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I Painted A New Species I Wish Existed – Meet The Mouserflies

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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”. I only intended to do one painting, but one led to another and another, and a couple years later, I still love painting them. I paint with acrylics on wood panels, and use the tiniest brushes I can find!

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Lisa Ericson

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Artist living and working in Portland, OR. Find me on Instagram: @aqualisa

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Amanda Panda 7 years ago

Absolutely adorable, I bet there are lots of cute hybrid ideas. I'd like to just Thank God for a second, for not giving snakes and spiders wings! ERMERGERD!

10points

Lisa Ericson (Post author) 7 years ago

Hah. Agreed. Terrifying to contemplate.

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Ilona G. 7 years ago

This is just adorable. I love this idea. And a very fine work.

7points

Jane The Tiger 7 years ago

So cute! I love them! And your paintings are so skilled, the mouserflies look real

7points

Lou Wow 7 years ago

Cats would have to build webs to catch the fluttermice.

3points

Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

PLEEEEEEASE make more interspecies animals!!!!!

3points

Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

YES! And I want one!!!!

3points

Irving 7 years ago

A flying mouse... Where have I heard that before, oh right, I remember... They are called bats..!

3points

Christian Hill 7 years ago

Time to build a better mousetrap

1point

Aela klassen 7 years ago

I wish they existed too

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Jennifer Egista Artistry 7 years ago

I so LOVE these paintings!!! Congratulations for the cute and wonderful idea! The world needs more of this art. :-) HUGS!

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Yoping Hu 7 years ago

Nice idea

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over opinionated 7 years ago

Love this there very cute reminds me of grade ten art class we had to combine 3 different animals all hers needs is a big squirrel tail and that's my (very ugly) art project. Hers are adorable

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Kerem Aytekin 7 years ago

Oh :)

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kat lia 7 years ago

this is cute... but if you see a mouse flying in your house, it would be very terrifying.

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Alexander Thomas 7 years ago

Would love to see the crocodile version

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over opinionated 7 years ago

Butterdile or crocofly.

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Paul Connor 7 years ago

This exists; it's called a bat!

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over opinionated 7 years ago

If bats actually had wings like that I believe less people would fear then

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Valerie Foster 7 years ago

Eeek! I love the creativity, the images are so much more then beautiful

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Ariel Carmen 7 years ago

So cute!

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Abigail Chin Ten Koei 7 years ago

Beautiful! Cute! Love It!

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Misty Pal 7 years ago

awwwwwww soooo ADORABLE

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Cassie 7 years ago

These are very cute. I still don't want them skittering across my floor, though!

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MD 7 years ago

Nope! It's basically a pretty bat and I am allllll set with that.

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Maria M 7 years ago

These are just amazing...I love them all.

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Byron X. 7 years ago

Mouserfly? I'm thinking of a bat.

-1point

Jaysen Navarro 7 years ago

Let me tell you about these things called bats....

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La 7 years ago

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over opinionated 7 years ago

Your a disturbed and twisted creature.

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Amanda Panda 7 years ago

Absolutely adorable, I bet there are lots of cute hybrid ideas. I'd like to just Thank God for a second, for not giving snakes and spiders wings! ERMERGERD!

10points

Lisa Ericson (Post author) 7 years ago

Hah. Agreed. Terrifying to contemplate.

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Ilona G. 7 years ago

This is just adorable. I love this idea. And a very fine work.

7points

Jane The Tiger 7 years ago

So cute! I love them! And your paintings are so skilled, the mouserflies look real

7points

Lou Wow 7 years ago

Cats would have to build webs to catch the fluttermice.

3points

Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

PLEEEEEEASE make more interspecies animals!!!!!

3points

Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

YES! And I want one!!!!

3points

Irving 7 years ago

A flying mouse... Where have I heard that before, oh right, I remember... They are called bats..!

3points

Christian Hill 7 years ago

Time to build a better mousetrap

1point

Aela klassen 7 years ago

I wish they existed too

0points

Jennifer Egista Artistry 7 years ago

I so LOVE these paintings!!! Congratulations for the cute and wonderful idea! The world needs more of this art. :-) HUGS!

0points

Yoping Hu 7 years ago

Nice idea

0points

over opinionated 7 years ago

Love this there very cute reminds me of grade ten art class we had to combine 3 different animals all hers needs is a big squirrel tail and that's my (very ugly) art project. Hers are adorable

0points

Kerem Aytekin 7 years ago

Oh :)

0points

kat lia 7 years ago

this is cute... but if you see a mouse flying in your house, it would be very terrifying.

0points

Alexander Thomas 7 years ago

Would love to see the crocodile version

0points

over opinionated 7 years ago

Butterdile or crocofly.

0points

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Paul Connor 7 years ago

This exists; it's called a bat!

0points

over opinionated 7 years ago

If bats actually had wings like that I believe less people would fear then

0points

Load More Replies...

Valerie Foster 7 years ago

Eeek! I love the creativity, the images are so much more then beautiful

0points

Ariel Carmen 7 years ago

So cute!

0points

Abigail Chin Ten Koei 7 years ago

Beautiful! Cute! Love It!

0points

Misty Pal 7 years ago

awwwwwww soooo ADORABLE

0points

Cassie 7 years ago

These are very cute. I still don't want them skittering across my floor, though!

0points

MD 7 years ago

Nope! It's basically a pretty bat and I am allllll set with that.

0points

Maria M 7 years ago

These are just amazing...I love them all.

-1point

Byron X. 7 years ago

Mouserfly? I'm thinking of a bat.

-1point

Jaysen Navarro 7 years ago

Let me tell you about these things called bats....

-1point

La 7 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

over opinionated 7 years ago

Your a disturbed and twisted creature.

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