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๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ Erica Flores, MS ๐Ÿ”ฌ Research Scientist & Freelance Artist ๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿ’Œ Commissions: erica@celestialwhale.studio https://linktr.ee/celestialwhale.studio

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Watercolor painting on gray whale with some shells and rocks on the paper

Watercolor painting on gray whale with some shells and rocks on the paper

Happy World Whale Day! #worldwhaleday ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฆ‘๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’™

15.02.2026 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 172    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Two digitally illustrated shrimp on a pink background, facing eachother with silly, googly looking eyes. A heart sits above their heads and their bodies form a half heart.
Text above them reads "will you be my shrimping-tine?"

Two digitally illustrated shrimp on a pink background, facing eachother with silly, googly looking eyes. A heart sits above their heads and their bodies form a half heart. Text above them reads "will you be my shrimping-tine?"

rather late on sharing this but that's ok!

15.02.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 679    ๐Ÿ” 170    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy World Whale Day! ๐Ÿณ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿฉต #sciart #whaleart #digitalillustration #worldwhaleday

15.02.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A photo of my iPad showing a white canvas with black line art depicting various Cambrian period invertebrates.

A photo of my iPad showing a white canvas with black line art depicting various Cambrian period invertebrates.

someone please tell me drawing all of these weird Cambrian guys will be worth it

11.02.2026 23:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 711    ๐Ÿ” 115    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Keep it Shrimple

11.02.2026 22:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1049    ๐Ÿ” 352    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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So excited that this print is on the way to their final home! "The sweetest Strawberry" 8x10 Digital Art #thelastofus #fanart #procreate #digitalillustration

09.02.2026 16:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A downy woodpecker sits on a spruce on a sunny winter day. "Ahh... Febuary" it says. Close up on it correcting "Febrary" then "Febberary..." then finally "Frebrury"

A downy woodpecker sits on a spruce on a sunny winter day. "Ahh... Febuary" it says. Close up on it correcting "Febrary" then "Febberary..." then finally "Frebrury"

Ferbruary #oldknees

01.02.2026 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15179    ๐Ÿ” 4779    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 103    ๐Ÿ“Œ 102
illustration of a variety of sea creatures 

featured are 

orca, narwhal, whale shark, blacktip shark, 
sea horse, manta ray, and mola mola

illustration of a variety of sea creatures featured are orca, narwhal, whale shark, blacktip shark, sea horse, manta ray, and mola mola

starry sea creatures ๐ŸŒ 
#art #sharks

02.02.2026 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3317    ๐Ÿ” 974    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Happy Halloween! Here is a favorite of mine, "Pumpkin Spice" ๐ŸŽƒ #pumpkinspice #halloween #digitalart #pumpkinart

31.10.2025 16:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This little orca is on the way to a forever home! ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ‹ #sciart #whalemail #smallbusiness

22.10.2025 14:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
My linocut print of mathematician & astronomer Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) in a vertical gradient (bottom to top) of bright pink to lavender on white paper. She wears a wig and gown and the portrait is from the chest to head. Her 12 diagrams of the phases of the annular the solar eclipse of 1764 as viewed from Paris appear across her shoulders. Behind her head in green is her map of the path of the eclipse across Europe.

My linocut print of mathematician & astronomer Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) in a vertical gradient (bottom to top) of bright pink to lavender on white paper. She wears a wig and gown and the portrait is from the chest to head. Her 12 diagrams of the phases of the annular the solar eclipse of 1764 as viewed from Paris appear across her shoulders. Behind her head in green is her map of the path of the eclipse across Europe.

For day 12 of #spacetober_challenge prompt eclipse: #mathematician & #astronomer Nicole-Reine Lepaute (1723-1788) and her calculated path of the solar eclipse of 1764. ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿก๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ”ฌ๐Ÿงฎ๐Ÿ”ญ #histsci She also worked with Alexis Clairaut & Jรฉrรดme Lalande to precisely calculate the date of return of Halleyโ€™s Comet, ๐Ÿงต

12.10.2025 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 78    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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I was gifted this incredible shirt yesterday and had to share! I literally cried with joy ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿฅฐ๐ŸŸ๐ŸŒŠ @sulkypup.bsky.social #sciart #fishart #wearingart

10.10.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Invertober 2025
1. Japanese sea nettle (Chrysaora pacifica)
2. Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) 
3. Giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) 
4. Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus)
5. Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor)
6. Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) 
7. Scaly foot gastropod (Chrysomallon squamiferum)
8. Bee-killer robber fly (Mallophora fautrix)
9. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Ascarosepion pfefferi)
10. Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris)
11. Dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) 
12. Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula)
13. Banded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus) 
14. Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois) 
15. Queen Alexandraโ€™s Birdwing 
(Ornithoptera alexandrae)
โ€ช16. Giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) โ€ฌ
17. Blue-lined flatworm (Pseudoceros concinnus) 
18. Black & yellow mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium)
19. Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) 
20. By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella)
21. Flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) 
22. Sea angel (Clione limacina) 
23. Pink sand dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima) 
24. New Zealand mussel (Perna canaliculus)
25. House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata)
26. Sea bunny (Jorunna parva)
27. American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) 
28. Pearly green lacewing (Chrysopa perla)
29. Red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
30. Christmas beetle (Anoplognathus pallidicollis)
31. Deathโ€™s-head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos)

Invertober 2025 1. Japanese sea nettle (Chrysaora pacifica) 2. Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea) 3. Giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) 4. Palmetto weevil (Rhynchophorus cruentatus) 5. Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) 6. Buff-tip moth (Phalera bucephala) 7. Scaly foot gastropod (Chrysomallon squamiferum) 8. Bee-killer robber fly (Mallophora fautrix) 9. Flamboyant cuttlefish (Ascarosepion pfefferi) 10. Common earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) 11. Dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) 12. Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula) 13. Banded sugar ant (Camponotus consobrinus) 14. Bobbit worm (Eunice aphroditois) 15. Queen Alexandraโ€™s Birdwing (Ornithoptera alexandrae) โ€ช16. Giant isopod (Bathynomus giganteus) โ€ฌ 17. Blue-lined flatworm (Pseudoceros concinnus) 18. Black & yellow mud dauber (Sceliphron caementarium) 19. Vampire squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) 20. By-the-wind sailor (Velella velella) 21. Flame skimmer dragonfly (Libellula saturata) 22. Sea angel (Clione limacina) 23. Pink sand dunes tiger beetle (Cicindela albissima) 24. New Zealand mussel (Perna canaliculus) 25. House centipede (Scutigera coleoptrata) 26. Sea bunny (Jorunna parva) 27. American dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis) 28. Pearly green lacewing (Chrysopa perla) 29. Red sea urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus) 30. Christmas beetle (Anoplognathus pallidicollis) 31. Deathโ€™s-head hawk moth (Acherontia atropos)

The Invertober prompt list for 2025 is HERE! If youโ€™re looking for an invert-themed art prompt list for the month of October, here it is ๐Ÿฆ€๐Ÿชฒ๐Ÿš๐Ÿ’• #sciart #invertober #invertober2025

26.09.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 337    ๐Ÿ” 137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
A giant purple tentacle curls around into a spiral within the rectangular frame.

A giant purple tentacle curls around into a spiral within the rectangular frame.

Sharing some cephalopod love for World Octopus Day! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ™
'Purple Tentacles' (Ink & Watercolor)
#sciart #worldoctopusday #octopusart #cephalopods #watercolor

09.10.2025 13:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Marker and Prismacolor illustration of a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) on gray Canson charcoal paper.

Marker and Prismacolor illustration of a Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) on gray Canson charcoal paper.

One of the OG. This Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) was one of the very first sharks I illustrated in this style waaaaaaay back in 1994. I love the way she turned out! ๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿค™

#shark #greatwhite #sharkweek #marinelife #sciart #nature #fish #fishart #animal #animalart #ArtYear #bskyart #art

24.07.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Space art cuz my recent fascination of art backgrounds for phones.

A lonely spaceship cruising between a double ringed planet and one that is illuminated by a bright white/pink star behind it. Edge lighting and dithering into the background color to help sell the empty darkness as well. Some space jellyfish on the bottom right swimming out of a fluffy space cloud. Dim stars illuminating from parsecs away.

Space art cuz my recent fascination of art backgrounds for phones. A lonely spaceship cruising between a double ringed planet and one that is illuminated by a bright white/pink star behind it. Edge lighting and dithering into the background color to help sell the empty darkness as well. Some space jellyfish on the bottom right swimming out of a fluffy space cloud. Dim stars illuminating from parsecs away.

๐Ÿงต Space art thread ๐Ÿช

I recently got inspired by @dyamode.bsky.social to draw mobile background and always wanted to explore space as a theme, so here we go, some space themed mobile backgrounds. (soon on Ko-fi for free).

108x184, palette: bittersweet lospec

#pixelart #space #digitalart

23.07.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 162    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A light colored narwhal, with de-saturated indigo instead of the more natural darker gray seen in the wild, faces to the viewer's left and seemed to make eye contact. It has an upward-curving mouth that makes it seem friendly. The larger amount of white speckles makes it appear somewhere between a narwhal and a beluga in color.
Its tail is curved slightly downward, mid-swim. Unlike many other whales, the narwhal does not have a dorsal fin. It has a long spiraling tusk emerging from the front of its face.

A light colored narwhal, with de-saturated indigo instead of the more natural darker gray seen in the wild, faces to the viewer's left and seemed to make eye contact. It has an upward-curving mouth that makes it seem friendly. The larger amount of white speckles makes it appear somewhere between a narwhal and a beluga in color. Its tail is curved slightly downward, mid-swim. Unlike many other whales, the narwhal does not have a dorsal fin. It has a long spiraling tusk emerging from the front of its face.

The glowing white silhouettes of 3 narwhals emerge from the ocean to the surface, their tusks reaching towards the sky. The sky is a watercolor painting with blending pinks, blues, and green, referencing the enhanced photos of nebula taken by deep space telescopes. White opaque splatters imitate stars and distant galaxies. A single bright star in the upper right quadrant appears brighter and clearer than the rest.

The choppy ocean surface reflects the sky's colors. Icebergs float off in the distance but the water around the 3 narwhals is open.

The glowing white silhouettes of 3 narwhals emerge from the ocean to the surface, their tusks reaching towards the sky. The sky is a watercolor painting with blending pinks, blues, and green, referencing the enhanced photos of nebula taken by deep space telescopes. White opaque splatters imitate stars and distant galaxies. A single bright star in the upper right quadrant appears brighter and clearer than the rest. The choppy ocean surface reflects the sky's colors. Icebergs float off in the distance but the water around the 3 narwhals is open.

Digital painting featuring two orcas spyhopping through a break in the ice, seeming to look at an aurora-filled starry sky.

Digital painting featuring two orcas spyhopping through a break in the ice, seeming to look at an aurora-filled starry sky.

Happy World Whale and Dolphin Day!

24.07.2025 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A spyhopping orca for World Whale and Dolphin Day! #sciart #gouache #orca #whaleanddolphinday ๐Ÿ‹๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿ’™

23.07.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sharing an older postcard for World Snake Day! ๐Ÿ #watercolor #sciart #postcardart #worldsnakeday

17.07.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy 50th Anniversary to one of my lifelong favorite movies, JAWS! ๐Ÿ’™ Time for my annual viewing! ๐ŸŽฅ๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐ŸŽ†๐Ÿฆˆ #jawsmovie #jaws50th #fourthofjuly #yearlyritual #sharks

04.07.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mahoukarps booth at anime expo artists alley Q41

Mahoukarps booth at anime expo artists alley Q41

My booth at anime expo Q41! ๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿฆˆ๐Ÿฆˆ

04.07.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1088    ๐Ÿ” 97    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Tiny Green 6/2019 6.5 X 6.5 inches [16.5 X 16.5 cm] Colored Pencil on Paper. #sciart #gawoski #pollen

29.06.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For Throwback Thursday I'm sharing a favorite from the past!

"Otters in Love" 8x10 Digital Illustration โค๏ธ๐Ÿฆฆโค๏ธ #tbt #sciart #otters #otterart

26.06.2025 15:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Digital scratchpad drawing of a fish with red plants and squiggles

Digital scratchpad drawing of a fish with red plants and squiggles

Chinese sturgeon and red algae ๐Ÿก๐Ÿฆ‘ #sundayfishsketch

26.06.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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David Attenboroughโ€™s Ocean is on Hulu and Disney+. Letโ€™s watch together and discuss it! The new David Attenborough documentary โ€œOceanโ€ is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. On Thursday, June 26th, watch it with me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts! Hereโ€ฆ

Tonight at 8:30 US east coast time, let's watch David Attenborough's new documentary Ocean and chat about it! Everyone push play at the same time (on Hulu/Disney+) and use #OceanChat on Bluesky to discuss! ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿฆ‘๐ŸŒŽ๐ŸŸ #SciComm

www.southernfriedscience.com/david-attenb...

26.06.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 169    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13
Preview
a woman is standing in front of a fire with the words `` the ring of fire '' written above her . ALT: a woman is standing in front of a fire with the words `` the ring of fire '' written above her .

Are you looking for a #SundayFishSketch #Fishytheme to fill up your weekend? I've got one for you! We have an excessive heat warning in Nebraska, and extreme weather always makes me think of 'extremophile fishes.' Sketch those hot or cold loving, salinity or acidity loving, etc. fishes! #sciart ๐Ÿฆ‘

20.06.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough Ocean movie and post thoughts in real time!

8:30 P.M. eastern on 6/26, use #OceanChat

I'll make a starter pack of participating experts, and I'll repost anyone sharing on the hashtag ๐Ÿงช๐Ÿฆ‘๐ŸŒŽ

12.06.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 204    ๐Ÿ” 67    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Rhizaria and the Blue Hole 11/2023 22 X 32 inchers [55.9 X 81.3 cm] Colored Pencil on Paper #sciart #gawoski #plankton

08.06.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Very flat drawings of sea creatures, with monoline linework, and a rust/yellow/green color palette  on a blue background. Thereโ€™s a squid, a ray, a starfish, a nautaloid, a seahorse, a lobster, an eel, a frog fish, a shrimp, maybe two Ribbonfish, and one more generic fish. They arenโ€™t interacting or anything like that, thereโ€™s just a bunch of little drawings of varying shapes and colors.

Iโ€™m not sure this text helps anyone. Sorry about that.

Very flat drawings of sea creatures, with monoline linework, and a rust/yellow/green color palette on a blue background. Thereโ€™s a squid, a ray, a starfish, a nautaloid, a seahorse, a lobster, an eel, a frog fish, a shrimp, maybe two Ribbonfish, and one more generic fish. They arenโ€™t interacting or anything like that, thereโ€™s just a bunch of little drawings of varying shapes and colors. Iโ€™m not sure this text helps anyone. Sorry about that.

#sundayfishsketch โ€” itโ€™s not off theme, I was personally bioluminescing while I was sketching.

01.06.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pixel art image of a fish. It's grey with a dark yellow line on its side.

A pixel art image of a fish. It's grey with a dark yellow line on its side.

Quintana atrizona

#pixelart #SundayFishSketch #sciart #fishart

08.06.2025 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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