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Elements of Frost https://www.mattiaslanas.com/home daily 1.0 2020-04-10 https://www.mattiaslanas.com/portfolio daily 0.75 2024-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1732048298637-68QNZN1XWT6QSKSXYUGI/Alewives.jpg Portfolio - "Meet The Neighbors" illustrations A commissioned series of pen & ink drawings for author Brandon Keim’s “Meet The Neighbors.” These illustrations, all of charismatic animals, kick off the book’s different sections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1732047831184-ICKPMBP6S2V5L9ILTTWU/Comparison_illustration.jpg Portfolio - Southwest and East Coast USA A commissioned wedding invitation card backdrop featuring two different flora/fauna assemblages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550624385122-GKGBSO0O1QVKYKA8UUF1/Triptych.jpg Portfolio - Invasive Herps Triptych Pen and watercolor on paper Official Write-Up by Mattias Lanas (artist), Geoff Giller (science writer), and Max Lambert (herpetologist): Merely existing among a city’s buildings, roads, and pollution is something of a superpower for wildlife. However, many reptiles and amphibians can indeed live and even thrive in urban areas. While numerous species have been decimated by the conversion of rural landscapes to the lawns, pavement, and buildings comprising our cities and suburbs, some species have taken those changes in stride. This triptych highlights three such species: the American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis), and red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans). All are native to some part of the United States but have vigorously colonized far from where they originate. And all are frequently found in cities and suburbs, often aided by human activity and land development. For other species, like spotted turtles, wood turtles, whiptail lizards, western skinks, horned lizards, legless lizards, wood frogs, pickerel frogs, and western toads, pollution or asphalt can be insurmountable challenges. Animals like western pond turtles, red-bellied turtles, western fence lizards, red-legged frogs, and Asiatic toads are eaten by or cannot compete with urban bullfrogs, sliders, and anoles. These many species become ‘ghosts’ — depicted as silhouettes in the triptych — relegated to tiny patches of suitable city habitat or the urban fringe, their presence overshadowed by the others’ success. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550261864049-2E2JU3JFU3HTH3WZ2BV5/ResQ+final+1.jpg Portfolio - "ResQ and the Baby Orangutan" Photoshop (digital) The cover for a children’s book by Eva Pell and Tumblehome Inc. about conservation adventures in Borneo. More information at tumblehomebooks.org La portada de un próximo libro para adolescentes por Tumblehome, Inc. sobre aventuras en Borneo. ¡Más en preparación (cuando esté publicado el libro)! Medio: Photoshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258966216-ZYYKR49N3BPMWV7OQZA5/P_Erl.png Portfolio - Passiflora 'Erl' Watercolor and gouache on paper Private commission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258863930-T41HY2HTQRPA8PPRW6YG/Blue_bee_G_web.jpg Portfolio - Native Blue Bee Gouache on paper This California native bee (Osmia sp.) was painted from a pinned UC Santa Cruz Natural History collection specimen. I spent hours studying and drawing the bee under the microscope—it measures less than a centimeter in length—before eventually creating the finished piece. To draw small organisms I often rely on a camera lucida attachment, a device which allows me to “trace” what I am seeing through the lens onto a piece of paper without having to constantly flit between scope and paper. This was my first gouache painting and the one that made me fall in love with this bright and flexible medium. This piece was chosen to represent the 2017 Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History exhibit “The Art of Nature” in all publicity materials. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550751273131-XYDV1ZP1C1468GI34BT6/IMG_3082.jpg Portfolio - Galerucella nymphaeae Graphite, watercolor, and digital Illustration to accompany scientific research by the Prakash Lab at Stanford University. Galerucella nymphaeae is a species of lily pad beetle that uses a strange method of locomotion to effectively waterski across the surface of a pond. The Prakash lab was studying the physics of this locomotion, which seems to be unique and which allows the beetle to quickly flit between lily pads in its environment. The lab’s research was featured in the Science section of the New York Times. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258886459-ASIZ7QUFFCLZJDPQ7V35/Stippled_beetle_P%26I_web.jpg Portfolio - Ten-lined June Beetle Stippled pen & ink on paper A stippled rendering of a Ten-lined June Beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata) about to take flight. I have encountered these wonderfully patterned beetles on more than one occasion in the Sierra Nevada of California, USA, often buzzing angrily near a light at night-time. They are large, compared to their relatives in that part of the world, have wonderfully intricate, feathered antennae, and will emit an adorable squeaking sound when held. This piece shows the beetle’s open elytra (wing cases) and still unfolding wings underneath. It was a challenge and a gratifying experience creating the effect of semi-translucency and iridescence in the wings. In all, this piece took approximately thirty-two hours to stipple (that was a lot of dots…). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550776953051-MBEJM2UMZ2YJB1LAVY47/Passiflora_trompel%27oeil2+copy.jpg Portfolio - Passiflora Illustrator’s Trompe L’Oeil Gouache on illustration board Trompe l’oeil is French for “trick of the eye” and is the name given to this particular format of painting, where the subject is made to look as if it is real life. This effect is achieved by painting subjects that are generally more flat in shape and by highlighting small cast shadows under and around objects. I chose to depict the cluttered desk of a botanical illustrator in the process of researching the genus Passiflora. I painted in a passionflower reference drawing by Maria Sybilla Merian (one of my idols), a hypothetical sketch comparing two different sections within the Passiflora genus, and hypothetical written notes about these plants partially obscured by another document. The butterfly depicted is a Gulf Fritillary (Agraulis vanillae), which uses passionflowers as a host plant, and the vine cutting with flower (being kept alive in a vial of water) is a common ornamental hybrid of Passiflora mixta. This piece has been chosen on multiple occasions to represent the field of science illustration in exhibitions and publicity materials, including through California State University Monterey Bay, the Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a feature in the Passiflora Online Journal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258887158-ER10NFBVZUA6C7R7KUNL/Twig_acrylic_web.jpg Portfolio - Coast Live Oak Twig Acrylic on illustration board I painted this Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) twig as a still-life exercise, working to capture detail, texture, depth and value accurately. Coast live oaks are native to the Mediterranean climate of California and can be distinguished from their cousins by their prickly leaf edges. These oaks are an iconic part of San Francisco Bay Area landscapes and play an important role in their ecosystems as a keystone species for local fauna. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258850623-B5DYKKDEZRNCOGGBG5WN/abalone_CP_webcover.jpg Portfolio - Red Abalone Colored pencil on paper The Red Abalone (Haliotis rufescens) is a species of large, marine mollusk from the Western Coast of North America. In California, it is common to see iridescent abalone shells in people’s homes along the coast, and I was taken by the size and beauty of these treasures. According to archeologists, these mollusks have been eaten since prehistoric times and were an important food source for native American groups. Unfortunately, a history of introduced invasive disease agents couple with unsustainable harvesting has taken a significant toll on this and other abalone populations. Wild abalone are now protected, with only limited take available to licensed fishermen. This colored pencil drawing was done from life and was made especially difficult because of the shell’s iridescence—I had to keep my head very still in order to hold the same angle of reflected light the entire time. It was a fun challenge! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258894312-QYP35BQDA8VZQH66TEBR/Passiflora_monadelpha_web.jpg Portfolio - Passiflora apetala Ink on scratchboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258954650-LZ72SSZSAENN06ZT37QT/Passi_plate_web.png Portfolio - Passiflora Botanical Plate Watercolor and graphite on paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258940599-MD5L8GTWRATKJGZPB8ZX/Quails_pen%26ink_web.jpg Portfolio - California Quails Pen & ink on paper This piece was done in gradudate school as an exploration of texture in pen and ink using the majestic California Quail (Callipepla californica) as a subject. Depicted (from left) is a male, chick, and female. These birds are common in the Chaparral ecosystem of California, often seen in pairs or larger flocks and quickly disappearing into the underbrush or flying noisily away when approached. This piece was done using a Crowquill pen dipped in India ink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258914133-YUUTS26US2J76RHC2G7U/Goliath_beetle_sketch_PI_WC_web.jpg Portfolio - Goliath Beetle Mixed media on paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258926421-YXQYJ79FJQBZNCQXB3BZ/Barn_swallow_nest_CP_web.jpg Portfolio - Baby Swallows Colored pencil on film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258835816-PTGFN7THCAQ4K6QROX1Y/Defaunation+JPEG.jpg Portfolio - Defaunation / Defaunación Watercolor and digital I created this piece in 2015 for one of my graduate school assignments as a visual representation of the term “defaunation.” This term was coined by my mentor and esteemed ecologist Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo at Stanford University and is defined as the loss of megafauna from a given ecosystem. This piece suggests a human element (the pencil eraser) in the defaunation of the African Savannah and aims to evoke the sense of sadness that comes with the extinction of a species. In 2018 the world shook with the loss of last the last male northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Although this piece was not created with any particular rhino species in mind, it still serves as a memory for the loss of the Northern White and raises awareness for the extirpation of some of Africa’s most emblematic species. Yo hice esta ilustración en 2015 como representación del término “defaunación” para una de las tareas de mi programa de posgrado. Este término fue acuñado por mi mentor y ecólogo estimado Dr. Rodolfo Dirzo de Stanford University y está definido como la pérdida de la megafauna de un ecosistema. Esta obra sugiére un elemento humano (la goma del lápiz) en la defaunación de la sabana Africana y evoca el sentido de pena que viene con la extinción de una especie. En 2018 el mundo se sacudió con la pérdida del último rinoceronte blanco del norte (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Aunque mi ilustración no fue creado con una especie en particular en mente, todavía sirve como una memoria de la pérdida del Blanco del Norte y fomenta el conocimiento de la extirpación de las especies más emblemáticas de Africa. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258868283-S3VH5AMHJJ7KETXVPP83/Oophaga_pumilio.jpg Portfolio - Oophaga pumilio Colored pencil on film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258994386-IIM3MIT3DB9BN36SFBVK/rosella_web.jpg Portfolio - Rosella Lithograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550259023797-LVCLM4BULU5XOCV9CPF0/phasmids.jpg Portfolio - Phasmids Lithograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550259041363-V7LOCK1KTN6TGO409XSS/beetle+collection_web.JPG Portfolio - Beetle Collection Lithograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550258900974-NCFXVQD0MSX74WL96OK5/Passiflora_detail_web.jpg Portfolio - Visitor Bee Ink on scratchboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550751180145-G050M6W45YVQLVYS5ADV/Solanaceae%288.5x11%29+copy.jpg Portfolio - Solanaceae Botanical Plate Pen & ink and watercolor An assemblage of various vegetables from the Solanaceae family of plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550751229831-T3D3Y8P9M0MF23TRJ8MP/Mutualism.png Portfolio - A Peculiar Mutualism Photoshop (digital) Hardwick’s Woolly Bats (Kerivoula hardwickii hardwickii) provide nitrogen-rich feces to Raffles’ Pitcher Plants (Nepenthes rafflesiana elongata) in exchange for shelter. The feces is broken down by the pitcher’s digestive fluid in the same way a regular pitcher plant would break down trapped insects for their nutrients. In this special kind of symbiotic relationship, each organism depends on the other for its livelihood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550845466160-5QQJ8MOYNYYE308V20Y9/final_chaparral%2811x8.5%29+copy.jpg Portfolio - Common Flora of the California Chaparral Pen & ink A catalogue of some of the common flora of the California Chaparral ecosystem. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550846060021-98SQWHRS9IRW0ZM6L7P0/a.lizard_final_comp+%28ghost%29.jpg Portfolio - Edges of Extinction Graphite and digital An editorial illustration for a science article on the local extinctions in the Monterey Bay area of California. 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This piece was inspired by the style of illustrator Quentin Blake. The idea in doing a drawing like this is to provoke awe, wonder, and curiosity from kids. Uno de mis talleres de arte se basa en creando escenas fantasiosas como algo fuera de un libro para niños. Este dibujo fue inspirado por el estilo del ilustrador Quentin Blake. La idea en hacer un dibujo como este fue provocar admiración, maravilla, y curiosidad de los niños. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421195981871-4XEPT9D8NMYS5THHAV38/Milkweed_PI_WC_web.jpg Sketches - Scarlet Milkweed Study Pen and watercolor This page came from my field journal. I sat down in front of this beautiful Scarlet Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica) plant in order to intensely observe and sketch it. Drawing, in combination with written word, is an excellent way to capture a lot of information in a small space. Sketches convey a lot of information about the shape of the plant, its flowers, leaves, colors, etc., while the writing allows me to jot down measurements, my questions, and more conceptual observations. Esta página viene de mi cuaderno de campo. Me senté en frente de esta preciosa Bandera Española (Scarlet Milkweed, en Inglés) (Asclepias curassavica) para intensivamente observar y dibujarla. El dibujo, en combinación con la palabra escrita, es una manera excelente de capturar un montón de información en un espacio pequeño. Los bosquejos transmiten mucha información sobre la forma de la planta, sus flores, hojas, colores, etc. mientras que el escrito me permite anotar medidas, mis preguntas, y otras observaciones conceptuales. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421192647626-IUCE64D6Q9PBXVUYNHB6/Point_Lobos_PI_WC_web.jpg Sketches - Point Lobos, Near & Far Razor Point pen and watercolor Sketched on site at Point Lobos State Reserve, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421187533391-8OLP50LG4Z2K4G4G7308/Fringehead_sketch_web.jpg Sketches - Neoclinus blanchardi Razor Point pen and watercolor Sketched from life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421188166270-3ERNFAL34D6CRINSQAO3/Cephalopods_sketch_web.jpg Sketches - Cephalopods Mixed media on paper Sketched from life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421188509896-NK9O765IYFLG0RVJGH7T/Squid_cuttlefish_comparison_web.jpg Sketches - Squid & Cuttlefish Comparison Blue lead pencil and watercolor Sketched from life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421190709589-RMKZMTU92JZ0JY0EHV04/Guitarfish_Bufflehead_sketches_web.jpg Sketches - Guitarfish and Bufflehead Blue lead pencil Sketched from life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421191843300-83OC45SA45ZAHHVX4U4O/Baird_tapir_sketches_web.jpg Sketches - Tapir Studies Pen & ink Sketched from life at a zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421191532701-S5T1YTVTZIHYLL3AEPAD/Tiger_gesture_web.jpg Sketches - Tiger Studies Pen & ink Sketched from life at a zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421191607693-33XO591A5VCKJ7K1EQ96/Hyena_sketches_web.jpg Sketches - Hyena Studies Pen & ink Sketched from life at a zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421191950336-CXURJX1EVS0D1BMUFS2A/Alligator_sketches_web.jpg Sketches - Alligator Studies Pen & ink Sketched from life at a zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421196538002-7RWQT5TE3E1AAKQN5G2W/Elephant_sketches_web.jpg Sketches - Elephant Studies Pen & ink Sketched from life at a zoo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421188167139-J7HG0ZNDPNRG3QOYZ2TQ/Peregrine_gyrfalcon_sketch1_web.jpg Sketches - Peregrine x Gyrfalcon Hybrid Razor Point pen and gouache Sketched from life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1422674329828-EWJ3IEQ12FJZLO8OHO8Q/Convict_lake_PI_web.jpg Sketches - Convict Lake Pen and ink Sketch of landscape at Convict Lake, Owens Valley, CA. Drawn on site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421190709740-XMYQQ6KSYGU2VDC28A7P/CA_quail_studies_web.jpg Sketches - California Quail Studies Blue lead pencil Studies to inform a final finished drawing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421191038066-NFFA0Z80071Q89QJJMZ1/WC_landscape_study_web.jpg Sketches - Searsville Lake Watercolor on paper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421191427989-YBSSVWUTOXXKPLOGHXCS/Open_water_exhibit_sketches_web.jpg Sketches - Open Water Studies Razor Point pen and blue lead pencil Studies of fish and other pelagic marine organisms sketched from life at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Monterey, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421192149356-ANDHSOM9FRHWXPDY7T2D/Oppossum_skeleton_PI_CP_web.jpg Sketches - Oppossum Skeletal Glow-Through Graphite and colored pencil on toned paper Study of anatomy, form, and perspective. Reference was a museum taxidermy opossum specimen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421192545836-T6LCDOJTCR4TQ098QH8I/Point_Lobos_CP_TP_web.jpg Sketches - Point Lobos Study Colored pencil on toned paper Sketched at Point Lobos State Reserve, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421195755726-F1PPVK677FOQNPHMKCOX/Polyphilla_decemlineata_PI_CP_web.jpg Sketches - Polyphilla decemlineata Study Pen & ink and colored pencil Drawn from actual specimen under a microscope https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421196322348-1JMJ8H4GWZ1H7T4OJ690/Beach_swatches_WC_web.jpg Sketches - Landscape Color Study Watercolor on paper Drawn at Carmel River Beach, Carmel, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1421187138181-WUK49CNFJOZUP7E93KKZ/Garrapata_sketch_web.jpg Sketches - Garrapata Coastline Study Pen & ink and colored pencil on toned paper Drawn on site at Garrapata State Park, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1424372926764-I69J25IYX8G0SNDH5J2W/Butterfly_CP_web.jpg Sketches - Butterfly Study Colored pencil and ink on toned paper Drawn from a specimen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550163929352-NEFYJ3USSX15BQ2SL39V/IMG_2212.jpg Sketches - Hummingbird Demo Watercolor on paper Painted from a taxidermy specimen for a class demonstration on watercolor texture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550184060070-GMX97TKHPU28NCK8G39V/IMG_8688.jpg Sketches - Tanager and Oriole Quick-Capture Pen & ink and watercolor Quick-capture drawings of birds visiting a feeder in Lee Vining, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550184078658-XCC5KMMJ8L0O2YVZJ3U5/IMG_8460.jpg Sketches - Lichen Study Pen & ink and watercolor Drawings depicting the intricacy of lichen fruiting bodies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550184094958-QHZ48OSVDZUH21E8QERW/IMG_9822.jpg Sketches - Tree Studies Pen & ink Drawings of trees and rocks from Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550683311367-7SRAW1C0JT6KZFIA2LMK/IMG_5854.jpg Sketches - Statue Drawing Razorpoint pen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550698144229-JXFGLWR324FPNPDHG5T3/IMG_2353.jpg Sketches - Close-Up of Shorebird Sketches Blue lead and regular graphite Detail of drawings and notes from a trip to Baylands Nature Preserve, Palo Alto, CA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550184156403-N1FBPJCI1QD8MPE6Q3B0/IMG_1997.jpg Sketches - Mussel Pen & ink and watercolor Mussel shell I found on a trip in the north of Chile that I drew into that day’s journal entry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550683263809-KZBTL5W16PR7UAK353EN/IMG_0044.jpg Sketches - SCUBA Dive Entry Pen & ink and watercolor A page from my dive log in 2015 depicting a stalked jellyfish (Haliclystus sp.) and Bull Kelp (Nereocystis lutkeana). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550184190368-GEZ1LVH17XMMFQD82M99/DSC_0015.jpg Sketches - Otis Charcoal on paper Life study of an Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio) from the Chewonki Foundation’s Traveling Natural History Program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550698479787-88KN925MMG3J5N3DWY6Z/IMG_3182.jpg Sketches - Lobster Studies Graphite on paper Sketches from a lobster bought at the grocery store meant to inform a commissioned drawing. https://www.mattiaslanas.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/547e15efe4b028f0a2a4112f/1550184333557-SVJBLQWOYB9OIMERSVUD/IMG_7235.jpg Contact Early stage, in-process painting of dock pillars in Monterey, California, encrusted with marine life. 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