My latest assignment from my scientific illustration class! Trying out crow-quill for the first time. Feeling inspired for next year’s #inktober 🖋️ Nerite snail, graphite, pen and ink on Bristol board #penandink #scientificillustration #sciart #nature #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp

Day 16. Pygmy nuthatch Still doing #birdtober in November😅 I didn’t finish all 31 prompts, but this is the farthest I’ve gotten so far. I might call it a wrap though to work on some other projects, but can’t wait til next year! #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #birdart #artchallenge #sandiegoartist

New piece! “Sungold”, oil on canvas, 20x16 in Hooded orioles are one of my favorite birds to spot in my backyard. Now that autumn is in full swing, they’ve made their way south, but I look forward to seeing them again next year☀️ #oilpainting #birdart #birds #birding #sandiegoartist #sdartist

Happy Halloween 🎃👻🦇 Have a spooky one, y’all! Throwback from a couple years ago. Death’s head moth and nightshade, 9x12 oil on canvas #halloween #2spooky4me #spoopyseason #oilpainting #bugart #bugs #mothart #natureart #sciart

Day 15. Ringed kingfisher Super behind with #birdtober but at least I made it to the halfway point 😅 Kingfishers are pretty cool birds. We get belted kingfishers in my area, always exciting to spot one 🪶 #birdtober2025 #artchallenge #birdart #birds #birding #artistoninstagram #sandiegoartist

Day 14. Costa’s hummingbird Hummingbirds are so adorable but also deceptively hard to paint 😮‍💨 I had such a hard time trying to capture the texture and iridescence of the feathers. #birdtober #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #natureart #hummingbird

Day 13. Grey heron Slowly but surely making my way through #birdtober 🪶 I love herons. They are so elegant, but also look so bizarre the more you look at them 👀 #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #waterfowl #artchallenge #sketch #scientificillustration

Day 12. Gyrfalcon Almost halfway through #birdtober 🪶 Such a cool bird, like the bird version of a snow leopard. I got to see one in captivity when I visited Newfoundland this summer, absolutely stunning 🤩 #birdtober2025 #birds #artchallenge #watercolor #sciart #scientificillustration

Day 11. Arctic tern A few days behind, but slowly making my way through #birdtober 🪶 Terns are one of my favorite seabirds to observe. I love how sleek and streamlined they look. It’s so fun watching them dive for fish. #birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #artchallenge #nature

Practicing textures for my scientific illustration class. Haliotis rufescens (red abalone) shell and unknown feather from my backyard 🦪🪶 Graphite on bristol #sceintificillustration #sciart #scientificillustrationdistanceprogram #sidp #natureart #ocean

Day 10. Kalij pheasant One day behind for #birdtober but hopefully I can catch up soon. I had fun drawing this bird. It reminds me of a dinosaur 🦖 @aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #artchallenges #birds #birding #birdart #watercolor #wildlifeart #scientificillustration

Day 9. White-crested helmetshrike Such a unique-looking bird for today’s #birdtober 🐦 I’ve really been enjoying the prompts this year. So many species I’ve never seen or heard of before! 🪶 #birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #watercolor #natureart #birdsofafrica #sciart

Day 8. Diamond fire-tailed finch A neat finch for today’s #birdtober prompt! Australia has some pretty cool birds. I hope to visit there someday 🦘 #birdtober2025 #artchallenge #watercolor #birdart #birds #birding #sketchbook #scientificilustration #nature

Day 7. Common loon Made it through one week of #birdtober 😄 I finally got to see a loon irl this summer when I visited Newfoundland. We heard them well before we spotted them lol #birdtober2025 #birds #birding #northamericanbirds #birdart #watercolor #natureillustration #scientificilustration

Day 6. Green pigeon Just a quick sketch today for #birdtober 🐦 I love Columbids. They are so derpy and cute @aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #birds #birdart #artchallenge2025 #sketch #natureart #baturelovers #scientificillustration

Sharing another assignment from my scientific illustration class! A passion fruit vine from my garden 🌱 #SIDP #sidp2025 #sciart #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #botanicalart #natureart #biology #botany

Day 5. Javan green magpie Here’s today’s #birdtober prompt! Such a colorful and goofy looking bird 💚 #birdtober2025 #birdart #natureart #sciart #scientificillustration #birds #artchallenges

Day 4. Wyandotte chicken Another one down for #birdtober 🐓 This is a cool-looking chicken. My dream is to have my own flock of chickens one day. #birdtober2025 #birdart #birds #sketching #graphite #scientificillustration #natureart

Day 3. Boreal chickadee Squeezing in today #birdtober entry before I go to bed lol. A cute lil borb 🐣 @aholmesartstudio #birdtober2025 #birding #birdart #natureart #birds #watercolor #scientificillustration

Day 2. Venezuelan troupial Made it to day 2 of #birdtober 🦜 I haven’t heard of this species before, but what a cool looking bird! Reminds me of the hooded orioles we get in Southern California 🧡 #birdtober2025 #birdart #birding #natureart #scientificillustration #birds #artchallenge

Day 1. Banded penguin 🐧 Squeezing in my entry for the first day of #birdtober 🪶This is a Magellanic penguin I saw during my trip to Ushuaia, Argentina last year 🤍🖤 #birdtober2025 #scientificillustration #birdart #birding #sciart #natureart #penguin #birds

Week 2 of SIDP with @gretchen.halpert ! We’re focusing on light and shadow this week. I’ve always struggled with cast shadows and shading confidently, so this was a helpful exercise #sidp #scienceillustration #scienceillustrationdistanceprogram #sciart #botanicalart #stilllife

So excited to be starting the Scientific Illustration Distance Program with @gretchenhalpert.bsky.social !🔬🎨 Here is my first assignment 🍅 #sciart #scientificillustration #botanicalillustration #sidp #gnsi #natureart

My friend wrote a book!! Definitely go check it out! Perfect if you love dark fantasy 🐺🧿 PURCHASE LINK: www.ann-yihyang-kim.com/purchase/ #booksky #books #newauthor #asianamerican #aapi #booklaunch #darkfantasy

It’s getting there…surprisingly, I’m not upset with how this is turning out so far, a rare occurrence 😅 #birds #workinprogress #birdart #oilpainting #natureart #birding #birdlovers

Made a little bit more progress and mapped out the values. I like how it’s turning out so far! #art #wip #oilpainting #birds #birding #natureart #naturelovers

Making progress 🎨 #art #birdart #birds #birding #natureart #naturelover #oilpainting

Haven’t been painting as much as I would like, but it’s nice to finally have something on the easel again #wip #oilpainting #birds #birdart #naturelovers #birdlovers #art

Least Bell's vireo, 5x7 inches, oil on canvas Today's bird is the Bell's vireo, which is endangered in Southern California due to habitat loss. Thankfully, their numbers have been growing in recent years. Hope to see these guys in the wild someday! 🪶 #birdart #birding #birds #birdoftheday #nature

Killdeer, 5x7 inches, oil on hardboard Today's bird is the killdeer! Just saw one of these for the first time a few weeks ago. She had a nest in the middle of the path, almost didn't notice her until she squawked at me for getting too close🪶🥚 #birdart #birdwatching #birds #oilpainting #artstudy

Acorn woodpecker, 5x7 inches, oil on hardboard Today's bird of the day is the acorn woodpecker! These goofy little birds are so fun to watch 🪶 #artstudy #birdart #birding #birdwatching #backyardbirds #natureart #naturelover #wildlifeart #natureillustration #birds

Song sparrow, 5x7 inches, oil on hardboard Today's bird is the song sparrow! I've got a couple of these guys that frequent my backyard. I usually hear them before I see them 🪶 #birdoftheday #birdart #birding #birds #backyardbirds #natureart #naturelover #wildlife #birdartist #natureillustration

Lazuli bunting, 5x7 inches, oil on hardboard Merlin's bird of the day makes for a good prompt when I don't know what to paint 😅 I still have yet to see one of these guys in real life, but I know they're definitely in my area 🪶 ##birdart #birding #birds #backyardbirds #sciart

Happy May! It's my favorite month 🌸 From now until 5/31, all prints are 20% off in my Etsy shop. Link in bio 🌿🌷 #spring #artprintsforsale #mothersday #birding #birdlovers #giftideas #backyardbirds

"Sanctuary", 12x12 in, oil on canvas Prints available, link in bio. A couple mourning doves have recently taken up residence in my garden. I'm glad to be able to give them a space where they feel safe and relaxed 🐦🪶 #birdart #oilpainting #birding #backyardbirds #mourningdove #wildlifeart #birds

Making progress. The feather detail is very fun to paint 🪶 #birds #birding #backyardbirds #birdart #mourningdove #modo #oilpainting #wip

MODO in the works 🐦🪶 #birds #birdart #birding #backyardbirds #natureart #oilpainting #wip

Last moth for #marchmothmadness25 🌙💚 Iotaphora admirabilis, 5.5x8.5 inches, watercolor This year, I tried using watercolor for this challenge instead of my usual gouache. It's been fun to practice! 🎨 #insectart #bugcollector #natureart #sciart #naturejournal #scienceillustration

An African peach moth for #marchmothmadness25 🌙🍑 5x7 inches,watercolor This guy was quite tricky to paint. It was hard to capture the iridescence. Everything came out looking really shiny and blue lol #marchmothmadness #mothart #natureart #insectart #insectlovers #sciart #scientificillustration

Another moth for #marchmothmadness25 🌙 Coffee clearwing, Cephonodes hylas, 7x5 inches, watercolor This little guy was so fun to paint! The clear wing structure is so beautiful and satisfying to draw. #marchmothmadness #mothart #insectart #nature #naturalillustration #sciart #bugart #wildlife

New painting! "Stay Gold", oil on canvas 14x11x1.5 inches Lesser goldfinches have taken over my backyard lately. I think they're absolutely adorable. They remind me of Peeps 💛🪶 #birding #birdart #birds #oilpainting #natureart #sciart #impressionism #cottagecore #natureillustration

A Gaudy sphinx moth for #mothmarchmadness25 💚 It's been a while since I've painted something besides birds haha. I find it very soothing to paint moths and insects. The symmetry makes my brain happy ☺️ #mothmarchmadness #insectart #sciart #natureart #scientificillustration

Slowly but surely making progress. Getting a bit stuck on the color palette though 😩 #birds #birding #oilpainting #workinprogress #wip

Making progress 💛🪶 #birds #birding #birdart #backyardbirds #oilpainting #natureart #nature #wip

Getting back to oil painting! It’s nice to finally have something on the easel again ☺️ #art #oilpainting #workinprogress #wip #birds #birdart

Wrapping up #BirdArtWeek2025 with #UrbanBirds 🐦 I had to draw a pair of pigeons for this one. I think they're adorable birds, even though they're often overlooked. They have a fascinating history as well 🪶 #birds #birdart #birding #natureart #sciart #nature #watercolor #natureillustration

#BirdArtWeek2025 is long past, but I still wanted to complete the challenge. Here's an Anna's hummingbird for #PollenOnTheWing 🌷🪶 Thank you @cornellbirds and @thepaperark for hosting! #birds #birding #birdart #sciart #watercolor #naturalillustration #natureart

Slowly making my way through #BirdArtWeek2025 even though it ended last week 😅 Here's a lesser goldfinch for #SpectactularSongs. These guys have been showing up regularly at my birdfeeder. I love hearing their raspy chatters and chirps. #birds #birdart #natureart #natureillustration #wildlifeart

Day 4 of #BirdArtWeek2025! The theme was #AquaticAvians 🪶🌊 I chose to draw the giant petrel. We saw a bunch in Antarctica and Patagonia. They are very impressive birds and remind me of dinosaurs. #birds #birdart #sciart #natureart #nature #wildlifeart

Playing catch up, but here's my entry for Day 3 of #BirdArtWeek2025! The theme is #HilariousAsFlock. I love bitterns. They are the most ridiculous birds🪶. I really want to see one in real life, but their camouflage is just too dang good 🫥 #birds #birdart #natureart #naturejournal #wildlifeart