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Beth Zaiken

@bzaiken.bsky.social

Artist/Muralist/Illustrator | Blue Rhino Studio | US Mint | Paleoart and extinct critters, natural history and science communication 🎨🦣🦖

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Natalia (娜塔莉)@nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 6mo ago

It is International Day of Women in Science! For this ocassion, a thread on influential women that illustrate prehistoric life🧵 Marta Szubert. Creator of one of the first to-scale feathered dinosar models (1997). If you've been to Poland or Slovakia, you've probably seen her models on display.

marta with dyzio the feathered dilophosaurus from 1997A protoceratops family from the museum of evolutionMuzeum Przyrody i Techniki w Starachowicach
Darren Naish@tetzoo.bsky.social · 11mo ago

The stupendous, monumental and awesome Mesozoic Art II is officially out in shops TOMORROW and we know that many people who've ordered one have already received their own copies. Here are thoughts on this amazing book ... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/9/... #books #art #paleoart #palaeoart

Mesozoic Art II, Palaeoart Portfolio for the 2020s — Tetrapod Zoology

Among the most successful of books I’ve been involved in are those devoted to palaeoart. In particular, I’m thinking here of 2022’s Mesozoic Art , edited by Steve White and myself and published by Bl...

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Beth Zaiken@bzaiken.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hey look—now y’all can follow my friend and fellow coin designer/nature illustrator @emilydamstra.com , she’s the bees knees! 🐝

Emily S. Damstra@emilydamstra.com · 2y ago

For my first post here, I'm sharing a little collage of my work: three natural science illustrations and one coin design. I've been a self-employed illustrator for nearly 25 years now, so this is a small sampling. Many more examples here: emilydamstra.com #sciart #paleoart #coindesign #fishart

Illustration of bumble bee on aster; illustration of ammonoid; illustration of rainbow trout head; image of American Silver Eagle coin
Beth Zaiken@bzaiken.bsky.social · 2y ago

I started my career as a traditional painter, and I used to hand-paint gigantic canvas murals (like this 58’x14’ one from 2015 (c) Blue Rhino Studio). These days I’ve transitioned to doing the same kind of work, only digitally.

Beth Zaiken paints a monumental mural featuring elk, bison and mammoths in a scenic river valley landscape
R_Slumber@rodshark.one · 2y ago

Reminder to my artist friends that this awesome site exists. It lets you pick a species of animal, set the orientation of the skull, and then search for pictures of that animal that match the skull position. Also, consider tipping the creator if you found it useful! x6ud.github.io#/

A screenshot from the website https://x6ud.github.io/#/ showing a gallery of pictures of wolves all looking up, matching the direction of the skull that I set.
Beth Zaiken@bzaiken.bsky.social · 2y ago

Honestly don’t know where to be putting my energy these days. Posting new work feeds the AI beast, besides the algorithms seem to severely limit the reach when I do, compared to past results. Anyone out there have advice here? #art #artist

Jeanne Timmons@mostlymammoths.bsky.social · 2y ago

#FossilFriday Scientists sequenced Siberian #mammoth genomes from genetically healthy animals to those who were isolated on Wrangel Island before extinction. What they found has implications for endangered animals today. 🦣 (Art: @bzaiken.bsky.social) arstechnica.com/science/2024...

DNA from mammoth remains reveals the history of the last surviving population

The mammoths of Wrangel Island purged a lot of harmful mutations before dying off.

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