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geologyjohnson.bsky.social
#InvertFest A portuguese man o' war #Jellyfish #MarineBiology #OneHourAnimal
digital painting of a portuguese man o' war jelly fish drifting on a bright blue tropical sea. The view shows the long tentacles trailing underwater.
April 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
Quick sketch of a Beroe comb jelly based on a photo by @noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social

#Invertebrate

#OneHourAnimal
Digital painting of a Beroe comb jelly
May 30, 2024 at 1:05 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
I got a jelly for #InvertFest right here. A #beroe originally photographed by @noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social #Ctenophore #Jelly #OneHourAnimal
Digital painting of a beroe ctenophore swimming along at night with its mouth open. there are rainbow colours along it's flank where the little cilia are wafting away.
April 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
The last time I painted a #tardigrade was in 2021. I begrudgingly accept that there *may* have been a tiny bit of improvement. 😅 #OneHourAnimal #SciArt
digital painting of a brown tardigrade walking on moss.
August 29, 2025 at 4:17 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
Mola Mola painting I did a few years ago based on a photo by Dune Atlantis. #MolaMola #Fish #OneHourAnimal #Illustration
Digital painting of a mola mola fish swimming in the sea and looking gormless but cute.
May 31, 2024 at 8:43 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
Cladorhizidae sponge as requested by @apxperfectionist.bsky.social from an image by Ivan Marin. This was a real challenge so it's not my best. This is as good as I could get it in the time available. About 3 hours in total. #InvertFest #OneHourAnimal #Sponge #SciArt
Digital painting of a sponge that looks like a lot of blue grapes attached to a stick by short stalks.
August 28, 2025 at 9:55 AM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
Painting sponges is surprisingly challenging. This is as far as I could get in an hour. #InvertFest #OneHourAnimal #Sponge
Digital painting work in progress of a sponge that looks like a lot of blue grapes attached to a stick by short stalks.
August 28, 2025 at 7:11 AM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
A eurypterid loosely based on Pterygotus as suggested by @rehemat24.bsky.social for #InvertFest #OneHourAnimal Was not really sure how to draw the chelicera as I couldn't find a good enough ref. Colour pattern is based on a tropical crayfish. #Paleontology ⚒️
digital painting of an extinct sea scorpion that is coloured various shades of purple and blue.
December 31, 2023 at 12:34 AM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
The Ordovician opabinidid Mieridduryn from Wales, as suggested by @jopabinia.bsky.social for #InvertFest and #OneHourAnimal
I took some liberties with the textures, gave it a cartoonish painterly finish and stole the colour scheme from a mantis shrimp. #paleontology
digital painting of a colourfull arthropod with a long proboscis ending in a little claw. The arthropod has little stubby segmented feet and fin shaped flaps.
December 29, 2023 at 11:21 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
The extinct Silurian Arthropod Acheronauta as selected by @gsjphd.bsky.social for #InvertFest This one took just over an hour but I'm still counting it as a #OneHourAnimal Colour scheme based on a tiger shrimp, took some artistic liberties with the critters head. #Paleontology ⚒️ #science
December 30, 2023 at 6:40 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
Painted a colourful jumping #spider this one took about 90 mins (I was engrossed in painting the floof and lost track of time).

I've got paid commissions open if you want me to paint your favourite animal, monster, robot, etc. #Invertebrate #arachnid #OneHourAnimal
digital painting of the colourful jumping spider Chrysilla lauta sat on a green leaf. The spider is black with stripes and spots of orange, green, blue, purple and yellow. The painting is a based on a photo by Roman Prokhorov.
April 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM