Robert Boessenecker, Doctor of Whaleontology™️

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#artadventcalendar catching up! Day 11 - More fossil hominids: Australopithecus afarensis and Paranthropus robustus, watercolor and gouache, ~4x5" each, 2011 and 2022. #art #painting #watercolor

22/12/13 06:23

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#portfolioday I'm a scientist and natural history artist who works in graphite, watercolor, and acrylic on canvas - obvious emphasis on fossils and marine life. #paleontology #sciart #naturalhistory #art #painting #drawing #illustration

22/10/11 23:53

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#portfolioday I mostly do illustrations of extinct marine mammals in their habitat, along with watercolors and acrylics I do for fun. Clockwise from upper left: Parapontoporia; Phiomicetus anubis; Pithanotaria starri; Balaenoptera bertae - graphite + digital

22/04/13 08:48

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New watercolor: the original jaw of Megalosaurus from the Jurassic of England, next one in my 'famous fossils' series. 6x3", 5 hours. #sciart #art #watercolor

22/03/21 22:47

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Step by step progress of my Velociraptor watercolor painting: basic tones, shading, then progressively more detail, darkening of darkest shadows, and finally, highlights! #watercolor #sciart #art #painting

22/02/17 23:19

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WIP - ichthyosaur toothy snout fragment #watercolor #wip #art

22/02/10 23:28

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#PortfolioDay I'm a scientist and artist - and while most of my art is paleo/marine bio themed, I work in several different media: graphite, digital, watercolor, and acrylic - so here's one of each! #art #sciart #illustration #painting #watercolor #drawing

22/01/12 02:42

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#ArtAdventCalendar skull of Australopithecus anamensis - just finished this one up last night! Watercolor and gouache, 4x6", ~5 hours. #watercolor #painting #art

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