September 6, 2012

SciArt of the Day: Fiddlehead

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A quick, 1 hour 30 minute watercolor sketch, SF/Fantasy Illustrator Jeremy McHugh's Fiddlehead is both an exercise in speculation about evolutionary adaptation and a wonderful example of how a daily warm-up sketch can open up an imagination for the day.

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Fiddlehead by Jeremy McHugh

2011, watercolor. See Jeremy's blog post about it here.

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