My series of gouache paintings on the extinct Carolina Parakeet, ‘Parakeet Lost’, will be getting its first full exhibition this month! The show will be at Heirloom Antiques and Art Gallery in Powder Springs, GA, March 14-April 11. #sciart #birdart #carolinaparakeet #extinctbird #🪶

A famous mimic meets its match. 🦜 The title of this painting is ‘Feedback Loop (African Grey Parrot)’. It is traditional gouache on 18x24” watercolor paper. #birdart #🪶 #parrots #art #gouache

‘Assisted Migration (Whooping Crane)’, inspired by the attempt to teach captive-raised birds their ancestral migration paths by following ultralight aircraft. Gouache on watercolor paper, 22x30 inches. #sciart #birdart #🪶 #art #wildlifeart

‘Succor III: Broad-billed Hummingbird’, from my series about hummingbird feeding. I loved how the colors came out on this one. Traditional gouache on 5x7 watercolor paper mounted on wood panel. This piece is sold, but prints are available. #birdart #🪶 #sciart #art #wildlifeart

‘Hereditary (Eastern Kingbird)’, my play on the binomial name of this species (Tyrannus tyrannus) and the genetic legacy of aves’ ancestors. Traditional gouache on watercolor paper, 16x20 inches. Prints available. #art #🪶 #birdart #sciart

‘Succor II (Rufour Hummingbird)’, from my series on the role humans play in the feeding of hummingbirds. Traditional gouache on 8x10 paper mounted on wood panel. This piece has been sold, but prints are available in my online shop. #birdart #wildlifeart #sciart #traditionalart #🪶 #hummingbird

‘Mosquito Deterrence (‘Akikiki)’, 18x24" traditional gouache, focused on the most endangered honeycreeper species. This year, a portion of my print sales will be donated to help fight the invasive mosquitos that threaten Hawai'i's birds. #wildlifeart #birdart #🪶 #traditionalart #sciart

I’m working on a bunch of new pieces for the Gasparilla Festival of the Arts next month. Here’s a sneak peek: I’m calling it, ‘Will-o’-the-Wisp (Barn Owl)’! Traditional gouache on watercolor paper, 22x30 inches. Prints in my shop. #birdart #wildlifeart #🪶 #gouache #traditionalart #barnowl

‘Restoration (Japanese Crested Ibis)’, my tribute to the effort to save this iconic bird from extinction. Gouache on 22x30” watercolor paper. #birds #BirdArt #WildLifeArt #gouache #traditionalart

‘Succor I (Anna’s Hummingbird)’, from my hummingbird series. Gouache on paper mounted on wood panel, 5x7 inches. #birdart #birds #hummingbird #animalart #gouache

‘Those Who Hunger (Black Vulture)’, the newest piece in my ongoing series inspired by the Beatitudes. Traditional gouache on 22x30” watercolor paper. #birdart #🪶 #gouachepainting #vulture #traditionalart

‘Relocation (Lesser Prairie Chicken)’, from my Conservation Pieces series. Gouache on watercolor paper, 22x30 inches. #gouache #birdart #animalart #conservation #traditionalart

Ffs. Can we have anything as artists? Tl;dr: RedBubble updating fee structure for sales starting Sept 1st. Looks to be most standard accounts will get a "flat rate" 50% scoop off the top of their earnings I'm going to have to sit down and decide if I'm going to continue listing with RedBubble

Tiger in traditional pen and ink and watercolor. 5.5x6 inches. 🐅 Of the nine recognized modern subspecies of tiger, three have gone extinct in the last hundred years, while the remainder are all endangered. #tigers #animals #animalart #bigcats #traditionalart #illustration #watercolor #felineart

‘An Old Fashioned Swan Song’, traditional ink and watercolor, 6x8~ inches. Happy Valentine’s Day! 🦢💖 #swans #birds #birdart #valentinesday #watercolor #traditionalart #❤️

The anoa is the world’s smallest species of buffalo, standing under 3 feet tall at the shoulder (though still larger than this ink wash painting, which is 4 inches). 🐃 #anoa #waterbuffalo #inkwash #traditionalart #animals #animalart #penandink

‘A Taste for the Finer Things’, 11x14 inches, traditional graphite on paper. 🦊 #foxes #foxart #animals #animalart #pencildrawing #graphite #illustration

Toco toucan, traditional watercolor on paper. #toucan #birdart #birds #animals #animalart #aves #watercolor #traditionalart

‘They’ll Tell You It’s Dangerous’, my newest painting, in gouache on 11x14 paper. Here’s to the Year of the Snake! 🐍🍎 #traditionalart #yearofthesnake #gouache #snakes #snakeart #animals #animalart #appleofknowledge #scarletkingsnake #allegory

‘It Takes Two to Flamingo’. Traditional pen & ink and watercolor, 5.75 x 9 inches. 🦩🦩 #birds #birdart #animals #flamingo #cuteart #traditionalart #illustration

Donkey, watercolor on 4x6 inch paper. #donkey #art #animals #animalart #watercolor #painting #burro #equineart #illustration #traditionalartist

A #kakapo, the world’s heaviest parrot, and only flightless one! Critically endangered, and native exclusively to New Zealand. #birds #birdart #parrot #endangeredspecies #animals #animalart #watercolor #traditionalart

A tiny illustration of a frigate bird (about 2.5”). Traditional #watercolor and #pen&ink. #frigatebird #bird #birdart #seabirds #sciart #illustration #traditionalart #smallart

A cicada in traditional pen & ink and watercolor, painted in honor of the last emergence of Brood X a few years back. #insectart #insects #bugs #sciart #illustration #traditionalart #watercolor #cicada #broodx #animals #animalart

An #impala in traditional pen and ink wash, from when I did Inktober with a of horned animals. 4”~ circle. #inkwash #penandink #traditionaldrawing #art #animals #animalart #antelope #wildlifeillustration

Another piece from my ‘Conservation Pieces’ series, this one focusing on the use of puppet-rearing in the preservation of the #CaliforniaCondor. Traditional #gouache on paper 22x30”. #endangeredspecies #sciart #birds #birdart #conservation #animals #animalart #nativebirds #art #traditionalpainting

An actual scene that I witnessed in a public park a few years back. Traditional #watercolor, 5.5”~ square. #birds #birdart #animals #animalart #vulture #art #traditionalart #illustration

My #penandink and #watercolor illustration of a mother #cassowary and her chicks, feeding on cassowary plums. Unlike most dimorphic birds, the female cassowary is larger and more showy than the male. #birds #animals #birdart #animalart #sciart #illustration #traditionalart

'Extinct in the Wild', my 11x14" #acrylicpainting. A piece inspired by the plight of species that survive only in captivity, their native habitats made unsafe by human action. Featured is a Spix's #macaw, a #bird currently in the process of restoration. #extinction #art #birdart #unicorn #animalart

On this final day of the old year, here are nine of my favorite pieces that I painted in 2024! #avianart #birdart #birds #traditionalartist #gouache #traditionalpainting #gouacheart #animals #animalart #hummingbird #happynewyear

I really liked how this little guy turned out. 😊 Warthog in traditional watercolor on 3.5 x 5" paper. #warthog #pigs #animals #animalart #wildlifeillustration #pumbaa #watercolor #traditionalart #artist

For my first post, I’d like to share an old favorite: my thylacine diptych, titled ‘When They Are Frightened, They Show Their Teeth’. 36x48, oil on canvas. #thylacine #tasmaniantiger #traditionalpainting #extinction #extinctanimals #oilpainting #wildlifeartist #animalart

An illustration inspired by one of my favorite books, Richard Adams 'The Plague Dogs'. #watercolor #animals #animalart #dogs #dogart #lakedistrict #richardadams #richardadams #illustration #traditionalart #landscapepainting

Portrait of a Norwegian Fjord horse, in traditional pencil and watercolor. About 5.5 x 5 inches. #equineart #horse #horses #fjordhorse #watercolor #illustration #animalart #animals #traditionalart #horseart

Merry Christmas, from me and my dodo bird! 🦤🎄 #dodo #dodobird #extinctanimals #extinctbirds #birds #birdart #animals #animalart #christmas #christmascards #watercolor #traditionalart #illustration #santaclaus #holidaylights #wildlingsandendlings

One of my past years’ handmade #christmas cards, in traditional #watercolor. #reindeer #holiday #christmascard #deer #rudolphtherednosedreindeer #snow #winter #painting #handmadecard #animalart #animals #handpainted

‘Ursa Minor’, the little bear, from my #constellation series. Traditional #watercolor with colored pencil, 6x8 inches. #astronomy #northpole #arctic #polarbear #ursaminor #littledipper #art #animalart #animals #bears #illustration #traditionalart

‘The Meek’, a #gouache #painting on 18x24” paper, featuring a Cerulean Warbler—a species on the cusp of becoming endangered. #birds #birdart #ceruleanwarbler #warbler #skull #traditionalart #art #animals #animalart #sciart #birdillustration #conservation #skulls #avianartist #birdsciart

‘Looking for Thumbelina’, oil on canvas, 9x12 inches. #oilpainting #animalart #animals #mice #mouse #illustration #hanschristianandersen #traditionalart #painting #illustration

Keel-billed toucan, painted in traditional #gouache, 4x5”-ish. #birds #avianart #birdart #toucan #toucans #traditionalart #animals #animalart #toucans #keelbilledtoucan

Tonight I would like to share one of my absolute favorite little guys: a King of Saxony bird-of-paradise, with his fancy doodle-bopper plumes! Traditional ink, 5x6”-ish. #penandink #traditionalart #fountainpen #birds #birdart #birdofparadise #animalart #animals #traditionaldrawing #inkdrawing #cute

‘The Trophy Farm’, oil on canvas, 36x40”. Inspired by the issue of semi-domesticated whitetail deer, which are selectively bred on farms for high-point-value antlers, to be sold for use in top-dollar canned “hunts”. #art #animalart #deer #wildlifeart #oilpainting #traditionalart #humanmade #animals

🎶Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat—oh, wait, wrong carol! 😅 Anyway, here’s #aPartridgeInaPearTree that I painted for an #handmade ornament design. 4x4”, oil on wood. #christmas #art #holidays #12daysofchristmas #birdart #birds #partridge #chukar #oilpainting #traditionalart #animalart

#KirtlandsWarbler is a fire-dependent bird species, nesting only in the new jack pines that grow following a burn. With most fires suppressed nowadays, the #endangered birds rely on human intervention to survive. My #gouache painting is titled ‘Prescribed Burn’. #conservation #birdart #animalart

A sweet little #axolotl that I painted as a sticker design. 4x4 inches. #traditionalart #gouache #animalart #cute #gouacheart #amphibians

‘Dawn’ an original illustrated poem, drawn in traditional pen and ink wash with digital text, and printed via #risograph. 1/5 #poetry #art #illustration #birdart #sequentialart #poem #comic

This #penandink & #watercolor piece is inspired by the #rudyardkipling novel #thejunglebook, specifically the fierce protectiveness of Raksha, aka ‘the Demon’, the mother wolf who adopts Mowgli. The title is ‘Mine to Me’, 5x5 inches. #art #wolves #classiclit #animalart #traditionalart #illustration

#vulpecula, ‘the little fox’, from my ongoing series of #gouache paintings inspired by #animal themed #constellations. 8x10 inches. 🌌 #stars #animalart #foxes #illustration #watercolor #traditionalpainting #astronomy

#ringtailedlemur! These guys are so cool! Traditional #penandink with #watercolor. #lemurs #animalart #wildlifeartist #traditionalillustration #cuteanimals #endangeredspecies

Best known for ostriches, the #ratite group’s smallest member is the #Kiwi. Incredibly, it is believed that the tiny Kiwi's closest relative is the extinct Elephant Bird, the largest known avian bird to ever live. #watercolor #traditionalart #scientificillustration #animalart #birdart #kiwibird