RIP Sonny Rollins, one of the defining jazz musicians, age 95. • A portrait from 2024. #Musicsky #blueskyart #drawing #portraitpainting #traditionalart #blacksky #blackhistory #PortraitCommission #SonnyRollins #saxophone #music #jazz #jazzsky #milesdavis #SonnyRollinsRIP #Bebop #JazzRadio #draw

I’m giving a presentation on my art tomorrow in Dryden, MI. #PortraitArt #naturelovers #urbannature #naturephotography #birdphotography #wildlifeart #puremichigan #Michigan #photography #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #birds #fineartphotography #photographersofbluesky #streetwithlove

Spring. A chickadee near sunset, March 20, 2026, the Vernal Equinox. #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #chickadee #flight #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #birdphotography #puremichigan #birdsinflight #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #wings #equinox #spring #sunset

Lunch between snowflakes #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #naturelovers #urbannature #winter #snow #storm #birdphotography #nuthatch #winterstorm ##birdsofbluesky #backyardbirding

bsky.app/profile/kkoj... #cat #puremichigan #Michigan #catlover #books #readingtime #BookSky #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #horror #scary #readersky #bookrecommendation #bookworm #writingcommunity

Riddle • Studio cat. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt #cat #puremichigan #Michigan #catlover

Looking forward to having an exhibit of my wildlife work later this year at the Gallery at Ideation Orange, sharing space with Joseph Ferraro. Stop by & see the current exhibit, “A very non linear pursuit,” a vibrant show by Detroit artist Paul “Fifty” Johnson. Here's a look at last week’s opening.

Bullet time #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #winter #snow #storm #birdphotography #nuthatch #winterstorm #snowstorm

A chickadee slips between snowflakes during this weekend’s snowstorm. #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #chickadee #flight #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #birdphotography #puremichigan #birdsinflight #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #wings #winter #snow

A reflection troubled by a ripple #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #birdphotography #egret #heron #greategret #puremichigan #michigan #birdphotography

Fierce Fall #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #michigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #sunset #birdphotography #blackbird #blackbirds

Echoing through fading flames #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #sunset #birdphotography #titmouse

Night falls, fireflies light the path. #rabbit #urbannature #naturephotography #puremichigan #wildlifeart #photographersofbluesky #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #firefly #lightningbugs #fireflies #InverteFest #Rabbits #bunny #AnimalPhotography

Old Grudges #ornithology #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #flight #birdwatching #birding #birdsinflight #urbannature #naturephotography #birdphotography #puremichigan #wildlifeart #photographersofbluesky #finches #birdnerd #natgeowild #bbcwildlife

Silencing the crickets, swallowing moonlight, in late October. #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #blackbird #wings #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #birdphotography #puremichigan #wildlifeart #noiretblanc #blackandwhite #Halloween #autumn #fallvibes #nightphotography

André Leon Talley • • Fashion icon • Born October 16, 1949 #Vogue #Fashion #Style #portrait #portraiture #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #portraitpainting #illustration #commission #bornonthisday #vogue #AnnaWintour #MetGala #BlackDandy #BlackStyle #AndreLeonTalley

A woodpecker juggles the sunset. #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #flight #bluejay #birdwatching #birding #birdsinflight #naturelovers #urbannature #naturephotography #birdphotography #puremichigan #wildlifeart #photographersofbluesky #woodpecker #Michigan #sunset

Just finished judging a photography contest in Indiana. Here’s a Blue jay on the way out. #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #flight #bluejay #birdwatching #birding #birdsinflight #naturelovers #urbannature #naturephotography #birdphotography #puremichigan #wildlifeart #photographersofbluesky #contest

Notice anything about this map? Taken directly from CNN .com, an ad for Otto Insurance. How are you fighting AI Slop? #ai #aislop #ShutAIDown #cnn #AntiAI #NoAI #TechBros #Tech #Conjob #WebDesign #AdFatigue #fuckai #advert #slop #maps #ads

A local grackle on its way to Chicago. #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #Grackle #blackbird #flight #wings #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #birdphotography #puremichigan #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #noiretblanc #blackandwhite

Man Ray • Born August 27, 1890 "The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers." —1945 #ManRay #BOTD #Photography #photographie #surrealist #surrealism #LeeMiller #monochrome #photosky #artsky #art #arthistory #modernart

Happy 135th birthday George Herriman! #KrazyKat #GeorgeHerriman #OTD #comics #comicstrip #comicstrips #comicsstudies #popculture #cartoonist #NationalCartoonistsDay #cats

Musician and composer Joseph Daley, RIP. Legendary tuba player, trombonist, euphonist, composer, educator and toast of the downtown New York loft scene. 1949 -2025 #portrait #Music #jazz #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Musicsky #tuba #jazzmusic #portraiture #livemusicnyc #manhattanjazz

“My library is well-furnished: books, a chair, and a cat. All else is vanity.” • Mark Twain #WorldCatDay #InternationalCatDay #CatsofBlueSky #FurBallFriday #cats #companion #furry #furryart #commission #penandink #BlueSkyCats #ItsACatsLife #animalart

Amy Winehouse • Gone too soon, 14 years today. • Pen & ink #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Musicsky #jazz #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #portraitpainting #TraditionalPainting #artwork #traditionalart #artcommunity #painters #PortraitCommission #inkonpaper #AmyWinehouse #backtoblack

Evening in my backyard, a mother White-tail grooms her fawn, bolting soon after spying me. #naturelovers #deer #urbannature #naturephotography #puremichigan #photography #wildlifeart #fineartphotography #mother #bambi

For World Firefly Day, a drifting lightning bug glows, a tiny fireball flickering just out of reach of small fingertips. #flight #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #summer #firefly #lightningbugs #fireflies #WorldFireflyDay

Reckless • Black-capped Chickadee #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #chickadee #flight #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #birdphotography #puremichigan #birdsinflight #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #wings #sun

Sly Stone • 1943 - 2025 #Musicsky #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #portraitpainting #TraditionalPainting #traditionalart #artcommunity #painters #blacksky #blackhistory #PortraitCommission #inkonpaper #SlyStone #soulmusic #rockmusic #slyandthefamilystone #slyandthefamilystone

Federico García Lorca • Born 5June1898 Only mystery allows us to live #Spain #poetry #blueskypoetry #FedericoGarcíaLorca #Lorca #portraitdrawing #portrait #drawing #penandinkdrawing #penandinkportraits #inkonpaper #penandink #penartist #caricatureartist #drawink #expressiveart #inkdrawing #pastel

Good girls have sharp claws . . . Portrait of Mynx via @lostmirror.bsky.social

Marilyn Monroe on what would have been her 99th birthday. #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #portraitpainting #TraditionalPainting #artwork #traditionalart #artcommunity #PortraitCommission #inkonpaper #cinema #movies #marilynmonroe #Hollywood #film #Actress #SexSymbol #Icon

And Awaaay We Go! Near sunset, a Blue jay swipes a seed to end the day. #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #Bluejay #wings

Happy birthday Miles Davis! Born May 26 1926 Pen & ink #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Musicsky #jazz #MilesDavis #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #portraitpainting #TraditionalPainting #artwork #traditionalart #artcommunity #painters #blacksky #blackhistory #PortraitCommission #inkonpaper

Garden dragon Newborn mantids are here, more than half of my ootheca have hatched. #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #naturalhistoryillustration #insectart #natureartist #mantis #prayingmantis #sunlight #garden

A Tufted Titmouse steals colors from a sunset. #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #Titmouse #sunset #prism #wings

A bumblebee on a search for pollen is a zigzagging blur, flying through sun-drenched aster blooms. #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #bees #naturalhistoryillustration #insectart #natureartist #beeart #pollination #sunlight #flight

A rain-soaked Blue Jay leaves a trail of waterdrops on a spring morning. #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #birdphotography #BlueJay #rain

A Great White Egret soars into the sun. #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #birdphotography #egret #heron #greategret

Tufted Titmouse at sunset #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #sunset #birdphotography #titmouse

Another nuthatch in flight, stealing a seed, maybe to hide it in our Honey locust tree. #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #spring #summer #birdphotography #nuthatch

Nice to see THE MIGHTY POLLINATORS is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! #kidlit #childrensbookart #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #picturebook #tellmeastory #storytime #librarylife #picturebookart #pollination #library #books #booksky #Candlewick

Catch the Sun A nuthatch catches the last sunlight of the day #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #spring #summer #birdphotography #nuthatch

Horse sketches for a Kentucky Derby party. Don’t really care about the Derby, just the horses. #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #painting #illustration #commission #traditionalart #horse #horses #equine #drawing #watercolor #KentuckyDerby

John Coltrane for International Jazz Day • Pen & ink #thejazzworld #jazzsky #Musicsky #jazz #InternationalJazzDay #JohnColtrane #portrait #blueskyart #blueskyartist #penandink #portraitpainting #illustration #commission #TraditionalPainting #painting #artwork #traditionalart #artcommunity #painters

The Walk to Paradise Garden 2 Sandhill Crane colts, almost a month old, explore a new world. #flight #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #spring #summer #birdphotography #sandhillcrane #crane

A Golden-eyed Lacewing catches the day's last sunbeams. Wings weave shards of light. #flight #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #spring #summer #wings #invertefest #macrophotography #insectphotography #wings #macro #natureart

A mating call heard in the secret compartment between flashes, trembling wings whisper the day's end. #flight #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #puremichigan #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature #spring #summer #firefly #lightningbugs #fireflies #invertefest #macrophotography

Exit: Blackbird Seeing several Red-Winged Blackbirds in the morning. #bird #birds #birdsofbluesky #flight #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #birdphotography #puremichigan #birdsinflight #wildlifeart #naturelovers #spring #RedWingedBlackbird #Blackbird #ornithology

Chickadees, first to feed, skittish & fierce. What concentration! Who sees them? #bird #birds #birdart #birdsofbluesky #chickadee #flight #birdwatching #birding #naturephotography #photographersofbluesky #birdphotography #puremichigan #birdsinflight #flyday #wildlifeart #naturelovers #urbannature