Natasha van Netten

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Cetology Exhibition

Cetology Exhibition at the Vyhod Media Center, Petrozavodsk, Russia

baitball

Exhibition another view

Exhibition view

Exhibition viewer

Baitball, ink on paper

Baitball, ink on paper

Swarm, paper and acrylic line

Swarm, paper and acrylic line

Pod detail

Pod

Southern Resident Killer Whales closeup

Southern Resident Killer Whales 2.0, ink on paper and metal pins

Southern Resident Killer Whales 2.0, ink on paper and metal pins

Southern Resident Killer Whales installation

Southern Resident Killer Whales view

Southern Resident Killer Whales

Typhlosis view

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Experiment in progress: this is what happens when my little wire minke whale sits in seawater for two weeks. Love the colour coming out! Now, back into the brine! #experiment #yyjarts #yvrarts #wirewhale #minke #whale #rust #seawater #ocean #red #sculpture #artresidency #residency #iceland #art #canadian #travel #justseewhathappens

🎨 Plein air watercolour of the Denmark Strait, looking north towards the arctic. 6.5" x 7.5" watercolour, wind and snow on rag paper. Pattern created by snow flakes. ❄ #yyjarts #iceland #yvrarts #denmarkstrait #ocean #atlantic #watercolour #sketch #paint #pleinair #outside #winter #art #icelandart #skagastrond #artistresidency @nesartistresidency #explore #wip #studio #travel #travellingcanadian

Here is a peak at my studio wall and of the plein air watercolours I've been making of the sea. I have discovered that it is very difficult to paint outside in the cold. So here is to letting go of controle (and fine motor skills)! #yyjarts #yyj #iceland @nesartistresidency #artistresidency #skagastrond #straitofdenmark #ice #winter #cold #thenorth #winter #artist #art #watercolour #sketch #pleinair #ocean #seascape #studio #wip

This drawing is the second in my whaling series.This ink and watercolour drawing features three minke whales wearing Norwegian "lusekofte" (knit wool sweaters). Norway hunts minke whales for human and animal consumption and exports to the Japanese market. In 2019 their quota was 1,278 whales, but they didn't achieve their goal. I was listening to a documentary that explained that they hunt whales in Norway because the "whales eat too many fish". #yyjarts #norway #iwc #whales @nesartistresidency #minke #artist #whaling #norwaywhaling #donteatit #drawing #pen #ink #watercolour

I was thinking about my recent series of whales wearing sweaters and decided to make this Icelandic version. These two whales (top: minke, bottom: fin whale) are bundled in lopapeysas, Icelandic wool sweaters. These popular and iconic sweaters are knit from 100% Icelandic sheep wool. Icelandic sheep have been isolated here for 1,100 years and they have adapted well to the subartic weather. The minke whale and fin whale (2nd largest animal on earth) are hunted here in Iceland. By wrapping these whales in wooly sweaters I share my empathy towards them. #iceland #icelandwhaling #finwhale #minkewhale #drawing #whaling #draw #paint #hope #yyjarts #yyj #art #canadianartist

Plein air painting outside = very cold figures! ❄❄❄❄ @nesartistresidency #yyjarts #Iceland #ice #icepattern #frozen #pleinair #watercolour #paint #sketch #cold #winter #inthenorth #island #denmarkstrait #westfjords #art #artist

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