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Ian Fisher,   Atmosphere No. 50 (Follow You Into the Dark)   oil on canvas

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🐍 Rocky Mountain flowers: . New York: H. W. Wilson, 1920, c1914.. Original source Image description: Historical botanical illustration titled “Rocky Mountain flowers” (c.1914) depicting six different flowering plants labeled 1 to 6. The central and largest flower is a purple iris with three large upright petals and broad leaves at its base. To the left, a tall stem with small bell-shaped flowers marked 2 in red and white speckled petals. A prominent yellow lady’s slipper orchid labeled 3 with a pouch-shaped bloom and mottled green leaves is nearby. Additional small white and pink flowers labeled 4 and 6, along with long green leaves, are visible. The image is detailed, colored softly, and framed with a black border. No rattlesnake is visibly present.

Insect pot by Yui Suzuki, 2025-04-10

🌊 Voyage au pole sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée: Paris: Gide et J. Baudry …, 1842-1853. Original source Image description: Historical scientific illustration showing four detailed ocean fish species rendered in muted brown, black, and gray tones. Each fish is depicted in profile with large, expressive eyes, open mouths, and distinct spiny dorsal fins, scales, and tail shapes. The fish are labeled as Doules de Guam, Doules de Vanicolo, Doules Borde, and Doules Malo, indicating their regional or species names. The naturalistic drawing is set on a beige background with French text identifying the voyage and publication, reflecting 19th-century marine biology studies related to ocean exploration near the South Pole and Oceania.

"Charlus" (1971) ⌖ Gérard Schlosser — acrylic on sanded canvas, 150 × 150 cm

“fool quail (for its behavior)” ok… rude

[National Biways, Oct/Nov 1994]