Antique snail illustration

Madonna Lily, Terrestrial Mollusk, and Sweet Flag, Joris Hoefnagel, Georg Bocskay, 1591-96, script 1561-62

1889 Land Snails Antique Print Natural History by CarambasVintage

statement of responsibility: a Iosepho Xaverio Poli

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ArtStation - Snails, Ben Lewis

New(ish) attempt at style. Decided I wanted to loosen up with watercolor, because even though tight and detailed watercolor is amazing and makes me super envious, I'm more drawn to the looser stuff- there is a lot more expression and that makes it... artsier? And therefore, more interesting to me. Anyway, taking heavy notes from Tori Ratcliffe (check her out if you don't know who she is), but also not trying to completely come off as a copycat. Wanted to be a little more strict with my…

Every time it rains here in Nashville, I am mindful of my step. Lurking silently on my porch are terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks - otherwise known as snails. These shell covered blobs of life must be going somewhere..but they never seem to be in a hurry. Since Flow Magazine is after all, &q