Bioinspirada

This is a colorful and happy porcupine painted with inks and colorpencils.

And who hovers in the air? Hummingbirds. And who in the water? The seahorses. Ummmm, and what would the metamorphosis between a hummingbird and a seahorse look like? I was inspired by the work I did years ago on hummingbird flying, and the work on seahorse swimming that was done where I did my PhD. In ink and colored pencils, using only three colors. Years 2017 – 2018

As I thought of snails, the question came to mind as to what other purposes their shell could have. What if they flew and the shell was like a balloon? This illustration turned out to be what they call in the cooking recipes a “deconstruction” of a snail in its parts 😉 Inks, colored pencils and watercolors. Year 2020

The Kingfisher, a small bird that hunts fish by diving into the water, is one of the inspirations for one of the fastest trains in the world. And one of the species of this little bird lives in the wetlands of Bogotá (Colombia) … that’s how close we are to inspiration. This is a semi-mechanical version of this bird. Watercolors and inks. Year 2020

This Christmas Pleco was inspired by a Pterygoplichthys sp. I painted it green and red because of Christmas 🎄😉 It is painted in watercolor pencils, watercolors and ink on acrylic.