Jennifer Clausen

Watercolor painting of a Copper Band Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus. These fish form long-term monogamous pairs. I’m painting one reef fish per day for 100 days with the hope of building a community. It’s about how art becomes connection. If you love the ocean, curiosity is enough. 🐠

100 Days of Reef Fish
Beautiful Reef Fish 3/10: Copper Band Butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus. These fish form long-term monogamous pairs.

Thanks again, Uncle Scotter, @dinosaucerous.bsky.social for the suggestion.

#sciart #marinelife #coralreefs #dothe100daysproject

An illustration showing the Atlantic off the Ring of Kerry.

Looking into the ocean #sciart

Drawing of a black and orange cicada, as seen from above with spread wings.

A close up showing the small hairs that cover the cicada's head and thorax

Please enjiy this cicada drawing (Tosena albata).

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 Public health chaos and research funding cuts are inspiring nationwide pro-science protests against the Trump administration

Stand Up for Science plans second rally on March 7 www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...

I’m transgender, I live in Kansas, if you want to help rn donate to either the ACLU of Kansas or the ACE foundation in Wichita - the ACE foundation especially is the organization that will help people with money for groceries, rent, etc. More orgs also included in attached img

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Just published: A very unusual fish, described here as a new genus and species of loach, and the first groundwater-dwelling fish reported from Northeast India. Meet 𝑮𝒊𝒕𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒌 𝒏𝒂𝒌𝒂𝒏𝒂! Open access article here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.

“If I am killed doing this, throw my body at the White House, martyr the shit out of me & raise hell. Do not be sad. Do not think I would do anything differently. I would do it over & over again — this is too important to sit down & shut up and not do anything.” www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Realistic illustration of a Seven-spot archerfish (Toxotes chatareus), and white-brown fish with black spots, shooting water into the air.

#ProjectAnimalia 787: Seven-spot archerfish (Toxotes chatareus)

I'll never get over the amazing hunting strategy of this #fish. Shooting water up to 2m to knock insects off vegetation.

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #sundayfishsketch #oceanart

Stoplight parrotfish painting

Here is a watercolor painting of a Stoplight Parrotfish, Sparisoma viride, for my Sunday Fish Sketch.
Reference photo(s) by Randall Spangler

#sciart #marinelife #coralreefs
#parrotfish #spanglersscuba
#sundayfishsketch

Photo of a crayon sketch of a tube shoulder, a nondescript fish with stubby fins and big eyes

A: The focal species of #SundayFishSketch creator @lampichthys.bsky.social 's latest journal article.

Q: What is a tubeshoulder?

So fun learning about another deep-sea weirdo! Here is Platytroctes apus, with its stumpy fins and ability to shoot glowy stuff from shoulder and tail! 🦑🐡🧪

Colored pencil and ink drawing of a longnose hawkfish. The name is on the nose, he’s got a long snoot and a kinda red plaid pattern going on with a spiky dorsal fin.

Back to our regular #SundayFishSketch with a Longnose Hawkfish

Ink sketch of the Bowfin. From top, clockwise: adult, eggs, yolk sac larval, larval, and young-of-the-year.

Thinking about one of my favorites, the Bowfin, this weekend, so here's their life cycle for #SundayFishSketch

IP (likely female) Queen Parrotfish in dark reddish hues

A sweet little IP (likely female) Queen Parrotfish to go with the TP male Queen Parrotfish I posted last week #SundayFishSketch #FishArt #Fish #Parrotfish
#InitialPhaseQueenParrotfish #ProtogynousHermaphrodite #Scarusvetula

A graphite study of a flying fish in side profile facing the left, photographed with a mechanical pencil for scale. Artwork drawn in sketchbook by the artist Dhiyanah Hassan.

Belated #SundayFishSketch! Quick study of a flying fish in graphite to work out some design/gesture quirks on another WIP. Been noticing how personal studies/work connect back to commercial pieces. I've always enjoyed working on a few things at once 🎨🐡 #art #fishArt #SciArt #artists #TradArt #sketch

Realistic illustration of a Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis) on a white background.

#ProjectAnimalia 788: Basketwork eel (Diastobranchus capensis)

A deep water pacific eel with interesting skin! I find my mind escaping to the deep sea more and more these days...

#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #sundayfishsketch #oceanart

An illustration of a Mooneye fish. The fish is silver in color and has a large eye (somewhat resembling a full, harvest moon). The eye is yellow/orange on top and more silver on the bottom. The fins are all relatively light in color.

A late #SundayFishSketch of my finished Mooneye illustration 🐡

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free

screenshot of a reddit post in r/nursing Photo of a hospital hallway where staff in scrubs stand with their hands clasped and heads bowed

As seen on r/nursing

Alex Pretti's coworkers taking a moment of silence to honor him

Photo of a crayon sketch of an arapaima fish, long and majestic

OK so it's Monday here but it's still Sunday the other half of the world. Here's my late #SundayFishSketch of an arapaima, inspired by a fun reel that my friend @seaofglitter shared, giving me a #SciComm chance to say "hey, that's a real fish actually!" 😄🦑🐡🧪

Ballpoint pen ink illustration of carp anatomy, based on vintage scientific drawings. Drawn on a handmade cotton paper bookmark.

I just learned #sundayfishsketch is a thing and I'm thrilled because goldfish and koi are my favorite animals.
This one is a little darker because I've been grieving the loss of one of my favorite koi. Not accurate, but inspired by scientific art.
#blueskyart #illustration #drawing #anatomy #art

Photo of a crayon sketch of a Japanese sillago fish, which is slender and has an elongated snout with a petite mouth

Another belated (for my time zone) #SundayFishSketch. Here is シロギス Sillago japonica, whose slang in Taiwanese Hokkien 台語 Tâi-gí is 沙腸仔 or "sand intestines" for its slender shape and sandy substrate preferences. Tried it for the first time as sashimi recently, lovely! #TaiwanFishes #台灣魚類 🦑🐡🧪

Here is a watercolor painting of a Roundhead Parrotfish, intermediate phase, Chlorurus strongylocephalas. Reference photo(s) by Stephen Spangler

Here is a watercolor painting of a Roundhead Parrotfish, intermediate phase, Chlorurus strongylocephalas, for my #sundayfishsketch
#sciart #marinelife #coralreefs
#parrotfish #spanglersscuba

Colored pencil and ink drawing of two cichlid-esque fish facing inward to a sign that says “Fuck ICE”

Wasn’t sure if I was going to #SundayFishSketch today because I’m tired and angry, but this felt right

Sketch of a male Queen Parrotfish in color pencil and water marker

#SundayFishSketch
#Fish #FishArt
#Parrotfish #QueenParrotfish
#Scarusvetula

A paint pen drawing of a black and white striped fish with yellow fins and face.

Early #SundayFishSketch in the heatwave. New pens
(Oblique banded sweetlips)

Vertical photo of a sketchbook page with crayon sketches of a pork fish, a Miaoli goby, a Taiwan codlet, and an arapaima

#SundayFishSketch Bonus: Another full page in the sketchbook!

And yeah, we need more art and light to shine through in this world. Keep posting the truth and beauty, friends. #NoIce #NoFacism #NoKings #WhirledPeas 🦑🐡🧪

Watercolor painting of a side view of a fish facing to the right. The fish has a green top and an orange belly with green and orange fins.

Being from Minneapolis, these past few weeks have been especially heavy. I’ve been painting fish again to calm my nerves. Here is a tangerine darter in breeding colors for my first #SundayFishSketch in a while.

Ink sketch of a small fish.

In the dark depths of Lake Superior, it's the Kiyi. #SundayFishSketch

jesus christ, some basic humanity. just the simplest of gestures and some laughter, and how deranged that it feels so unexpected after the past year.