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Last summer, I was commissioned by SEALIFE dolphin watching to create some illustrations for their new educational building. They opted for full realism, which made me very happy since it’s been a while since I could go all out on the nitty gritty details of pretty cetaceans. Over the next few days I’ll upload them all so you can finally see these beautiful boys and girls too.

★ Northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
MINKE! My old friends. I can’t say how many I’ve painted of these before but possibly more than any other baleen whale. I think they’re gorgeous and they simply have cuddly faces (which can’t often be said for a 8-thousand-kilo creature). I think this one turned out best of all. The shape, the markings, the colours - all just right. Favourite minke detail? The tiny white line that leads to their external ear opening. Like the Fin and Sei, they also beautifully demonstrate the concept of a ‘flipper shadow‘: a set of markings stretching out from their armpits, casting a shadow behind their pectoral fins

Description
Last summer, I was commissioned by SEALIFE dolphin watching to create some illustrations for their new educational building. They opted for full realism, which made me very happy since it’s been a while since I could go all out on the nitty gritty details of pretty cetaceans. Over the next few days I’ll upload them all so you can finally see these beautiful boys and girls too.

★ Northern minke whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata)
MINKE! My old friends. I can’t say how many I’ve painted of these before but possibly more than any other baleen whale. I think they’re gorgeous and they simply have cuddly faces (which can’t often be said for a 8-thousand-kilo creature). I think this one turned out best of all. The shape, the markings, the colours - all just right. Favourite minke detail? The tiny white line that leads to their external ear opening. Like the Fin and Sei, they also beautifully demonstrate the concept of a ‘flipper shadow‘: a set of markings stretching out from their armpits, casting a shadow behind their pectoral fins