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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · Aug 16

Group photo from my "Live Monsoon Sketching" session at Benniganahalli Lake, Bengaluru Karnataka, India.

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Inspiring artists since 2011!

On August 10th, 2025

#sciart #traditionalart #sketching #birdart #mentoring #inspiration #mentor #chronicillness

Pink colored roof, black iron stump on the left-hand corner, green tree background, kids and adults holding up their sketches on a drawing pad. Me wearing wildcraft beige hat, kneeling down.

Art is beyond all boundaries and hurdles. Nature is the best healer!

Group photo from my "Live Monsoon Sketching" session at Benniganahalli Lake, Bengaluru Karnataka, India.

Thankful for nature giving a day without nausea, feeling of tiredness and letting me conduct this session without any major hic-ups!

This session is in collaboration with Benniganahalli Kere Community Development Trust (Regd).
On August 10th, 2025
With further tests I've been diagnosed with Achalasia cardia a rare condition which is preventing free movement of food to my stomach. Coming week further tests and treatment is awaited. Keep me in your prayers. Thank you!

Me wearing wildcraft beige hat, during our walk around the lake, kids and adults listening carefully.
Green tree leaves background.

Kids and adults holding up their sketches on a drawing pad. Me wearing wildcraft beige hat, kneeling down. Green tree leaves background. Yellow colored building with black colored iron ladder.

Art is beyond all boundaries and hurdles. Nature is the best healer!

Group photo from my "Live Monsoon Sketching" session at Benniganahalli Lake, Bengaluru Karnataka, India.

Thankful for nature giving a day without nausea, feeling of tiredness and letting me conduct this session without any major hic-ups!

This session is in collaboration with Benniganahalli Kere Community Development Trust (Regd).
On August 10th, 2025
With further tests I've been diagnosed with Achalasia cardia a rare condition which is preventing free movement of food to my stomach. Coming week further tests and treatment is awaited. Keep me in your prayers. Thank you!

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Rebecca, House of Ogg @earthlingnoreally.bsky.social · 1d

#SensoryArt #Pattern #MacroMonday #ColorADay #PinkMon

Grapewine - today

#Phonetography
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear #wildvineswildveins #leafappreciation #iloveautumn #fungi

Wild grapevine leaves in autumn with the leaves staining from peach to dark wine colours, leaving the veins bright green. Some leaves have fungus spots on them

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 1d

Today's #Nudivember is Halgerda theobroma.

#TradArt

A watercolor illustration of a nudibranch sea slug which is brownish with orange lines and spots, white and brown rhinophores and gills.

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Karre @carrykarre.bsky.social · 1d

#bloomscrolling cranberry hibiscus 🌱🌴🌺

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 1d

Sharing with #SciArt Feed subscribers:

rubylith @rubylith-art.bsky.social · 1d

It’s #garweek ‼️

Drawing of a very long gar trying his best to fit into a square aspect ratio

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

brilliant design, love the contrast and expression!

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Mike Melton @mikemelton.bsky.social · 1d

Male Snowcap #hummingbird at @tapirvalley.bsky.social #CostaRica this morning.

#birds #nature

Close-up of a small hummingbird perched on a thin mossy branch, showing a bright white crown, iridescent magenta-purple body, and a slender black bill with tiny water droplets against a smooth green background.

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 1d

#sundayfishsketch 😍

Jay @kakapojay.bsky.social · 1d

One of the more famous denizens of the Kem Kem, though often not having the best time in its depictions, Onchopristis - a 4m long sawskate!

Size comparison below ⬇️

#sciart #paleoart

Onchopristis swimming along, belly facing the viewer

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 1d

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Natee (they/them) @himmapaan.bsky.social · 19d

Original artwork available via everydayoriginal.com.

An older drawing from 2018 of Diplodocus.

I would do things differently now, both in terms of reconstruction and the way I draw, but I'm still fond of this one.

Brown and graphite pencils on Moleskine sketchbook paper, 207 x 127 mm.

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Brown and graphite pencil drawing of the sauropod dinosaur, Diplodocus, with its quintessentially long neck and tail. A number of Jurassic early birds flutter about and perch on it, just as birds do on many herbivorous megafauna today.

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

glad to hear from you, Rebecca. Thank you so much for your wishes and wonderful to watch your images again :)

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you for your wishes and kind words, Jean. Happy to hear from you!

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much for your wishes, Annie!

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much for your wishes, Rebecca!

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much for your kind words and wishes, Helen. Taking one step at a time at the moment, literally :)

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much, Glendon. Glad to hear from you, thank you for your kind words!

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 17d

Common Loon for Elizabeth M, who I don't have a social media handle for, so I hope you see this! Thank you for the #Waymakers donation - every bit counts when it comes to helping immigrant kids in the US!

🪶🎨 #BirdArt #SciArt

Illustration of a Common Loon in alternate plumage rising up out of misty blue water to flap its wings, sending spots of shimmering water in every direction. The bird is lit by early morning yellow sunlight from the front. It has a black back and wings, white belly, white spots on the back, a fine white-striped collar on the neck, and dark red eyes.

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

brilliant blacks which are not actually black, Lauren!
Whites and blacks are always challenging subjects in colors :)

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 10d

For oddincense on tumblr, and for their partner who also donated, two birds! Chimney Swift, and Hooded Warbler. Phew! Thanks to both of you, and to everyone else, for #Waymakers 2025! That's 37 birds done to raise funds for @theyoungcenter.bsky.social - you're all incredible! 🎨🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt

Illustration of a fast-flying Chimney Swift cruising low over a misty meadow of grass and flowers. This bird is a smooth gray-brown with a stubby body and long pointed wings, perfect for fast flight to catch up with flying insects.

Illustration of a male Hooded Warbler, a shining yellow sunbeam of a bird in a dark leafy woodland. He is very round and very yellow, with a black "hood" of feathers encircling his face, and cute little pink feet.

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much, Lauren!

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, will be resting mostly and occasionally come back online and check up on friends and their works. It is wonderful to do what i love again!
Enjoy watching your works always!

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

happy to be back online and watching artworks and interacting with fellow artists and friends, Cass. I missed watching artworks and interactions too! Thank you for the warm welcome :)

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much, Cass!

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 2d

Prasad is back \o/ 🎊 🐡

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 2d

It’s been exactly 2 months since I survived Heller’s myotomy. Life is about celebrating every day, and I am grateful for all the prayers, blessings and people who stand by me during

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#art #sciart #scientificillustration #traditionalart #watercolor #scicomm #deer #chronicillness #ink #penandink

Warm grey background. Warm Toned brown paper with a black ink handmade sketch of Spotted deer a four-legged mammal, two ears, long nose, black eyes, left fore-leg stretched forward. Spots on the back of the mammal. Short tail, furry body. Hind legs forming a "V" shape, my fingers holding a bamboo brush with a sharp brush tip. Left hand corner is my signature.
It’s been exactly 2 months since I survived Heller’s myotomy. Life is about celebrating every day, and I am grateful for all the prayers, blessings and people who stand by me during this critical juncture of my life.
Spending most of my days resting, watching birds and sketching occasionally. I am not active on the net or sharing my sketches and artwork.
Realizing that every moment is precious and I wish to spend it with my loved ones and people dear to me. Doing things, I love the most and engaging in activities that give me peace and happiness.
Sharing one of my sketches from my deer studies from Bannerghatta National Park.
Wishing you all a successful week ahead!

Spotted deer (Axis axis)
Title: Penance_59!
Medium: Ink on paper
Size: 11.1/2x 8.1/4 inches (28.1x20.5 cms) size,300GSM Brown Paper
Duration: 2 Hour 45 minutes
Location: Bannerghatta National Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
August 25th, 2025
Reference image: Own Reference image

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much for sharing, Ligus!

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much, Emma!

Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.bsky.social · 1d

thank you so much, Chrystyne! Happy to have found good doctors who did a great job and my family and friends who stood by me :)