Roberto Osti's Scientific American paintings

The work of artist Roberto Osti, whose paintings are often featured in Scientific American magazine, is part of the 2008 Scientific Illustrators Exhibition in Bologna, Italy, sponsored by the Association Européenne des Illustrateurs Médicaux et Scientifiques. To honor Osti, Scientific American posted a lovely slideshow of his work. From Scientific American:

Published in July 1995, this watercolor illustration (above) depicts several deep-sea hunters and their prey, including [from left to right] dragonfish, the bioluminescent and bell-shaped Colobonema, the vertically hanging paralepidids, the tentacled Bathyphysa, and the curled-up eelpout attempting to avoid the hake.

Link to Scientific American article, Link Osti's site

[#1 posted by Fun With War Crimes , May 27, 2008 10:16 AM]

Truly exquisite.
Have you also seen http://www.americanfishes.com

[#2 posted by Qozmiq , May 27, 2008 2:59 PM]

His work is amazing. Great post.