Hold on, here come some more little bird paintings! These are regular visitors of our garden. I felt like portraying them, as they are each such little characters of their own. Get them while they´re hot! 😃 Acrylics on matte board 5.1″ x 5.1″ (13 x 13 cm) #SciArt #birdart #animalrt #birdpainting

Barn Owl Portrait Acrylics on board 10.2″ x 10.2″ (26 x 26 cm) #SciArt #Birds #birdart #animalart #traditionalart #owlpaintimg

Golden eagle studies in my Steamline sketchbook for a possible commission coming up :) Pigma dark brown pen (left page) and watercolor (right page) #SciArt #birdart #animalart #eagleart #wildlifeart #birdpainting

Some eagle owl chick studies in my Steamline sketchbook. Right page is done in watercolor, left page is in brown Micron pen. 🙂 #animalart #owlart #owlpainting #SciArt #wildlifepainting #birdart #birdpainting #watercolor

A collection of horse paintings I have made the past years. Three of these were commissioned pieces #horseart #horsepainting #animalart #animalpainting #traditionalart

Portrait of a Buzzard Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm) Original sold www.esthervanhulsen.com

Here is part 2 of the small scale drawings for an upcoming book about extinct animals. Scale drawings are depicted quite small on the pages of books, so I always have a bit of fun with these, creating small stories on their own. :) www.esthervanhulsen.com #SciArt #paleoart #paleoillustration

Here is an Arctic Tern. These sturdy and feisty little fishermen dive for their prey, and are not afraid to show off people coming too close to their nests. I love their flashy look, the black mask and bright red beak and feet. :) Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm)

And finished! Magpie Portrait Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm)

Our local newspaper Amta did such a lovely article about my work, I feel truly honored. :)

Megalodon having a munch from a blue whale ancestor Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper 8.3″ x 11.8″ (21 x 30 cm) #SciArt #paleoart #paleoillustration #shartkart #whaleart

Some cheetah studies, done in watercolor in my Steamline sketchbook. Cheetahs are among my absolute favorite animals. So elegant, sleek and charming. I feel a painting is long overdue. :) www.esthervanhulsen.com #SciArt #animalart #animalpainting #cheetah #bigcatart

I am always having so much fun with scale drawings. These images are usually depicted quite small on a page in books, there just to show the size of the animal. I love adding some extra details and funny situations to these. :) Here is a series I have just made for an upcoming book. #SciArt

European Wild Cat Watercolor and colored pencil 11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm) #SciArt #animalart #catart #wildlifeart #animalpainting

Dodo Copic Marker and colored pencil 9.4″ x 8.3″ (24 x 21 cm) #paleoart #paleoillustration #SciArt #dodo #naturalhistoryillustration #birddrawing

40 WAYS TO DIE IN THE PREHISTORIC. Enjoy! These illustrations were made as scale drawing for a book about prehistoric creatures. Thought it would be fun to have a bit more interaction between the animals and human figures

Sacabambaspis says hi! This jawless fish from the Ordovician period was roughly 30 cm long and had two forward facing eyes on the front of its head, right besides it small mouth, which may have made it look quite funny. :) Copic Marker and colored pencil. Another illustration for an upcoming book!

Everything is connected. Raven, reindeer, wolverine, reindeer moss and an ant. This illustration appears in the award winning book Nordic Nature Colored pencil and Copic Marker on Fabriano paper 11.8″ x 16.5″ (30 x 42 cm) Origineel drawing is available 🎅🏻 #wildlifeart #SciArt #naturalhistory

Thick Billed Parrot Watercolor and colored pencil on Hahnemuhle cold pressed paper 11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm)

Four portraits of birds that can be found in the arctic regions in Northern Norway. Guillemot, Arctic Skua, Kittiwake and White-tailed Sea Eagle Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm) www.esthervanhulsen.com

Who’s a good boy? Bear sized carnivore Inostrancevia is showing its impressive teeth. They lived some 250 million years ago, and were the apex predators of their time. This illustration was made for an upcoming new book. More will follow soon! #SciArt #paleoart #gorgonops #animalart #animaldrawing

Lowland Gorilla This painting was sold at the RITZ fundraiser at the San Diego Zoo in 2023, contributing to the new Elephant Valley and their partner sanctuary, the community-led Reteti Elephant Sanctuary in northern Kenya. Watercolor and colored pencil on museum board 15.7″ x 21.3″ (40 x 54 cm)

I love rabbits and hares, they are such a joy to paint with their fluffy coats, wonderful big ears and shiny, ever alert eyes. Here are a few paintings I have made, in acrylics (top two and bottom two), watercolor (the two middle right and the one washing its leg) and one in Copic marker. (Number 3)

Illustrations showing various scenes from Eocene Messel Germany, 47 million years ago. Lots of creatures have been found, which can be seen here. These images were used in a book about Darwinius Watercolor and colored pencil on board 14.5″ x 21.3″ (37 x 54 cm) #paleoart #SciArt #paleoillustration

Sold! Peregrine Falcon Portrait Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm) More available work at www.esthervanhulsen.com #SciArt #birdart #birdpainting #falconart #falconpainting #birdsofpreyart

Barnacle goose studies Watercolor and colored pencil Done in my Steamline Luggage sketchbook

Itchy scratchy Thylacine. Working together with author Benedicte Garmann-Aarhus and publisher Kagge Forlag on an upcoming book about the five (six) extincion events and the animals that lived then. Stay tuned for more! Colored pencil and Copic Marker on Fabriano paper 8.2" x 8.2" (21 x 21 cm)

Tiktaalik Copic Markers and colored pencil on Schoellershammer paper 11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm) www.esthervanhulsen.com #paleoart #SciArt #paleoillustration #animalart

Here, have some tits Watercolor and colored oencil on board 4" x 4" (11 x 11 cm)

Darwinius eating fruit Water color and colored pencil on board 14.5″ x 21.3″ (37 x 54 cm) Original sold This illustration was used in a book about Darwinius called Ida, and also by Nat Geo education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/who... #paleoart #paleoillustration #SciArt #animalart #wildlifeart

Sold! Common Shelduck portrait Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm) More available work at www.esthervanhulsen.com #birdart #birdpainting #SciArt #traditionalwildlifeart #wildlifepainting #acrylics

Titanoboa going for a crocodile snack 🐍 Copic Markers and colored pencil on Schoellershammer paper 11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm) #paleoart #paleoillustration #SciArt #animalart

Portraits of the Arctic. A series of paintings of animals found in the north of Norway and on Svalbard. These are made in acrylics on board, and 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm) large. www.esthervanhulsen.com #animalpainting #birdpainting #sciart #birdart #birdsinacrylics

A pair of Confuciusornis, an early bird/ theropod dinosaur from the early cretaceous, China. They still had three claws on their fingers fingers, the beginnings of a beak, and the male of this species had two long and stiff tail feathers, most likely for display. #paleoart #sciart #animalrt

Red Kite Watercolor and colored pencil on board 11.8″ x 16.9″ (30 x 43 cm) Original available

A painting in acrylics of a white-tailed eagle. These eagles can be seen mostly all over Norway. They are so gorgeous, soaring majestically in the skies, looking for fish. I have seen these on multiple occasions. acrylics on canvas 31.5″ x 39.4″ (80 x 100 cm) Original sold

Some months ago, while visiting Gøteborg in Sweden for a city weekend, I saw some lovely coldcrests in a park. I also found two dead specimens the next day, laying in front of a supermarked. It was a coldcrest themed weekend. Watercolor in my Steamline journal #sciart #birdpainting #sketchbook

SOLD! This barn owl is off to Australia More available work at www.esthervanhulsen.com Acrylics on board 19.7″ x 15.7″ (50 x 40 cm #SciArt #birdart #owlart #barnowl #owl #owlpainting

Grey Wolf Portrait Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper 15.7″ x 11.8″ (40 x 30 cm) This drawing is still available as limited edition print (100) Certificate of authenticity is included Just pm me, or comment below if you are interested! #animalart #SciArt #wolfart #animaldrawing

SOLD Peregrine Falcon on rock Watercolor and colored pencil on board 12.2″ x 11.4″ (31 x 29 cm) #peregrine #falconart #birdart #birdpainting #SciArt

Merlin Portrait Acrylics on board 9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm) Original sold #SciArt #birdart #animalart #wildlifeart #falconry

Working on this Jeholornis, an avian dinosaur from the early Cretaceous in China. It´s enjoying some late season Ginkgo fruit. I added some insects from the Jehol formation as well, but am thinking of adding some more. Any suggestions anyone? Copic Marker and colored pendil on Fabriano paper

Some pages from my Steamline journal, showing some animal visitors I’ve had in my garden 🐿️ 🦌 🌲 Watercolor and colored pencil

Momma crocodile with babies in her mouth Copic Markers and colored pencil on Fabriano paper 8.3″ x 11.8″ (21 x 30 cm) #SciArt #animalart #animaldraing #animalillustration #crocodile

Jeholopterus Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper 11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm) Original sold #paleoart #SciArt #paleoillustration #paleontology #animalart

Here, have a wintery painting Sitting Pretty – Eurasian Lynx in Snow Acrylics on board 13.8″ x 11.8″ (45 x 30 cm) Original sold

Sometimes we need some bunnies. Here, have some. Bunny studies in watercolor, made in my Steamline Luggage Journal 🐰 www.esthervanhulsen.com #SciArt #watercolour #bunnyart #animalpainting #animalart

A bit tired of winter and ready for spring. Triceratops agrees with me. Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper 4.7″ x 6.3″ (12 x 16 cm) #SciArt #paleoart #dinosaur #triceratops #traditionaldrawing

Watercolor of an orca mother and calf 15 x 20 cm Original sold #SciArt #wildlifeart #animalart #whaleart #killerwhale #traditionalart

Had such a great time at the BirdLife Norway in Drøbak meeting yesterday! Lots of interesting information about the birds around the area here, getting to know the lovely members and staff, and also sold a few paintings of which half the proceedings went to BirdLife. www.esthervanhulsen.com