#seacow art

[callistine]

Inktober Prompt 24: Shallow

A manatee to harken back to my swamp roots I remember desperately wanting to see manatees but i think i only ever saw them once in an aquarium... until we meet again

[lydiaskyeleaf]

Day 10 of Inktober 2023!

Day 10 is a cute seacow. There’s nothing much to say here.

[youmiichi]

Life of Manatee

[hazel-drawthorne]

Huevember #13

Today's a late one again, but it's a plant mom manatee!

[astromanatee]

A super duper sneak peak of what is coming to my store soon 👀 anything look exciting?? #manatee #florida #manatees #nature #crystalriver #seacow #ocean #wildlife #travel #art #sea #hatsunemiku #vocaloid #miku #mikuhatsune #hatsune #rinkagamine #lenkagamine #megurineluka #animegirl #animeworld #mangagirl #animekawaii #pikachu #pokemon #pokeball #nintendo https://www.instagram.com/p/CqL23CTrAkl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[arminreindl]

Large caimans, seacow predation and a new pepesuchine

What a week we just had when it comes to fossil crocodile news. Not one, not two, but three whole publications dropped this last week, each noteworthy in its own way.

The first of these was "New taxa of giant caimans from the southernmost hyperdiverse wetlands of the South American late Miocene", which coined two new genera of caiman from the Argentinian Ituzaingó Formation.

Tho the names are new, both are far from unknown. The first of these is Paranacaiman bravardi, which was described based on a fossil traditionally associated with Caiman lutescens (now deemd a nomen dubium). The second is Paranasuchus gasparinae, which was already described in 2013 under the name Caiman gasparinae.

I will say that I find the names to be a little poorly chosen. On its own either one works, but together they are very similar and feel like they might cause some confusion down the line, at least in science communication.

But that's just my own opinion. Regardless of nomenclature, they are interesting. I am currently working on reconstructing Paranasuchus, but I did wrap up Paranacaiman with a simple reconstruction of the skull and a quick scaling, revealing it to have potentially been just shy of five meters in length.

Barely a day later we got hit with more Miocene croc news, specifically a short note on crocodilian feeding traces being identified on the fossils of the dugong Culebratherium from Venezuela. The animal has bitemarks all over its body, but highlighted are those centered around the skull. In addition to simple punctures, some bitemarks appear to showcase dragging and slashing, possibly associated with the well known deathroll performed my crocs. Alltogether, this could hint at the fact that one of the large crocodilians of the Agua Clara Formation might have grasped the seacow by its snout to drown it before tearing into it. Given that the fossil locality is fairly new and the fact that they are nothing but bite marks, we do not know what crocodilian was responsible, tho the paper suggests a small to medium sized caiman. Feeding traces also show that tiger sharks got involved at some point, which mirrors fossil evidence from the Austrian Paratethys.

Artwork of the possible predation event by Jaime Bran

And the final croc paper of last week takes us back quite a bit further, all the way back to the Cretaceous. Epoidesuchus tavaresae is a new species and genus of pepesuchine peirosaurid from the Adamantina Formation of Brazil, famous for its diversity of notosuchians (and apparent lack of modern crocs sans one exception).

Now for those unfamiliar, Pepesuchinae is a subfamily of Peirosaurids, best recognized by having slender, very crocodilian-like jaws that may indicate more semi-aquatic habits, as opposed to the more terrestrial and almost pig-like peirosaurines such as Uberabasuchus.

I should mention that theres some debate around the nomenclature. The paper follows the idea that Pepesuchinae is a subfamily of Peirosauridae, but a more recent paper (which at least two of the authors including the lead worked on) has Peirosaurinae and Pepesuchinae both as fully-fledged families, with the latter going by the name Itasuchidae (which is the older name). I should further mention that the nomenclature paper coined the clade Peirosauria to contain both these families and Mahajangasuchidae.

Anyways, tho fragmentary, we know that Epoidesuchus had the same narrow jaws as many other pepesuchines/itasuchids and was likely semi-aquatic. Given that neosuchians are rarer in South America, it seems very possible that their nische was largely filled by these specialised notosuchians, which strayed from the usual terrestrial habits of their group. In fact, tho many different notosuchians are known from the Bauru Group, the only neosuchian recovered so far is the recently named Titanochampsa.

Below the gorgeous press art by Guilherme Gehr

All three papers in order

New taxa of giant caimans from the southernmost hyperdiverse wetlands of the South American late Miocene: Journal of Systematic Palaeontology: Vol 22 , No 1 - Get Access (tandfonline.com)

Full article: Trophic interactions of sharks and crocodylians with a sea cow (Sirenia) from the Miocene of Venezuela (tandfonline.com)

A new Peirosauridae (Crocodyliformes, Notosuchia) from the Adamantina Formation (Bauru Group, Late Cretaceous), with a revised phylogenetic analysis of Sebecia - Ruiz - The Anatomical Record - Wiley Online Library

[naturecoaster]

Fun on the Mermaid Tale Trail along Florida’s Adventure Coast

Weeki Wachee has long been home to the Weeki Wachee mermaids and in 2022, the park celebrated its 75th anniversary. To aid in the celebration, the Mermaid Tale Trail was scheduled for a grand kickoff, but Mother Nature had a different plan. Hurricane Ian devastated the Port Charlotte area, and the festivities had to be put on hold… but… The Mermaid Tale Trail is a long dreamt of public art project sponsored by Florida’s Adventure Coast Visitors Bureau, Brooksville Main Street, and the Hernando County Fine Arts Council. The idea was to create life-sized mermaid statues to be painted by commissioned artists throughout Hernando County along a trail of sorts for locals and visitors to enjoy. Tammy Heon, Manager of Tourism for the County, found the right company to create the mermaid statues, and Kristy, a real Weeki Wachee mermaid, would have her face cast to add authentic beauty to each piece. Read the whole story here. Mermaid Kristy after the casting was complete with her face cast - still smiling. Image by Diane Bedard The Mermaids Come to Life from Artist Visions Meanwhile, a call was made for artists to submit their visions for painting a mermaid for the trail, and each sponsor chose their artist based on the submitted concept drawings. After the statues were created, they were brought to Brooksville for distribution, and the process of bringing each mermaid to life began. NatureCoaster sponsored a mermaid called Nico and the Velvet Underwater, which was painted by Jesse Kasabian. She is on display at Anderson Snow Park where thousands of children visit and stop to get their photo with Nico. She is a beautiful addition to the area, as are her many sisters throughout Hernando County, from Bayport to Richloam. Watch Jesse’s story of creating Nico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynEGbWqIqDI Each mermaid has a theme and a story. The creativity that goes into each one can be seen on the Florida Mermaid Trail website at https://floridamermaidtrail.com/tale-trail/ There is a fun, hand-drawn map of the entire trail available for download or you can pick one up at the Brooksville Bandshell offices. The map is adorable, with each mermaid’s story on the back, but it wasn’t drawn to scale and would be hard to follow while driving, so I went for a drive to meet all 27 local mermaids using the Mermaid Tale Trail digital passport. Using the Mermaid Tale Trail Passport to Travel the Public Art Trail It was a simple 1-2-3 process to order my Mermaid Tale Trail Passport from the website. After visiting the Mermaid Tale Trail website and providing my info, I received a text message to add the passport to my phone. This allowed me to see each mermaid’s location and gave me directions to visit the one(s) I selected. As I visit each mermaid, I can learn more about her story and check in with my phone’s location services to qualify for some pretty cool mermaid swag! I was planning to follow the itinerary to discover all twenty-seven statues, starting at the Brooksville Bandshell offices in Brooksville’s charming historic district on East Ft. Dade Avenue, but I was starting quite a bit north, northeast n Nobleton. I opened the Florida’s Adventure Coast passport and clicked on Mermaid Tale Trail. I clicked the map icon and each mermaid on the Tale Trail and its location was displayed. Two mermaids were north of town and I headed out to meet them. The Mermaid Tail Trail passport provides an easy to follow Google Maps interface that gives the location of all of the mermaids or the ones near you, as well as directions. It made it a lot easier! Google Maps directed me to “Clarise”, the mermaid protector of manatees! Although she is the ultimate “seacow” girl, she resides on top of a hill off Snow Road at Sparacia Family Winery. After being guided to the winery, I parked and immediately saw her – a colorful 6’8” statue in the center of the venue’s gathering place. As part of my adventure, I checked in to show that I met Clarise on the app and confirmed my location. It worked like a charm but took several clicks. I met the gentlemen who maintain the winery property and enjoyed learning about their upcoming live music shows. The view is spectacular! Axamura, Seminole mermaid. Chinsegut historic manor house at the top of the hill. Then off to meet Amaxura, Seminole mermaid. Amaxura was the original name for Hernando County, according to the passport. Each mermaid on the trail features a story, adding to the fun of visiting them. This mermaid is positioned near the foot of Chinsegut Hill Historic Site. Open on weekends for tours of the manor house and self-guided tours of the property, it is always a wonderful experience to visit “the Hill.” The Lake Lindsey Mall & Deli is a local favorite when you are traveling in north Hernando County. Image by Diane Bedard. I passed one of my favorite “off the beaten path” locations driving between these two mermaids: the Lake Lindsey Mall & Deli. Known for their delicious Cubans and their “sit on the front porch and stay a while” ambiance, “the mall” is a must-stop for a bit of cultural education and a cool drink. The passport said I had earned 50 points for each “check in” at a mermaid. What did this mean? Earning Points for Mermaid Tale Trail Prizes I opened the passport’s Rewards tab. It said I was well on my way to earning a tale trail sticker page, an artist’s postcard, a souvenir magnet for my refrigerator, or the big prize of a coloring and activity book! Reward amounts ranged from 250 to 400 points and included shipping! Downtown Brooksville houses several mermaids in close proximity and some cool places to discover. In front of the public library is “Undine,” a water nymph inspired by a fairytale novella published in 1811. Two blocks to the east is “Queen Bee,” inspired by the beekeeping of the artist’s grandfather and her love for nature (and honey). I checked in at both. A Queen Bee mermaid concepted and painted by Rachel Ford with a friendly model visiting the trail. Image by Sheri Gardner. Then I visited “Sirena de la Fruta”, a celebration of living life in abundance. She resides in a small garden with a waterfall and reflecting bench to the right of the building’s back entrance. I check in for Sirena in the garden, while taking a few minutes to relax. Sirena de la Fruta is located in the back of the Brooksville City Government Center. I sat for a moment in the little oasis. Image by Diane Bedard. Next, a visit to “Patience” who resides on the south side of the historic Hernando County Courthouse. After viewing Patience, I checked in with my passport and considered my next move. It was getting pretty hot. Patience the Mermaid was visited by this beautiful young lady on her mermaid-chasing adventure on the Tail Trail. Image by Sheri Gardner. I chose the mermaid located by the 1895 Train Depot and Countryman One Room Schoolhouse, two historic locations that are manned by volunteers and highlight the history of the area. Unfortunately, Russell Street was under construction, so I could just look at “Lily” from my vehicle while I read her story. With eight mermaid check-ins in my app, I now had 400 points. I had visited “Nico and the Velvet Underwater” when I was last in Anderson Snow Park and checked in there. Nico is my favorite mermaid because “Nico knows that to be truly great at her craft, she must practice diligently and consistently, while never giving up and staying positive.” Yes, the mermaid statue inspires me. After exploring the Mermaid Tale Trail, I had qualified for swag! Now I understood Tammy Heon’s comment, “We invested in the Passport to help users find the mermaids along the trail based on the location where the visitor is. We wanted to add some fun to the trail, so as each mermaid is visited, the user can record the visit in their passport to qualify for some Tale Trail Swag." Tammy continued with a definite note of pride, "Our team tourism really chipped in on creating the swag, with our own Shannon Werner creating the artwork for nearly everything, except the artist’s postcard by Lee Middleton. It has truly been a team project.” Driving to the closest mermaid to me was relaxing, with two-lane blacktop roads leading me by farms and estates, alongside tiny homes from the 1960s, and half of a giant brontosaurus known as the Lake Lindsey dinosaur. Read that story here. Continuing along the trail with the use of the passport to guide me from one location to the other and to tell me each siren's story was a lot of fun. Seeing children enjoy the statues and their magic added to the equation. A second call for artists is active right now, ending July 26, 2024. Twenty new mermaids are planned for the trail, so stay tuned. A Call for Artists for the next 20 Mermaids ends July 26 Nature Coast artists are invited to apply to paint one of the 20 mermaids that will be unveiled on November 2, 2024. Once the unveiling day is complete, the Mermaid statues will be moved to their permanent locations and publicly displayed at local businesses and various public locations throughout Hernando County and added to the digital passport. The artist submission deadline is July 26, 2024. Then the submissions go to a committee for final selections. Meanwhile, local patrons and businesses can apply to sponsor their mermaid by emailing Tammy Heon at theon@floridasadventurecoast.com for specifics. Read the full article

[ptstudioxdesign]

Water Potato 🥹 _ #kittysniffles #pufftailstudioxdesign #ptsd #procreate #stickers #cute #starvingartist #digitalart #ipadartist #instacraft #art #artist #digitalartist #graphicdesign #procreateartist #digitalmedia #redbubble #redbubbleartist #society6 #s6artist #s6 #ipadair4 #applepencil2 #manatee #seacow #waterpotato #potato #marinelife #rarespecies #newtechnique https://www.instagram.com/p/CqUR8qHAD1G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[benedicte-bouyssou]

Happy Monday and have a nice week everyone ☺️💼 #monday #happymonday #manatee #seacow #animal #nature #sealife #cute #work #manateeillustration #animalillustration #mondayillustration #nautical #kidlitart #midcenturyillustration #digitalillustration #adobeillustrator #vector #artist #art #illustrator #illustration #childrenillustration #illustrationoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/CQqVhulhGyf/?utm_medium=tumblr

[admers]

My latest linocut print, “Manatees” is now available in my Etsy shop! It has been a long time since I’ve made a print with an aquatic subject and the drastic change from my last print, a detailed angry tiger, to a couple of chill minimal manatees was a challenge! I’m happy with the outcome, especially with how the water effect came out. Maybe some chill art is what you need on your wall during these trying times? If so, find this print and others at www.Etsy.com/shop/Admers #art #print #printmaking #printmaker #linocut #manatee #linoprint #linogravure #colorprint #aquaticlife #seacow #florida https://www.instagram.com/p/CGleJLLgtqE/?igshid=1hid313y4xdn

[jchristineleach]

Cavewall Seacow

[etcseacow]

I was gonna put this as my first post on Twitter but this had one too many panels so now y’all get to suffer instead

[youmiichi]

Life Of Manatee

Lots of manatees, lots of love.

Come check it out on my Redbubble page!

Come check it out on my Society6 page!

[pam7811]

Manatee squad

[cutiecatcheesecake]

Seacow evolving to what it really is

[artofjesselee]

I'm tired of looking at this piece so it's "done" for now. Related to the Coalesce series but my style and methods have changed so its not as coherent.. #art #drawing #graphite #pencildrawing #manatee #sea #cow #seacow #bubbles #instart #savetheearth #ocean #hashtag #artistoninstagram