#BirdoftheDay #Reflection Blue-Wing Teal - Reflection Original painting www.mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #ducks #blue-wingteal #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdart #animalart

Original painting by Mark M. Pearce Grey Squirrel - Resting, Maple Tree Squirrels can run at speeds up to 20mph! www.mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #squirrel #mammals #nature #northamerica #naturalworld #animalart #procreateart

#BirdoftheDay #blue They aren’t really blue - their brown melanin feathers reflect light by light scattering! Close-up from original Blue Jay - Out of the Grey See complete piece: www.mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #bluejay #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdart #animalart

Close-up from original painting: House Sparrow - Blue Spruce See complete piece: www.mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #sparrow #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdart #animalart

Close-up from original painting: Black-capped Chickadee - Fall, River Birch See complete piece: www.mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #chickadee #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdart #animalart

Close-up view of original painting Female Cardinal - Late Winter Rain See complete piece: www.mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #redcardinal #birdsoftheworld #birds #birdart #animalart

Buffleheads - Over Lake Superior Original painting Buffleheads are one of North America’s smallest diving ducks. www.mmpearce-art.com #bird #birdart #ducks #art #painting #nature

House Sparrow - Blue Spruce Original painting www.mmpearce-art.com I updated the sparrow - my original looked too stiff. Hope this version is more natural. #bird #birdart #sparrow #art #painting #nature

#BirdoftheDay #Winterlight Original painting- Eastern Turkey -Snowy Ridge Turkeys are adept at handling winter weather. www.mmpearce-art.com #birds #birdart #turkeys #wildlifeart #natureart #paintings

#BirdoftheDay #BirdinFlight High temperatures and a huge number of lightning strikes contributed to massive wildfires throughout Canada in 2021. Original painting www.mmpearce-art.com #birds #usbirds #fires #birding #wildlife #nature #natureart

Take a New Year’s Eve virtual stroll through my nature art gallery. www.mmpearce-art.com #gallery #art #paintings #prints

Original painting Violincello - Reflections in Wood mmpearce-art.com A study in the play of light on the highly polished wood surface of the cello #musicalinstruments #painting #art #music #cello #reflections

#BirdOfTheDay Original painting Lesser Scaup - Light Chop These diving ducks gather in large flocks - some migrate all the way to South America. mmpearce-art.com #reflections #birds #nature #painting #wildlifeart #art

#birdoftheday theme #branchingout Original painting Black-capped Chickadee - Fall, River Birch | mmpearce-art.com #birds #wildlife #nature #chickadee #paintings #art #wildlifeart

Pinecone and Bell - Christmas 2025 I always do an original painting celebrating the holiday season and nature. This year’s took 12 hours and 15,761 strokes. mmpearce-art.com #nature #art #painting #Procreate #pinecone

“All is calm..” Two deer resting in the quiet woods Christmas Eve morning 2025 #deer #photography #wildlife #woods

#BirdOfTheDay theme #SideProfiles Original painting Snow Geese - Early Spring Storm mmpearce-art.com Snow geese are often seen in flocks, breeding in the far north and wintering in warmer parts of North America into Mexico #art #painting #birds #wildlife

#BirdOfTheDay theme is #QuietObservers (single birds observing their surroundings) Original painting Brown Pelican - Seeking Shelter, Stormy Bay mmpearce-art.com #bird #art #paintings #nature #wildlifeart #pelican #storm

Original painting Female Hummingbird - Yellow Rose. Look close, not much nectar from a rose but she is after the water droplets mmpearce-art.com #BirdoftheDay #Flowers #wildlife #nature #paintings #prints #art #birds

Original painting Female Cardinal - Late Winter Rain mmpearce-art.com #birds #cardinal #birdart #paintings #birddrawing #realism #bird #blueskyartist #nature #wildlife #rain

#BirdOfTheDay #Reflections Painting Blue-winged Teal - Reflection. These dabbling ducks are quite common and fairly small. They get their name from a powdery blue patch on their upper wing coverts. The finished painting took 25 hours and 68,354 brush strokes. See art at mmpearce-art.com #art #birds

Monday blues! Here is my full size painting of Blue Jay -Out of the Grey. See additional paintings at mmpearce-art.com #wildlife #birds #birdart #paintings #art

Original painting River Birch - Fall Sunlight I like this painting - it feels somewhat rhythmical. I felt the dance of the sunlight on the leaves was best not interrupted by a bird… mmpearce-art.com #art #painting #trees #leaves #nature

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HeadShots #birds #art #painting #wildlife Close-up of my painting Blue Jay - Out of the Grey mmpearce-art.com

Happy Thanksgiving! Original painting mmpearce-art.com #bird #art #turkey #painting #wildlife

Original painting Pileated Woodpecker hanging on the side of a tree - usually hard to see for such a big, brightly colored bird mmpearce-art.com #HangingAround #art #BirdOfTheDay

#BirdOfTheDay The theme today is #swans. Original painting - mmpearce-art.com. #birds #birdart #paintings

#BirdOfTheDay theme today is #birds standing or walking in shallow water #birds original painting mmpearce-art.com

Patrick, Mr. Krabs and Spongebob have arrived as holiday decorations at Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America #themepark #decorations #holiday #spongebob #mallofamerica #Christmas

This festive pine art celebrates the Christmas season. The finished painting took 8.5 hours and 20,286 brush strokes. Prints available at mmpearce-art.com #Christmas #ChristmasArt #gifts #nature #pine #ChristmasDecor #paintings #art

Huge birch tree paints the fall season in true beauty. #nature #naturephotography #landscape #landscapephotography #birch #Fall #photo #photography #leaves #Bluesky #autumn #leaf #trees #landscapephoto

Original by Mark M. Pearce Eastern Turkey - In the Snow Painted with digital paint using iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil.Took 23 hours and 42,616 brush strokes. Prints available at mmpearce-art.com #wildlife #nature #digital #animals #Apple #Procreate #paintings #prints #art #birds

I saw a big Pileated Woodpecker hammering for an hour near a tree base in the woods behind my home yesterday. Here is my painting of one - took 14.5 hours and 14,931 brush strokes. Prints available at mmpearce-art.com #wildlife #nature #digital #woodpecker #paintings #art #birds

Black-capped Chickadee - Fall, River Birch | A common, small, non-migratory chickadee sits among the still vibrant fall leaves of a river birch. The finished painting took 63 hours and 92,000 brush strokes. mmpearce-art.com #Procreate #wildlife #nature #chickadee #paintings #art #birds #fall

High temperatures and a huge number of lightning strikes contributed to massive wildfires throughout Canada in 2021. Digital paint using an iPad, Procreate and an Apple Pencil. The finished painting took 8,324 brush strokes.#bird #birds #usbirds #fires #birding #wildlife #nature #natureart

Original by Mark M. Pearce Pileated Woodpecker - Look Fast Painted with digital paint using iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil.Took 14.5 hours and 14,931 brush strokes. Prints available at mmpearce-art.com #wildlife #nature #digital #woodpecker #paintings #art #birds

Female Cardinal - Late Winter Rain Female cardinals are more muted than the bright red males. They were once prized as pets but that was banned. The finished painting took 16 hours and 37,400 brush strokes. mmpearce-art.com #birds #art #psintings #FeatheredFriday

Putting one of the new $5 million Walt Disney audio-animatronics in WDW Carousel of Progress to introduce the show is sheer genius. I hope they put him in his blue sweater like he did introducing it on tv. That is a true merger of past and present! Thoughts? #Disney #WaltDisneyWorld #entertainment

Backyard menagerie this morning! Young deer and turkeys… #deer #turkey #wildlife #nature #younganimals #birds

Black-capped Chickadee - Fall, River Birch A common, small, non-migratory chickadee sits among the still vibrant fall leaves of a river birch. The finished painting took 63 hours and 92,000 brush strokes. mmpearce-art.com #birds #birdsinart #nature #paintings #wildlifeart #fall #Procreate

Female Cardinal - Late Winter Rain Female cardinals are more muted than the bright red males. They were once prized as pets but that was banned. The finished painting took 16 hours and 37,400 brush strokes. mmpearce-art.com #birds #birdsinart #nature #paintings #wildlifeart #rain #Procreate

Eastern Turkey -Snowy Ridge painting. This is a male and a female walking in a wooded area. Turkeys are adept at handling winter weather. The finished painting took 29.5 hours and 48,912 brush strokes. mmpearce-art.com #birds #birdart #turkeys #wildlifeart #natureart #paintings #Procreate

Blue-winged Teal - Reflection painting. These dabbling ducks are quite common and fairly small. They get their name from a powdery blue patch on their upper wing coverts. The finished painting took 25 hours and 68,354 brush strokes mmpearce-art.com #birds #ducks #wildlifeart #natureart #Procreate

Hand-painted original by Mark M. Pearce BLACK-CAPPED CHICKADEE - FALL, RIVER BIRCH. Digital paint iPad Pro, Procreate, Apple Pencil. Took 63 hours and 92,000 brush strokes. www.mmpearce-art.com #wildlife #natureart #paintings #birdinart #birds

This hawk loves my birdbath - fourth time in three days. Younger broad-winged? Image is just a quick sneaky pict from a kitchen window - he watches like a hawk. (Pun intended.) #bird #hawk #raptor #birdphotography #nature #naturephotography

Original by Mark M. Pearce Tundra Swans - Canadian Fires. Painted with digital paint using iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil.Took 4.5 hours and 8,325 brush strokes. Prints available at mmpearce-art.com #birdsinart

Original by Mark M. Pearce FEMALE CARDINAL - LATE WINTER RAIN. Painted with digital paint with iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil. Took 16 hours and 37,400 brush strokes. Prints at www.mmpearce-art.com. #birdsinart

Original by Mark M. Pearce BROWN PELICAN - SEEKING SHELTER, STORMY BAY. Painted with digital paint with iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil. Took 24 hours and 50,100 brush strokes. Prints at www.mmpearce-art.com gallery. #wildlife #nature #digital #animals #apple #Procreate #paintings #birds #art

Original by Mark M. Pearce ATLANTIC SALMON -ANTIQUE LURE. Painted with digital paint with iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil. Took 17.5 hours and 25,818 brush strokes. Prints at www.mmpearce-art.com. #wildlife #nature #digitalart #salmon #Procreate #paintings #art #fish

Original by Mark M. Pearce SANDHILL CRANES - WET FIELD. Painted with digital paint with iPad Pro, Procreate and Apple Pencil. Took 23 hours and 41,376 brush strokes. Prints at www.mmpearce-art.com. #wildlife #nature #digitalart #animals #Procreate #paintings #art #birds