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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · 3d

Ancient Iberian Foxes (Weathered)
A scene of calling foxes amongst foliage painted in the style of weathered, ancient Iberian pottery (300-200 BCE) on a full fox skull.

Done in textured acrylic paint with matte vanish.

#skull #fox #bones #iberian #pottery #ancient #art #acrylic #foxes #wildlife

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jun 18

Ancient Iberian Fox and Prey
A scene of a fox with prey animals painted in the style of ancient Iberian pottery (300-200 BCE) on a full fox skull.

Done in textured acrylic paint with matte vanish.
#bones #skull #fox #pottery #painting #iberian #ancient #nature #animals #wildlife #acrylic

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · May 31

Ancient Corinthian Fox and Prey
A scene of a fox with prey rabbits painted in the style of ancient Corinthian pottery (600-500 BCE) on a full fox skull.

Done in textured acrylic paint with matte vanish.

#art #skull #fox #rabbits #pottery #ancient #corinthian #greece #painting #ancientart #bones

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · May 26

Under the Moon - The Travelers
Part Two of 'Under the Moon' designs. Painted on a full fox skull.

Done in acrylic paint with matte vanish.

#skull #bones #night #nightsky #moon #fox #shadows #skullart

Top Side of Fox Skull; fox and bat silhouette against moonlit night sky.

Left Side of Fox Skull; fox and bat silhouette against moonlit night sky.

Right Side of Fox Skull; fox and bat silhouette against moonlit night sky.

The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · May 14

Time's Migration Patterns

Top-down ocean shore scene with migrating humpback whale skeleton on a lion's paw scallop.
Done in spray paint and acrylic paint with gloss vanish.
#ocean #seashell #whales #skeleton #painting #seashore #timemarcheson #sealife #acrylic #bones

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Mar 9

The Sunset Mountains
Sunset scene across rugged mountain range on a fox skull. No mount.
Done in acrylic paint and ink, with semi-gloss vanish.
SOLD.
#sunset #mountains #painting #fox #skulls #acrylic #bones #vultureculture

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Feb 25

The Endlessness of Our Finite Time
Monarch butteries against an endless field and sky on a lion's paw scallop.

Done in acrylic paint with gloss vanish.
#seashell #butterflies #painting #art #acrylic #sky #flowers #clouds

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Feb 18

The Promise of Warmth
Seabirds silhouetted before an island sunset on a lion's paw scallop.
Done in acrylic paint with gloss vanish.
#seashell #sunset #painting #art #ocean #seabird #acrylic #shell #seagulls

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Feb 15

Reincarnate - Panthera on Mink Skulls
Profiles of the Panthera genus (here: tiger, jaguar, snow leopard) on mink skulls. No mount.
Done in acrylic, metallic paint with semi-gloss vanish.

FOR SALE. $20 each, $55 for set of 3. Message me if you'd like one or want more info!

#forsale #skulls #art

Profiles of the Panthera genus (here: tiger, jaguar, snow leopard) on mink skulls. No mount.
Done in acrylic, metallic paint with semi-gloss vanish.

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Feb 14

Sunspots

Double-sided painting on a giraffe's lower jawbone.
Outward Side - A gathering of mature Cape giraffes on the savannah.
Inward Side - A silhouetted giraffe before an African sunset.

Done in acrylic paint with matte vanish.
#bone #giraffe #africa #painting #art #animals #wildlife

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Feb 9

Under the Moon - The Watcher
Part One of 'Under the Moon' designs. Painted on a full raccoon skull.

Done in acrylic paint with matte vanish.
#skulls #vultureculture #raccoon #bones #painting #art #nightart #wildlife #animals #nocturnal #acrylic

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Feb 6

A Colorful Reef

(Request) Life-filled coral reef scene on a giraffe's lower jawbone.

Done in acrylic paint with matte vanish.
SOLD.
#boneart #art #giraffe #jawbone #bones #painting #coralreef #marinelife #sea #ocean #animals

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jan 24

The Ringmaster
Profile of a Blue-ringed Octopus on a spider conch.
Done in acrylic paint with gloss vanish.
#art #painting #octopus #sealife #animals #seashells #venomous #wildlife #acrylic #conch

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jan 19

The Ruby Menace

Profile of a Giant Pacific Octopus on a spider conch.
Done in acrylic paint with gloss vanish.

#painting #octopus #conch #seashell #wildlife #redoctopus #sealife #acrylic #art

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jan 18

Reincarnate - Peafowl on Fox Skulls

Profiles of a peacock and a peahen on fox skulls. No mount.
Reincarnation from predator to prey, from earth to sky.
Done in acrylic paint with matte vanish.

#skullart #painting #animals #peacock #fox #vultureculture #skulls #ossuary

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jan 13

African Sunset with Blesbok Silhouettes

'South African sunset' scene in silhouette on a blesbok lower jawbone. Double-sided, no mount.
Done in acrylic paint and ink, with matter vanish.

For more:
www.tumblr.com/thepaintedli...

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jan 12

Reincarnate - Bateleur Eagle on Roe Deer Skull
Profile of a Bateleur Eagle on a damaged, roe buck skull (3-point, incomplete skull). No mount.

Reincarnation from prey to predator, from earth to sky.

Done in acrylic paint with matte vanish.

For more:
www.tumblr.com/thepaintedli...

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The Painted Lion @lionessgamer.bsky.social · Jan 12

Requiem for a Forest Prince
'Forest creek in summer' scene on a white-tailed buck skull (6-point, complete skull), mounted European-style with faux foliage.

Done in acrylic paint with gloss vanish.

In homage to the peaceful moments in a life of strife.

For more:
www.tumblr.com/thepaintedli...

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