2D Artist | Scientific illustrator • Archaeology🏺 • Nature 🌿 • Paleoart 🦣 I also make designs for books, apps and games https://www.mlezcano.com/https://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3mg5ih4rvfk2mIt starts tomorrow!🤩 We're having talks, workshop, chatting and networking, scientific posters and amazing paleoart. 🦕🖌️ Looking forward to meeting everyone there! [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5ih4rvfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3mf5tvju4uc2wI am so honored to have been part of this discussion and to exchange experiences with all these amazing artists, paleontologists and archaeologists 👏👏 [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Feb 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf5tvju4uc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m6qz4wcvvc2dA COZY DWELLING - SO MANY COLORS #prehistovember2025 I joined two prompts together to imagine the appearance of an Iron Age hut. A hearth, herbs, warm blankets, things for weaving and a sleepy scruffy dog by your side are the epitome of coziness and what everybody needs to be happy in my opinion.29 Nov 2025 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6qz4wcvvc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m6hbofckbk2e#Prehistory lovers out there: looking to treat yourselves or your loved ones with a bit of art? My #prehistovember watercolors are for sale! Contact me for details 🎨🖌️ They will also be available as prints on my shop soon >>> ko-fi.com/mlezcano/shop25 Nov 2025 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hbofckbk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m6eoko4wjk22MADE OF STONE #prehistovember2025 One of my favourite places to hike to is marked by many peculiar stones, both natural (although local legends state they were dropped by the devil himself when he went to build the Roman aqueduct in Soria -go figure) and man-carved.24 Nov 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6eoko4wjk22https://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m62kndmuck2qNEW ACQUAINTANCES #prehistovember2025 Almost 40,000 years ago the first "modern humans" arrived in Europe and found it was already populated. Artifacts suggest there might have been an exchange of either material goods. Current genetics confirm sapiens and H. neanderthals exchanged more than tools 😏20 Nov 2025 10:27 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62kndmuck2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m5nw2sfcl22dLEAVING A PRINT #prehistovember2025 Did you know that 80,000 years ago a group of #neanderthals composed mainly by #children were walking on the beach at Le Rozel, in Normandy? ........... 🎨 This illustration is fully painted in #watercolor on a 18 x 25 cm paper and the original is for sale.15 Nov 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5nw2sfcl22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m5e2adpqy22oDRESSED TO IMPRESS #prehistovember2025 Jumping to a more recent prehistory to bring you a bit of #IronAge bling✨ This is a depiction of an #Iberian woman inspired by the Lady of Cerro de los Santos. Fully painted in #watercolor on 25 x 36 cm paper. Original painting for sale.11 Nov 2025 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5e2adpqy22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m4zpc4lzqs2lA FULL MEAL #prehistovember2025 This illustration is based on the #paleodiet of my ancient fellow countrywoman, the Red Lady of El Mirón, which consisted of meat, different kinds of mushrooms and salmon. She would have also completed her meals with vegetables and fruits available at the time.07 Nov 2025 08:53 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zpc4lzqs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m4qwhjip7c2dAN EXTINCT WORLD #prehistovember2025 If something comes to mind when we think about the environment in which our early ancestors lived in, it is the great woolly #mammoth for sure.03 Nov 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qwhjip7c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m4656u5tdc2iHad a great time last week talking about my workflow to create scientific reconstructions of prehistory along author Pedro Lima and researcher Verónica Fernández. I'm so looking forward to future collaborations with these wonderful people.27 Oct 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4656u5tdc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m3smd26pjk2nI'm hosting a little creative challenge for the third consecutive year and I'm bringing it here to Bluesky too. During the month of November I will be posting new illustrations for each prompt on all my social media. Please, feel free to join me!22 Oct 2025 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3smd26pjk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m3kmczueg222📅 Viernes 24 de octubre: Presentación del #libro "Paléo kids: L´enfance de l´humanité" y mesa redonda sobre los niños y niñas en el Paleolítico. 📅 Sábado 25 de octubre: #Taller artístico para familias "La infancia en tiempos de Altamira". ¡Allí os esperamos! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Oct 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3kmczueg222https://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m35bjdy23k2oHi #PortfolioDay! I'm Marina, a science illustrator and paleoartist. I draw about nature, history and sometimes fantasy, but mainly I recreate scenes of human life in the past with a focus on children in the archaeological record 😊 🎨 mlezcano.com 📧 mlezcano.illustration@gmail.com14 Oct 2025 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35bjdy23k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m2tbk72s4226El próximo viernes 24 de octubre estaré en @museodealtamira.bsky.social con V. Fernández y P.Lima para hablar de los niños y niñas del Paleolítico y cómo les dimos vida en Paléo kids 📕🖌️ *El libro está en francés, pero la charla será en español :) https://www.cultura.gob.es/mnaltamira/que-hacer/para-mas-18/presentacion-libro.html10 Oct 2025 08:40 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2tbk72s4226https://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3m2lvrvtrok2gIllustration and layout I made for the Altamira para escolares educational activities program at @museodealtamira.bsky.social Do you wanna know more about my process of creation? There's a post on my ko-fi blog about the steps to make this illustration! (In Spanish) 🎨🖌️ https://ko-fi.com/post/Como-se-realiza-una-ilustracion-divulgativa-Y8Y41LX5KH07 Oct 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lvrvtrok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mlezcano.bsky.social/post/3lu3v6o42ok25Last week I taught at my first #archaeologydrawing workshop during the Tribus del Íber Fest in the north of Spain. ¡It was great! So thankful for everyone who joined me and spent a beautiful evening drawing, chatting about artifacts and discussing the role of #artists in #archaeology.16 Jul 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:wad2rp3d2v3qv3ouldtgadnf/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu3v6o42ok25