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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 2d

Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus)

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#bladderwrack #rockweed #wrack #fucus #seaweed #phycology #botanical #watercolor #watercolorillustration #painting #illustratorsofbluesky

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 3d

Dulse (Palmaria palmata)

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#dulse #seaweed #palmaria #phycology #botanicalart #ecoart #watercolor #illustration #watercolorcommunity #illustratorsofbluesky #artistsofbluesky

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 5d

Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum)

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#rockweed #knottedwrack #wrack #seaweed #ascophyllumnodosum #botanicalart #botanicalillustration #watercolor #natureillustration #maineartist

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 7d

OCTOBER
Page from The Forest Revealed
*Posters and signed copies of the book are available in my Etsy shop now. jadafitch.etsy.com

#october #watercolor #fallvibes #natureart #animalillustration #newenglandwildlife #birds

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 7d

Kombu (Saccharina japonica)

#kombu #kelp #seaweed #laminariaceae #marinebotany #botanicalart #natureart #watercolor #watercolorillustration #illustratorsofbluesky

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 8d

Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)

#watercolor #botanical #seaweed #irishmoss #illustration #maine

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 8d

Winged kelp, one of many dozen seaweed illustrations I painted last winter for Tasha Greenwood’s Edible & Medicinal Seaweeds: A Guide to Healing & Nutritive Ocean Plants, published by @storeypub Out January 20th and available to preorder now: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/tasha... #seaweed #kelp

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 14d

THE FOREST REVEALED POSTERS!
now available in my Etsy shop jadafitch.Etsy.com
sold individually, or as a set of all 12 illustrations.
18 X 24”

#forestrevealed #natureart #watercolor #wildlifeillustration #forest #phenology

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 21d

I’ve redrawn the September page from my new book as a coloring sheet! Here's a to the hi-resolution download.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jada-...
Happy coloring!

#forestrevealed #coloring #colouring #adultcoloring #coloringtherapy #communitycoloring #coloringbook #coloringpage

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · 29d

Today is the day! The Forest Revealed is now released into the wild. Huge huge thank you to Kateri Kosek and Storey Publishing. I’m excited to see how it does out on its own.
🌲🌲🌲
Get your copy at your local bookstore or online.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jada-...
#illustration #books

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Sep 1

SEPTEMBER
This painting is part of my book, The Forest Revealed, which comes out on the 9th of this month—so soon! Here’s a link to get your copy: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jada-...
#september #forestrevealed #bookillustration #phenology #nature #naturebook #wildnewengland #watercolor #birds

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 31

Avian August is complete!
Big thanks to @cookiedoves.bsky.social for the Birds of Hawaii prompt.

Prints of each bird and all the bird together are available in my print on demand shop

www.redbubble.com/people/JadaF...

#avianaugust #avianaugust2025 #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 30

Day 30 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social : Kākāwahie or Molokaʻi creeper (Paroreomyza flammea)

#AvianAugust #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #kakawahie #molokaicreeper #littleballofflame #hawaiianhoneycreeper #extinctbirds

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 29

Day 29 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Palila (Loxioides bailleui)

#AvianAugust #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #palila #mamane #hawaiianhoneycreeper #endangeredbirds

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 28

Day 28 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: ʻUla-ʻai-hāwane (Ciridops anna)

#AvianAugust #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #Ulaaihawane #honeycreeper #loulu #pritchardia #extinct #extinctbirds

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 27

Day 27 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: ʻŌʻū (Psittirostra psittacea)

#AvianAugust #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #ou #hawaiianhoneycreeper #honeycreeper #ieie #extinctbirds #extinctspecies

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you!

Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 26

Day 26 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Kiwikiu or Maui Parrotbill (Pseudonestor xanthophrys)

#AvianAugust #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #kiwikiu #mauiparrotbill #hawaiianhoneycreeper #honeycreeper #pilo

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 25

Day 25 of #AvianAugust2025, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves: ʻōʻōʻāʻā or Kauaʻi ʻōʻō (Moho braccatus)

#AvianAugust #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #ooaa #kauaioo #moho #hawaiianhoneyeater #extinctbirds #alakaiswamplobelia #lobelia #botanicalart

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 24

Day 24 of #AvianAugust, Birds of Hawaii, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Kukuluaeʻo, Aeʻo, or Hawaiian Stilt (Himantopus mexicanus knudseni)

#AvianAugust2025 #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #kukuluaeo #aeo #hawaiianstilt #ohai

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 23

Day 23 of #AvianAugust, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social : ʻAkiapōlāʻau (Hemignathus wilsoni)

#AvianAugust2025 #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #akiapolaau #honeycreeper #hawaiianhoneycreeper #hawaiianhappyfacespider

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 22

Day 22 of #AvianAugust, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Hawaiʻi ʻelepaio (Chasiempis sandwichensis)

#AvianAugust2025 #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #elepaio #hapuu #hawaiielepaio #hawaiiantreefern

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 21

Day 21 of #AvianAugust, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)

#AvianAugust2025 #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration ##bulbul #ivygourd #redwhiskeredbulbul #invasivespecieshawaii

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 20

Day 20 of #AvianAugust, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: Nēnē or Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)

#AvianAugust2025 #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #nene #HawaiianGoose #goose #geese #naio

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Jada Fitch Illustration @jadafitch.bsky.social · Aug 19

Day 19 of #AvianAugust, hosted by @cookiedoves.bsky.social: ʻAkohekohe or Crested Honeycreeper (Palmeria dolei)

#AvianAugust2025 #hawaiianbirds #birdsofhawaii #hawaii #birds #birdart #illustration #akohekohe #honeycreeper #hawaiianhoneycreeper #crestedhoneycreeper

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