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Yana Pikulak
@earthandeasel.bsky.social
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🎨 Art inspired by nature and conservation
🍃 BES/MES (Environmental Studies)
📍🇨🇦 Ontario, CA
https://linktr.ee/earthandeasel
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I started this piece for an en plein air competition a couple of months ago but didn’t finish in time. I’m going to put it away for now and circle back to this next year 🍃

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Acrylic painting of landscape scene along the Humber River by McMichael art gallery
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Finally finished this piece! Based on a spot along a forest trail at Seneca College

16x16”
Acrylic on canvas

#art #landscapepainting #acrylicpainting #originalart #impressionism #natureart #forestpainting #contemporaryart #painting #acrylic #environmentalart #forest #nature #artist @bsky.art
Acrylic landscape painting of a spot along the forest trail at Seneca College
October 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Coming along, slowly 🎨🍃

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Acrylic landscape painting of a forest
September 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I spend about 4-5 months of the year contributing to turtle conservation 🐢 I’ve been meaning to update with artwork but it’s been such a busy season, I haven’t had much time. Until I can catch up, here is one of the baby snapping turtle beauties I released recently 💚
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Snapping turtle hatchling experiencing a wetland for the first time
August 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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A snippet from the current painting I’m working on.

I contribute to turtle conservation efforts and last month was a very busy nesting season. I’m finally winding down and have some time to paint again 😮‍💨 Hoping to finish this soon!

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A snippet from the current landscape painting I’m working on in acrylic
July 4, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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Budding noni (Morinda citrifolia)🖌️🌱

This is the first noni bud I’ve ever painted! There are probably a few areas I could fix, but onto the larger fruit next 🍈

#art #painting #watercolour #guache #noni #botanical #botanicalpainting #tropicalplants #nature #illustration #sciart @bsky.art
Painting of a budding noni
May 12, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Noni (Morinda citrifolia) 🍃illustration in progress

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Watercolour Noni (Morinda citrifolia) illustration in progress
May 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Lake St. George Winter Stream
16x20”

Protecting ecosystems not only supports ecological integrity & resiliency—it’s also important for human health/wellbeing. Thankfully, Lake St George is protected under the TRCA.

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Painting of a landscape based on Lake St George in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Titled: Lake St. George Winter Stream Size: 16x20 inches With rising development in some areas, it’s important to remember that protecting ecosystems not only supports ecological integrity & resiliency—this is also important for human health/wellbeing. Thankfully, the Lake St George grounds are managed and protected by the Toronto Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).
March 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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This painting is taking some WORK 😮‍💨

I’m finally moving on to the ground and water! The water is always my favourite part 🥰

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Acrylic painting of a snowy, pink landscape in Ontario, Canada
March 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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A little preview of the painting I’m currently working on, featuring one of my assistants, Big G ❄️☃️🐈‍⬛

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A preview of my next painting, showcasing a winter landscape
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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Finally finished this piece! ❄️🌲

Bridge At Lake St. George (2024)
11x15 inches
Gouache

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Gouache painting of a crossing bridge at Lake St. George in Ontario, Canada
January 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Close up of the almost-finished forest background on this side of the painting (I will just go over these spots later to finalize the smaller details) ✨❄️

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Gouache painting of a wintery landscape
January 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Goodbye 2024 and Happy New Year’s Eve to everyone! ✨💫

Here are some of the pieces from this year! I’m looking forward to the new chapter ahead 💖

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December 31, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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Flow Through Thornton Bales (2024)
11x15 inches
Gouache on watercolor paper

I always feel overwhelmed when starting a new painting, and this one was no exception. I love how this turned out though 🍁

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Landscape gouache painting of a spot at Thornton Bales Conservation Area in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
December 20, 2024 at 4:58 PM
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Reflections Along the Humber River Valley (2024)

11x14”, gouache on watercolour paper

This piece was shortlisted for the 2024 En Plein Air competition at McMichael art gallery 😍

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Gouache painting of a spot along the Humber River Valley, by McMichael art gallery
December 16, 2024 at 4:10 PM
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Tropical flowers sketchbook page 🌸

Some corpse flowers (Amorphophallus titanum and Rafflesia arnoldii), pitcher plants (Nepenthes gaya and Nepenthes alata), and a passion flower vine (Passiflora incarnata)

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Tropical flowers sketchbook page, painted in gouache There are corpse flowers (Amorphophallus titanum and Rafflesia arnoldii), pitcher plants (Nepenthes gaya and Nepenthes alata), and a passion flower vine (Passiflora incarnata)
December 14, 2024 at 7:13 PM
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A little Russula mushroom in the moss from earlier this year 🍄

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Gouache painting of a Russula mushroom in the moss
December 13, 2024 at 5:55 PM
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Yellowfoot chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis) in their mossy little habitat 🥰🐡

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Gouache painting of yellowfoot chanterelles (Craterellus tubaeformis)
December 11, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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Another spot on the Wilcox channel with one of the local herons 🍃

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Gouache painting of a local heron at the Lake Wilcox channel
December 8, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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The second miniature in the sketchbook set 🥰 this is a spot along the Lake Wilcox channel 🍃

Each piece is about 6.5x10.5 cm.

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Gouache painting of the Lake Wilcox channel
December 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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A miniature from the sketchbook. I was on a hike and spotted this gorgeous, magical, mossy tree 🧙 I had to paint it

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Gouache painting of tree with moss
December 4, 2024 at 3:59 PM
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Painted earlier this year and inspired by my old little apartment rental by the sea 🌴🩵

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Painting of the sea view from a window inside a little wooden apartment on the sea
December 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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Staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) 🪸🐡

Climate change is posing various threats to coral reefs. Reefs recently faced a 4th major global bleaching event (the 2nd bleaching event in the last 10 years).

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Painting of staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis)
December 1, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) 🪸 part of the stony corals series

Stony corals are reef-builders, meaning they help build up coral reefs by creating hard, calcium carbonate skeletons. Healthy reefs are essential for supporting biodiversity 🩵

#coralreefs #gouache #illustration #art #painting
Gouache painting of an elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)
November 28, 2024 at 10:19 PM
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Painted earlier this year ❄️🌲🐈

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Painting of a ginger cat sitting on a shelf inside a tree, looking out a stained glass window to a wintery scenery
November 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM