Last night’s opening reception of the STEAM (science art) exhibit at the was a huge success!! I really enjoyed chatting with the other artists and meeting everyone. I was really impressed by the exhibit and was really inspired by everyone’s work. so glad to be a part of the show! #sciart #sciartist

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Do I regret choosing art instead of science as career?
No I don't! Cos now I'm a #sciartist 😄
Who was an empirical marine biologist for 15 years too, when I used to live near the sea.
#sciart #scientificillustration #marinebiology #bridgingartandscience #enteroctopusdofleini #GiantPacificOctopus

Introducing Nicole Pittoors with her artwork called "Fauna of the Deep" It's a detailed digital illustration of several deep sea creatures such as a yeti crab, tubeworms, deep sea corals,... Nicole created this image for the 8th International Symposium on Deep-Sea Corals and 7th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems Artist statement: “My path to the deep-sea began with a paintbrush, using art to capture the beauty and vulnerability of marine ecosystems. Now, as a deep-sea biologist specializing in coral ecosystems and hydrothermal vents, I've realized that scientific discoveries often require more than data to reach their audience. My work aims to complement research publications by translating biological processes into visual narratives that make science accessible. Because deep-sea ecosystems exist beyond human experience, art offers a way to spark curiosity about the deep-sea, and that sense of wonder is the first step towards protection. The power of this approach was beautifully demonstrated during Schmidt Ocean Institute's expedition to Argentina's Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon in July 2025. As millions of citizens watched live streams of lush deep-sea ecosystems, Argentine artists began creating their own interpretations of the ROV footage - from detailed scientific illustrations to whimsical comics, and across every medium imaginable. This spontaneous response didn't just amplify public interest; it catalyzed a national conversation about ocean science that ultimately led to scientists testifying before Congress and sparking national discussions about restoring research funding." Ending of the statement in second Alt-text

"This is the potential I see in combining art with deep-sea science: transforming the distant into the immediate, and the unknown into something people care about protecting. Through my work, I aim to make these hidden worlds both visible and meaningful to audiences who may never see them firsthand. In an era where we're poised to industrialize deep-sea environments before fully understanding them, art becomes a bridge between scientific discovery and public stewardship.”

MEET OUR ARTISTS

Nicole Pittoors

www.etsy.com/shop/Beyondt...

Fauna of the Deep

Digital Illustration - 2023

Read more about Nicole in the ALT-text!

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🚨 The #TIBSCelebrates50 call for cover art is open until Sept 30!

Are you a #SciArtist who loves biochemistry?! A biochemist who also creates #SciArt?! 🖌️✨ Share your design - one will be selected to be featured on the cover of the January 2026 issue!

More info 👉 lnkd.in/edXQmmeg

#TIBS50 #CoverArt

DAY 61
SPECIES 61 - Bacillus licheniformis
STAGE: Bacteria

NOTES: Wanted to avoid this one because it was so different than what i've been painting recently, but figured that's exactly why I should do it.

#painting #paint #watercolorpainting #sciart #sciartist

🚨 Don’t miss your chance! The #TIBSCelebrates50 call for #CoverArt is open!

Are you a #SciArtist who loves biochemistry?! A biochemist who also creates #SciArt?! 🖌️✨ Share your design - one will be selected to be featured on the cover of the January issue!

More info 👉 lnkd.in/edXQmmeg

#TIBS50

As #sciartist #characterdesigner & #cartoonillustrator
I love how on scientific illustration branch there are no taboos or prejudices of any kind. Only amazement, bliss and art!
I think this makes it the best branch of illustration field😄
God bless #sciart & the scientists who comission it!!!💖💖 💖

Presenting another DSBSoc-artist named Véronique Robigou with her painting "Deep Sea Oasis" Véronique wrote about this artpiece: "As a marine geologist, I mapped unexplored territories of seafloor and underwater volcanoes with deep submergence vehicle including DSV Alvin. And decades later, vivid, retinal vestiges of ocean landscapes that I explored still inspire my artwork. Deep Sea Oasis is my impression of a fairy castle, hot spring that rises from the inky black, basaltic ocean floor. On a dive with chief scientist J. R. Delaney, and Alvin pilot D. Foster we discovered the High-Rise hydrothermal vent field on July 17, 1991. It lies on the northern segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge which is a spreading center off the coasts of Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. The Pacific and North American tectonic plates are born at and spread away from this volcanic ridge. Subsequent mapping in September 1991 unveiled spectacular, geyser-like towers gushing unusually large, rising plumes of metal-laden, hot water. These sulfide-rich, mineral edifices are called hydrothermal vents and spew fluids at temperatures up to 400°C [752 °F] through chimneys and upside-down cascading flanges." More about "Deep Sea Oasis" in the next ALT-text

"The tallest hydrothermal vent towered 45 meters above the pillow lava at 2200 meters depth. Named Godzilla by Alvin pilots for its massive stature, the threat of this large colossus combined to unpredictable currents at depth inspires not only reverence but caution. As the submersible illuminating the darkness negotiates a safe path through a forest of these sulfide giants and their monstrous shadows my heart is pounding inside my chest. However, the beauty, mystery, and peace of the Prussian blue scenery soon enchants the diver. Soon the looming menace of the gargantuan vents disappears and the vibrant colors of the luxuriant animal communities that engulf the sulfide bluffs ignite curiosity and awe. Just as an oasis offers comfort to the weary caravan traversing the desert, hydrothermal vents provide shelter and nutrients to species that favor geothermal energy over sunlight. These endemic vent species thrive on toxic volcanic gases in the complete obscurity of great depths. Deep sea oases are densely colonized by thick layers of extraordinary creatures - blood-red plumes of gills emerge from white tubes adorn vestimentiferan worms; bright orange palm worms sway in unison bathing in hydrothermal fluid; hyperactive sulfide worms spring out of their mucus and harvest the hottest fluids; and myriads of scale worms, lepitodrilus fucensis limpets and buccinum snails graze bacteria that cloak all surfaces of the vents and their inhabitants." Thanks for reading!

MEET OUR ARTISTS

Véronique Robigou

www.oceanetterrastudio.com

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Artist statement: “I am a graphic painter, graduate of Applied Arts in industry. Duperré School, in advertising design and graphic art. At the exit of Arts Appliques. in 1973. I joined Aéroports de Paris and participated in the preparation of the launch of the new Roissy CDG airport in 1974. From 1981 to 2010, I assumed union responsibilities in transport, then in 1996 I returned to Aéroports de Paris and successively became in charge of commercial relations with Air France then Director of the Orly West Terminal. From my multidisciplinary training in Applied Arts. I maintain an interest in all forms of creation. I continue to draw and paint as often as possible with the plan of being a painter later. Since 2011, I have lived and worked in my workshop in Rennes. Later became now! I work mainly on the theme of memory: the organization of human memory, books and their rhythm in libraries. ancient writings. architecture. major projects and beyond. the perpetual formation of Earth and Space. My favorite media often had a first life.
I reuse large cardboard packaging boxes and already used papers. for example pleater rolls. poster walls. I like to work on wrecked supports, if they are not wrecked from the start, I “wreck”” them up myself, notably by pleating in such a way as to make the graphic gesture more or less random. I then carry out work of construction, deconstruction/reconstruction of the work by a process that I call tearing/pasting. I sometimes introduce covers. for example using red threads and hidden texts. Moreover. I practice sketching with a felt-tip pen on the spot and as often as possible.”

MEET OUR ARTISTS

Today:
Sylvie Salmon
www.ssd.bzh

There is more about the artist in the ALT-text 💙

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Beaucoup pensent qu'en temps qu'Ârtisss on chougne/alerte pour rien sur les AIgen, on est émotionnels/réacs touça.
Btw si tu est #sciartist, la prolifération d'images AIgen en #id d'espèces rajoute une couche à notre vigilence/agacement.
Merci à @plantoscope.bsky.social, @leniddepie.bsky.social :)

ART&SCIENCE COLLABORATION: Artist statement on this amazing project: “I worked with Erik Cordes (DSBS Development Officer & friend) and his Cordes Labs students at Temple University in Philadelphia (where we all live). He was testing 3-d printing (a type of bio plastic but not really bio) deep sea coral to create "coral starts" to deploy in the Gulf of Mexico as he has followed the health of the Gulf since the Horizon Disaster/Explosion. I told Erik: we have to make the "deep-sea coral starts" in clay, perfect material for coral and environment. I have done projects and presentations with Erik raising ocean and environmental awareness since I met Erik after he (and Alexis Weinnig, his PhD student at the time now DSBS Secretary) discovered the longest known deep-sea coral reef off the coast of Charleston, SC in 2018.   I was a guest artist presenter to his Temple University students on 3/28/24 as an artist integrating art & science in this lecture series he created to share the innovation of art & science to his students. We have shared panels and presentations since we met. Cordes Labs came from their lab to my studio and this summer we made the ceramic "coral starts" that fit in the "bio boxes" housing them to be deployed by ROV. The students made beautiful ceramic "coral starts" and I supported Cordes Lab building them in wet clay, drying and firing. I packed them with help from PhD student April and they were shipped to, well the ship ;). They were deployed at 1500' deep in the Gulf of Mexico, Sunday Sept 8, 2024.”

ART&SCIENCE COLLABORATION

A collaboration that just had to be shared 💙

(Artist statement on this amazing project in the ALT text)

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This painting shows a hatchet fish, the name refers to the shape of its body which, with a little imagination, reminds one of a hatchet. It’s a tiny fish with a silvery skin, which reflects the little light that reaches its habitat in the twilight zone. I used different colors to show the iridescence. The eyes of the fish are quite large and always look upwards, to look for prey and predators. I painted the background in very dark blue, with a mist of lighter blue, to illustrate the tiny bioluminescent creatures floating in the dark.

This painting shows a hatchet fish, the name refers to the shape of its body which, with a little imagination, reminds one of a hatchet. It’s a tiny fish with a silvery skin, which reflects the little light that reaches its habitat in the twilight zone. I used different colors to show the iridescence. The eyes of the fish are quite large and always look upwards, to look for prey and predators. I painted the background in very dark blue, with a mist of lighter blue, to illustrate the tiny bioluminescent creatures floating in the dark.

Hello everyone!

I'd love to present my painting of the hatchet fish :)

Wishing you all a nice day!

For more art, visit www.delphinemestdagh.be

#artandscience #sciart #sciartist #marinebiology #deepsea #deepseartist #contemporaryart #contemporarypainter #oiloncanvas #dsbsoc #bridgingartandscience

This is an illustration made with oil color on canvas. The background shows a blurry ocean floor in phtalo green (one of my favorite colors). Above the ocean floor “floats” a bluish colored Pacific Stingray. The wings of the ray are quite round and give this animal the shape of a disk (with a tail). The ray on the painting has tiny, round eyes and dark spots like freckles all over its body.

Hello BlueSky!

This is my first post, I hope you like it :)

Every painting I post here, is also shown on my website => www.delphinemestdagh.be

Thank you for being here!

#artandscience #sciart #sciartist #marinebiology #deepsea #contemporaryart #bridgingartandscience #biodiversity #oiloncanvas

Digital Painting of an orange dumbo octopus with a background of rocks and sediment

Digital Painting of an orange dumbo octopus with a background of rocks and sediment

MEET OUR ARTISTS

Monique Boulanger
@meltedsnowgirl.bsky.social

For prints of Moniques artwork, visit the Design By Humans store:
www.designbyhumans.com/shop/MeltedS...

#artandscience #sciart #sciartist #scientificillustration #marinebiology #bridgingartandscience #dscbsoc_arts #digitalart

Hello bluesky #sciart! Today is as good a day as any to start something new and positive.

My name is Son (short for Sonhita) and I'm a Toronto-based scientist, artist and #sciartist. I love using bright colours and bold shapes to paint cells and biological system.

Here is some of my recent works

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Dear sciartists with comics' creation training:

I'd like to improve my skills in comics creation (for scicomm).

Any recommendations? Traditional/digital, materials/software, training, etc.

Thanks in advance

#SciComm #comics #art #SciArtist 🧪 📢

My copy of Pulsar made it through my letter box - slightly crumpled from its international journey, but a brilliant read. #sciart #sciartist #spacearts

Nowhere is safe from the sketch.
#SciArtist #newyears #brunch #entomology