I’m fascinated with the idea of hybrid species, and I love imagining an animal that exists completely unbeknownst to us, fluttering around in the dark and unseen by human eyes, but all around us. Perhaps they are gathering up tiny scraps we’ve left behind or just resting for a moment on an old tin, long forgotten in the woods. This is the idea that led me to paint the first “mouserfly”.

In her hyperrealistic paintings, artist Lisa Ericson spotlights the myriad ways animal life and the natural world are connected. Ericson speaks with managing editor Grace Ebert about how COVID-19 has affected her work, the destruction caused by the ongoing climate crisis, and why she forgoes a wholly realistic approach to her paintings.

In her hyperrealistic paintings, artist Lisa Ericson (previously) spotlights the myriad ways animal life and the natural world are connected, a theme she depicts by positioning various species on the backs of others and explains in a new interview. The vivid composites group marine and land creatures in unusual combinations that defy boundaries of habitatContinue reading "Lisa Ericson On the Threat of the Climate Crisis and Why She Chooses Magic Over Scientific Accuracy"

Lisa Ericson is an artist, illustrator and designer who likes to mix up her paintings by merging animals and environments. She's already made a series of mouserflies, and now she's back with a new series of hyperrealistic acrylic paintings where she combines fish with colorful coral. And as you can see from the pictures below, the results are beautifully surreal. The tails and the fins of the fish she paints are replaced by various types of vibrant coral, and her choice of black background…

Artist, illustrator, and designer Lisa Ericson (previously) paints hyperrealistic images of imaginary animals, hybrids that intertwine species. Previously focused on a body of work that merged mice and butterflies, Ericson’s newest series focuses on the creatures below, painting bright fish against matte black backgrounds. The vibrant works highlight a variety of coral integrated into fins and tailsContinue reading "Hyperrealistic Depictions of Fish Merged With Their Coral Environments by…

Based in Portland, OR, Ericson’s enthralling artwork manages to be simultaneously hyper-realistic and wildly imaginative.

Magical, surreal companionship characterizes Lisa Ericson’s hyperrealistic paintings, which depict unusual pairs in easy coexistence.