NEW! "Calling It 'The Great American Oopsie' Did Not Make The Decades-Long Collapse Any Less Painful" 24 x 24 inches acrylic on panel ready to hang SOLD! From Matt Adrian's solo show "Eking Out Existence Amongst The Ignorami". See the show via the link in bio! #birdart #painting #art

First finished piece since the end of Birdtober! A Ruby-crowned Kinglet enjoying the beautiful fall leaves. #NearbyNature2025 fun fact: apparently they run on just 10 calories a day, which is funny considering how they never stay still! #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt #ArtYear

I am also very excited to be collaborating with the super talented @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social and @annieshaoart.bsky.social for the upcoming first ever @backerkit.com Holiday Market!! I'll be giving away my new sticker of a poisonous hooded pitohui in a jungle of neurons if you back all 3 of us 🐡

There's lots of glorious cell art in @kathryngarner.co.uk holiday shop, full of perfect stocking stuffers and gifts for #SciArt lovers everywhere! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #ArtSky #ArtShop #BackerKit

Getting super excited for the first ever @backerkit.com Holiday Market! I've got lots of special bundles planned, some mystery ones and cross-collab freebies with the talented @kathryngarner.co.uk & @annieshaoart.bsky.social www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l... #Birds #ArtShop #Illustration #SciArt

There's even more stunning #SciArt in @annieshaoart.bsky.social holiday shop, full of beautiful birds to delight any nature lover! www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #ArtSky #ArtShop #BackerKit #BirdArt

Winged Wonderland Holiday Shop is coming up! I'm excited to be collaborating with @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social and @kathryngarner.co.uk for some cross-collab freebie stickers if you back all of our campaigns! Check out and follow their teaser pages in the thread! #BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM

It's going to be a big finch year, and I've been seeing reports of Pine Grosbeaks in Northern MN already! I painted these in 2023, shortly after the first and only time I've seen these lovely birds. #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #AnimalArt

Here’s a sneak peek of what I’m working on!!! I’m going to be selling him after! I do wanna make a series of these lol. I have two more planned. ❤️🫶 #crow #birdart #art #artist #holographic #holo #vinyl #corvid #bird

🎉 Big news! 🎉 Starting at just €69😍 ✨ my Etsy shop is finally back online! ✨ my original watercolors are available 🖼️🪶 take a peek & maybe fall in love with your favorite one😉 #Etsy #EtsyShop #Birdtober #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #WildlifeArt #ScientificIllustration #NatureArt #ArtistLife

Full roll call for #Birdtober2025! I had a lot of fun drawing this diverse list. All of these were done in pen and alcohol-based markers. Comment your favorite! I always love to hear it since I can never pick a favorite myself #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #dailyartchallenge #AnimalArt #Copic #Ohuhu

Full roll call for #Birdtober2025! I had a lot of fun drawing this diverse list. All of these were done in pen and alcohol-based markers. Comment your favorite! I always love to hear it since I can never pick a favorite myself #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #dailyartchallenge #AnimalArt #Copic #Ohuhu

✧ day 31/31 — artists choice — cockatiel As per tradition, I decided to draw my own birds! [ #art #digitalart #birdart #artchallenge #birdtober2025 ]

Happy Halloween! Here's a crow for spooky day! 🐦‍⬛ 🎃 👻 #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #animalart

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! 🎃 #halloween2025 #spookyseason #illustration #trickortreat #halloweenart

Birdtober Day 31: Pine Grosbeak (Artist's Choice) I chose this because it's one of my favorite Minnesota birds. The redness on the males varies, and I may have gone a little too red on him. Oh well, he's just the sexiest Pine Grosbeak alive I guess 😆 #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #ArtYear

NEW original paintings drop VERY soon! Sign up for my mailing list at mattadrian.com to see them as soon as they're released. The show is titled "Eking Out Existence Amongst The Ignorami" and will feature scads of new paintings and their infamous titles. #birdart #art

#Birdtober Day 30: Purple-crested Turaco When I saw what the wings looked like on these guys, I knew I had to draw one in flight. It's like a little phoenix pterodactyl! One more #Birdtober2025 left! #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #ArtYear #Copic #dailyartchallenge #AnimalArt

I will be joining the first BackerKit Holiday Market! I will be selling my stickers and prints from my 2 completed campaigns of the year. The market runs from 11/18-12/1, and my products will ship in time for the holidays! Follow the teaser page to stay up to date! #BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM

Ok, good thing I started this one early enough because it was a project! But I had to do one of my favorite birds proud. It is always fascinating to me how birds that you think of as black are actually so many different colors. Here's my turkey vulture for this month's #BirdWhisperer #SciArt 🪶

#Birdtober Day 29: Varied Bunting The fabled mixed berry jam bird! This one was tricky to do with marker, but I'm happy with how it ended up. The purples don't show up well in the photo. Only 2 more days left of #Birdtober2025! #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge

I will be joining the first BackerKit Holiday Market! I will be selling my stickers and prints from my 2 completed campaigns of the year. The market runs from 11/18-12/1, and my products will ship in time for the holidays! Follow the teaser page to stay up to date! #BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM

Beads, scraps of cotton, dyed silk, wool, tussah silk and banana fibers. NEW ITEMS LISTED! ⬇️ click here www.etsy.com/shop/Lorrain... #birdart #SciArt #fabricart #ArtShow #ArtYear #smArtist #animalart #embroidery #quiltsky #fiberart #textileart #art #fabriccollage #artshare #swan #uplift

#Birdtober Day 28: Sultan Tit What a pretty bird, and a great name! I gave it a playful pose that reminds me of the chickadees around me that are related to them. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #Dailyartchallenge #ArtYear #AnimalArt

#Birdtober Day 27: California Condor Me to other birds: What a beautiful birdy! What a cutie! Me to California Condor: ...You're a critical part of the ecosystem! (But they are awesome!) #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #AnimalArt #FineArt #Ohuhu

#Birdtober Day 27: California Condor Me to other birds: What a beautiful birdy! What a cutie! Me to California Condor: ...You're a critical part of the ecosystem! (But they are awesome!) #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #AnimalArt #FineArt #Ohuhu

#Birdtober Day 26: Pacific Wren They look so much like the Winter Wrens here. I love round birds! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #AnimalArt #dailyartchallenge #ohuhu

#Birdtober Day 26: Pacific Wren They look so much like the Winter Wrens here. I love round birds! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #AnimalArt #dailyartchallenge #ohuhu

#Birdtober Day 25: Acorn Woodpecker With an acorn of course. I once came across a video where one had cached acorns in a grill to the point where it was completely full! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #copic

#Birdtober Day 25: Acorn Woodpecker With an acorn of course. I once came across a video where one had cached acorns in a grill to the point where it was completely full! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #copic

#Birdtober Day 24: Olive Warbler So yesterday's waterthrush isn't a thrush but is a warbler, and today's warbler is not really a warbler 😆 Olive Warblers were recently put in their own family due to genetic studies. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #AnimalArt #Copic

#Birdtober Day 24: Olive Warbler So yesterday's waterthrush isn't a thrush but is a warbler, and today's warbler is not really a warbler 😆 Olive Warblers were recently put in their own family due to genetic studies. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #AnimalArt #Copic

#Birdtober Day 23: Northern Waterthrush I used my own slightly blurry photo as a reference. One of my favorite warblers to watch! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #AnimalArt #ArtYear

#Birdtober Day 23: Northern Waterthrush I used my own slightly blurry photo as a reference. One of my favorite warblers to watch! #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #dailyartchallenge #AnimalArt #ArtYear

#Birdtober Day 22: Tree Swallow I think Tree Swallows are the most beautiful of my local swallows, and I love coloring iridescence ✨ #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt #dailyartchallenge

#Birdtober Week 3 down, one more to go! October has flown by 😉 Which bird of this group is your favorite? #BirdArt #SciArt #Birdtober2025 #copic #ohuhu #ArtYear #birddrawings #AnimalArt #FineArt #dailyartchallenge

#Birdtober Day 22: Tree Swallow I think Tree Swallows are the most beautiful of my local swallows, and I love coloring iridescence ✨ #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #ArtYear #FineArt #AnimalArt #dailyartchallenge

#Birdtober Day 21: Eurasian Tree Sparrow I had to do a front-facing borb at least once during this 😆 #Birdtober 2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #ArtYear #Dailyartchallenge #FineArt #borb #birdsfacingforward

A little gouache painting with two of my favorite things: autumn and a tuftie. #traditionalart #painting #gouache #natureart #birdart

#Birdtober Day 21: Eurasian Tree Sparrow I had to do a front-facing borb at least once during this 😆 #Birdtober 2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #Copic #ArtYear #Dailyartchallenge #FineArt #borb #birdsfacingforward

Birdtober Day 20: American Golden-Plover The prompt was "golden plover", so I chose the one species I've seen. I again used one of my photos in non-breeding plumage as a pose reference, and then gave him that gorgeous full breeding plumage. #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #AnimalArt

Birdtober Day 20: American Golden-Plover The prompt was "golden plover", so I chose the one species I've seen. I again used one of my photos in non-breeding plumage as a pose reference, and then gave him that gorgeous full breeding plumage. #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic #AnimalArt

#Birdtober Day 19: Red-footed Booby When I first saw pictures of them, I could not believe the colors of the beak! I considered drawing this one in flight, but I really wanted to highlight the feet. The photo sadly doesn't really capture the coloring of the body. #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic

#Birdtober Day 19: Red-footed Booby When I first saw pictures of them, I could not believe the colors of the beak! I considered drawing this one in flight, but I really wanted to highlight the feet. The photo sadly doesn't really capture the coloring of the body. #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #Copic

#Birdtober Day 18: Red-crowned Amazon The prompt was just "crowned parrot" and I chose to do a Red-crowned Parrot/Amazon. I wanted to do a playful pose and gave him a strangler fig to eat. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #SciArt #BirdArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #dailyartchallenge

#Birdtober Day 18: Red-crowned Amazon The prompt was just "crowned parrot" and I chose to do a Red-crowned Parrot/Amazon. I wanted to do a playful pose and gave him a strangler fig to eat. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #SciArt #BirdArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #dailyartchallenge

Sometimes in a blue moon I do food posts. I made oven-fried hot honey chicken, mini cornbread, and chipotle okra tonight. It's heavenly! #foodsky #foodie

#Birdtober Day 17: Great Gray Owl This is the iconic owl of the Sax-Zim Bog that people come from all over the world to see. I've been lucky to see them a few times now. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #Copic 1/2

#Birdtober Day 17: Great Gray Owl This is the iconic owl of the Sax-Zim Bog that people come from all over the world to see. I've been lucky to see them a few times now. #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #AnimalArt #Copic 1/2

#Birdtober Day 16: Pygmy Nuthatch I have drawn all my nuthatches in various states of upside-down, so I thought maybe this one should be at least sort of right-side up 😆 #Birdtober2025 is hosted by Andrea Holmes #BirdArt #SciArt #ArtYear #FineArt #dailyartchallenge #Copic 1/2