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Day 4 at pandanus freycinetia – inside/outside, everything blooms secret surpri… Day 4 at #ntbg: pandanus freycinetia - inside/outside, everything blooms secret surprises. #kauai #botanical #naturalhistory Click here for tattoo details.

Day 2 at Psuedobombax elliptica – one of Hawaii’s more modest flowering plants…. Day 2 at #ntbg: Psuedobombax elliptica - one of Hawaii's more modest flowering plants. Click here for tattoo details.

Day 4 at Psuedobombax ellipticum and buds, and the wilted result. Seeing too … Day 4 at #ntbg: Psuedobombax ellipticum and buds, and the wilted result. Seeing too much amazing stuff and not drawing. Almost a week in and only two pages! Click here for tattoo details.

Day 5 at this bee is totally blitzed on this blue jade (strongylodon macrobotry… Day 5 at #ntbg: this bee is totally blitzed on this blue jade (strongylodon macrobotrys) - which is the most otherworldly color, like the opera singer from the Fifth Element, or some easter egg anemone. 😭 Kauai: no filter ever needed. Click here for tattoo details.

Last day at Finished this last night and rushing through a little begonia piec… Last day at #ntbg! Finished this last night and rushing through a little begonia piece. This massive protea was a beast to paint. Rainy day painting. Click here for tattoo details.