Lara Maleen Beckmann
@planulara.bsky.social
PhD Student @naturvetenskap.bsky.social Tjärno Marine Lab | Reproduction, biodiversity and ecology in the deep ocean | Corals, sponges, hydrozoans | Art & Science | https://linktr.ee/planulara | www.unseenoceancollective.com
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Join us on February 12th at 9:30 a.m. PST for our next Reef Chat: Baby Deep-Sea Creatures!
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February 10, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Join us on February 12th at 9:30 a.m. PST for our next Reef Chat: Baby Deep-Sea Creatures!
Register here: bit.ly/3KiPxzM
Register here: bit.ly/3KiPxzM
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Yeah baby!! Will we see you at the opening on Friday?
Getting ready for our show in Juneau! All the work arrived safe and sound, look at all that fab art together, like a perfect deep sea family 😍😍😍 #sciart #deepsea #deepseart #alaska #artshow 🦑🐡
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Yeah baby!! Will we see you at the opening on Friday?
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Getting ready for our show in Juneau! All the work arrived safe and sound, look at all that fab art together, like a perfect deep sea family 😍😍😍 #sciart #deepsea #deepseart #alaska #artshow 🦑🐡
February 4, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Getting ready for our show in Juneau! All the work arrived safe and sound, look at all that fab art together, like a perfect deep sea family 😍😍😍 #sciart #deepsea #deepseart #alaska #artshow 🦑🐡
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Not long now! Just under two weeks until our show opening in Juneau Alaska- will we see you there? #deepsea #sciart #womeninstem #womenartists #alaska 🦑🐡 #artshow
January 25, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Not long now! Just under two weeks until our show opening in Juneau Alaska- will we see you there? #deepsea #sciart #womeninstem #womenartists #alaska 🦑🐡 #artshow
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Ooooo yeah, one more piece for our upcoming show in Juneau Alaska! A deep-sea octopus, titled “Living the Kaleidoscope Life” this 16x20” acrylic on canvas is based on deep sea footage taken by NOAA off the coast of Alaska in 2023 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #octopus 🦑🐡 #sciart #womenartists #painting
January 25, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Ooooo yeah, one more piece for our upcoming show in Juneau Alaska! A deep-sea octopus, titled “Living the Kaleidoscope Life” this 16x20” acrylic on canvas is based on deep sea footage taken by NOAA off the coast of Alaska in 2023 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #octopus 🦑🐡 #sciart #womenartists #painting
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Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist
October 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist
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On this fine fall day, we have some little baby deep-sea octopus 🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
October 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
On this fine fall day, we have some little baby deep-sea octopus 🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
#deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
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Representing the carnivorous sponges for our shows in 2026!
One more painting for the @unseenocean.bsky.social shows completed! Titled “Nibbles and Cuddles” this 24x24” acrylic on canvas is a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge, several varieties of brittle stars, and even a little rainbow polychaete too! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #acrylicpainter
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Representing the carnivorous sponges for our shows in 2026!
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One more painting for the @unseenocean.bsky.social shows completed! Titled “Nibbles and Cuddles” this 24x24” acrylic on canvas is a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge, several varieties of brittle stars, and even a little rainbow polychaete too! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #acrylicpainter
December 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
One more painting for the @unseenocean.bsky.social shows completed! Titled “Nibbles and Cuddles” this 24x24” acrylic on canvas is a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge, several varieties of brittle stars, and even a little rainbow polychaete too! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #acrylicpainter
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So honored to be working with this incredible group of women! @planulara.bsky.social @gsstudios907.bsky.social @highseas-sculpture.bsky.social
Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #womeninstem #unseenoceancollective 🦑🐡
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
So honored to be working with this incredible group of women! @planulara.bsky.social @gsstudios907.bsky.social @highseas-sculpture.bsky.social
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Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #womeninstem #unseenoceancollective 🦑🐡
January 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #womeninstem #unseenoceancollective 🦑🐡
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I’m back to share what I’ve been working on for the @unseenocean.bsky.social collective! Here we have the noble Blob sculpin, not the hot melted mess in the most famous blobfish photo, but a true and beautiful deep-sea beauty! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
January 2, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I’m back to share what I’ve been working on for the @unseenocean.bsky.social collective! Here we have the noble Blob sculpin, not the hot melted mess in the most famous blobfish photo, but a true and beautiful deep-sea beauty! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
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Our show in Juneau Alaska is coming up next month! We hope you can join us and see this new Blob Sculpin painting in person! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
I’m back to share what I’ve been working on for the @unseenocean.bsky.social collective! Here we have the noble Blob sculpin, not the hot melted mess in the most famous blobfish photo, but a true and beautiful deep-sea beauty! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
January 2, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Our show in Juneau Alaska is coming up next month! We hope you can join us and see this new Blob Sculpin painting in person! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
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Starting off here on #BlueSky with an SEM image of an anisochelae spicule from the #deepsea sponge Mycale (Mycale) loveni 🧽 It’s my first time identifying spicules using electron #microscopy and I’m absolutely amazed by the beauty, delicacy & diversity of these tiny structures! #porifera #marinelife
December 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Getting closer and closer on this one, almost to the details stage where everything really snaps into place. This piece is for shows with the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #deepseaart 🐡🦑 #art #acryliconcanvas #brittlestars
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Getting closer and closer on this one, almost to the details stage where everything really snaps into place. This piece is for shows with the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #deepseaart 🐡🦑 #art #acryliconcanvas #brittlestars
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Friends- this carnivorous sponge is basically the COOLEST thing ever! Semi-transparent bulbous knobs, and totally covered in brittle stars *swoon* def new boyfriend material. Oh and I started another painting 😁 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Friends- this carnivorous sponge is basically the COOLEST thing ever! Semi-transparent bulbous knobs, and totally covered in brittle stars *swoon* def new boyfriend material. Oh and I started another painting 😁 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas
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This new fav sponge is either Chondrocladia grandis or Chondrocladia concrescens, as both species occur in Alaskan waters! #deepsea #deepseacreaturea 🐡🦑 #deepseaart
Friends- this carnivorous sponge is basically the COOLEST thing ever! Semi-transparent bulbous knobs, and totally covered in brittle stars *swoon* def new boyfriend material. Oh and I started another painting 😁 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
This new fav sponge is either Chondrocladia grandis or Chondrocladia concrescens, as both species occur in Alaskan waters! #deepsea #deepseacreaturea 🐡🦑 #deepseaart
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October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Feeling pretty awesome today with my painting being featured on the cover of the latest issue of Deep-Sea Life from @dsbsoc.bsky.social and DOSI, you can read the whole issue here, make sure to read the feature on @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #acrylicpainting
October 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Feeling pretty awesome today with my painting being featured on the cover of the latest issue of Deep-Sea Life from @dsbsoc.bsky.social and DOSI, you can read the whole issue here, make sure to read the feature on @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #acrylicpainting
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Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Meet the team behind #ArtSeaMatchmaking! We are artist @delphine-art.bsky.social on a mission to share the beauty of the deep sea, and biologist @planulara.bsky.social studying deep-sea corals and sponges. We started this initiative to bring artists and scientists together to collaborate and create.
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Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
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It’s been a crazy family health crisis kind of month, but I finally made it back into the studio to finish up this 24x36” acrylic on canvas painting titled ‘Huggies and Snackies’. A beautiful stalked carnivorous sponge is joined by pink brittle stars and a golden crinoid. Cuties 😍 #deepsea 🐡🦑 #art
November 7, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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This week's Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium brought together deep-sea scientists and professionals for hands-on workshops on QGIS (maps), BIIGLE (underwater footage), data management and platforms, standardization, cruise planning, as well as group discussions, and time to connect 🌊
3rd Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium 2025 – Summary
4-5 November 2025, Marine Biological Station, Espegrend The symposium brought together 36 deep-sea scientists and professionals from various institutes and consultancies for a workshop-oriented, ha…
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
This week's Bergen Bathysphere Science Symposium brought together deep-sea scientists and professionals for hands-on workshops on QGIS (maps), BIIGLE (underwater footage), data management and platforms, standardization, cruise planning, as well as group discussions, and time to connect 🌊
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Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
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Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!
Deep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack.
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
"There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20”
Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social!
#sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!