Moving pause of the day. #sketchbook #sciart

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 766: Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) What can I say about this magnificent creature? Supra-speedway soarer, fence post posturer? I just love them. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #turkeyvulture #buzzard #vulture

I'm making a point to sketch more kidlit! I know it's December, but in my heart it's always a little bit Halloween. #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration #dailyart

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 765: Javan deer(Rusa timorensis) I once saw a kid deer play soccer on Java. On Maurititus, they're a beloved invasive species, and feature on the coat of arms. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #deer #javandeer

A little sketch of friendship. :) #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration #dailyart

I love love love that they hired a painter to do these portraits and then acknowledged her by name. Artists of all kinds supporting each other is so beautiful.

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 764: Blue-spotted mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris) Watching these guys wallow around mangrove swamps mudflats is something I miss about the Pacific. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #fishart #fish #mudskipper

Feeling festive, missing winter! #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration

Blue moon... (a little color study) #artoftheday #digitalart #illustration #illustrator

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 763: Leopard whiprays (Himantura leoparda) An Indo-West Pacific ray which grows 12 ft long, and can have a tail 4 times their body length. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #fishart #fish #rays #ArtAdventCalendar

Art of the day, and some nostalgia for my wild childhood. #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #scbwi #kidlitillustration

Want to know what it takes to illustrate a children's book? Art takes time. Here's my substack about sustained effort, and the humility of compromise in art markets. #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbooks #writing #creativity #arttakestime #scbwi #kidlitillustration

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 762: Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) The #Heron with the widest range. I'd shot a photo of this guy years ago, and I finally drew it! #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #birdart #birds #ArtAdventCalendar

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 761: Sooty grouse (Dendragapus fuliginosus) A west coast grouse. The males have two air sacs in the neck for display and to make a hooting call. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #birdart #birds #birding #ArtAdventCalendar

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 760: Narrownose chimera (Harriotta raleighana) More from the deep sea. Chimeras are sometimes called "ghost sharks." They're relatives of sharks and rays. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #fishart #chimera #ArtAdventCalendar

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 759: Marbled lungfish (Protopterus aethiopicus) Also called the leopard lungfish, this fish must breathe air to survive. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #fishart #lungfish #ArtAdventCalendar

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 758: Black panther (Panthera pardus) Actually a #leopard...a "melanistic leopard" where both base and spot pattern of the fur are dark! #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #blackpanther #melanisticleopard #ArtAdventCalendar

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 757: Spotted tinselfish (Xenolepidichthys dalgleishi) Getting into the holiday spirit with the oddly shaped "tinsel" of the deep sea... #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #fishart #tinselfish #oceanart #ArtAdventCalendar

‪I really hate being on camera. But making an exception for this happy moment! I illustrated a picture book! RUGGED RAX: THE LITTLE SATELLITE THAT COULD by @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social Available here services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/R/Rugg... #scbwi #kidlit #kidlitart #pbart #sciart #medart

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 756: Thorny seahorse (Hippocampus histrix) Chameleon of the sea. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #fishart #seahorse #oceanart #ArtAdventCalendar

#ArtAdventCalendar is happening, go check out the hashtag to prettify your scrolling experience.

A #PudgyHorse tribute to the Lascaux cave paintings, painted with the Strata Trio watercolours made by @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social from Cretaceous rocks from the Albertan badlands. From 2020. Might as well post this one as it's been stolen and sold on Australian Temu. 🙃 #ArtAdventCalendar

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 755: African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) I had the pleasure of drawing some of these little cuties for a client recently, and couldn't resist one more! #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration#penguin #africanpenguin #oceanart

#ProjectAnimalia continues with 754: African manatee (Trichechus senegalensis) The only old world manatee, living in estuaries, and is often taken by poachers. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration#manatee #oceanart #dailyart

New animal #illustrations... #ProjectAnimalia continues with 753: Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) Common on the Mauritius reef, they pick food out of cracks with their long snouts. #sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #fishart #fish #butterflyfish

New animal #illustrations... #ProjectAnimalia continues with 752: Ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) My enigmatic ground-hopping neighbor in Madagascar. #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #sciviz #lemur #Madagascar #ringtailedlemur #animalillustration #dailyart

I'm Back! With more animal #illustrations. #ProjectAnimalia continues with 751: Madagascar fody (Foudia madagascariensis) A beautiful invasive species that lives in my garden and steals baguettes. #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #sciviz #bird #birdart #birding

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia Day 88: Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) One of the fastest fish in the ocean (68 mph) An incredible leaper and predator! #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #sciviz #sailfish #biodiversity #animals

Guess what? I illustrated a picture book! My #kidlitillustration debut launched this week—a story of building a satellite to study space weather by @suzannelipshaw.bsky.social Loved bringing the scientific and engineering process to life with color and characters! #kidlit #scbwi #kidlitart #STEM

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia Day 87: Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) A vampire that sucks up falling poop particles, not blood. #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #sciviz #vampiresquid #biodiversity #animals

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia Day 86: Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchincus) Displaying the wonder of feathers. #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #scicomm #sciviz #pheasant #ringneckpheasant #biodiversity #animals

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia Day 85: Bactrian camel (Camelus bactrianus) #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #scicomm #sciviz #camel #bactriancamel

So the internet has come full circle, and I'm returning to travel blogging. I believe it could be the future. Well, a future. I'm tired of short-form thought. 🤪 If you'd like to follow along, by all means—come subscribe away with me... open.substack.com/pub/dodoland... #sciart #medart #mauritius

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia Day 84: Pacific razor clam (Siliqua patula) Simple can be beautiful! #sciart #dailyart #animals #scientificillustration #medart #scicomm #sciviz #invertebrate #molluscMonday #invertfest

Unexpected popsicle stick character.

I think I spend 50% of my time dreaming up new schemes—which allow me to get paid to live inside my head for the other 50%.

Only 3 more days to reserve a Cat or Dog Animal Anatomy Jigsaw Puzzle on kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gen... #sciart #medart #puzzles #puzzle #jigsawpuzzle #kidspuzzles #kidsgame #STEMeducation #STEAM #STEM #biologygames #homeschooling #cats #dogs

One week left to reserve/support the project! Cat & Dog Animal Anatomy Jigsaw Puzzles - (Genius Games) on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gen... #sciart #medart #cats #dogs #catart #dogart #puzzles #jigsawpuzzle #jigsaw #puzzlers #kidspuzzles #STEAM #STEM

Friendly reminder to reserve yours... Check out Cat & Dog Animal Anatomy Jigsaw Puzzles - on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/gen... #sciart #medart #cats #dogs #catart #dogart #puzzles #jigsawpuzzle #jigsaw #puzzlers #kidspuzzles #STEAM #STEM

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia Day 83: West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) #sciart #medart #dailyart #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #biodiversity #manatee #oceanart

Do you all know about my AdorkaStock 16th Anniversary 100 Pose PNG Pack? It's free on Ko-fi and includes 100 pose references broken into 7 categories: jump, kneel, lying, sit chair, sit floor, sit stool, and stand. ➡️ ko-fi.com/s/307a9079e6 TY so much for the years of support. 🥰 Happy drawing!

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) I now live next to Grey Francolins, and I want to draw them! #ProjectAnimalia Day 82: Erckel's francolin (Pternistis erckelii) #sciart #medart #dailyart #wildlifeart #illustration #francolin #bird #birds #scientificillustration #biodiversity #birdart

Puzzle kickstarter promo week continues... Get your kids' floor puzzles! Cat & Dog Animal Anatomy Jigsaw Puzzles with accurate external and internal anatomy! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gen... #kidsgames #puzzles #sciencegames #cats #dogs #calico #goldenretriever #doglovers #catlovers

For like 2 years I've been saying Baroness Schraeder from Sound of Music deserves a redemption narrative. I mean, seriously what did she ever do but be honest, patient, and communicate clearly with her romantic partner? So glad Riki Lindhome agrees. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSx...

Me and my kids have really enjoyed the turtle one!

Shameless plug of my newest #anatomy #jigsaw puzzles! Dog and cat, double-sided kids floor puzzles. I put a lot of love into these, I hope you enjoy them! Cat & Dog Animal Anatomy Puzzles: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gen... #sciart #dogpuzzle #catpuzzle #puzzlers #STEMgames #STEM #medart #STEAM

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia (my daily #animalart project) Day 81: Razor-backed musk turtle (Sternotherus carinatus) #sciart #medart #dailyart #wildlifeart #illustration #turtle #scientificillustration #biodiversity

On a darker note: "Researchers found that after Texas enacted its abortion ban, the rate of maternal morbidity in patients diagnosed with fatal fetal abnormalities spiked from 15% to 72%." Calculated Cruelty open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

I've got another #anatomy #jigsawpuzzle coming for you in collaboration with GeniusGames! Dog. Cat. See what's inside your furry family member. :) You can back it (reserve yours) for 3 weeks on kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/gen... #puzzle #sciart #medart #cat #dog #sciencegames #STEM

Throwback #illustrations (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia (my daily #animalart project) Day 80: Scaly-foot gastropod (Chrysomallon squamiferum) The "sea pangolin" #snail lives by hydrothermal vents and sports an iron shell! #sciart #medart #dailyart #wildlifeart #illustration #snail