Microraptor repost time!

Bite that hand that holds your head underwater.

An illustration from my fun little book The Birding Dictionary, a great gift for birders. IYKYK. www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rosem...

They grow up so fast 🥹 #pigeonsky

One of my newer paintings, “The Culled Come Home,” was created in the middle of a particularly brutal season of pigeon rescue and rehab and I wanted to feel in control again. Oil on wood panel. #painting #pigeonsky

Weekly podcast recap round-up (1/2): 1 - Brand new Fossil Finds with @strangebirdart.bsky.social on Patreon 2 - Jason Marsden jumps on Keanan And Lakin! 3 - Fave @elizaskinner.bsky.social is back on @jordanjessego.bsky.social 4 - Jurassic Park: Survival footage breakdown!

Speaking of pigeon: I HAVE to show you all Archie. An absolute tank of a bird.

I started my painting, “All For Naught” in 2023. Inspired by the tragic story of the Passenger Pigeon, I could not stop thinking about how humans once regarded them as nuisances in their great numbers, and subsequently hunted them out of existence at near apocalyptic speed. #art #painting #pigeon

Come brush up on news stories in the world of Paleontology, natural history, dinosaurs, and more with wildlife illustrator @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I on episode two of our monthly See Jurassic Right Patreon series, Fossil Finds! www.patreon.com/seejurassicr...

This month: @strangebirdart.bsky.social covers the Chicago Archaeopteryx at the Field Museum and I cover where the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs came from: www.patreon.com/c/seejurassi...

Thrilled to announce the new See Jurassic Right Patreon series that Wildlife Illustrator @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I have been working on, Fossil Finds! Once a month we will bring you stories in the world of Paleontology, natural history, dinosaurs, and more: www.patreon.com/c/seejurassi...

Still marveling at @strangebirdart.bsky.social lovingly rendered dinosaurs from our Jurassic June series last year for See Jurassic Right. A little peek into her process, please everyone go hire her to do paleoart for your science articles and museum exhibits! She made my fave dinos come alive. 🥹🥹🥹

Link to get merch of @strangebirdart.bsky.social’s gorgeous dinosaur designs for the series: www.etsy.com/shop/seejura...

Last year for Jurassic June @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I shared stories and facts about our favorite dinosaurs on See Jurassic Right. Why not give it a listen if you haven’t yet and check out the merch featuring Andrea’s incredible paleoart on Etsy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Squad goals, dream blunt rotation, choose your fighter, The Walking with Dinosaurs reboot is nigh upon us in the States, so @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I reacted to the trailer and listen to See Jurassic Right if the original from 1999 holds up: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

If you’ve tuned into the See Jurassic Right episodes with @strangebirdart.bsky.social, you know we are cooking up a new segment coming to Patreon NEXT MONTH. Official announcement coming soon, but couldn’t resist showing off Andrea’s dinosaur buddy guesting on an upcoming episode.

Behold! A picture-perfect swan family! Six cygnets. 🥰

So much dinosaur media talks about their extinction as a preordained event as opposed to the freak accident that it was, @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I take a look back at the original Walking with Dinosaurs (1999) to see if it holds up or not: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

This is baby Squiggle. He’s gonna be staying with me for a bit 🩶🪶#pigeonsky

Thank you! @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I watched/rewatched the original too and the episode drops tomorrow! 💖💖💖

I adore @strangebirdart.bsky.social’s work so much because she’s able to make paint and canvas feel like a living, breathing organism. If you stepped back, her subjects would step out of the frame, alive! Everything she makes is sublime.

My long time WIP. I considered scrapping this painting at one point because I was worried that the idea was souring in my mind after two years. I recently opted to go back in and fix areas that I no longer like because momma didn’t raise a quitter. 🤞 #pigeonsky #painting #oilpainting

Another pause for the midday squish. His carrier is the current preferred squishing location. #pigeonsky

My first rehab involving a bone break. Panquecito is on the mend but is doing much, much better! (And will be available for adoption at Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue soon) 💖 #pigeonsky

Varnishing time for Merle! ✨✨🪩🪩💖💖 #varnish #painting #oilpainting

NOT Dire Wolves aka Jurassic Park is real!? No really. No really!? Plus a new Therizinosaurus species on a brand new episode of See Jurassic Right with @strangebirdart.bsky.social. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...

Spinosaurus Summer on the horizon between Jurassic World Rebirth and now the Walking With Dinosaurs reboot coming June 16th. @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I shared our thoughts on the new trailer for See Jurassic Right. Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Made it a goal to sketch for at least ten minutes a day this month. I haven’t been perfect, but here’s a couple from this week. There seems to be a theme. #sketch #vulture #artsky

I’m starting to think being overstimulated 24/7 isn’t good for us.

The only eggs I care about today are dinosaurs eggs! @strangebirdart.bsky.social and I watched the new trailer for reboot of the totemic 90s documentary, Walking with Dinosaurs and gave our first impressions on See Jurassic Right before the show drops June 16th! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

New meme format just dropped @strangebirdart.bsky.social:

Off the easel: Inside-Out: Snail Mail (USPS) 14”x 18” oil on panel. Thank you, @strangebirdart.bsky.social, for letting me use your #pigeon captures as references 🙏🏼. I wanted to bring in the diversity of these overlooked birds (& the obvious OG history of DMs 🐦)

Anytime I visit @strangebirdart.bsky.social, I feel like I’m stepping into a midwest emo album cover.

A watercolor sketchbook entry of Oyster. I always default to sketching my pets when I can’t think of what to paint. #gouache #painting

Happy Birthday to the one and only Pisces Pigeon Queen herself @strangebirdart.bsky.social! I love you my friend and so thankful for our friendship and all the art we get to make together, can’t wait to take Malört shots with you in a month! 🥳🥳🥳

It was Wednesday’s birthday yesterday. Snackies were had. 🤍🥚

I got sent on a couple quick digital side quests this week 🪶❤️🩸

Picked up a painting I started around two years ago and haven’t worked on in ages 🥲 #painting #wip

A little flicker in the gloom. 🕯️🕯️ 🪶 #painting #oilpainting

Finished oil portrait of Merle (minus the varnishing step, which will come at another time), plus some close up shots. I love painting dark fur and playing up the blues and purples that often reflect off of it. #painting #art

A pause for the midday squimsh 🙏 #pigeonsky 🪶

Allllllllllllllllmost there. Almost. #painting #wip

bird brained

Stop scrolling!!! This is important 🌬️ #pigeonsky

Just finished and still figuring out a title for this one. Painted digitally on Procreate. It’s rough out here.

A peek of something I’ve been working on digitally. I feel so much more confident with my digital paintings after this past year, hopefully nobody minds the break from traditional every once in a while. #wip

I'm frightened for us. I do not think it's an overreaction. Not remotely.