Blatella Orientalis, The Oriental Cockroach
Characterized by a steely blue-black exoskeleton, this roach has colonized every place on Earth where humans live, come, and go. A lot of my fascination with insects revolves around the structure and reflectivity of insect wings and exoskeletons. This illustration was originally published in BackHome Magazine, 1993.
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Ken Powers 17 days ago
Very nicely done Pete! A lot of interesting features to this subject.
Pete Janes replied 17 days ago
Thanks Ken. I suppose most folks would want to squash one if they saw one, but I’m fascinated by them!
ROUBLE RUST 16 days ago
Grrrrr… shivers… but really really great work!!!!
Pete Janes replied 16 days ago
Yay! Gotcha! Thanks Rouble.
matthewdunnart 16 days ago
Really love the fine detail in this, great work.
Pete Janes replied 16 days ago
Thank you, Matthew. This image is small as i did a scaled-down version for publication. I also did a stippled version that was about 12” x 16” and monstrously detailed, but alas back in the pre-computer days I traded it for a glass sculpture. Great thing about being an artist though is you can always bust out another one!
BLYTHART 15 days ago
Marvellous work.
Pete Janes replied 15 days ago
Thanks Blythart. There is nothing like the alchemy of bringing beauty to an ugly thing.
Lynnette Shelley 12 days ago
Nice! I absolutely loathe these things (Phobic!) but you did a great job on this artwork
Carrie Glenn 5 days ago
Ditto Lynette…they are so attractive to me…but scary…soo yeah…awesome work!