Unseen Ocean Collective
@unseenocean.bsky.social
We are a trailblazing group of 4 women; three artists and a scientist who are bringing the deep-ocean to the world through fine art and science. www.unseenoceancollective.com Upcoming shows in Sweden, Alaska, and Washington. SAGA grant winners.
The Unseen Ocean Collective is coming to the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport @oregonstate.edu See our science inspired art exhibit from July 30 - December 11. Opening reception on July 30 with talks at 5pm. More info: hmsc.oregonstate.edu/art-hatfield or www.unseenoceancollective.com
Part of our show in Spokane and headed to Newport Oregon this summer!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 3mo ago“Radiant Cornucopia” 24x36 acrylic on canvas, so much love for the Alaskan deep sea- this painting is currently on display in Spokane, Washington, and will be traveling to Newport Oregon this summer 🐡🦑 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #scienceartist #deepseasponges #deepseaart
I got to see this and other breathtaking art by @unseenocean.bsky.social yesterday!!! This group is incredible, I WILL BE POSTING MORE ABOUT THEM SOON just you wait
Kierstin Keller@gsstudios907.bsky.social · 11mo agoSea stars feast on a tree of deep-sea coral, leaving behind a delicate golden skeleton. “The Slow Death” — 16x20” Gouache Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team of artists @unseenocean.bsky.social! #sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
April 3rd from 5-8pm at the Chase Gallery in Spokane WA- hope to see you there!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 5mo agoAnother piece that will be shown in Spokane WA next month, titled Snailfish Cupcake this 20x16 acrylic on canvas shows us a baby snailfish using a closed anemone for shelter from the current- cutie 🥰 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepseaart #scienceart 🦑🐡 @unseenocean.bsky.social
Our show in Spokane opens next month at the Chase Gallery in City Hall- will we see you there?
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 5mo agoHey friends! It’s been a hot second since I posted, I blame my creative drive that paces inside like a tiger and says “paint, never stop, nothing else is quite as important”. Here is another finished painting for my shows with the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🦑🐡 #sciart #ocean
Getting ready for our show in Juneau! All the work arrived safe and sound, look at all that fab art together, like a perfect deep sea family 😍😍😍 #sciart #deepsea #deepseart #alaska #artshow 🦑🐡
Ooooo yeah, one more piece for our upcoming show in Juneau Alaska! A deep-sea octopus, titled “Living the Kaleidoscope Life” this 16x20” acrylic on canvas is based on deep sea footage taken by NOAA off the coast of Alaska in 2023 #deepsea #deepseacreatures #octopus 🦑🐡 #sciart #womenartists #painting
Not long now! Just under two weeks until our show opening in Juneau Alaska- will we see you there? #deepsea #sciart #womeninstem #womenartists #alaska 🦑🐡 #artshow
Welcome to the Unseen Ocean! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #sciart #womeninstem #unseenoceancollective 🦑🐡
Our show in Juneau Alaska is coming up next month! We hope you can join us and see this new Blob Sculpin painting in person! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 7mo agoI’m back to share what I’ve been working on for the @unseenocean.bsky.social collective! Here we have the noble Blob sculpin, not the hot melted mess in the most famous blobfish photo, but a true and beautiful deep-sea beauty! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #blobfish #acrylicpainting #art 🐡🦑
Representing the carnivorous sponges for our shows in 2026!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 8mo agoOne more painting for the @unseenocean.bsky.social shows completed! Titled “Nibbles and Cuddles” this 24x24” acrylic on canvas is a Chondrocladia carnivorous sponge, several varieties of brittle stars, and even a little rainbow polychaete too! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #acrylicpainter
Getting closer and closer on this one, almost to the details stage where everything really snaps into place. This piece is for shows with the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean #deepseaart 🐡🦑 #art #acryliconcanvas #brittlestars
This new fav sponge is either Chondrocladia grandis or Chondrocladia concrescens, as both species occur in Alaskan waters! #deepsea #deepseacreaturea 🐡🦑 #deepseaart
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 9mo agoFriends- this carnivorous sponge is basically the COOLEST thing ever! Semi-transparent bulbous knobs, and totally covered in brittle stars *swoon* def new boyfriend material. Oh and I started another painting 😁 #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #deepseaart #unseenocean #art #acryliconcanvas
Another beautiful piece for our shows in Juneau Alaska and Spokane Washington!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 9mo agoIt’s been a crazy family health crisis kind of month, but I finally made it back into the studio to finish up this 24x36” acrylic on canvas painting titled ‘Huggies and Snackies’. A beautiful stalked carnivorous sponge is joined by pink brittle stars and a golden crinoid. Cuties 😍 #deepsea 🐡🦑 #art
Oooooo!! 😍😍😍 can’t wait to see this work in person in Juneau Alaska Feb 2026!
Kierstin Keller@gsstudios907.bsky.social · 9mo agoDeep-sea housing complex of sponges varieties, offering crustaceans refuge and a place to snack. "There Grows the Neighborhood" — 16x20” Check out the growing collection of deep-sea fine art by our team @unseenocean.bsky.social! #sciart #scienceillustration #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective
We had a lovely write up in Issue 25 of the Deep-Sea Life newsletter! You can check out the whole issue here: www.dosi-project.org/wp-content/u... #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑
When a paragraph of text can make an image believable enough to fool nanna on Facebook, how can we help our listeners spot fakes. @TylerGreenfieId joins us again to help us tell the megs from the mermaids. www.deepseapod.com/episodes/062... #podcast #AIArt #AIHoax #cryptozoologist
Huggies and Snackies!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 10mo agoWellllll look who has some associates! Got these adorable brittle stars onto the sponge this week, besties at the bottom just hugging and snacking! #deepsea #deepseacreatures #deepocean 🐡🦑 #painting #acrylicpainting #brittlestar #carnivorousponge
LOVE these adorable octopus for the coloring sheets we are producing, can’t wait to share them with the kids of Juneau and Spokane!
Kierstin Keller@gsstudios907.bsky.social · 10mo agoOn this fine fall day, we have some little baby deep-sea octopus 🐙 #deepseaoctopus #babyoctopus #deep-sea #unseenoceancollective #deepseacreatures #🐙
We can’t wait to see Meghan’s finished painting in Juneau this February!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 10mo agoWorking away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist
Looooooove this Paragorgia!! 😍😍😍
Lara Maleen Beckmann@planulara.bsky.social · 10mo agoFeeding polyps done! Next up: resin, adding color and final tentacle details. Can’t wait to show this 3D coral at our upcoming @unseenocean.bsky.social exhibitions - first stop: Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in 2 weeks! #unseenoceancollective #deepsea #sciart #deepseaart #paragorgia #bubblegum
Adding feeding polyps to my Bubblegum coral model! Only one side has open polyps - just like in real colonies, where the side facing the current feeds. When retracted, the soft polyp tissue tucks safely into the skeleton #paragorgia #deepsea #unseenoceancollective @unseenocean.bsky.social
Phantom of the Sea Lilies — deep-sea Antimora fish swims among golden sea lilies (stalked crinoids, animals related to sea stars and urchins) and spindly stalks of orange coral #deep-sea #sciart #natureillustration #deepseaart #deepseacreatures
More upcoming work that will be shown at our Alaska and WA state events next year!
Meghan Jones@studio-mbj.bsky.social · 10mo agoOn to the next painting! Needed a larger canvas for this dramatic stalked glass sponge, oooo she’s already pretty! Just working in some of the background layers today. This is more work for the @unseenocean.bsky.social events in Juneau and Spokane #deepsea #deepseacreatures #acrylicpainting 🐡🦑 #art
Some of the best tide-pool viewing here in southeast Alaska is during our chilly winter days. The Christmas Anemone in particular is an exciting find! Winter Anemone — 9x16 acrylic on canvas #christmasanemone #tidepool #sciart #marinelife #marinebioart
And finished! How many shrimp can you find? If you’re headed to the Swedish Biodiversity Symposium in October then keep and eye out for this painting among other artworks by the @unseenocean.bsky.social #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡🦑 #coldwatercoral #acrylicpainting #art #scicomm
We are going to kick off our first show in Sweden next month - join us for an unforgettable blend of fine art and science! You can check out the events section on our site for details! www.unseenoceancollective.com #deepsea #deepseacreatures 🐡 #coldwatercoral #womeninsteam #scicomm
Hey @flyingtrilobite.com can @gsstudios907.bsky.social be added to the Sciart feed please?
Kierstin Keller@gsstudios907.bsky.social · 11mo agoStudy of some favored food of the North Pacific humpback whale: krill, salmon smolt, capelin, sand lance, and herring 🐟 #sketch #fishes #whalechow #sciart #foodweb
