Marine Snow

One summer’s eve

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 08:02:52 -0600

One summer’s eve
watercolour on arches paper cold pressed
cara/insta/bluesky/ store

Here’s some more of my paintings and their respective reference photos! murphysletsdraw on inprnt if…

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:35:09 -0600

Here’s some more of my paintings and their respective reference photos! murphysletsdraw on inprnt if you want to buy prints!! It’s my bday month so if you buy some prints I could maybe buy myself a lil gift hehe

me before i get my paycheck: i’m so excited to spend this on essentials and save the rest wisely

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:42:35 -0600

t00thpasteface:

me before i get my paycheck: i’m so excited to spend this on essentials and save the rest wisely
me as soon as that direct deposit hits: you know i’ve always wanted to learn the theremin

Heat waves.

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:57:07 -0600

birdandmoon:

ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
ALT
Heat waves.

Isopod

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 11:48:15 -0600

howieduet:

forked-tongue-blasphemer:
Isopod
British Library, Harley MS 3244, c. 1236-1250, folio 64r
No pills back then…I wonder if there was something else they compared these little critters to?

after 2 years working outdoors all day i finally got stung by an onion for the first time yesterday…

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:38:27 -0600

3000s:

3000s:
after 2 years working outdoors all day i finally got stung by an onion for the first time yesterday and i wasnt even doing anything there wasnt even a nest nearby
a wasp. i was looking at a onion just now sorry

cannot stop thinking abt the paris review’s essay series on the history & significance of certain…

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:16:52 -0600

feytouched:

chaliceandsword:
cannot stop thinking abt the paris review’s essay series on the history of significance of certain colours, hue’s hue:
Periwinkle, the Color of Poison, Modernism, and Dusk
Eau de Nil, the Light-Green Color of Egypt-Obsessed Europe
Marian Blue, the Color of Angels, Virgins, and Other Untouchable Things
Incarnadine, the Bloody Red of Fashionable Cosmetics and Shakespearean Poetics
Jonquil, the Light Yellow of Early Flowers, Mad Painters, and Dust Bowl–Era Pottery
Scheele’s Green, the Color of Fake Foliage and Death
Lilac, the Color of Half Mourning, Doomed Hotels, and Fashionable Feelings
Hooker’s Green: The Color of Apple Trees and Envy
Blaze Orange, the Color of Fear, Warnings, and the Artificial
Chartreuse, the Color of Elixirs, Flappers, and Alternate Realities
Living Coral, the Brutal Hue of Climate Change and Brand New iPhones
Mustard, the Color of Millennial Candidates, Problematic Lattes, and Aboriginal Paintings
Russet, the Color of Peasants, Fox Fur, and Penance
Verdigris: The Color of Oxidation, Statues, and Impermanence

But Wait, There’s More! as i found out after making the initial post, there are a few other colours katy kelleher also covered in other outlets: payne’s gray, haint blue, rose madder, falu red, glaucous, fuchsia, caput mortuum, prussian blue, gamboge, celadon, and puce.
also shoutout to her other series, the ugly history of beautiful things, which talks about: lockets, angora, perfume, pearls, mirrors, and orchids.

Euplotes ciliates resting and feeding. These single-celled organisms have cilia hairs which are…

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:59:21 -0600

niqvassieart:

ALT
Euplotes ciliates resting and feeding. These single-celled organisms have cilia hairs which are bunched up into tufts called ‘cirri’ which function like little legs, allowing them to walk along the substrate.
This individual was found in a water sample from the Tama river in Tokyo, painted in gouache.

blockhead gets mogged

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:31:54 -0600

pocketss:

blockhead gets mogged

Yay! Palamedes and Camilla are here. Palamedes is probably marveling at an ancient skittle and Cam…

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 12:16:49 -0600

shreddinthemarart:

Yay! Palamedes and Camilla are here. Palamedes is probably marveling at an ancient skittle and Cam is taking notes and just repeating “indubitably Warden.”

Lino-loon!

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 08:45:26 -0600

guldentusks:

Lino-loon!

Oh, to be a tiny mermaid to escape the heat

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:31:08 -0600

vanessagillings:

ALT
ALT
Oh, to be a tiny mermaid to escape the heat

has everyone seen the website that gives you a rothko for your local weather?

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:30:20 -0600

raylangivins:

has everyone seen the website that gives you a rothko for your local weather?
Current Rothko

I saw a banner on the side of the road advertising “COME SEE PRINCESS SNOWFLAKE” and its just someones cat. Who you can meet for a 4th of july celebration. Small town living. She’s not even a show cat or anything i think shes just a friendly cat

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:39:34 -0600

Im on my way

one day, i hope to be moved from your downloads folder into somewhere more deliberate

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:41:47 -0600

papayajuan2019:

one day, i hope to be moved from your downloads folder into somewhere more deliberate

in some places fernwoods are less dense, and grey, tubular towers grow there instead. they are not…

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:37:48 -0600

plasmometer:

in some places fernwoods are less dense, and grey, tubular towers grow there instead. they are not fungus, not plant nor animal - yet something undoubtedly alive

HANDMADE Polymer Clay Blue-footed Booby figurine before and after painting.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:31:20 -0600

ramalamacreatures:

HANDMADE Polymer Clay Blue-footed Booby figurine before and after painting.

restless spirits

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:54:06 -0600

shapeoftheday:

restless spirits

newtypezaku:Big mood

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 06:52:02 -0600

newtypezaku:

Big mood

clawmarks:Shin bijutsukai - Kōrin Furuya - 1902 - via Internet...

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:37:50 -0600

clawmarks:

Shin bijutsukai - Kōrin Furuya - 1902 - via Internet Archive