on porpoise

on porpoise

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hi i’m amr. I enjoy designing and making things, scientific research, photography and occasionally art. reach out to design your website, get some pictures taken, collaborate on a genomics paper or work on something else.

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por·poise

/ˈpɔː.pəs/ noun

1. A small toothed whale with a rounded head. An animal in its own right; not a baby dolphin.

On porpoise. Like “on purpose”, with a small marine mammal. The name is a pun. The work isn’t.

Etymology. Old French porpois ← Latin porcus ‘pig’ + piscis ‘fish’. Literally, ‘pig-fish’.

Illustrated harbour porpoise in profile, with a blunt head and triangular dorsal fin
not a dolphin
01. harbour porpoisePhocoena phocoena
Illustrated offshore spotted dolphin in profile, with a projecting beak and curved dorsal fin
02. offshore spotted dolphinStenella attenuata

distractions
well-developed tangents

perspective studies

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a tool i made to help with my painting, because i'm bad at perspective. it turned out to be fun on its own, so enjoy.

science

Ancient viruses, read out of the genomes they left behind. The papers, and one film.

the science, so far ↗

art

Paintings, mostly oil, and the odd drawing tool that got out of hand.

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design

Websites, marks and names, when someone asks. Designed and built by the same person.

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