Still in progress, but making good strides. 36”x 50” #tigers #SimilipalTigerReserve #tigersofindia #blacktigers #charcoal #cats #wildlifeart #drawing 🐡 #bigcats

Caduceus of India, 36” x 50”, mixed media on paper Inspiration - article on the connection between human health and declining vulture populations in India: epic.uchicago.edu/news/decline... #vultures #caduceus #scavengers #wildlifeart 🐡 🪶 #detritivores #drawing #mixedmedia

The second danger noodle is now in the works. 🐍 #dangernoodle #snakes #drawing #mixedmedia #animalart #detritivores #caduceus 🐡 #wildlifeartist

noodle number 1 underway #dangernoodle #snakes #drawing #mixedmedia #animalart #detritivores #caduceus 🐡 #wildlifeartist

Just two danger noodles to go. Mixed media on paper, 36”x50” #dangernoodle #indianvulture #drawing #mixedmedia #birdart #detritivores #caduceus 🐡 🪶 #wildlifeartist

New birdy on the wall. Work in progress. #indianvulture #drawing #mixedmedia #caduceus 🐡 🪶

Yesterday, I finished this piece about the discovery of hybridization between Iberian and Eurasian lynx. Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 25” x 50”. Inspiration research from #bangoruniversity : www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-01... #iberianlynx #eurasianlynx #lynx #cats #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡

blep. #iberianlynx #lynx #charcoal #cats #wildlifeart #drawing 🐡 #kittens

Hello handsome. #eurasianlynx #lynx #charcoal #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡

Work in progress. Finished shot coming soon. 🤞 Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 25” x 50”. Inspiration research from #bangoruniversity : www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-01... #iberianlynx #eurasianlynx #lynx #cats #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡

Yesterday, I finished this #watercolor #painting of tree swallows in one sitting. It’s been a loooong time since I made a piece that could be knocked out in a day. It was a good confidence boost! #birdart 🪶 #watercolor #painting #swallows #wildlifeart 🐡 #blue #birdlovers #ornithology #realism

The Night Watch, oil on aluminum, 14”x11”, 2026 I just finished this yesterday. Someday I will take a professional sharp photo of this without glares. That is not today. #birds #birdart #birdnest #nightpainting #painting #wildlifeart #lookout #whistle 🐡 🪶

The Columbian mammoth fossil I worked from for this painting was found in Lincoln county, Nebraska (the map depicted). I was inspired by the state’s Highway Paleontology Program. Lincoln County Mammoth, Acrylic & charcoal on paper, 12”x12” #mammoth #Pleistocene #megafauna #fossil 🦣 🐡 #paleoart

Interpretations of this drawing continually transform, since even before I finished it. The core is the same, but rarely the specifics. It is my master shapeshifter. Common Loon, 48”x40”, charcoal on paper, 2025 #loon #eagle #wildlifeart #politicalart #charcoaldrawing 🪶 🐡 #birds #wildfire

Working on the skull and tusks today while happily listening to @commondescentpod.bsky.social #mammoth 🦣 #iceage #paleoart #fossil #painting #charcoal #mixedmedia 🐡 #megafauna

Maybe 2/3 of the way there? After some notable color and light adjustments, I’ll be ready to start finer details - mostly highway markers and bone textures. #mammoth 🦣 #iceage #paleoart #fossil #painting #charcoal #mixedmedia 🐡 #megafauna

I’m two sittings in on this little piece inspired by the mammoths at UNL’s Morrill Hall and Nebraska’s Highway Paleontology Program. Made with acrylic paint over powdered charcoal - Still quite a ways to go. #mammoth #iceage #pleistocene #morrillhall 🐡 #fossils #paleoart #unl #painting #drawing

These seahorses are on the copper windings of an electric motor. Metal ores are heavily used in modern tech and are being deep sea mined near thriving aquatic habitats. Bismarck Sea: Spiny Seahorses, 20”x16”, oil and synthetic mica on canvas #seahorses #oilpainting #wildlifeart #marinelife 🦑 🐡

Three more seahorses done; two to go. #oilpainting #seahorse #marinelife #oceans #electricmotor 🐡 🦑 #wip

Happy New Year’s Eve ya animals! #sparkly #chameleon #crystals #glitzandglam #reptiles 🐡 #watercolorpainting Totem, watercolor and graphite on paper, 6”x4”, link to underlying inspiration research in comments.

May I never paint something this detailed on canvas this rough again. 😭 #oilpainting #seahorse #marinelife #oceans #electricmotor 🐡 🦑 #wip

Wishing you all happy holidays and a joyful new year with the most peaceful and wintery painting I made in 2025. #oilpainting #wildlifeart #nature #greathornedowl #birds #owl 🐡 🪶 #merrychristmas

Brainstorming doodle. #mammoth #columbianmammoth #fossil #iceage #drawing 🐡 #sketching #morrillhall #unl #highwaypaleontologyprogram

I made this piece, titled Sage, with graphite and watercolor on paper. If you plan to shop small and support artists this holiday, archival prints are available at my shop starting at $42 for a 9”x 12”. geogalleries.com/ffox/21407/i... #shopsmall #artprints #wildlifeart #birds #owls #owlart 🐡 🪶

gurl #diva #glamcephalopods #hedylamarr #allonautilus #oilpainting 🦑 🐡

Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times. *more in comments* #nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining

My allonautilus portion of the painting is finish. Now I just need to add three big atomic diagrams before I can call it done. #wildlifeart #oilpainting #marinelife #nautilus #allonautilus 🐡 🦑 #animalart #mollusks #cephalopods #girlthatgoldenspiralthough

My painting, Electrical Fields, is up for auction at the Bemis Center in Omaha tonight. Are you curious about my inspiration? Read more in the comments :) Preview the art e.givesmart.com/events/IQt/i... #bees #bumblebees #oilpainting #wildlifeart #bugart 🐡 #electromagnetics #magnetics #sunflowers

My second nautilus is much closer to done after today’s session at the easel. Next weekend, the allonautilus! #nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #deepseacreatures #mollusks #cephalopods #oilpainting #wildlifeart #animalart 🐡 🦑

If you want to add an extra touch of Halloween to your home this season, prints of this piece are available starting at $42. Shop: www.francinefox.net/pressure-pro... No AI was involved at any point during the creation of this digital painting. #cats #halloween #spookyart #goth #wildlifeart 🐡

Progress made on my big oil painting of nautiluses. 🧡 #nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #deepseacreatures #mollusks #cephalopods #oilpainting #wildlifeart #animalart 🐡 🦑

New painting on the easel! This one will have two nautiluses and one allonautilus. The background is synthetic mica over oil paint. #nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #mollusks 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #wildlifeart #paintingprocess

I added a new page to my website! Fully dedicated to my Fortunes of the Bismarck Sea series, it explains my inspiration and features the four paintings I‘ve finished so far. More to come! #oceanlife #seacreatures #mantaray #coralreef #papuanewguinea 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #animalart #wildlifeartist #art

I still have more refining to do on the manta, but it’s nice to see everything blocked in. 36”x24”, oil on canvas #oceanlife #seacreatures #mantaray #coralreef #maps #papuanewguinea 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #animalart #wildlifeartist

Hoping to get the map done over the long weekend and start on the reef manta.🤞The painting’s blue background is a portion of the Bismarck Sea floor off Papua New Guinea. 36” x 24”, oil on canvas #mantaray #aquaticlife #seacreatures #oilpainting #wip #paintingprocess #maps #animalart 🐡 🦑 #ocean

Sharks use electroreceptors to help them navigate and find prey. From my Fortunes of the Bismarck Sea series, 36” x 24”, Oil and synthetic mica on canvas This painting was made possible by a grant from Pardicolor. #sharks 🦑 🐡 #hammerhead #wildlifeart #oilpainting #coralreef #papuanewguinea

Close-up from my newest watercolor. #summerfun #offwithhishead #girlswillbegirls #prayingmantis #bugart #watercolor #wildlifeart #feminism #entomology 🐡

#girlswillbegirls Is This Safe Enough: Rocket Pop, 17”x21”, watercolor on paper #summerfun #offwithhishead #prayingmantis #bugart #watercolor #wildlifeart #feminism #entomology 🐡

First time I’ve ever been midway through a shark painting during #sharkweek #thepowerofsharkweekcompelsyou 🦈 #hammerheadshark #shark 🐡 🦑 #fish #coralreef #oilpainting

Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe it’s Maybelline. #legsfordays #ohlala #bugs #prayingmantis #mantis #watercolor #painting #bugart #worksonpaper #entomology #wildlifeart #femmefatale 🐡

Hey girl #bugs #prayingmantis #mantis #watercolor #painting #bugart #worksonpaper #entomology #wildlifeart #femmefatale 🐡

Back at the easel and working on coral today! This piece is part of a series about aquatic life near Papua New Guinea and deep sea mining in the area. Many thanks to Pardicolor and Wildlife Asia for awarding me a grant to make this art. 🦈 #hammerheadshark #shark 🐡 🦑 #fish #coralreef #oilpainting

Still a long way to go, but I feel good about my progress last week on this 2’x3’ painting. Getting things the right amount of blurry is hard, and spot-correcting a gradient is infuriating. #oilpainting #wip #sharks #oceanlife 🐡 🦑 #paintingprocess #scallopedhammerhead #criticallyendangered

Finished electrons on the copper atom = officially done! Copper is the main metal captured by deep sea mining near the habitat of this little crab. Read below for details & attribution. Actaea Grimaldi, oil & synthetic mica, 12”x12” #crabs #oilpainting #wildlifeart #crustaceans #coralreef 🦀 🐡 🦑

So, should I only paint crabs now? Is this what I was built for all the long: spiky and shiny? I did not anticipate how satisfying this process would be. Especially those little bubble eyes. Artistic carcinization. 🦀 #oilpanting #crabs #oceanlife #crustaceans #wildlifeart #realistpainting 🐡 🦑

Today was spikes and sparkles. Tomorrow will be glares and finessing wee crabby details. Dr. Philippe Bouchet & Dr. Peter Ng discovered Actaea Grimaldi. Their research was funded by the Prince of Monaco. #paintingprocess #crabs #aquaticlife #oilpainting #wip #wildlifeart 🐡 🦑 #crustaceans #coral 🦀

I finally hit a point where I can leave coral and start blocking in the reef crab! 🦀 Dr. Philippe Bouchet & Dr. Peter Ng discovered Actaea Grimaldi. Their research was funded by the Prince of Monaco. #paintingprocess #crabs #aquaticlife #oilpainting #wip #wildlifeart 🐡 🦑 #crustaceans #coralreef

This painting is going to be super time insensitive. I just started a bit of the background coral texture today - woof, send prayers. 😅😭 Follow along to watch me suffer for the glory of crustaceans! #paintingprocess #crabs #aquaticlife #oilpainting #wip #wildlifeart 🐡 🦑 #crustaceans #coralreef

Just finished this afternoon! This painting will be part of a series about marine life that may be impacted by deep sea mining near Papua New Guinea. Yellow Boxfish, 8” x 8”, oil on board #fish #marinelife #wildlifeart #oilpainting #boxfish #coralreef #gold 🐡 🦑 #art #ocean #papuanewguinea #fineart

I added some gold synthetic mica to get shimmer and reflectivity. Still a ways to go on this piece; that empty bottom section is going to be a circuit board and the fish needs lots of resolution. #fish #marinelife #wildlifeart #oilpainting #boxfish #coralreef #gold #paintingprocess 🐡 🦑 #art #ocean