Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist
Squid tend to their paper nest amidst the Spanish moss of a southern bayou.
This is the eighth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.
The Manta Rays take up their seasonal invasion.
This is the seventh in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.
My artwork, “K-T,” has been featured in the latest issue of Blender Art Magazine, Issue #28. You can download this issue (and all issues) as a free .pdf file HERE.
Alternatively, you can read the magazine in online format HERE.
The following images are renders of my “Ocean Invasion” series, with only the geometry visible (no textures, fur, grass, lighting).
For those of you “in the know,” these were made using approximate Ambient Occlusion on objects with the default shader, and with all objects duplicated and each duplicate object shaded with a Z-offset wire material.
This idea came to me when I saw the call for submissions for Blender Art Magazine #29, which will have an “Industrial Revolution” theme.
The piece is inspired by both the industrial revolution and it’s eventual hand in the oil spill in the gulf.
The jellies come out beneath a full moon.
This is the sixth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.
Shrimp make a living amongst saguaro cactus needles.
This is the fifth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.
A family of landhorses enjoy the quiet solitude of their crystal cavern abode.
This is the fourth in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.
A sergeant major fish brings her new babies their first meal.
This is the third in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.
Killer whales feasting on the sweet nectar within petunias.
This is the second in a series of pieces, “Ocean Invasion,” which finds ocean creatures living in absurd land habitats.