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 β€œrusty patch”.

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. 🐑πŸ§ͺ #printmaking 🧡

09.09.2025 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 201    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 bird’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 bird’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 β€” πŸ‘ 310    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“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 🐳

19.09.2025 12:54 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration of a Przewalski’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 Przewalski’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
Przewalski’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 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 291    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“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. πŸ¦€
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#sciart #invertebrate #arthropod #crab

16.09.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“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 β€” πŸ‘ 104    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration of a pair of hands holding a small song bird. One of the bird’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 bird’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 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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