Eregyrn Falls

celestial seal. sealestial? celestseal? a harbor starbor seal

Figurines // Kasvei on Etsy

Harbour seal for @banjoodle. Love how this little guy came out!

@scribefindegil

Petit Manan Lighthouse, Petit Manan Island, Steuben. Possibly my favorite lighthouse. In the summer, this island is home to hundreds of birds. Including Atlantic puffins, arctic, common and roseate terns, as well as black guillemots and many more. Decided I couldn't draw them all, but here's a couple attempts to try and capture the island's vibes. Can you spot the oystercatchers?

Baby Seals

Bouncy bois

(via)

HI I WORK IN AN AQUARIUM AND I WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT THE TECHNICAL TERM FOR THE MOVEMENT IS “GALUMPHING” 

boing boing boing

the vocalizations of a leopard seal

Sêl.

Kelp Cathedral

[ID: illustration of a cathedral's rose window underwater. Long strands of kelp follow the arched pattern of the nave, and a shark, sea lion, and two garibaldi (orange fish) swim in front. The water is lit by sunlight from the top and streaming through the rose window. End ID]

A late summer boat ride, after the puffins and terns had left, was the inspiration for my second wintery seamless illustration, featuring Maine animals. Far fewer species in the off season, but we've got some good ones. Harbor seals and herring gulls are pretty reliable, and always adorable .

Transformation Collection: Seal

Amber Spindel

from the website:

“Seal is the embodiment of gracefulness. She is a spirit of the sea, calm, delicate and full of joy for being.

She is a reminder to enjoy the little things, and pause to bask in the moment.”

-Amber Spindel

@scribefindegil

Ringed seal! Smallest and most common arctic seal. Apparently there’s a fancy “new” distinct ecotype in Greenland that was described this year! :-)

[ID: an illustration of a grey seal with white ring markings on its back in profile facing to the right. It is laying on ice with its head up, against a purple and orange galaxy background. End.]

i love that seals can just

Huge news for fans of ringed seals or, as they are known here in Finland, norps, a new norp just dropped!

Important notes on vocabulary: Finnish has a specific word for ringed seal (norppa) in addition to a broader term that covers all seals (hylje). Norppa is just such a fun word that my partner and I have adopted it into English as "norp," because it's more fun to say than "ringed seal."

Finnish also has a specific term for baby seals: instead of being called seal pups (which is cute in its own way), or pentu, the term for a baby seal in Finnish is kuutti. This we have also adopted into English as "cute" via the process of phono-semantic matching. Because seal pups are cutes.

"Norp" is practically an onomatopoeia for a seal's bark.

NORP NORP NORP NORP

That's how my partner and I use it too. Norps are famously always saying NORP NORP

Ah yes my favorite Jordan Peele movie, Norp (2022)

Whale and Seal Paddle

Maynard Johnny Jr

Members of carnivora paired with their common ancestor, a miacid. 

[ID: Four art pieces showing a lion, a seal, a wolf, and a bear beside their common ancestor, a miacid, who looks a bit like a large weasel. They’re each drawn in realistic style, in matching poses. /End ID].

Working all week long (because I'm an artist).