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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you so much!

Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 18h

I like the angle too! it’s neat that we can see the “jet” that propels them.

Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 1d

Progress made on my big oil painting of nautiluses. 🧡

#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #deepseacreatures #mollusks #cephalopods #oilpainting #wildlifeart #animalart 🐡 🦑

Detail shot of a nautilus painted with oil on canvas. The background is a vibrant blue with copper mica scraped over it.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 10d

New painting on the easel! This one will have two nautiluses and one allonautilus. The background is synthetic mica over oil paint.

#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #mollusks 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #wildlifeart #paintingprocess

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · 17d

I added a new page to my website! Fully dedicated to my Fortunes of the Bismarck Sea series, it explains my inspiration and features the four paintings I‘ve finished so far. More to come!

#oceanlife #seacreatures #mantaray #coralreef #papuanewguinea 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #animalart #wildlifeartist #art

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Sep 12

Reminds me of this painting by Inka Essenhigh. I wonder if Otto Hesselbom was her original inspiration?

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Sep 2

I still have more refining to do on the manta, but it’s nice to see everything blocked in.

36”x24”, oil on canvas

#oceanlife #seacreatures #mantaray #coralreef #maps #papuanewguinea 🐡 🦑 #oilpainting #animalart #wildlifeartist

In-progress painting of a reef manta over a blue, teal, and periwinkle map of the Bismarck Sea.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Aug 29

Adorable!

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Aug 28

Hoping to get the map done over the long weekend and start on the reef manta.🤞The painting’s blue background is a portion of the Bismarck Sea floor off Papua New Guinea.

36” x 24”, oil on canvas

#mantaray #aquaticlife #seacreatures #oilpainting #wip #paintingprocess #maps #animalart 🐡 🦑 #ocean

In progress painting of a reef manta over a blue map of the sea floor.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Aug 7

I’m having a real mighty boosh moment with this post.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you! It’s nice of you to specifically mention that. I tried hard to accurately recreate the charts I was finding as I was researching electroreception in sharks and electromagnetics in general.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Aug 4

Thank you!

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Aug 4

Sharks use electroreceptors to help them navigate and find prey.

From my Fortunes of the Bismarck Sea series, 36” x 24”, Oil and synthetic mica on canvas

This painting was made possible by a grant from Pardicolor.

#sharks 🦑 🐡 #hammerhead
#wildlifeart #oilpainting #coralreef #papuanewguinea

Oil painting of a group of scalloped hammerhead sharks. A coral reef is below and a canoe with a paddle is above. A shark calling tool used in Papua New Guinea is dangling off the side of the boat. Metallic concentric ring coming off the eyes of the closest hammerheads show electroreception.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 28

Close-up from my newest watercolor.

#summerfun #offwithhishead #girlswillbegirls #prayingmantis #bugart #watercolor #wildlifeart #feminism #entomology 🐡

A watercolor of a praying mantis perched atop a “beheaded” rocket pop.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 27

It’s okay to pass this sale up if its too arduous to organize. I don’t even know how/ if US tariffs will impact shipping.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 27

#girlswillbegirls

Is This Safe Enough: Rocket Pop, 17”x21”, watercolor on paper

#summerfun #offwithhishead #prayingmantis #bugart #watercolor #wildlifeart #feminism #entomology 🐡

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 26

Agreed! Video of groups just gliding along are mesmerizing.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 26

Thank you!

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 26

First time I’ve ever been midway through a shark painting during #sharkweek

#thepowerofsharkweekcompelsyou
🦈 #hammerheadshark #shark 🐡 🦑 #fish #coralreef #oilpainting

Oil painting of a hammerhead shark near coral and a shark caller’s canoe.

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Francine Fox @francinefox.bsky.social · Jul 24

Yes. I’m particularly enamored with the fox on fire at the bottom. I’d even take a test print of just the fox and the spear shape below it.

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