Mesa Schumacher

so cute right? 😊

Realistic illustration of a Cayenne caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda), a dark-colored, legless amphibian.

#ProjectAnimalia 789: Cayenne caecilian (Typhlonectes compressicauda)

A legless amphibian from South America!
A bit overwhelmed this week, it was nice to escape into this dark texture.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #caecilian

Realistic illustration of a Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis) on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 788: Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis)

A deep water pacific eel with interesting skin! I find my mind escaping to the deep sea more and more these days...

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #sundayfishsketch #oceanart

You're quite right.

Realistic illustration of a Seven-spot archerfish (Toxotes chatareus), and white-brown fish with black spots, shooting water into the air.

#ProjectAnimalia 787: Seven-spot archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)

I'll never get over the amazing hunting strategy of this #fish. Shooting water up to 2m to knock insects off vegetation.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #sundayfishsketch #oceanart

Realistic illustration of a Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina), a brown ray with a long snout.

#ProjectAnimalia 786: Atlantic stingray (Dasyatis sabina)

I've spotted this bottom-feeder in the Chesapeake Bay. Swims softly but carries a poisonous barbed tail.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #stingray #oceanart #fish

Realistic illustration of a Regal moth (Citheronia regalis), an orange and white moth with striped wings.

New to my feed?
I began #ProjectAnimalia in 2021, and drew an #animal every day. This year I'm going for 1000.

Follow along for some #animalart escapism...
And let me know if you have requests!

785: Regal moth (Citheronia regalis)

#sciart #dailyart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration

A realistic illustration of a Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus), a black and white wading bird with long pink legs.

#ProjectAnimalia 784: Black-necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus)

A marsh and mudflat wader with flamingo-like legs. Their tuxedo plumage has always fascinated me. 🙃

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birds #birding #birdart

Realistic illustration of Volta's electric eel (Electrophorus voltai), a long dark fish.

#ProjectAnimalia 783: Volta's electric eel (Electrophorus voltai)

Named for the inventor of the battery, this #ell has the strongest bioelectricity generator known—up to 860 volts.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fish #fishart #electriceel

Realistic illustration of a Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum), a dark oval fish, with white spots on its belly, and yellow and orange markings around its fins.

#ProjectAnimalia 782: Clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum)

A day I'm in the ocean is a good day.
Lucky for me, Mauritius has amazing reefs, with residents like this #triggerfish!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fish #fishart #snorkling

Realistic illustration of a Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), with a baby chick riding on its back.

#ProjectAnimalia 781: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

Happier in the water than the air, here in charismatic summer plumage! They perform a beautiful courtship dance. 💕

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #grebe #birding #birdart

Thank you. :)

Thank you! I'm sure they were better than you think. :) I am a big believer in science art as a process, as well as an outcome. A way to look carefully, and better understand things!

Realistic illustration of a Speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis), a light gray river shark, on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 780: Speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis)

I'm now back in the rhythm of daily animals, and my creative muscles are feeling stronger.
Here's an extremely rare river shark!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #shark #sharks

Realistic illustration of a Coyote (Canis latrans), on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 779: Coyote (Canis latrans)

I once met a #coyote while running in the mountains.
We stood on the path staring each other down for about five minutes, then she vanished into the brush.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart

Realistic illustration of a Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis) on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 778: Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis)

Not entirely finless, but lacking a dorsal fin.
Critically endangered with 1,249 left in 2023.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #porpoise #whale #whaleart

my student evals in SciComm last semester said I shouldn’t make science so political

Realistic illustration of Payara/vampire fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), a silver-green-brown fish with large fangs on the lower jaw.

#ProjectAnimalia 777: Payara/vampire fish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)

Another aggressive Amazonian fish! But three feet long and comes with fangs. 😚

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #vampirefish #payara

Interested... #sciart #medart

That is so cool. I have never seen it live, but hope I get to some day!

Realistic illustration of an Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus), a brown and yellow fish on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 776: Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)

It looks and acts liek a dead leaf, flitting harmlessly around—until it extends its long mouth and swiftly inhales its prey!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #leaffish

thanks 😊

Thank you!

A realistic illustration of a Haller's round ray (Urobatis halleri), a brown mottled stingray on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 775: Haller's round ray (Urobatis halleri)

A coastal ray that preys on invertebrates near shore.Named after a boy who it once stung on the foot. 😂 Watch out!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #rays #fishes #stingray

Oh #portfolioday! Hi. 😋

I'm a #sciart #medart and kidlit illustrator, and I draw a lot of things. But one of my favorite things to create are
unique, complex, accurate, anatomy dissections. I love a puzzle.

These pieces also happen to be real life #jigsaw #puzzles!

A realistic drawing of a Arapaima (Arapaima gigas), a large green and red Amazon river fish on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 774: Arapaima (Arapaima gigas)

This Amazon river #fish deserves an image search, if only to see that it can be over ten feet long, and takes multiple humans to lift.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #arapaima #fishes

2026: The Year of Struggle On finding meaning in life and art by turning away from easy things

My sanity-salvaging resolve for the New Year. Do stuff the hard way.

#sciart #medart #illustration #creativity

Realistic illustration of a Three-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum), a long brown salamander from North America.

#ProjectAnimalia 773: Three-toed amphiuma (Amphiuma tridactylum)

The "Congo Eel" of the Mississippi flood plain, this #salamander has the largest recorded red blood cells of any animal!

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #amphiuma #amphibian

Realistic illustration of a Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus), a slender, marbled shark on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 772: Coral catshark (Atelomycterus marmoratus)

An Indo-Pacific catshark. Daytime hider, nighttime hunter.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #coralcatshark #catshark #sharks

Just here in my room. Ssssss-snoozing.
From the #kidlit sketchbook.

#illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration #dailyart