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Emil L’Amour

@vireosy.bsky.social

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30 ⟡ nonbinary ⟡ they/them ⟡ PNW ⟡ Hobby artist and nature enthusiast with a love for fantasy, aquatics, and palæontology. #art

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · Oct 14

Hey there! I’m Emil, a hobby artist who loves the ocean, prehistory, and fantasy. Warm palettes with muted colours are my jam, and a lot of my work focuses on marine life.

Links: vireosy.carrd.co
Prints: inprnt.com/gallery/vire...
Tip jar: ko-fi.com/vireosy

Rendered in a rough painterly style, a shortfin mako shark leaps from a calm ocean tail over head, sea foam trailing its body in a loose arc. The shark, looking nearly metallic, is rimmed with orange light as a pale yellow sun hangs in a hazy orange sky and frames its streamlined figure.

Drawing of a horseshoe crab rendered in warm browns and cool shadows. It has a smooth horseshoe-shaped carapace with occasional spiked protrusions along subtle ridges of its shell and the edge of its abdomen. Its long tail is angled sharply to the right as if in motion. The background is a pale teal color.

Drawing of a coconut octopus. It has a small dark brownish red body with a yellowish siphon and striking white suckers along its wriggling arms. The background is a teal color.

A California sea lion rendered in rich brown and orange tones rests upon a rock in teal shore waters below a softly glowing orange sky. Its slender head is raised to look over its back and to the right while a large crest of white sea foam frames its figure.

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1h

leopard among the forest

(Swim On 7, 2021) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

Illustration of a kelp forest in a teal ocean, rays of golden sunlight streaming in from above. Fish are swimming about, and near the bottom of a prominent kelp strand, a partially obscured leopard shark leisurely patrols the underwater forest. The palette predominantly features warmer teals, red violet, and gold.

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 23h

lemon sharks

(Swim On 6, 2020) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

Illustration of a trio of lemon sharks swimming in a shallow turquoise ocean over white sand. The topmost shark seems to be looking toward the viewer, a pair of remora attached to their side.

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 2h

Like a big ol’ plush toy 😊

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you! 💚

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 1d

I tend to be out of the loop with well known artists, and I've only recently seen the wildlife art of Bob Kuhn. Incredible color and simplicity while still displaying a strong knowledge of the subjects.

"Velvet Removal" a moose scratching his antlers on a tree, rendered in vivid but still lifelike colors.

"Not this Time" a detailed jaguar pouncing an egret in a loose jungle setting.

"Shady Spot" a coyote sits in the shade surrounded by a brightly lit scrub land. Fur and vegetation details are implied through smart brushwork.

"Hit and Miss" a dynamic scene of lionesses hunting antelope, with a focus on a lioness reaching into the air at an even higher jumping antelope.

Reposted by Emil L’Amour

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 2d

spiny dogfish

(Swim On 5, 2019) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

Illustration of a spiny dogfish and smaller fish swimming among stylized kelp strands, white lines of current threading around it and its surroundings.

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 23h

lemon sharks

(Swim On 6, 2020) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

Illustration of a trio of lemon sharks swimming in a shallow turquoise ocean over white sand. The topmost shark seems to be looking toward the viewer, a pair of remora attached to their side.

Reposted by Emil L’Amour

Pablo Rivera @pablonotpicasso.bsky.social · 1d

Velociraptor in acrylics as a gift! Also including my color rough in the next comment! #paleosky #paleoart #illustration

Acrylic painting of a velociraptor in partial light.

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much! The spots were a fun detail to draw on this cutie 💚

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

I already love stories with deer, but that concept sounds really intriguing! The vibes for this test page are wonderfully haunting

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

I hope you’re able to properly relax soon 🫂

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

Always pleasantly surprised when an older piece is appreciated, thank you! :0

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you so much! 💚

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 1d

she’s so sexy, ough

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 2d

spiny dogfish

(Swim On 5, 2019) #art #sciart 🎨🦑🦈

Illustration of a spiny dogfish and smaller fish swimming among stylized kelp strands, white lines of current threading around it and its surroundings.

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 2d

wah skitty!! 🥺 it looks so squishable!

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Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 3d

Alright, I am set up on Artfol and Cara and will steadily try to upload my work to these sites. Moots please feel free to lmk if you're on either of these sites!!

➢ artfol.app/@vireosy
➢ cara.app/vireosy

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Stasanie @stasanie.com · 3d

Golden Moment

A drawing of a fowldyr character that belongs to Eraili
Fowldyr are a closed species created by Stasanie (me)

A drawing of a winged deer-like creature with a pelt in shades of cream, gold, and brown. His wings are lined with jade coloured feathers with gilded edges. Around his neck is a thick green rope from which many jade beads and tassels hang. He stands in a shallow pond with red lily pads scattered across the surface. Swaying red willow branches streak across the canvas. #Stasanie #Fowldyr

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 3d

Earlier this year, Dr. Jane Goodall sat down for an interview for Brad Falchuk’s new Netflix series, Famous Last Words.

The premise of the series is to interview people on the condition that the interview not air until the subject has passed away.

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 3d

🙌 I don’t expect to be extremely active or anything, I’m just happy to have some alternate places to keep up with folks

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 3d

Alright, I am set up on Artfol and Cara and will steadily try to upload my work to these sites. Moots please feel free to lmk if you're on either of these sites!!

➢ artfol.app/@vireosy
➢ cara.app/vireosy

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 4d

oh my god they look so precious

Emil L’Amour @vireosy.bsky.social · 4d

oh, I just noticed I reached 1,9k here, thank you! Hitting 2k would be cool, though I wish it didn’t feel so hollow from Bluesky shooting itself in the foot.

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Emily Stepp @emilyart.bsky.social · 4d

#Paleoctober2025 day 5 paleoart sketch of the Mesozoic coral Isastrea.

#Paleoctober #Paleoart #Coral #Isastrea

Painterly shallow seabed showing the coral in the foreground and vague fish in the background. Might be totally wrong, I don't know anything about coral.

Reposted by Emil L’Amour

RJ Palmer 🔜 Lightbox Expo 101 @rj-palmer.com · 5d

T. rex was formally named 120 years ago today. Hell yeah king happy birthday!

#art

Illustration I did of a roaring and/or yawning T. rex with a judgmental rex onlooker in the background. (done for Beasts of the Mesozoic T. rex figure)