Look I’m not saying that I know what’s going on, only that it’s awfully suspicious… #seagull #pope #cardinal

PREEE-SENTING 📣 The Wingèd Popsicle! The Mai Tai of the Big Sky! Happy Summer's Harbinger And FEARSOME Insect Janitor: Behold, the WESTERN TANAGER! #birds

"you're not better than me for not using ai." no, i am. i am better, smarter, funnier, hotter, and all around less obnoxious than you for that one reason.

Toads and toadstools. :) #amphibians #toads #fungi #mushrooms #naturejournaling #sciart #hiking

My thoughts on Generative AI

THE COOLEST ANIMAL TO EVER EXIST (Desmatosuchus) (quick #paleoart commission!)

A watercolor sketch of Pere David's Deer at the Bronx Zoo. This deer is endemic to China and nearly went extinct due to overhunting. There has been a lot of effort to breed and reintroduce this species, but the IUCN lists it as extinct in the wild. #deer #peredavidsdeer #naturejournaling #watercolor

Still sick, so looking at past migration sketches instead of making new ones. :( #birdart #birds #migration #commonyellowthroat #palmwarbler #sciart

When you can't nature journal outside...nature journal inside! I'm not sure how easy it is to read my notes, but I turned the catnip sketch into a scratch-n-sniff by rubbing catnip on it. It worked; my cat Ranger rolled all over it lol. #botanicalart #naturejournaling #catnip #sciart #succulents

BEETS! :D Another page from my pandemic journal. #sciart #beets #gardening #naturejournaling #botanicalart

A dandelion study I painted from life during the pandemic, when I stayed at my friends' house and documented their garden. I caught myself absentmindedly trying to brush the "dirt" off the page. XD #botanicalart #sciart #naturejournal

one of these was trying to steel me lunch a while ago, and I just can't forget about 🤣 #birbfest2025

A little acrylic painting of Mallard ducklings. 🦆 #birds #birdart #sciart #ducks #acrylicpainting

A detail from one of the illustrations I did for Wild Ramona by Roy Toft! I loved working on this book: it's about the wildlife of Ramona, CA, which Roy has been photographing via professional camera trap setups for years. More info and link below... #sciart #wildlifeart #cameratraps

A couple of sketches from my first-ever wildlife trip, which was to Costa Rica. As a kid, I had read about Eighty-eight Butterflies and leafcutter ants in Ranger Rick but never expected to see them outside of those pages. Suddenly they were in front of me in real life, and it was magic. #sciart

Little crescent moon sculptures. I’ll get organised to add these to my website at some point. #MarineLife #ceramic #porcelain #coral #reef #sculpture

It's my sketchbook and I can draw what I want to. ^___^ Coppersmith Barbet doodle from my India travel journal. This bird is named for its ringing call, which apparently sounds like a coppersmith's hammer. #birds #birdart #sciart #watercolor #naturejournal

A bird I'm looking forward to seeing again in the spring...the Blue-headed Vireo. I really love this species...there's something about the powdery blue-grey, clear white, and yellow wash that just really appeals to me. #birds #watercolor #naturejournal #birdart #sciart

Another boost for the starter pack! If you post nature or science art and would like to join, please let me know. No AI. #sciart #birdart #wildlifeart #naturejournal #paleoart

Spring is on the way and soon my favorite spots will be full of migrants! Here's an American Redstart sketch from a few years ago. #Birds #birdart #sciart #AmericanRedstart #warblers #birdmigration #watercolor

I will be participating in the Wildlife Conservation Society's Run for the Wild 5k fundraiser! (well, walk for the wild in my case lol) The focus is on Gharials, very cool - and sadly very endangered - crocodilians with long, narrow snouts. Link in comments. :) #crocodilians #wildlifeconservation

A couple of mohair teddy bears that I made. They are made of mohair and have glass eyes and jointed heads and limbs, in the style of old teddies. I haven't made very many of these but it's super fun! #teddybear #mohair #plushies

I'm not much of a digital painter, but I did this a while back. I have a good friend in Australia who I met online years ago. We've met once in person, when I took her birding in Central Park. In celebration, I drew us as possums! ❤️ Birding is the best, and so are birders. #possums #birds #birding

The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster creature from Greek mythology, but unlike other Greek monsters it gets very little attention. I have no idea why...🤔 #greekmyths #creaturedesign #watercolor

Still going through a lot, but I need some more art in my life so plan to be around more. While I pull myself together, here's a Ghost of Centrosaurus, based on the specimen at AMNH. #sciart #watercolor #paleoart

I'm sorry, but I've been having a very rough time lately and haven't been around. There is still space in my starter pack; I'll add anyone who requested while I was gone in the next day or two.

😸🥚... (1/5) www.spiritofmidnight.com | Wishlist on Steam! #Holidays #comicart #cuteness #indiegames #gamedev #cutegames

On the 19th day of #ArtAdventCalendar, I give you one of my animal Secret Santa drawings, which I did for cards. They all had fun picking out gifts for each other. 😉This will probably be my last art post for the year, since I will be busy spending time with family. Happy Holidays to all!

Wonderful!

Always re-post owls on posts 🦉

✷ Friendly lil Brown Hyena ✷

Zoodles 12/16

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I haven't seen the West Mersea Shorelark yet, but here's a sketch of the last one I saw there #ukbirding @essexbirdnews.bsky.social @andyfieldhello.bsky.social

Why must this be so true??

For Day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar, here's an acrylic sketch of a young male lion. I love all kinds of animals, but cats have been my favorites, by far, for my entire life. I am in awe of them. Many more cat-related posts in future! #sciart #lion #wildcats #acrylicpaint

I saw people mocking someone in a thrifting group because they were so happy about the bird thread scissors they found: “those are worth nothing, they’re super common.” Yes, they’re common because they’re frickin adorable and totally worth being excited over! 🥰

For Day 15 of #ArtAdventCalendar, here's a tiny drawing of a Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel holding a flag. My mom loves squirrels, mice, and rodents of all kinds, and one year I made her all-rodent calendar using my own photos plus drawings for all the holidays. This was for the 4th of July. :)

Affection

every year around christmas time the ballet dancers who play the rats in the nutcracker come out with a series of unexplained banger tiktok videos and anyway this is my favorite part of the holiday season

For Day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar, ...SQUIRREL!!! Pen and white gel pen on toned paper.

For Day 13 of #ArtAdventCalendar, here are some sketches I did today of Apex the Stegosaurus at the American Museum of Natural History! This is a brand-new exhibit of what is thought to be the largest and most complete Stegosaurus fossil ever found. Super exciting! #sciart #dinosaurs

For day 12 of #ArtAdventCalendar, here's a page from my 2022 India travel journal. Elephants no longer give tourist rides in parks, but some are used to patrol for wildfires, poachers, and injured tigers.

I missed yesterday, so for Dec. 11 of #ArtAdventCalendar, here's a card I made for my mom for Mother's Day one year. My mom (and my whole family) loves art, animals, and especially cats! #watercolor

There are so many great artists on here that my first pack filled up...I'm working on Vol. 2! If you post your wildlife art, scientific illustration, or other nature art and would like to be included, please let me know! NO AI. #Sciart #birds #birdart #wildlifeart go.bsky.app/Kk8HhoA

On the tenth day of #ArtAdventCalendar, I give you a Ring-billed Gull. This painting was based on the most beautiful moment I've ever had on Long Island Sound; it was just after a storm, the sun had come out, the tide was low, and the water was like smooth, blue glass. #birds #birdart #sciart

For Day 9 of #ArtAdventCalendar, a watercolor sketch of a Rufus-tailed Hummingbird. That's a dull name for an emerald bird with a pretty coral bill and a cinnamon tail. #Birds #birdart #sciart #watercolor

Finished my seven swans design for @aluladesigns.bsky.social #BirdArt #Birds

December 8th of #ArtAdventCalendar - a sketch of a fledgling American Robin. Every spring it's a joy to watch them hopping around, a bit bewildered, as they learn how to be robins. What baby birds do you get to see where you are? Ink pen and white gel pen on toned paper. #birdart #sciart #birds