I made this illustration of Cabuniaegino, a pre-roman deity of the Cantabri. His name is only mentioned in one inscription on an ara (a type of votive altar) found near the oppidum at Mount Cildá and has been interpreted as a god of healing and medicine.
Marina Lezcano
@mlezcano.bsky.social
2D Artist | Scientific illustrator • Archaeology🏺 • Nature 🌿 • Paleoart 🦣 I also make designs for books, apps and games https://www.mlezcano.com/
This year's illustration for the "Altamira para escolares" educational activities program at @museodealtamira.bsky.social focuses on children again but also on nature and our relationship as humans with our environment.
Aren't petroglyphs fascinating? I drew this panel filled with dots and crosses from Valderredible in preparation for my archaeological drawing workshop at Tribus del Íber a couple of weekends ago. 🖌 Do you like more just the ink drawing or the one with the watercolor background?
Look alive artists! The next #PortfolioDay is in one week on Tuesday, July 14th. Visit portfolioday.art for more info!
¿Cómo se utilizan los hallazgos arqueológicos 🏺 para crear una ilustración histórica? Te cuento cómo hice mi última reconstrucción en mi blog 👉 ko-fi.com/post/Imagina...
Imaginando a una pareja de la Cantabria prerromana.
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Hail Heroes! Sleep easy with calm tensions under the watchful patrols of the Pale Inquisitors of The Church of the Pale Flame! With the ineffable @adrianregalado.bsky.social leading the style, they are sure to weed out each and every lurking cultist! #Art #TTRPG #Indie
A late Iron Age couple together, in love and displaying all of their parure. With @adrianregalado.bsky.social and myself as pose reference models 😙
What was spring like in the north of Iberia during the late Magdalenian period? I imagine it may have looked something like this.
The baby blackbirds in my flowerpot have grown so much! They are about to jump out of the nest any moment now so I made a cute drawing and wrote a bit a bout them (in Spanish) on my Ko-fi. You can read it here -> ko-fi.com/post/Hay-mir...
Two little blackbirds have been born minutes ago in a flowerpot on my balcony 🥰 They are so so tiny!! And look very hungry. Don't worry, their parents are taking good care of them and us humans at home are not interfering 🤗
Sketch of an image I'm working on
We all know about the hundreds of horses and bisons painted in caves all around Europe but there is a number of species that are much less common in Paleolithic art 🐧🐆 This illustration is featured on @thehistocrat.bsky.social 's excellent video on this topic. Go check it out! youtu.be/RX_76nmaJas
"The canal" Something I've been working for some time
My latest video, featuring artwork by the wonderful @mlezcano.bsky.social , is now live over on youtube! This one covers Cave Art's weirder animals, ranging from beasts large enough to beat you up, to those so small that it's a miracle they were depicted at all. Check them out! youtu.be/RX_76nmaJas
Cave Art's Weird and Wonderful Animals
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Hello #PortfolioDay !! I'm Adrian a concept artists who likes to do realistic environments Portfolio: www.artstation.com/adrianregalado E-mail for commissions: adrianregaladoart@gmail.com
It’s official… the 6th VCWAP has started! 🎉
It starts tomorrow!🤩 We're having talks, workshop, chatting and networking, scientific posters and amazing paleoart. 🦕🖌️ Looking forward to meeting everyone there!
🎨✨ VCWAP starts in two days! Get ready to discover more about the world of paleoart at #6thvcwap! 🦕🖌️ Explore the artworks of 14 talented women paleoartists, engage in discussions with them on Gather Town, and cast your vote for your favorite piece!
I am so honored to have been part of this discussion and to exchange experiences with all these amazing artists, paleontologists and archaeologists 👏👏
"I may have a slightly different opinion..." For February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I invited several female* artists and scientists to join a panel discussion on this important topic. We talked about 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒆𝒐(𝒂𝒓𝒕).
🎉 The 6th VCWAP is happy to announce our upcoming workshop! 🗓 Wednesday, March 4th ⏰ 1:00–3:00 PM (UTC+1) 🔍 “An Introduction to Open Science in Archaeology and Palaeontology” 🎤 Presented by @palaeoverse.bsky.social 👉 palaeoverse.org ✨ Don’t miss it! Join us! #workshop #conference #online
𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 - women in palaeo(art) Annualy, on February 11th is "𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘎𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦" to raise awareness that shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together has not been reached yet - by far. Cont.
Hello #PortfolioDay !! I'm Adrian a concept artists who likes to do realistic environments You can see more of my art here: artstation.com/adrianregalado
🎨 Paleoart deadline extended! 🎉 We’re happy to announce that the paleoart submission deadline is extended to January 14! 🖌️ You can submit up to 3 artworks (they don’t have to be original or unpublished). Come share your work with the VCWAP community!
Jurjânîya - The cold of hell We saw a land which made us think a gate to the cold of hell had opened before us. When snow falls, it is always accompanied by a rough and violent wind.
A COZY DWELLING - SO MANY COLORS #prehistovember2025 I joined two prompts together to imagine the appearance of an Iron Age hut. A hearth, herbs, warm blankets, things for weaving and a sleepy scruffy dog by your side are the epitome of coziness and what everybody needs to be happy in my opinion.
#Prehistory lovers out there: looking to treat yourselves or your loved ones with a bit of art? My #prehistovember watercolors are for sale! Contact me for details 🎨🖌️ They will also be available as prints on my shop soon >>> ko-fi.com/mlezcano/shop
MADE OF STONE #prehistovember2025 One of my favourite places to hike to is marked by many peculiar stones, both natural (although local legends state they were dropped by the devil himself when he went to build the Roman aqueduct in Soria -go figure) and man-carved.
NEW ACQUAINTANCES #prehistovember2025 Almost 40,000 years ago the first "modern humans" arrived in Europe and found it was already populated. Artifacts suggest there might have been an exchange of either material goods. Current genetics confirm sapiens and H. neanderthals exchanged more than tools 😏
LEAVING A PRINT #prehistovember2025 Did you know that 80,000 years ago a group of #neanderthals composed mainly by #children were walking on the beach at Le Rozel, in Normandy? ........... 🎨 This illustration is fully painted in #watercolor on a 18 x 25 cm paper and the original is for sale.
DRESSED TO IMPRESS #prehistovember2025 Jumping to a more recent prehistory to bring you a bit of #IronAge bling✨ This is a depiction of an #Iberian woman inspired by the Lady of Cerro de los Santos. Fully painted in #watercolor on 25 x 36 cm paper. Original painting for sale.
A FULL MEAL #prehistovember2025 This illustration is based on the #paleodiet of my ancient fellow countrywoman, the Red Lady of El Mirón, which consisted of meat, different kinds of mushrooms and salmon. She would have also completed her meals with vegetables and fruits available at the time.