Conversely "talent" will get you only so far. One, talent is spread more widely than people who fancy themselves geniuses might presume. Two, no matter how talented you are, you're probably neither a Prince nor a Picasso, and someone else pretty talented who's not a dick can do nearly all you do.

We're 60 shirts away from getting our first bug mural of the fall funded. If you haven't already, get a shrimp shirt. Look cool as hell while supporting a project that's just as cool 😎 SquidFacts.net

Take me down to the Crustacean City Where the grass is marine and the girls are decapods Take me home

Life hack from a marine biologist: When your blue sea dragons need a little snack, remember that they never evolved to swim, so you have to drive the Portuguese man-o-war around and pick them up like a little bus 🎥 by me during field work :)

ok so i haven't ordered stickers yet for my shop/table because I want to have one more design for the cart BUT i HAVE put it up as a shirt on threadless... so... aplante.threadless.com

i'm not saying it's a cure-all but spending less time on the internet and more time doodling funny little critters in robes will do wonders for your mental health

We really wanted to introduce you to Vanilla. She has the daintiest handshake we've ever witnessed. 14/10 (IG: bordercollievanilla)

I'm so pleased I can finally share my Antarctic Imperial Cormorant illustration for #PolarLights! This was a bird I knew little about before, but I quickly fell in love with their incredible colors and how they contrast against the vivid blue & white of the Antarctic landscape. 🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt 🪶

a little guy gives a tiny speech

Just divin' along and.. BOOM Helmet Jelly! Periphylla! #jelliestoday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

i have advice for all artists give your characters huge muscles and kissy lips

A squiddy for today's #TransArtMay... was always fascinated with old scientific illustrations of squid which often depict them in what seems to be an upside down manner which feels absurd as we all know squid will need to be right side up when they walk out of the ocean to take over the world 🤷🏻‍♂️🦑

My perfect slimy children. 🐌💀 #art #handmade #CANartist

Create don’t Generate! It’s a gimmick. An expensive, unethical gimmick. Also they can take the ✨ from my cold, dead hands, I’m taking it back. ✌️

kaiju wisdom 🙇

I am always having so much fun with scale drawings. These images are usually depicted quite small on a page in books, there just to show the size of the animal. I love adding some extra details and funny situations to these. :) Here is a series I have just made for an upcoming book. #SciArt

this is the last photo on my parents' video birdfeeder before it was mysteriously destroyed we may never know what happened

Just so you all know, if everyone votes for us in this category, then Shintaro Kago and I would win Eisner Awards, and that would make us very happy. Seems like a win-win.

Yes, there are buttons. effinbirds.threadless.com/designs/ai-a...

Biologist @flammanglab.bsky.social at NJIT studies remoras & had some thoughts on their butt-hitchhiking (a hyphenate I've never typed before, but biology is full of surprises), saying that it might be because remoras are territorial & coprophagic (poop eaters) but mostly they're just big weirdos 🧪

you crack open an unusually large acorn and these guys all come tumbling out

Recommended! Get all them gooood Kameron stories! 📚

It was my birthday and #WebComicDay yesterday! Belated boop for my silly little comic www.tidalfarce.com

💥Round 2 Slam 1 Starts NOW💥 VOTE and ONE fish moves to the semifinal!! #fish #fishing #fishbag #fishslam #fun

A little girl in a shelter in Lebanon told WCK Chef Corps member Aline she was craving Kibbeh Labanieh. "Can you make it," she asked, "like you're my mom?" So Aline did. Try Aline's recipe for Kibbeh Labanieh at home: wck.org/news/recipe-lebanese-kibbeh #ChefsForMidEast #MothersDay

This is an interesting piece and connects to a convo i was having with friends yesterday, about how one of my challenges recently is persuading students that I want *their* thoughts and analysis about things, and that it coming *from them* is the entire point. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

a 4th fighter has entered the ring thylacine - chamomile #SciArt

First lizard I’ve spotted on the Oregon coast! Northern alligator lizard! 🦎 📷

US SHIPPING NOW (finally and officially) OPEN! I had to figure a few things out, and the one order sent there seems to be arriving with no issues, so if you’re in the US, you can now order from my website again! Thank you so much for your patience! www.evanskyarts.com

Hey, I'll be in Minneapolis/St. Paul in June, and I have an evening free. Is there a good lil coffeehouse or bookstore hosting music these days I should hit up? Or a house concert opportunity? I love MSP to bits.

blue heron ink and watercolor on paper sketch, 3.75x6 inches

"Pacific Loons" 8"x6" oil on panel My contribution to Polar Lights 4, a zine where all proceeds go to benefit the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition. It's full of wonderful works from 73 creators! You can get it for as little as $2: polarlightszine.itch.io/polar-lights-4

Old dogs, New Tricks. I've started a Patreon. I hope you'll check out this post. www.patreon.com/posts/old-do...

Bring back the ancient knowledge

Oh, here's a sick new launch trailer! Thanks to @livingtombstone.bsky.social for the assist www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cJ1...

Another piece from a few years ago whose generally lukewarm reception was rather unequal to my own fondness for it. 🥲Perhaps because of the subject? Garden snail (_Cornu aspersum_), approximately 105 x 60 mm. Watercolour on vintage J Whatman paper from 1940. #Invertefest

snails on a big adventure 🐌 ☘️

This little guys is very motivated to fit today's #repostyourart theme of #plant 🪴 #art #artyear #dragon #gardensky #illustration

VAMPIRE SNAIL! 🧛🐌 You're going to need a silver ... salt-shaker! 'Cumia intertexta' is one of ~100 hematophagous species of snail in family Colubrariidae. They shoot out a long, extensible proboscis that anaesthetizes, blocks clotting & increases blood pressure to feed on BLOOD 🩸.

This year's baby owl season has begun. 🥰🪶

#InverteFest is nearing its end. If you're enjoying the week so far, don't forget to support the artists and writers who participated in the art book & anthology!

A young grizzly bear crosses an inlet in Canada's Great Bear Rainforest. Is there a moodier wild place? Not that I've visited.

Numbat - Myrmecobius fasciatus #myart / #traditionalart / #animalart

Had to climb the kitchen counter and cabinets this morning to retrieve a handsome yellow #spider on the ceiling before it decided to repel into my coffee. This is why I do yoga and weight training. 🕷️ #InverteFest

The beauty of squid against the waves

New comic is up. Here are my favorite bits. www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/cr...

Life cycle of the Canadian White-tailed Jackalope, some digital sketching silliness #animalart #jackalope #cryptids #jackrabbit

La la la, time to inflict frenzy! Something a little different today. My nighttime seaside walks gave me big Bloodborne vibes, and some of the pictures I took were perfect to inject some spooky art into. #bloodborne #art

We've seen a lot of Spinosaurus stories over the years. The Walking With Dinosaurs '25 version may be my favorite yet, ably balancing science with scary. My thoughts on "The River Dragon" in today's newsletter. I Want My DinoTv is exclusive to my premium tier subscribers, sign up at the link!

#InverteFest 🔪