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GhostoftheSea
@ghostofthesea.bsky.social
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EL - She/Her - 30 - UK
Watercolour artist, digital illustrator.
Zookeeper and bird/dog/snake/plant parent.
Will sometimes babble about zoos, conservation, and the environment.

Prints and other socials - https://linktr.ee/GhostoftheSea
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GhostoftheSea @ghostofthesea.bsky.social · Feb 13
Welcome to my corner of the internet!
I’m an artist from England who specialises in paintings and illustrations of pets and wildlife, particularly in watercolour.

Links to other social media and to purchase artwork: linktr.ee/GhostoftheSea

More in thread below!

#Introduction
Collection of several illustrations and paintings of a variety of animals in different media and styles.
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I turn 30 today! 🎉

Any chance for some shares? I'd love to be able to share my artwork with more people! <3
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of 3 small white spotted jellyfish using shades of red and orange, with splatters of paint, and white and black ink for details. In the background are some fake leaves on wood grain. Photo of a watercolour painting of a shoebill stork, in green and blue with splatters and drips of paint around it. Photo of a watercolour painting of a male trumpeter hornbill in profile. Only a purple watercolour is used in different dilutions, with blank India ink and silver calligraphy ink used for details. A dip pen is lay next to the painting. Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated parakeet, a small parrot, primarily in green with hints of yellow. Black and white ink is used for details. In the backgorund is wood grain and artificial plants.
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
ghostofthesea.bsky.social
I turn 30 today! 🎉

Any chance for some shares? I'd love to be able to share my artwork with more people! <3
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of 3 small white spotted jellyfish using shades of red and orange, with splatters of paint, and white and black ink for details. In the background are some fake leaves on wood grain. Photo of a watercolour painting of a shoebill stork, in green and blue with splatters and drips of paint around it. Photo of a watercolour painting of a male trumpeter hornbill in profile. Only a purple watercolour is used in different dilutions, with blank India ink and silver calligraphy ink used for details. A dip pen is lay next to the painting. Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated parakeet, a small parrot, primarily in green with hints of yellow. Black and white ink is used for details. In the backgorund is wood grain and artificial plants.
November 25, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Nearing the end of my favourite season🐿️
November 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Verliebte Tauben am Morgen vertreiben Kummer und Sorgen.

Oder so.

#KleineKunstklasse #WattIsKunst #Birds
Zwei Straßentauben, die nebeneinander stehen. Die rechte Taube nimmt den Schnabel der anderen Taube in den Schnabel. Das Bild ist im Aquarell-Stil gemalt.
November 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Wait OH NO this is my last day of being in my 20s
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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Happy #internationalflamingoday #flamingoday !
Did you know there are actually 6!!! Different species of flamingo?!
🎉🦩🦩🦩🎉

#art #painting #watercolour #animalart #birdart #natureart #flamingo
Illustration of one of all 6 species of flamingo found across the world in a simplified realistic style. Light watercolours and a sepia pen are used to paint the birds, with some splatters of blue paint across the birds.
April 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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I have well-and-truly fallen in love with lineolated parakeets.

#birds #birdart #sciart #art #watercolor #watercolour #painting #petportrait
Photo of a painting of a barred/lineolated parakeet, a small round-looking parrot with big eyes. This painting shows just the head, neck, and upper back of the bird. The painting is only in shades of a dusty blue, with black pen used for details, and white ink speckles over the top.
January 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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Forget everything you've ever known about how parrots sit when you meet a lineolated parakeet.

#birds #birdart #sciart #art #watercolor #watercolour #painting #petportrait
Photo of a simple painting of a lineolated parakeet, in yellow, gold, and beige watercolour, with black and white ink details. The bird is happily hung upside down from an unseen perch, stretching it's head down to look below it.
January 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Green bean

#art #animalart #bioart #birdart #watercolour #painting #parrotsky #birds
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated parakeet, a small parrot, primarily in green with hints of yellow. Black and white ink is used for details.
March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Lineolated parakeets are one of the quieter species in the parrot family that people keep as pets- Although they're still capable of some loud beeps, especially when they hear other birds.

#art #watercolour #painting #natureart #parrots #parakeet #birds #birdart #lineolatedparakeet
Photo of a watercolour painting on A5 paper of a linneolated parakeet perched on a branch, leaning forwards with it's beak open. It is painted in a cool grey tone, with black and white ink for details.
May 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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I love linnies
Lil goobers who like to perch horizontally.

#art #painting #watercolour #watercolor #natureart #parrots #parakeet #birds #birdart #lineolatedparakeet
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated/barred parakeet in shades of yellow and beige.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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African wild dog/Painted dog/Painted wolf sketch, in ballpoint. These are fun to draw

-3242 🎨🐡 #art
A black ballpoint pen sketch of the head and neck of an African wild dog/Painted dog, viewed from the side, with it facing to the right of the image
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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✷ Bat Eared Fox ✷
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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I love linnies
Lil goobers who like to perch horizontally.

#art #painting #watercolour #watercolor #natureart #parrots #parakeet #birds #birdart #lineolatedparakeet
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a lineolated/barred parakeet in shades of yellow and beige.
November 20, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
A digital drawing of one of those drawing tutorials that says 'don't do this, do this.' The drawing is of an almost naked middle-aged man doing a flying kick. The 'Don't do this' one has a bunch of areas circled and a cross under it. The 'Do this' one is exactly the same but without the circles and a tick instead of a cross. The text reads 'Needlessly adding red circles will ruin your art' and a smaller bit of text at the bottom reads 'Bonus tip! Add a tick under all your art so people think you did it right.'
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Another on my list of favourite birds-

🪶 The Hamerkop! 🪶

#art #linedrawing #bird #natureart #birdart #hamerkop
Photo of a drawing on 7x5 inch brown toned paper of a hamerkop, stood with it's back to the viewer and head turned to the side to look with one eye. Black ball-point pen and white ink have been used. In the background is wood grain, and artificial plants.
October 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#art #watercolour #birds #birdart #natureart #peafowl
Photo of an A4 sized realistic watercolor painting of a male and a female peafowl, from the neck up. In the background is wood grain and fake plants.
November 10, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Dahlia Kitty - Botanimal Pet Portrait

[ #art #illustration #botanimals ]
A digital illustration of a calico cat relaxing in a green, grassy field. The cat has white stockings and a white chin with large green eyes. There are black leafed, yellow flowered dahlias sprouting from all over her body.
November 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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November morning 🍂

#art #SciArt #artsky
A forest with pine trees and different kinds of bushes during a sunset or sunrise, with the sun shining through the branches
November 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Another of my gift paintings for friends!

#art #watercolour #painting #petportrait #cat
Photo of an A5 sized watercolour painting of a fluffy cat looking at the viewer. Shades of brown, cream and gold are used, with splatters and drips of paint and ink for details.
May 6, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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I was nervous of being able to depict a tabby cat with my usual style of splatter watercolour painting, but experimenting with the technique was fun!

This is Mya, for a friend of mine.

#art #watercolour #painting #petportrait #cat
Photo of an A5 sized watercolor painting of a tabby cat, laying on it's side. It is painted in shades of purple, brown and orange, with black and white details in ink and drips and splatters of paint.
May 24, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The biggest challenge of my sneaky paintings of friends' pets-

The only photos I see of this guy are of him splayed out on his back, and being a mostly black cat, was a challenge to depict!

#art #painting #watercolour #petportrait #cat
Photo of an A5 watercolour painting of a cat in shades of blue and purple, with drips and splatters of paint, and black and white ink for details. The cat is lay on his back, eyes closed and looking content, in one of those unusual twisted poses that only cats can enjoy.
June 9, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Another gift painting for a friend, this one was one of my favourites with how it turned out!

#art #painting #watercolour #petportrait #cat
Photo of an A5 sided watercolour painting of a cat, sitting and looking to the side. Shades of bright green and yellow watercolour have been used, with drips and splatters of paint, and black and white ink for details.
September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦‍⬛🎨
Digital art in a watercolor style of a green rose-ringed parakeet sitting on a branch that isn't colored in, just lineart. The parakeet is a bright green with a red-pink beak, and it is also a pear, with a stem and leaf coming out of its head.
November 10, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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If you see this, post your bird art 🐦

#birds
Art of a crane with wings spread. It is holding some white flowers with one leg.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM