At last, my first piece for #birbfest2026!! Naturally realized only after starting on the blues that my usual set has a great variety of the wrong tone of blue so... it's a bit of a cluster but I did have fun 😅 #art #traditionalart #sciart #birdart #mountainbluebird #birbfest #sialiacurrucoides

First art of the year hot off the presses!! (It was actually sketched NYE and coloured yesterday but shhh) Roseate spoonbills have fascinating colouration and I really enjoyed the challenge of trying to match it :D #art #traditionalart #drawing #birds #birdart #roseatespoonbill #plataleaajaja

First art of the year hot off the presses!! (It was actually sketched NYE and coloured yesterday but shhh) Roseate spoonbills have fascinating colouration and I really enjoyed the challenge of trying to match it :D #art #traditionalart #drawing #birds #birdart #roseatespoonbill #plataleaajaja

I really kicked off my 2025 art and started my bluesky at pretty much the same time, so there isn't really anything 'new' here, but uh. It's been a really nice several months on here finding cool artists and being found in return, so thanks everyone and have a great start to your 2026!! #artvsartist

I really kicked off my 2025 art and started my bluesky at pretty much the same time, so there isn't really anything 'new' here, but uh. It's been a really nice several months on here finding cool artists and being found in return, so thanks everyone and have a great start to your 2026!! #artvsartist

Just finished up two afternoons wrestling with krita to make a holiday card template for my mom - hopefully this bumblebee and her (and my) good wishes make up for the month-long absence (yikes, sorry everyone) #art #digitalart #krita #holidaycard #huntsbumblebee #bombushuntii

Talked myself into submitting a piece for this one and super proud of myself for doing so - truly delighted to have my work included in this collection and see all the incredible things other artists have done 💖🖤✨🐝

- Got back into (semi)consistently making art! - Started to believe more in my own capability - Allowed myself to talk more with online friends and made some really wonderful relationships - Set up art social media and took commissions for the first time - Rediscovered my sense of joy and love

Just finished up two afternoons wrestling with krita to make a holiday card template for my mom - hopefully this bumblebee and her (and my) good wishes make up for the month-long absence (yikes, sorry everyone) #art #digitalart #krita #holidaycard #huntsbumblebee #bombushuntii

Quick mushroom while I try to get back in gear on some larger projects (whoops) #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #mushroom #chanterellemushroom #cantharelluscibarius

Quick mushroom while I try to get back in gear on some larger projects (whoops) #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #mushroom #chanterellemushroom #cantharelluscibarius

Guess who's finally baaaack! Got a sudden uptick in energy and sped through the colouring process for this one - hope my granddad likes it 😄 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #birdart #birds #northerncardinal #cardinal #cardinaliscardinalis

Guess who's finally baaaack! Got a sudden uptick in energy and sped through the colouring process for this one - hope my granddad likes it 😄 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #birdart #birds #northerncardinal #cardinal #cardinaliscardinalis

Learned today that semi-frantically making 7 animal drawings in less than 4 hours is very tiring... whoops. #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #africanpenguin #rainbowlorikeet #komododragon #lowlandgorilla #penguin #lorikeet #gorilla

Some more bees! I'll be back to birds soon, but feel free to drop any ideas for other little critters that might look good in greyscale shading in the meantime! #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #beedrawing #bees #honeybee #leafcutterbee

Some more bees! I'll be back to birds soon, but feel free to drop any ideas for other little critters that might look good in greyscale shading in the meantime! #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #beedrawing #bees #honeybee #leafcutterbee

And here they are!! My mom's offered to buy them if nobody else does 😄 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #beedrawing #longhornedbee #westernhoneybee #squashbee #insects #insectart #natureart

Didn't produce anywhere near as much as I would've liked to before tomorrow's market, but hopefully this little guy will find some fans #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #natureart #hummingbird #calliopehummingbird #stellulacalliope

I've apparently pinged into a productivity sweet spot, so anyone interested can look forward to a few greyscale bee drawings later!

Didn't produce anywhere near as much as I would've liked to before tomorrow's market, but hopefully this little guy will find some fans #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #natureart #hummingbird #calliopehummingbird #stellulacalliope

Got 11 days warning on a local pop-up market so I'm scrambling to try and get some more material ready, here's one of my high school campus faves #drawing #pencildrawing #art #traditionalart #birds #birdart #natureart #magpie #corvid #blackbilledmagpie #picahudsonia

Amusingly, I'd drawn these two chickadees before I joined a few months ago (and before my recent bird kick) as a gift for a friend who'd just recovered from some serious illness, as they're one of his favourite birds #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #chickadee #birdart #birds #natureart

Apparently one week later is the new tomorrow! If anyone needs me, I'll be facedown on the floor until further notice (spent 4 hours finishing this today) #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #natureart #nuthatch #whitebreastednuthatch #sittacarolinensis

I don't usually post sketches/linework but it's been long enough I figured I'd at least put up a sneak peek of what's coming! With any luck I'll start colouring tonight and finish up tomorrow :] #sketch #pencilsketch #art #traditionalart

Hey again! Emerging from my cave to drop off a Carolina wren for everyone's viewing pleasure! #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #natureart #birdart #birds #carolinawren #thryothorusludovicianus

Kinda feeling like my colouration ended up off on this one, but also could've been a lot worse I guess 😅 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #rosebreastedgrosbeak #birdart #natureart #birds #pheucictusludovicianus

Juvenile downy woodpecker! Gonna be cranking out some more birds the next couple weeks so stay tuned :] #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #natureart #birds #woodpecker #downywoodpecker #dryobatespubescens

I've been in the artfight trenches, but here's a duckling I took a photo of at the botanic gardens last year! Also my first time doing water in any kind of detail >.< Enjoy! #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #birds #natureart #duckling #duck

Et voilà! An American goldfinch requested by a good friend of mine :] Don't think I've ever used this much yellow pencil before in my life lol #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birds #birdart #goldfinch #americangoldfinch #natureart #spinustristis

The first of two dark-eyed juncos I'll be posting! Had an absolute blast with this guys colouration, though I couldn't quite capture his orangey tones #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #junco #darkeyedjunco #juncohyemalis #birdart #birds #natureart

At long last, continuing the bird series with a couple chickens for someone I know irl! Lots of tricky texturing, but I think it came out okay 😄 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #chicken #gallusgallusdomesticus #birds #birdart #natureart

Finished up this piece at long last! Let's hope my wrist doesn't my life too miserable tomorrow 😄 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #greathornedowl #natureart #birds #bubovirginianus

My friends and my mom are all obsessed with those photos of puffins with their beaks full, so here we are 😄 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #birdart #natureart #atlanticpuffin #puffin

Had a little unmotivated interlude for a hot minute there, but we're back in business!! I'll actually be sending the original of this to my granddad, since these guys are some of his faves. #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #cedarwaxwing #birdart #natureart

Back on the grind!! I'm honestly not as happy with this one as I have been some of the others but definitely coulda been worse so! A Northern Cardinal for my best friend :-) #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #northerncardinal #birdart #natureart

Missed my daily bird post yesterday because of a late start (and this guy's insanely complex feathers) - a rock ptarmigan for your enjoyment #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #ptarmigan #rockptarmigan #birdart #natureart

And another one for this set!! Tufted titmice are some of my mom's favourite birds so I wanted to include one 😊 #art #traditionalart #drawing #pencildrawing #tuftedtitmouse #birdart #natureart

Continuing work on this bird series - next up was lark sparrow!! Definitely tricky with the colouring, but I'm proud of this. #art #drawing #pencildrawing #traditionalart #birdart #larksparrow #natureart

The palest blue didn't come through in the photo as well as I'd like, but I'm definitely satisfied with this overall #art #drawing #pencildrawing #bluejay #birdart #natureart

A little more arm practice to liven up the weekend - the elbow came out kinda wonky but I'm happy with it overall #art #digitalart #photorealism #drawing #digitaldrawing #krita

Taking a break from my Sonic kick to spend about 4 hours shading denim, am I winning at time management yet? Made with #krita :] #art #digitalart #oc #photorealism #drawing #digitaldrawing #photorealisticdrawing

Actually made this yesterday and forgot to post - couldn't get the image of what he'd look like actually smiling out of my head so here we are #sonicthehedgehog #sonicoc #art #digitalart #originalcharacter #sonicsona #oc

Was planning to do a different piece today... then ended up making Vesper a ref sheet #sonicoc #art #digitalart #originalcharacter #sonicthehedgehog #oc

Somehow ended up revamping my Sonic oc despite being super out of practice with anatomy on canon characters so hopefully this turned out alright lol. Everyone say hi to Vesper the Hedgehog :] #sonicoc #art #digitalart #originalcharacter #sonic #sonicthehedgehog

Much more abstract than my usual, but hey. Part of a series of works based on song lyrics that put really specific images in my head, #sleepingwithsirens being the source for this one. Can you tell I'm weirdly good at drawing hands for some reason? #art #digitalart #lyricinspired

My proportions got a little fucky, but uh. If I had a nickel for every hour I've spent shading skin, I'd have so many nickels #art #digitalart #photorealism #artist #digitalartist

Last week, I was finally able to do justice to an idea for an art piece that's been bouncing around my head for nearly 5 years now (labeled graphic for rendered blood, just in case) - inspired by Empire (Let Them Sing) by Bring Me The Horizon #art #digitalart #lyricinspired

Ended up experimenting with a lineless style on this one! #vampirecookie as he appears in the #cookierun:kingdom gacha :] #art #digitalart