DAY 272 SPECIES 272 - Aeropyrum pernix STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor, Sakura pen Aeropyrum pernix is a strictly aerobic, hyperthermophilic archaeon. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 271 SPECIES 271 - Ignisphaera aggregans STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, DS & QoR watercolor, Sakura pen NOTES: Continuing my fight to conquer painting ripples and ridges. 🗡️🦐 #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 270 SPECIES 270 - Thermogladius calderae STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & QoR watercolor, Tombow pencil T. calderae is an archaeon species that requires an oxygen free environment. It was isolated from a hot spring in Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka Russia #sciart #archaea #art

DAY 269 SPECIES 269 - Pyrodictium delaneyi STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Tombow pencil Pyrodictium delaneyi is a heat loving archaeon isolated from a deep sea black smoker chimney vent at a depth of 2200m #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 268 SPECIES 268 - Hyperthermus butylicus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor, Tombow pencil H. butylicus is an hyperthermophilic archaeon found on the sea floor near the coast of the island São Miguel, Azores, Portugal. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint

DAY 267 SPECIES 267 - Pyrofollis japonicus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor, Sakura pen NOTES: Didn't have a plan with this one, so I kept layering until I was happy. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 266 SPECIES 266 - Caldisphaera lagunensis STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & QoR watercolor C. lagunensis is a thermoacidophilic, anaerobic archaeon isolated from acidic hot springs at Mt. Maquiling in the Philippines #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 265 SPECIES 265 - Acidilobus saccharovorans STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper, Chromatek & QoR watercolor, Sakura pen A. Saccharovorans is an archaeon isolated from acidic hot springs in Kamchatka Russia. It's coccoid shaped with a bundle of archaella for mobility #sciart #watercolor #art

DAY 264 SPECIES 264 - Infirmifilum uzonense STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen I. uzonense is a hyperthermophilic, anaerobic, and organoheterotrophic archaeon. It was isolated from gray-white mud pits in Uzon Caldera, Kamchatka #sciart #archaea #art #paint

DAY 263 SPECIES 263 - Ca. Korarchaeum cryptofilum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen Ca. K. cryptofilum is a species of archaeon with ultra thin and very long filaments #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 262 SPECIES 262 - Tardisphaera saccharovorans STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor NOTES: I like using the pen, but I wanted to stick solely to watercolor on this one. T. saccharovorans is a species of thermoacidophilic, anaerobic archaea found in geothermal springs.

DAY 261 SPECIES 261 - Ca. Cenarchaeum symbiosum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 260 SPECIES 260 - Ca. Nitrosotenuis aquarius STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil Ca. N. aquarius is a rod shaped, ammonia oxidizing archaeon isolated from freshwater aquarium biofilters #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art

DAY 259 SPECIES 259 - Nitrosopumilus zosterae STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen N. zosterae is a species of autotrophic, ammonia oxidizing archaea. Isolated from sediments near eelgrass in Tanoura Bay, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan #sciart #watercolor #archaea #art

DAY 258 SPECIES 258 - Nitrosarchaeum haohaiensis STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 257 SPECIES 257 - Ca. Nitrosocosmicus exaquare STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & DS watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: This QoR Green-Gold is one of my favorite colors to use. 😄 #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 256 SPECIES 256 - Ca. Nitrosocosmicus arcticus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil Ca. N. arcticus is an ammonia oxidizing archaeon isolated from Arctic mineral soil in Svalbard Norway. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art

DAY 255 SPECIES 255 - Ca. Nitrosocosmicus agrestis STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen Ca. N. Agrestis is an ammonia oxidizing archaeon thats found in agricultural soils. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 254 SPECIES 254 - Ca. Nitrosocosmicus franklandus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Colored pencil NOTES: Another attempt at wrinkles, ended up with a badly cooked waffle #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 253 SPECIES 253 - Ca. Nitrosocosmicus unguis STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Colored pencil Ca. Nitrosocosmicus unguis is a autotrophic ammonia oxidizing archaeon. It was Isolated from human skin samples. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #art

DAY 252 SPECIES 252 - Ca. Bathyarchaeum tardum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Colored pencil NOTES: All I see is three pieces of fry bread. 😅 #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 251 SPECIES 251 - Cuniculiplasma divulgatum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Colored pencil C. divulgatum is a species of archaea Isolated from acidic, metal rich water in Spanish and UK copper mines. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint

DAY 250 SPECIES 250 - Thermoplasma acidophilum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Colored pencil NOTES: I got lost in the paint. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 249 SPECIES 249 - Picrophilus oshimae STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, DS & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow Colored pencil NOTES: Experimenting with layers P. oshimae is an extremely acidophilic archaeon Isolated from solfataric springs in Hokkaido, Japan.

DAY 248 SPECIES 248 - Ca. Nanopusillus acidilobi STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura & Charsoco pen #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 247 SPECIES 247 - Nanobdella aerobiophila STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, DS & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: Lost track of time and didn't finish #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 246 SPECIES 246 - Microcaldus variisymbioticus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen M. variisymbioticus (shown in blue) is very small archaeon with a reduced genome. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 245 SPECIES 245 - Ca. Parvarchaeum acidiphilum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: First day using rough grain paper, decided to give it a try #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 244 SPECIES 244 - Ca. odinarchaeum yellowstonii STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: The people naming the Asgard archaea need a raise #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 243 SPECIES 243 - Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: Yesterday was 10% shading and 90% painting, Todays was 90% shading with a 10min paint job. Looked better before painting, but I'll spend some more time on later archaea.

DAY 242 SPECIES 242 - Prometheoarchaeum syntrophicum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: I was unaware of asgard archaea last year, now they are one of my favorite creatures. Excited to learn more about them. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint

DAY 241 SPECIES 241 - Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 240 SPECIES 240 - Methanocaldococcus villosus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen M. villosus is an archaeon isolated from submarine hydrothermal systems #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 239 SPECIES 239 - Palaeococcus ferrophilus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil P. ferrophilus is a hyperthermophilic, barophilic archaeon isolated from deep sea hydrothermal vents #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art

DAY 238 SPECIES 238 - Candidatus Giganthauma karukerense STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil Candidatus G. karukerense is a giant, uncultured species of archaea found in tropical mangrove swamps in Guadeloupe #sciart #watercolor #art #paint

DAY 237 SPECIES 237 - Thermococcus gammatolerans STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen T. gammatolerans is a archaeon and the most radiation-resistant organism known, capable of surviving up to 30 kGy of gamma radiation. #sciart #watercolor #art #paint

DAY 236 SPECIES 236 - Methanolobus halotolerans STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen Methanolobus halotolerans is a halotolerant, psychrotolerant, and methylotrophic archaeon isolated from Siberia's saline Lake Tus. #sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint

DAY 235 SPECIES 235 - Methanothermococcus okinawensis STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Tombow color pencil NOTES: I swear I didn't intend to paint a peanut with a mullet. 🙃 #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 234 SPECIES 234 - Methanococcus voltae STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Derwent color pencil M. voltae is a gram-negative, coccoid-shaped, mesophilic, and strictly anaerobic archaeon commonly found in marine and estuarine sediments #sciart #archaea #art

DAY 233 SPECIES 233 - Methanobacterium Paludis STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & DS watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow color pencil M. paludis is a rod-shaped, strictly anaerobic, and hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon first isolated from circumneutral peatlands #sciart #art

DAY 232 SPECIES 232 - Methanobacterium aggregans STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen M. aggregans is a anaerobic, rod shaped archaeon. Known for forming large, intertwined cell aggregates. It was Isolated from a commercial biogas plant #sciart #archaea #art

DAY 231 SPECIES 231 - Haladaptatus pallidirubidus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Charsoco pen H. pallidirubidus is a species of extremely halophilic archaea. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 230 SPECIES 230 - Archaeoglobus veneficus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Tombow colored pencil A. veneficus is a hyperthermophilic archaeon, found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. It's often linked to iron corrosion in oil systems #sciart #painting #art

DAY 229 SPECIES 229 - Methanothermus fervidus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC Watercolor, Charsoco pen #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 228 SPECIES 228 - Methanosphaera cuniculi STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC, & QoR Watercolor, Charsoco pen, Tombow colored pencil M. cuniculi is a non-motile, spherical methanogenic archaeon isolated from a rabbits rectum #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 227 SPECIES 227 - Methanobacterium kanagiense STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR Watercolor, Charsoco pen, Tombow colored pencil #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 226 SPECIES 226 - Archaeoglobus infectus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, DS & HWC Watercolor. Sakura pen A. infectus is a thermophilic, strictly anaerobic archaeon. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 225 SPECIES 225 - Methanobacterium formicicum STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR Watercolor. Tombow pencil M. formicicum is an archaeon found in the rumen of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and other animals. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 224 SPECIES 224 - Methanotorris formicicus STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR Watercolor. Sakura pen NOTES: Might be running into some issues not letting my paint dry enough before adding more layers. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint

DAY 223 SPECIES 223 - Halobacterium piscisalsi STAGE: Archaea MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, DS & QoR Watercolor. Sakura pen H. piscisalsi is a salt loving, rod-shaped archaeon, originally isolated from Thai fermented fish. #sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint