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The White Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon) Day 13 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint over gessoed paper. A5 #Oilpaint #birdart #birbfest

The Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) Day 12 of #birbfest2026 Oil over acrylic on paper 5 inch by 5 1/2 inch. #birbfest #oilpaint #birdart

The Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) Day 11 #birbfest2026 Looks like a missed painting part of his tail 🤭 he'll just have to live like this now. Oil paint over acrylic A5 sketchbook #birbfest #oilpaint #birdart

American purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) Day 10 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint over acrylic. The background was supposed to be simple and not distracting but I couldn't leave it alone - having too much fun? #Birbfest #oilpaint

Indian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) Day 9 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint on acrylic background on paper A5 #birbfest #birdart #oilpaint

My version of Paul Victor Grandhomme by Raphaël Collin for this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Sketchbook scribbles

Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus) Day 8 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint on paper A5. #birbfest #oilpaint #birdart It all went a bit messy today 🫣

The unadulterated feathery joy of #BirbFest is back next year and the prompts have already been released. Originally created by @birdietam.art and hosted by @monkeymintaka.bsky.social there's even a fab guide website here... www.monkeymintaka.com/birbfest #BirdArt #Illustration #ArtSky #SciArt

Steller's Sea Eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus) Day 7 of #birbfest2026 Small Oil paint sketch over Acrylic gesso on cardboard.

Northern Emerald-Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) Day 6 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint over Acrylic on paper #birbfest #oilpaint #birdart

King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) Day 5 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint on paper A5 #birbfest #birdart #oilpaint

Golden-headed manakin (Ceratopipra erythrocephala) Day 4 of #birbfest2026 #birbfest #birdart Oils over Acrylic on paper A5

The Razorbill (Alca torda) day 3 of #birbfest2026 Oil paint on paper.

Day two of #birbfest2026 brings the Many-coloured Rush Tyrant Oils on gessoed paper

Im a day late but heres a Bronzewing Pigeon for day 1 of #birbfest 2026. Oil on gessoed paper

The best hands you've ever seen ..from me so far this year :) My version of Filippo Lippi's Madonna de Maggio for this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge Acrylics, neocolour IIs on a crumpled brown paper bag.

My version of The Blue Bird by Frank Cadogan Cooper for last Thursdays #portraitchallenge Neocolour IIs over Acrylic on brown paper bag

Happy(er) New Year all. I plan to do a lot more painting in 2026, but we'll see. I may have said that about 2025 🙃

My sketch of Cuyp's twin daughters. For Thursday's #portraitchallenge

Still wet. Oil paint on 11 x 14 canvas. I enjoyed making this weird perspective and all.

Today's practice piece. The reference photo is from the last day of #drawingaugust this year. Now rendered in oil paint. I think I'm even beginning to slow down. miraculous 🐌

I bought a small oil paint set about 3 months ago. Yesterday I finally I made a painting. Well I copied a painting by Sorolla. Best not wait another 3 months to practice with these 😉

Added in the shiny reflections and he is pretty much done. I'd like to touch up certain areas after resting for a bit, but I may as well show him off early. This is "Regal", a male Australian blue swimmer crab that took nearly 250 hours to paint, spanning over 3 years #sciart #crustmas 🦀

Vaccinating boys and girls. It works bitches.

My version of this weeks Thursday #portraitchallenge done in acrylic ink, paint and markers. Salvaged enough spilled ink to do this lovely juicy red jumper.

How's everyone's morning going. I've managed to spill half a bottle of ink. Has the cricket started yet 🤔

From yesterday's dog walk. A smoky sky and thunderstorms building up. Lightning didn't arrive until evening and doggo was supremely unbothered.

Thursdays #portraitchallenge from @studioteabreak.bsky.social on the other site :) My version of 'Sleeping Soldier' by Eric Kennington 1918. My version (I promise) started as a delicate pencil sketch .... but just got more and more grim.

Thursday #portraitchallenge via @studioteabreak.bsky.social on the other site My version in mixed media of Paul Wayland Bartlett by Charles Sprague Pearce 1890

Catching up on Thursday #portraitchallenge 23/10/25 and 30/10/25. 'A Cornish Boy' 1917 and 'The Green Book' 1925 both by Harold Knight My versions in acrylic and pencils in A5 sketchbook.

Why I'm not expecting any trick-or-treaters tonight and am already surrounded by sweet wrappers.

Thursday #portraitchallenge Albert Welti family portrait.1904 Hosted by @studioteabreak.bsky.social over on twitter (link via their bio) My version in watercolour and pencils. I haven't done one of these in a few weeks

Thursday #portraitchallenge Portrait of Ramon Casas, by Santiago Rusiñol in 1890 Challenge set by @studioteabreak.bsky.social My version in acrylic and neocolours in sketchbook

A dangerous(ly adorable) predator approaches…

My doggo's toys collection or their debut album cover. Acrylics in sketchbook.

Continued from yesterday with added brass pencil sharpener. Acrylics in sketchbook.

Still life sketch. The dental cast is a bit ick and I might replace with something cheerier if/when I repaint this in acrylics. Also make the box wonky to match the jam jar.

My version of this week's Thursday #portraitchallenge. Girl with a cabbage, Firmin Baes, 1903.

Unless you're First Nations, you're a descendant of immigrants. No gatekeeping on stolen land 🖤💛❤️

Final! #DrawingAugust Day 31 While our Lime tree blossom is white our Lemon tree has pink tinged flowers.

#DrawingAugust Day 30 Yesterday's drawing of blossom on our Lime tree

Day 29 #DrawingAugust Today has been at least a week long. Here's a tired looking gull who agrees

Thursday #portraitchallenge

My version of today's #portrait challenge and Day 28 of #DrawingAugust. I just used one of those pencils that has four colours in one.

Day 27 #DrawingAugust A throwback to the bananas of day 4, with intense and watercolour pencils

#DrawingAugust Day 26. Intersection minus the buildings and the cars.

Final week of #DrawingAugust Day 25 Magnolia

Day 24 #DrawingAugust more dog walk photo reference

😒 Day 23 #DrawingAugust (got yesterday's number wrong) This was the look on my face when I finished my 1st attempt at today's drawing of a street view. This one was much more fun to make. The exasperated selfie.