@ravenala.bsky.social
Seattle artist and photographer
I saw some reports that it’s visible in California but haven’t seen any photos from there.
12.11.2025 03:50 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Green Aurora borealis light shining through breaks in the clouds over Husky Stadium, Seattle
Aurora over Seattle tonight:
#seattle #aurora
Uncoiling frond of Hapu’u Hawaiian Tree Fern (Cibotium menziesii) rendered in stippled ink.
Uncoiling Hapu’u (Cibotium menziesii) fronds. Native Hawaiian tree fern. Sakura Micron pen on sketchpad. #inktober #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #penandink #tropicalplants #naturalhistoryillustration
30.10.2025 16:39 — 👍 38 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
Leaf of Salal (Gaultheria shallon) rendered in stippled ink
Salal (Gaultheria shallon). Micron pen on sketchpad for #inktober. #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #naturalhistoryillustration
30.10.2025 16:32 — 👍 19 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
15.10.2025 03:24 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Ink drawing of a dried fallen linden tree leaf
Linden leaf. Brown, sepia and black Sakura Micron pen on watercolor paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #naturalhistoryillustration
Thank you!
16.09.2025 01:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Drawing in colored pencil and colored ink of a fallen dried Linden leaf
Fallen leaf, colored pencil and colored ink on paper. #SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #penandink #micronpen #coloredpencil
16.09.2025 00:51 — 👍 58 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Thank you! I’ve really enjoyed learning colored pencil - still a long way to go!
29.07.2025 21:43 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
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Colored pencil drawing of a nasturtium blossom and leaf with a bumblebee in ink.
Finished! Nasturtium and Bumblebee. Colored pencil and colored ink.
#SciArt #coloredpencil #botanicalart #botanicalillustration
Thank you!
13.07.2025 00:06 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Colored pencil drawing of nasturtium blossom
Work in progress: Nasturtium in colored pencil. #botanicalart #illustration #SciArt #coloredpencil
12.07.2025 23:43 — 👍 55 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0I thought of that when I saw the news of the current Prince of Wales arriving in SG.
25.06.2025 02:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I love Herman! Have met him several times. One of the really underrated sights in the area, a place I would definitely take out-of-state visitors.
18.06.2025 15:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Thank you!
16.06.2025 21:18 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Drawing of dried Oakleaf Hydrangea leaf in colored ink and colored pencil.
Sold -Oakleaf Hydrangea - colored ink and colored pencil. Off to its new home!
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil
This is fascinating!
04.06.2025 03:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
29.05.2025 13:48 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Thank you!
29.05.2025 05:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Colored pencil drawing of Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora” blossom
Finished: Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora.” Colored pencil on watercolor paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants
Close-up photo of brown iris blossoms covered in raindrops
Rainy morning irises, Seattle.
#seattle #photography
Unfinished colored pencil drawing of Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora” blossom.
Work in progress: Mussaenda philippica “Doña Aurora.” Colored pencil on watercolor paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil #tropicalplants
Unfinished colored-pencil drawing of branch and flowers of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum).
Work in progress: Illustration of Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum) from field sketches done in Green Valley, Arizona. Colored pencil on paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #illustration #coloredpencil
Colored pencil drawing of honeybee visiting tangerine blossoms.
Finished! Illustration of honeybee visiting tangerine blossoms at an orchard in Papaikou, Hawaii.
Colored pencil on paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #coloredpencil #illustration #pollinators
Thank you!
07.04.2025 03:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Photo of branch of magnolia blossoms in sunlight with a black background.
Magnolias, #seattle
07.04.2025 03:00 — 👍 25 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Colored pencil drawing of a tangerine and blossoms
Work in progress: Tangerine, Papaikou, Hawaii. Colored pencil on paper.
#SciArt #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #coloredpencil
Egads!
03.04.2025 03:39 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Sent a small package from Hilo to the mainland in February. Even with Priority it took two weeks, 10 days of which was in HNL.
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