Day 9 - Indian Paradise-Flycatcher We saw the very similar African version on our trip to South Africa. A stunning bird. The white morph worked better for my B&W style, but the reddish one is also beautiful. Quick sketch, my hand is not steady enough for that long tail... #birbfest #BirbFest2026

Day 8 - Andean Cock-of-the-rock Taking a little break today, luckily this is a bird I did last year as part of my colorful birds series. It was tricky to get the color right; the original is a bright orange and it scanned in as sorta salmon, I had to adjust it some. #birbfest #BirbFest2026

100/100 The gryphon challenge is complete! Daily ink gryphons for 100 days straight to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of my first 100 gryphons challenge. The pressure of wanting to do an extra epic gryphon was getting to me, but I pushed through with this phoenix gryphon. #gryphonchallenge

With Steller's Sea-Eagle on the mind I decided to incorporate it into tonight's gryphon. This is the second-last daily gryphon, 99/100. #gryphonchallenge #art

Day 7 - Steller's Sea-Eagle This one has a story, the bird, not the illustration. I actually saw this bird on the East coast of Canada, 10,000 km away from its native range. The famous Steller's Sea-Eagle showed up in 2021 and is still being seen four years later. #birbfest #BirbFest2026 #birdart

Day 6 - Northern Emerald-Toucanet This colorful birb deserves more than a sketch, but that is all I have left tonight. #birbfest #BirbFest2026

Liked the suggestion of a Gyrfalcon-Snow Leopard gryphon but oof, all those details! I almost gave up on the wings. Ended up more heavily patterned than planned, but still works. #gryphonchallenge

Any suggestions/requests for the last three days of gryphons? (No guarantees, just brainstorming ideas) #gryphonchallenge

97/100 #gryphonchallenge

Day 5 - King Eider Or the Queen Eider as we called her. We dipped on our first trip, but the second time she was right beside a floating wharf. The wharf was covered in gull poop and broken shells, but I laid on my belly anyway to get low-angle photos. Awesome experience. #birbfest #BirbFest2026

Ran out of energy tonight, so here is a quick, sketchy gryphon. #gryphonchallenge

Day 4 - Golden-headed Manakin This bird looks like a fluffy, black pom-pom with a yellow head. Except when he is dancing, he transforms into a sleek, moon-walking, wing-flashing shapeshifter that moves at lightening speed. #birbfest #BirbFest2026

The countdown is on, 95/100. #gryphonchallenge

Day 3 - Razorbill These alcids are truly at home underwater and it is fascinating to see them 'fly' underwater. Their wings make such different shapes compared to when they are flying, elegant, beautiful. #birbfest #BirbFest2026 #birdart

Still have a few more gryphons to draw if I'm going to make it to 100. Experimenting with what Cinder would look like in color since I got my markers out earlier. I was tempted to do blue flames around her eyes... #gryphonchallenge

Day 2 - Many-colored Rush Tyrant I actually drew this bird as part of my 'colorful birds' series in 2024, so I'm going to share that piece since I joined a day late. #birbfest #BirbFest2026 #BirdArt

Noticed #birbfest pop up and I just can't resist joining in! 1 - Bronzewing Pigeon. Okay, I drew the Crested Pigeon which we saw in Australia so I can reference my own photos, plus it is adorable. It is sort of a bronzewing because it has the trademark iridescent wing patch. #BirbFest2026

Windswept Like the beach where I saw people doing the polar dip today while I searched for a rare bird in the wind and rain. What a cold day to submerge yourself in the frigid atlantic ocean. #gryphonchallenge

Happy New Year! Here's to reaching new heights in 2026. #gryphonchallenge

A few 2025 favourites, mostly from the last three months since that is when most of my drawing happens. It is almost time to hibernate again, although maybe not as deeply as usual? Hoping 2026 will have a bit more drawing. #2025ArtSummary #YearInReview #Art

Looking back through 2025 and found this chaotic Umbreon that I figured I should share. #pokemon

Saw a Ruffed Grouse displaying in a subdivision today on the Christmas Bird Count. Hard to believe they have all those big, black 'ruff' feathers tucked away under their neck plumage. #gryphonchallenge

We have another Christmas Bird Count tomorrow, weather looks iffy. Wonder if we will find anything interesting? #gryphonchallenge

Balance, daily gryphon #89. I think I prefer Cinder with heavy inking... but it is so easy to loose details that way. This produces a better matchup with SunCat anyhow. #gryphonchallenge

Time for a long winter nap. #gryphonchallenge

That slightly unhinged, overtired state. #gryphonchallenge

Merry Christmas everyone! Now it is time for bed. #gryphonchallenge

Happy Christmas Eve! #gryphonchallenge

A freehand gryphon drawn without a sketch last night. I did a bunch of sketching and nothing was coming together, so I focused in and went straight to ink. #gryphonchallenge

A fast gryphon for a tired night. #gryphonchallenge

Feeling rather low-energy today, but found some space earlier to ink a gryphon or two. #gryphonchallenge

On the hunt. Today was our Christmas Bird Count and Alex managed to spot a Peregrine Falcon. Here is a Peregryphon based on one of my photos of a Peregrine hunting shorebirds. Should have drawn it a bit bigger so I had more room for the details. #gryphonchallenge

In 2015 I did InkTober for the first time and decided to ink daily gryphons for the month of October. After that finished, I drew another, and another and eventually set a goal for 100 and managed to achieve it! Now that story and art is in my self-published book: 100 Gryphons.

It is a wild night out there, so here is a wild gryphon! Power has been out three times now and we could lose it again at any time. Better get this done and posted before I'm drawing by candlelight! #gryphonchallenge

Alright, gryphon #79, should I call it quits at 80? or keep going for 100? Phew, drawing through Christmas might be tough. #gryphonchallenge

A happy little flying gryphon sketch. #gryphonchallenge

Running out of energy for these daily gryphons. Really I just need to do them earlier in the day! #gryphonchallenge

Another quick, little Monday night sketch. #gryphonchallenge

Exploring the chaos gryphon, Cinder. #gryphonchallenge

Stargazer #gryphonchallenge

On some days, done is better than perfect. Also, apparently that marker smudges if I rush the erasing... #gryphonchallenge

A quick one tonight. #gryphonchallenge

Caught in the act! We got our tree up today. It dripped ice and snow all over the floor. Still drying out half a dozen towels. That is what you get when you pick a wild tree that was covered in two feet of snow. #gryphonchallenge

A less than happy gryphon. Ever feel cranky for no good reason, and then get annoyed at feeling cranky? I think that is what is going on with this gryphon. Probably needs a walk, or a little flight. #gryphonchallenge

A happy gryphon inked with that big tombow brush marker. #gryphonchallenge

Sleek and stylized, but with fluffy feet. #gryphonchallenge

Did some sketching and drawing at the craft fair today including this brushpen gryphon. #gryphonchallenge

Maybe Coyote would make a good combo with a gull. Bold, smart, shifty? Please excuse my completely unreferenced coyote attempts... I've actually never drawn one before. #gryphonchallenge

Left the underlying sketch in this one. I drew the pose, and then struggled with the head! Usually my drawings start with the head and develop from there. If I don't solidify that part early I often find it hard to get the proportions right later. #gryphonchallenge

Power and internet out due to a snowstorm yesterday, but I still drew a couple quick gryphons. #gryphonchallenge