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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · Apr 12

Here comes Orso!
Hi! I'm Orso Moretti. And I'm a paleo and fantasy artist.
And this is my main character and partly alter ego.

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · Feb 22

Dragon in watercolor

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 6d

Nobody claimed credit, so I think everything is fine. But thanks anyway.

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 7d

Yes, smug is what he is)

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 7d

But at least its closest relatives remain. The roan antelope also has a similar muzzle shape, coloring, and ears.

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 7d

I just love dragons with thin curved necks and sharp beaks) There is something bird-like about them.

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 7d

In fact, it is the closest relative of modern white-tailed deer, which in turn is a distant relative of moose) They are in the same tribe.

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 7d

I have similar thoughts. Giraffes, albeit different species, may have once roamed my country, too. How strange...

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 8d

I agree. Beautiful and unusual.

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, I'm also sad that he's gone...

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you. This is traditional art, I paint these animals with acrylic on paper.

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you. I'm glad to read this)

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 8d

Thank You!

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · 8d

Qilin tungurensis- A newly identified new genus of giraffe from the Miocene of Inner Mongolia, China.

An extinct giraffe from the Miocene of Inner Mongolia stands in a clearing among trees and bushes.

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Stephen H Kawai, PhD @stephenhkawai.bsky.social · Aug 19

Late #molluskmonday #molluscmonday
How can you not love Vexillum (Costellariidae)? They look like candy!
#gastropods #mollusc #mollusk

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · Jul 21

Bretzia pseudalces- deer from the early Pliocene of North America.
Since pollen from trees of the genus Taxodium and evidence of seasonal accumulation of deer were found, I tried to depict one of these forests during the period of leaf fall.

Bretzia pseudalces- fossil deer from the early Pliocene of North America.

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · Jul 1

Mammuthus primigenius- woolly mammoth.

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 27

I'm not an expert in watercolor painting... but sometimes I want to try)

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 26

Some fossil shells. I collect modern species, but sometimes I can't resist the pleasure of acquiring fossils. Camptonectes (Boreionectes) breviauris (Taumyr, Russia), gastropod core (Saratov region, Russia), Ampulina sp. (Dax, Landes, France)

Fossil shell - Camptonectes (Boreionectes) breviauris

Fossil shells- ampulina sp. and some kind of bivalve shell

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 23

Yes. I also hope that we are not alone here)
You have very interesting works, they inspired me to start showing my collection, although mine is not so big)

orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 19

In addition to creativity, I collect some things. I love colored stones, minerals and seashells. I haven't found much of what's listed here yet. But I saw some very inspiring works of art and thought that I should also show my treasures sometimes)

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Stephen H Kawai, PhD @stephenhkawai.bsky.social · Mar 2

Just finished!
"Lioconcha I" (26" x 20") ink and graphite on paper
#art #contemporaryart #canadianart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #seashells #bivalves #marinelife

A black and white drawing of the patterns found on Zigzag Clams (Lioconcha castrensis). Four complete clam patterns in black ink are arranged on a background of an enlarged detail of a pattern rendered in pencil (grey colour).

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Stephen H Kawai, PhD @stephenhkawai.bsky.social · Mar 23

New work!
'Verriculum II' (20"x26") dry pigment on paper.
This work depicts part of the pattern adorning a cone snail (Conus archiepiscopus f. verriculum). Details in comments below.
#art #contemporaryart #fineart #sciart #drawing #artist #worksonpaper #seashells #seashell #mollusk #mollusc

A colour drawing of a shell pattern on a white background. Orange-yellow 'tents' are joined by thin, brown-red lines. Many thick black bands are also present in the tenting.

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 12

And now a little fantasy. I wanted to depict my character as a dragon. I'm not sure it looks like one, but I'm happy with the dragon. And some fragments for detail.

Character in the form of a dragon. Fragment. Head and wing.

Character in the form of a dragon. Fragment. Part of the tail.

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 6

Samotragus crassicornis- an antelope-like or goat-like ungulate from the Miocene of Greece.

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orsomoretti.bsky.social @orsomoretti.bsky.social · May 1

While I'm taking a break to create new works with prehistoric animals, here's a spoiler)

Spoiler for future works with prehistoric animals)

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