#balaenopterid

***We interrupt your regularly [sic] scheduled plant post to bring you one humpback whale.***
Humpbacks, known scientifically as Megaptera novaeangliae, are famous for their singing and surface behaviors such as breaching. Though hunted to near extinction, populations have partially recovered, but these beautiful beings continue to be impacted by noise pollution and run ins with ships and fishing gear. All ocean life needs our protection! Support governmental agencies such as NOAA Fisheries to ensure the continued recovery of humpbacks. 
This ink and marker painting, titled ‘Blue Song,’ was made for a fellow whale lover. I suspect my patronus would be a humpback whale. What is yours?
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A multitude of minkes

Sorry for the long quiet here, guys. I’ve been very busy with my train driver’s license, as well as setting up a new aquarium and taking care of the residents. I haven’t been painting at all these months, but I’ll try to upload previously made art a bit more often! 

Like this trio; as you may know I completed two pretty big commissions last year, and between them I got to paint all three species of minke whales again. The common minke I’ve painted several times before, the Dwarf and Antarctic not so much. The latter two are based on my previous paintings of them, so they may seen a bit familiar. I’m fascinated by the tiger stripes both possess. The Dwarf minke, though well known and vastly different looking from the Common minke, has yet to receive a scientific name. I hope you’ll enjoy these small but incredibly beautiful baleen whales.