Thanks to @massmice.bsky.social for welcoming me this year! Was super nervous but pulled off my first story comic just in time! Thanks also to everyone who took home some creatures, left me a Doodlebug, and chatted bugs and birds. Love my nature nerds! #indiecomics #naturecomics #bugart #insectart

Saw my first jumping spider of the year yesterday! This little shy baby let me get a few photos before hiding back in the fence post. Possibly Genus Pseudeuophrys. #invertfest #salticidae #jumpingspider #arachnerd

Hey hey it's a fuzzy bee day! Here are some bumblebees to kick off #invertfest!

Imma need to pet one of these immediately

I need to try this. Except imma try to pretend to be a potato.

Asking the really important questions today: if you are a "giraffic designer" do you: A. Design giraffes B. Design FOR giraffes C. ARE a giraffe, and a designer #showerthoughts #graphicdesign #giraffes #wordplay #poll

It's the same picture. #dontbesuspicious #raccoon #pizza #trashpanda #animalart #lifeimitatesart

Radiodont head

Overhearing people at the salon talking about figs. Must resist talking about fig wasps. Must resist. #bugnerd #figwasps #wasps #insects

I like to reflect on the world, much like this bear. #pun

Hello new friends and old friends! If you like getting email about art and bugs and other nature stuff, maybe you would like mine! mailchi.mp/146aab4b7d4a... #emailnewsletter #artist #bugnerd #birdnerd

Self care advice from this bug

Gay beetle!

Because they still have Black History Month in the Federation.

Hourly comics day is here!!!! Will be posting in this thread. #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicsday2025 #hourlycomics 🧵

Tomorrow is one of my favorite days of the year: #hourlycomicsday! I'll be posting here in a thread. Excited to see who else here participates! #hourlycomics #hourlycomicsday2025

Me: I don't FEEL the H in ADHD, though. My repetitively-stressed wrists, elbows, and shoulders staring at the pile of origami stars I decided to learn to make at midnight: You sure about that, champ? #selfdiagnosed #justletmework #selfcareishard #artist #chronicpain #donttellmypt

YES YES YES!

Look at the majesty of these toes, friends. LADY BEETLE TOES.

Fun news! If you join my Patreon you're in the Creature Crew (and can do so for no dollars down, no dollars a month, but I also will take dollars in exchange for more art). www.patreon.com/posts/join-c...

My first but definitely not last False Knees reposts! One of my favorite artists and inspirations.

Nature is beautiful

Check out these buggy Valentines that come with facts on how to help them out!!! Love them!

I'm lichen this bug post

Trying out new acrylic markers with some colorful pigeons and reminding myself that I need to make more time for play! #pigeons #pigeonart #animalart #birdart

What the world needs now Is bugs sweet bugs #bugphotos #letsgobugging #insects #insectphotos #parody

Due to this pattern on my CV, I'm due for another certification this year! What takes less than a year to get that I should clearly do? Wrong answers preferred ;) #lifelonglearning #updatingmyresume #adultlearner #wronganswersonly

This has been a greeting card for two years (but FOR WHAT OCCASION???) and I finally gave the dumpster a setting to make it prints. Tag yourself! I'm the rat with the pepper. #dontbesuspicious #pigeons #rat #raccoons #animalart

YES

Climb on!

During two 6-hour drives this holiday season, Dad and I counted hawks. 19 total in three days, noted between naps. I also identified some kind of woodpecker, lots of pigeons and starlings, and several smaller raptors as we sped by. #birder #birdnerd #birdcomic #comic #naturecomic

How long til moths wake up just a little longer right? 🥺

It's finally time to open the 24th little door of our #ArtAdventCalendar! Behind it comes bounding out a baby goat, excited to wish you SEASONS BLEATINGS! #goat #babygoat #greetingcarddesign #animalart

2 pieces of bird art for days 22 and 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar! The warblers played their northeastern US tour this summer, it was great so I had to draw them a show poster (art featured in one of my bird zines). Also a parrot I made my dad a few years ago.

Some suspicious looking characters for #ArtAdventCalendar day 21! More 2-charm shrinky dink earrings. Love making these even though they take forever and haven't sold as much. #handmadejewelry #poscamarkers #uvresin #shrinkydinks

The 20th tiny door opens for #ArtAdventCalendar to give you a... Tomato Wombat! Or Wombato! They have square seeds. #animalmashup #wombat #tomato

#ArtAdventCalendar day 19, sketch I did for my mom years ago, based on a photo of me in the Boston Public Gardens long before I lived here. (In the area, not in the Gardens.) I checked the other day and the ducks are all wearing winter hats and scarves to stay warm! #makewayforducklings #boston

Took this in Tenerife a few years go during sailing holiday. The reflections of the other boats in the harbour were mesmerizing. #Reflections #water #artadventcalendar #ocean #seascape

Fall and winter bring wilted flowers with beautiful, contorted shapes. This is a painting of two zinnias I did a few years ago. #ArtAdventCalendar - Day 18. #art #watercolors #painting #flowers #zinnia

First cat on the moon. A historically accurate record of one of our country's finest moments. Acrylic on 18x24" canvas. #ArtAdventCalendar, Day 18. mvandiver-art.com/work #art #cats #space #catsofbluesky #moon #lunar

I love random drawing prompts so have made several large wheels on spinthewheel.io. This morning I made a vegetable wheel to go along with my animal wheel, which spawned today’s #ArtAdventCalendar post: Turnip the Bass! #animalmashup #turnip #bassfish #drawingprompt

Strolling through the leaves is the subject of #ArtAdventCalendar day 17, a chill vibes goose. #animalart #birdart

Blue Jay for day 16 #ArtAdventCalendar

Today's #ArtAdventCalendar fluttered by to say hello: a male fall cankerworm moth (the females don't have wings! Pic in thread). Exciting to see some winter bugs. #bugsky #letsgobugging #moth #insectphotography

For #ArtAdventCalendar day 15, a cheery pangolin! Threatened because their scales are used in traditional medicines, pangolins are very much worth a look! #pangolin #pangolins #animalart

He’s raiding the fridge He’s melting the ice He’s leaving a note To smooth talk his wife Carlos Williams is eating the plums

Catching up to today's #ArtAdventCalendar Day 14: the crane keeps whooping all over the place! #whoopingcrane #redpanda #giantanteater #skunk #opossum #animalart

I'm a wee bit behind but today's #ArtAdventCalendar features a clumsy whooping crane and a startled friend! #whoopingcrane #redpanda #animalart

Gumbert Vierstein is absurdly brainy. In his 5423667 years on the planet Ulpyx his brain just kept growing. When his large brain threathened his balance he generated some sattlite brains orbiting around his head. Like moons #ArtAdventCalendar ##art #drawing #illo_advent #aliens #watercolour

Here's a snail snow globe from my archives for today's #ArtAdventCalendar #invertebrate #advent