A Red-legged Honeycreeper, male breeding plumage, in colored pencil. Native primarily to Central and northern South America, Red-legged Honeycreepers are often found in pairs or small flocks feeding on nectar, fruit and small insects along semi-open forest edges. #birdart

Ava Painted with acrylics on an 8x10 watercolor canvas panel. A sweet senior pittie mix. <3

Green-headed Tanager Colored Pencils #birdart

I got out my colored pencils and decided to try them on a random sheet of mystery paper. This Green Heron was my warm up subject. #birdart #greenheron

Brenton's Fig A Little Deeper, aka Fig Painted in acrylics, on an 8x10 watercolor canvas panel. Fig is a sweet 9 month old Australian Shepherd. She loves many things, like rat search games, meeting friends (2 or 4 legs) and cuddling when it's nap time. See more of Fig @tailguides on IG #gamergirl

Mia Painted with acrylics, 8x10 canvas Mia was AmStaff, Labrador and Treeing Walker Coonhound. A shelter puppy who grew into the sweetest girl with people and animals. She was naturally fearful but through counterconditioning with treats and meds she enjoyed a long, happy life full of adventures.

Juvenile Tricolored Heron Painted on a preserved Bur Oak leaf, ~9.5 inches. Thank you to Matt Felperin for the reference photo. My current favorite heron. Native to the warm coasts and wetland areas of North America, Central America and South America. $130 + shipping DM or email to purchase

Rory Painted with acrylics, on a 5x7 watercolor canvas panel. Rory is a happy little American Hairless Terrier to Rat Terrier outcross, who loves cheese and rewards based training with @trainandsimpledogs on Instagram. When deciding on a reference photo, I knew I had to paint her signature teefs!

European Tree Frog (hyla arborea) An acrylic painting on a preserved leaf from a Western Snowberry shrub (symphoricarpos occidentalis). Like the shrubs themselves, these leaves are hardy compared to most, satisfying to preserve and paint. I also love their gently curved shapes.

Tallulah Painted with acrylics, on a 5x7 watercolor canvas panel. Tallulah is a small and adorable xoloitzcuintli mix. It was a fun challenge to portray her nekkid shoulders and belly vs her furry face and tail! Pet portrait commissions are open!

Emerald Tree Monitor, or Green Tree Monitor Painted in 2023 with acrylics on a preserved cottonwood leaf. My angel of a dog who never chews up anything of mine, chewed the first version of this. My bad for using a canvas that smells like the leaf litter she plays in outside. 😅 Not for sale.

Blue Jay, 2023 Painted with acrylics on a real, preserved choke cherry tree leaf. One of my favorite leaves to paint on because of their rounded shape and relative durability. Bonus fun fact, I played audio of blue jay calls while editing this, which elicited much head tilting from my dog. SOLD

Southern Cassowary Painted in 2023 with acrylics on a real, preserved cottonwood tree leaf.

This originally started as a no-pressure experimental piece that I didn't want to allow my perfectionism to take too seriously. But then I began adding the coyote's fur texture and had to be deliberate because I love fur texture and I love coyotes. Acrylic on a 5 x 5 Fredrix Canvas Board