Francine Fox
@francinefox.bsky.social
Studio artist specializing in wildlife & nature. www.francinefox.net
Some female fireflies lure and eat males from other firefly species by light signal mimicry. Enjoy some dark humor with our #femmefatale ☠️ Inspiration research - www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Is This Safe Enough: Beckoning, 21”x17”, watercolor #firefly #beetles #entomology #wildlifeart 🐡 #bugsky
Just found this cool rock in our yard with what I’m hoping are fossils. #paleontologists weigh in, what is this? We live in Nebraska so I’m hoping it’s aquatic critters from the #westerninteriorseaway - tag experts if you know any. :) #fossils #fossilid #paleontology #geology #geologist
Przewalski’s Refuge, 11”x14”, oil on aluminum, 2026. Just waiting on a frame, then this one will be ready to ship off to The Wild Camel Protection Foundation USA for exhibits and fundraisers. #przewalskishorse #wildhorses #horses #equine #wildlifeart 🐡 #mongolia #wildlifeconservation
That’s a wrap on my first semester towards my natural science illustration certification 🎉 Final project in my favorite class. Euglossa dilemma, 16”x20”, watercolor & colored pencil on aquaboard #bees #entomology #bugs #watercolor #painting #bugsky #scientificillustration 🐡 #euglossa #orchidbees
I’m close to finishing the final project in my entomological illustration class! This is Euglossa dilemma, a beautiful orchid bee specimen. Ooo la la! Watercolor on aquaboard #bees #entomology #bugs #watercolor #painting #bugsky #scientificillustration 🐡 #euglossa #orchidbees
This is the second assignment in my entomological illustration class. My specimen is a blue cracker butterfly rendered in colored pencil on bristol. #butterlies #entomology #bugs #coloredpencil #drawing #bugsky #scientificillustration 🐡 #lepidoptera
This harlequin beetle is probably the most amusing example of me having spent hours drawing detail that's barely perceptible in the final image. I need help.
I just finished the first assignment in my entomological illustration class with RISD. Western hercules beetle, Micron pen on paper #beetles #entomology #Herculebeetle #pointillism #scientificillustration #bugsky #sciart 🪲 🐡 #inkdrawing
Finished today! Schieffelin’s Folly, 13.75”x15.5”, watercolor and acrylic on paper. Eugene Schieffelin brought European starlings to the US in 1890. Supposedly, he hoped to introduce all birds mentioned in Shakespeare. #invasivespecies #painting #birdart #starlings 🪶🐡 #watercolor #Shakespeare
Detail shot of my latest piece. Black Tiger of Similipal, 36” x 50”, mixed media on paper. Read more about the genetic mutation that inspired this artwork - www.indiatoday.in/science/stor... #tigers #bigcats #cats #painting #drawing 🐡 #geneticmutation #similipal
Just finished! Black Tiger of Similipal, 36” x 50”, acrylic, pastel, charcoal and colored pencil on paper. Read more about the genetic mutation that inspired this artwork - www.indiatoday.in/science/stor... #tigers #bigcats #cats #painting #drawing 🐡 #geneticmutation #similipal
Still in progress, but making good strides. 36”x 50” #tigers #SimilipalTigerReserve #tigersofindia #blacktigers #charcoal #cats #wildlifeart #drawing 🐡 #bigcats
Caduceus of India, 36” x 50”, mixed media on paper Inspiration - article on the connection between human health and declining vulture populations in India: epic.uchicago.edu/news/decline... #vultures #caduceus #scavengers #wildlifeart 🐡 🪶 #detritivores #drawing #mixedmedia
The second danger noodle is now in the works. 🐍 #dangernoodle #snakes #drawing #mixedmedia #animalart #detritivores #caduceus 🐡 #wildlifeartist
noodle number 1 underway #dangernoodle #snakes #drawing #mixedmedia #animalart #detritivores #caduceus 🐡 #wildlifeartist
Just two danger noodles to go. Mixed media on paper, 36”x50” #dangernoodle #indianvulture #drawing #mixedmedia #birdart #detritivores #caduceus 🐡 🪶 #wildlifeartist
Yesterday, I finished this piece about the discovery of hybridization between Iberian and Eurasian lynx. Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 25” x 50”. Inspiration research from #bangoruniversity : www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-01... #iberianlynx #eurasianlynx #lynx #cats #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡
Work in progress. Finished shot coming soon. 🤞 Charcoal and acrylic on paper, 25” x 50”. Inspiration research from #bangoruniversity : www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-01... #iberianlynx #eurasianlynx #lynx #cats #wildlifeart #drawing #dna 🐡
Yesterday, I finished this #watercolor #painting of tree swallows in one sitting. It’s been a loooong time since I made a piece that could be knocked out in a day. It was a good confidence boost! #birdart 🪶 #watercolor #painting #swallows #wildlifeart 🐡 #blue #birdlovers #ornithology #realism
The Night Watch, oil on aluminum, 14”x11”, 2026 I just finished this yesterday. Someday I will take a professional sharp photo of this without glares. That is not today. #birds #birdart #birdnest #nightpainting #painting #wildlifeart #lookout #whistle 🐡 🪶
The Columbian mammoth fossil I worked from for this painting was found in Lincoln county, Nebraska (the map depicted). I was inspired by the state’s Highway Paleontology Program. Lincoln County Mammoth, Acrylic & charcoal on paper, 12”x12” #mammoth #Pleistocene #megafauna #fossil 🦣 🐡 #paleoart
Interpretations of this drawing continually transform, since even before I finished it. The core is the same, but rarely the specifics. It is my master shapeshifter. Common Loon, 48”x40”, charcoal on paper, 2025 #loon #eagle #wildlifeart #politicalart #charcoaldrawing 🪶 🐡 #birds #wildfire
Working on the skull and tusks today while happily listening to @commondescentpod.bsky.social #mammoth 🦣 #iceage #paleoart #fossil #painting #charcoal #mixedmedia 🐡 #megafauna
Maybe 2/3 of the way there? After some notable color and light adjustments, I’ll be ready to start finer details - mostly highway markers and bone textures. #mammoth 🦣 #iceage #paleoart #fossil #painting #charcoal #mixedmedia 🐡 #megafauna
I’m two sittings in on this little piece inspired by the mammoths at UNL’s Morrill Hall and Nebraska’s Highway Paleontology Program. Made with acrylic paint over powdered charcoal - Still quite a ways to go. #mammoth #iceage #pleistocene #morrillhall 🐡 #fossils #paleoart #unl #painting #drawing
These seahorses are on the copper windings of an electric motor. Metal ores are heavily used in modern tech and are being deep sea mined near thriving aquatic habitats. Bismarck Sea: Spiny Seahorses, 20”x16”, oil and synthetic mica on canvas #seahorses #oilpainting #wildlifeart #marinelife 🦑 🐡
