Smart Alyk
@smartalyk.bsky.social
In my Archaea Era 🦠
New artist painting a new species daily. Watch the art evolve as I paint earth's complete evolutionary history over 40 years
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New artist painting a new species daily. Watch the art evolve as I paint earth's complete evolutionary history over 40 years
instagram.com/smart.alyk
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Smart Alyk
@smartalyk.bsky.social
· Aug 25
I made 2 folding art storage boxes to store my paintings in. Since I started in June I've been saving my art in a dresser drawer, so I built these that can be stored on a bookshelf.
DAY 243
SPECIES 243 - Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: Yesterday was 10% shading and 90% painting, Todays was 90% shading with a 10min paint job. Looked better before painting, but I'll spend some more time on later archaea.
SPECIES 243 - Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: Yesterday was 10% shading and 90% painting, Todays was 90% shading with a 10min paint job. Looked better before painting, but I'll spend some more time on later archaea.
February 3, 2026 at 7:24 AM
DAY 243
SPECIES 243 - Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: Yesterday was 10% shading and 90% painting, Todays was 90% shading with a 10min paint job. Looked better before painting, but I'll spend some more time on later archaea.
SPECIES 243 - Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: Yesterday was 10% shading and 90% painting, Todays was 90% shading with a 10min paint job. Looked better before painting, but I'll spend some more time on later archaea.
DAY 242
SPECIES 242 - Prometheoarchaeum syntrophicum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: I was unaware of asgard archaea last year, now they are one of my favorite creatures. Excited to learn more about them.
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint
SPECIES 242 - Prometheoarchaeum syntrophicum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: I was unaware of asgard archaea last year, now they are one of my favorite creatures. Excited to learn more about them.
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint
February 2, 2026 at 7:28 AM
DAY 242
SPECIES 242 - Prometheoarchaeum syntrophicum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: I was unaware of asgard archaea last year, now they are one of my favorite creatures. Excited to learn more about them.
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint
SPECIES 242 - Prometheoarchaeum syntrophicum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: I was unaware of asgard archaea last year, now they are one of my favorite creatures. Excited to learn more about them.
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #art #paint
DAY 239
SPECIES 239 - Palaeococcus ferrophilus
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
P. ferrophilus is a hyperthermophilic, barophilic archaeon isolated from deep sea hydrothermal vents
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art
SPECIES 239 - Palaeococcus ferrophilus
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
P. ferrophilus is a hyperthermophilic, barophilic archaeon isolated from deep sea hydrothermal vents
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art
January 30, 2026 at 7:22 AM
DAY 239
SPECIES 239 - Palaeococcus ferrophilus
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
P. ferrophilus is a hyperthermophilic, barophilic archaeon isolated from deep sea hydrothermal vents
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art
SPECIES 239 - Palaeococcus ferrophilus
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
P. ferrophilus is a hyperthermophilic, barophilic archaeon isolated from deep sea hydrothermal vents
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art
DAY 238
SPECIES 238 - Candidatus Giganthauma karukerense
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
Candidatus G. karukerense is a giant, uncultured species of archaea found in tropical mangrove swamps in Guadeloupe
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
SPECIES 238 - Candidatus Giganthauma karukerense
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
Candidatus G. karukerense is a giant, uncultured species of archaea found in tropical mangrove swamps in Guadeloupe
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
January 29, 2026 at 7:17 AM
DAY 238
SPECIES 238 - Candidatus Giganthauma karukerense
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
Candidatus G. karukerense is a giant, uncultured species of archaea found in tropical mangrove swamps in Guadeloupe
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
SPECIES 238 - Candidatus Giganthauma karukerense
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow colored pencil
Candidatus G. karukerense is a giant, uncultured species of archaea found in tropical mangrove swamps in Guadeloupe
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
DAY 237
SPECIES 237 - Thermococcus gammatolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen
T. gammatolerans is a archaeon and the most radiation-resistant organism known, capable of surviving up to 30 kGy of gamma radiation.
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
SPECIES 237 - Thermococcus gammatolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen
T. gammatolerans is a archaeon and the most radiation-resistant organism known, capable of surviving up to 30 kGy of gamma radiation.
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
January 28, 2026 at 6:24 AM
DAY 237
SPECIES 237 - Thermococcus gammatolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen
T. gammatolerans is a archaeon and the most radiation-resistant organism known, capable of surviving up to 30 kGy of gamma radiation.
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
SPECIES 237 - Thermococcus gammatolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen
T. gammatolerans is a archaeon and the most radiation-resistant organism known, capable of surviving up to 30 kGy of gamma radiation.
#sciart #watercolor #art #paint
DAY 236
SPECIES 236 - Methanolobus halotolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen
Methanolobus halotolerans is a halotolerant, psychrotolerant, and methylotrophic archaeon isolated from Siberia's saline Lake Tus.
#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint
SPECIES 236 - Methanolobus halotolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen
Methanolobus halotolerans is a halotolerant, psychrotolerant, and methylotrophic archaeon isolated from Siberia's saline Lake Tus.
#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint
January 27, 2026 at 6:55 AM
DAY 236
SPECIES 236 - Methanolobus halotolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen
Methanolobus halotolerans is a halotolerant, psychrotolerant, and methylotrophic archaeon isolated from Siberia's saline Lake Tus.
#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint
SPECIES 236 - Methanolobus halotolerans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR watercolor. Sakura pen
Methanolobus halotolerans is a halotolerant, psychrotolerant, and methylotrophic archaeon isolated from Siberia's saline Lake Tus.
#sciart #watercolor #painting #art #paint
DAY 234
SPECIES 234 - Methanococcus voltae
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Derwent color pencil
M. voltae is a gram-negative, coccoid-shaped, mesophilic, and strictly anaerobic archaeon commonly found in marine and estuarine sediments
#sciart #archaea #art
SPECIES 234 - Methanococcus voltae
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Derwent color pencil
M. voltae is a gram-negative, coccoid-shaped, mesophilic, and strictly anaerobic archaeon commonly found in marine and estuarine sediments
#sciart #archaea #art
January 25, 2026 at 7:22 AM
DAY 233
SPECIES 233 - Methanobacterium Paludis
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & DS watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow color pencil
M. paludis is a rod-shaped, strictly anaerobic, and hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon first isolated from circumneutral peatlands
#sciart #art
SPECIES 233 - Methanobacterium Paludis
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, QoR & DS watercolor. Sakura pen. Tombow color pencil
M. paludis is a rod-shaped, strictly anaerobic, and hydrogenotrophic methanogenic archaeon first isolated from circumneutral peatlands
#sciart #art
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 AM
DAY 232
SPECIES 232 - Methanobacterium aggregans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen
M. aggregans is a anaerobic, rod shaped archaeon. Known for forming large, intertwined cell aggregates. It was Isolated from a commercial biogas plant
#sciart #archaea #art
SPECIES 232 - Methanobacterium aggregans
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & HWC watercolor. Sakura pen
M. aggregans is a anaerobic, rod shaped archaeon. Known for forming large, intertwined cell aggregates. It was Isolated from a commercial biogas plant
#sciart #archaea #art
January 23, 2026 at 7:18 AM
DAY 230
SPECIES 230 - Archaeoglobus veneficus
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Tombow colored pencil
A. veneficus is a hyperthermophilic archaeon, found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. It's often linked to iron corrosion in oil systems
#sciart #painting #art
SPECIES 230 - Archaeoglobus veneficus
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek watercolor, Sakura pen, Tombow colored pencil
A. veneficus is a hyperthermophilic archaeon, found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. It's often linked to iron corrosion in oil systems
#sciart #painting #art
January 21, 2026 at 6:55 AM
DAY 228
SPECIES 228 - Methanosphaera cuniculi
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC, & QoR Watercolor, Charsoco pen, Tombow colored pencil
M. cuniculi is a non-motile, spherical methanogenic archaeon isolated from a rabbits rectum
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint
SPECIES 228 - Methanosphaera cuniculi
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek, HWC, & QoR Watercolor, Charsoco pen, Tombow colored pencil
M. cuniculi is a non-motile, spherical methanogenic archaeon isolated from a rabbits rectum
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint
January 19, 2026 at 7:19 AM
DAY 225
SPECIES 225 - Methanobacterium formicicum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR Watercolor. Tombow pencil
M. formicicum is an archaeon found in the rumen of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and other animals.
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint
SPECIES 225 - Methanobacterium formicicum
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek & QoR Watercolor. Tombow pencil
M. formicicum is an archaeon found in the rumen of cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and other animals.
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint
January 16, 2026 at 7:20 AM
DAY 222
SPECIES 222 - Haloferax volcanii
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek Watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: I normally set aside 3hrs a day to research and paint. I burned through wayyy too much time on research and the pre sketch. 😐
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint
SPECIES 222 - Haloferax volcanii
STAGE: Archaea
MEDIUM: Arches Paper. Chromatek Watercolor. Sakura pen
NOTES: I normally set aside 3hrs a day to research and paint. I burned through wayyy too much time on research and the pre sketch. 😐
#sciart #watercolor #archaea #painting #art #paint
January 13, 2026 at 7:28 AM