Finished! “Let It Be”. Coloured pencil on hot pressed paper. Based on photos I took of a barred owl in a Toronto ravine. #SciArt #Birds

A recent portrait I did for a client of their two bunnies on a kitchen counter with chef hats and items with personal meaning. Also included is their lizard hiding in the background. Always happy to paint your animal pals! and my commissions are open. #rabbitportrait #petportrait #watercolour #art

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it's a lovely day to follow a bunch more artists who don't use gen AI

I'm so happy @avilewis.ca won the federal NDP leadership. I voted for him as my number 1 pick and I'm excited to see what he can do now. Also loved Tanille and hope she runs/wins a seat next election.

The red wing blackbirds are back. It‘s so disorienting that the world is crashing, but it‘s also spring. #birds #WildlifeArt #NatureArt

Happy Caturday! This is a portrait I did a few years ago of a cat named Wiggy and a gecko named Twiggy. Watercolours and gouache on paper. #cats #caturday #gecko #watercolour

Hay artists! QRP with your sketch vs. final! A bunny named lilac with lilac flowers #lilac #rabbit #watercolour #gouache

Painted this as my Easter Card this year. Wanted to have a vintage look for this one. Had fun designing the egg :) #illustration #digitalpainting #artsky #kidlitart #easterbunny

Happy Manatee Appreciation Day! Let’s celebrate these endangered cutie patootie water potatoes. You can help protect them by donating to @savethemanateeclub.bsky.social. And if you buy a copy of my manatee art print, I’ll also donate 10% to them! #manatees www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/symb...

Last week I went on my annual spring visit to the patch of skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) that grows in a ravine near me. Super cool early spring plant, it generates heat and melts the snow around it. A couple pics I've taken of the early 'blooms' and fully grown later in the year. #botany

Hi Bluesky, I got a lot of new followers in the last week so thought I'd properly introduce myself. I'm Kate Davies an artist and illustrator in Toronto, Canada. I mainly work in watercolours and gouache but explore other mediums. Here's a few of my favourite recent artworks I've made.

This week's blog post is about the art I've done for Pumpkin's Acres Rabbit Rescue. www.katedaviesillustration.ca/blog/pumpkin...

Rabbits, pikas and hares are often assumed to be rodents (order Rodentia), but they are Lagomorphs (order Lagomorpha). So what's the difference? Lagomorphs have a second set of smaller incisors or peg-teeth behind their front incisors that rodents do not. #lagomorph #rodents #rabbits #pika #hare

Just finished this book this morning - Rebirding - Rewilding Britian and it's Birds by Benedict MacDonald. I learned a lot from it and it had some interesting perspectives. Would recommend! Borrowed it from the Toronto Public Library (who I hope will start a Bluesky account)

Happy Spring! I drew this Eastern Cottontail I saw today in pencil on paper and then coloured them in ProCreate. I was happy to spot them on this otherwise grey day. #spring #sciart #nature #rabbitart #bunnyart

What a beautiful day to follow some artists who don't use gen AI

The wildest dream of a Cormorant🫧 #bird #birdart #illustration #digitalart #fish #bitterling #animalart #creature #artist

Went birdwatching earlier today instead of finishing this loose painting of a cedar waxwing. I used a photo I took as a reference. I wanted to paint a picture with dappled light which I think looks lovely but I find it difficult to capture. #sciart #birdart #wip #watercolour

new moon (2023)

I'm now in the directory of HireHumanArtists.com! Check it out if you're looking for someone to make some art for a project or commission! Over 100 artists NOT using AI to choose from. Thanks @aimeecozza.com for putting this together ❤️ #hirehumanartists #artcommission #art #painting

I added a couple of 8x10" prints to my online store. www.katedaviesillustration.ca/store These are the last ones I have! I also have time for one more #petportrait this month, email or message me if you're interested. I can paint any animal pal!

My Monday blog post is up on my website! I will be posting every Monday except holidays. www.katedaviesillustration.ca/blog/bird-of... This one is about the Bird of the Year artwork contest for the Ontario Field Ornithologists. #sciart

This is great! I'm not on this list yet (applied to be) but I have never and will never use AI for my art, and avoid it in all aspects of my life.

A watercolour and gouache painting I did a few years ago of coneflowers and a swallowtail butterfly. It's available as a print from my InPrnt shop www.inprnt.com/gallery/kate... Also this weekend there's FREE SHIPPING on orders over $30 USD. #botanicalart #sciart #watercolours @inprnt.com

Seal, Comet, Sea 🦭 ☄️ 🌊 March's mailed print 📮 Holbein Acryla Gouache on hot press watercolor paper.

Dual matching pet portraits of a friend's sphynx cats, with a Moon & Sun theme.

If you see this, post a rabbit 🐰 A painting I did of a bunny friend named Robyne.

Sketch of a Woodpecker Graphite pencils on paper #art #birds #nature #sciart

Just a reminder that my pocket dungeons are all on sale at the Danforth Arts Market! These are system agnostic adventure modules designed to be light on combat, high on mystery, and all about places that are haunted, though each in different ways. Learn more: www.portablecity.net/category/poc...

A painting I did a little while ago in watercolours and gouache of a common milkweed plant with a monarch butterfly in various life stages. Prints of this and more available from my InPrnt store www.inprnt.com/gallery/kate... #sciart #monarchbutterfly #natureart

I added a new blog post to my website. I'm going to post every Monday and use it to highlight work that I think needs a bit of context or thoughts about art I want to share. Also I'll highlight any upcoming work/shows etc. Thank you www.katedaviesillustration.ca/blog

This Easter, choose compassion: adopt, don't shop! Every year around this time, rabbits are purchased on impulse as gifts for children, seen as seasonal accessories or living toys. But rabbits are not low-maintenance pets, and many of them are later surrendered to shelters or abandoned outdoors.

Bunny!! #art #illustration #cuteart

!! PLEASE SHARE AND SPREAD THE WORD !! Friends Of Big Bear Valley need to raise $10 MILLION by July to secure land that is under threat of luxury home developments. The sensitive ecosystem of endangered animals and plant life must be protected!! >> SaveMoonCamp.org << #art #zigzart

The Toronto Public Library might be my favourite part of this city. I read a lot and I'm always discovering new programs and services they offer.

I contributed 3 drawings to a colouring/activity book recently. 10 Canadian artists are featured and there are exercises for mindfulness. It was a lovely project to work on and the company owner was great to work with. If you enjoy colouring books and whimsical art check it out! mindfulcolorings.ca

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day ! I’m Anaeli, kidlit illustrator from Toulouse, France. I love illustrating wonder filled stories and magic moments in time. Also a fervent Urban Sketcher, knitter and TTRPG player !

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm Luisa, a Colombian children's book illustrator 👋. This one comes from UNDER ANNA'S UMBRELLA, our book with @amanda-j-driscoll.bsky.social from Rocky Pond (PRH). thebrightagency.com/us/childrens... Can't wait to see everyone's lovely (and sorely needed) art!

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day🐶🎾 I’m Clary—a #kidlit illustrator based in the U.S. I’m open to working on picture books, board books, editorials, and all things kids’ art. I can’t wait to team up on your next project! ✨ Rep’d by Tracy Marchini Literary 🖥️ claryillustration.com

Hi #kidlitartpostcard! Time to get the seedlings going and the garden ready for planting 🍃 I'm Victoria, an Argentinian illustrator based in France, and I'm available for new projects (PB, MG, covers & +). 🖥️ victoriamaderna.com ✉️ [email protected] Represented by @jenazantian.bsky.social

Hi I'm Kate Davies, this is my first time participating in #kidlitartpostcard day! I am an illustrator in Canada working on my portfolio of #kidlitart. I also love painting cute animals and nature too. I'm happy to talk about new projects! Find more of my work here: www.katedaviesillustration.ca

requiem for vanished birdsong

Instead of a newsletter I'm going to do a blog post on my website every Monday. I posted one yesterday about some postcards I was commissioned to do. www.katedaviesillustration.ca/blog

Lots of cool work by @elisabethalba.bsky.social! Happy birthday fellow person born in '84.

A few recent portraits of bunnies! I love painting rabbits and flowers ❤️ and am open for commissions. Below is Laney and Beau, Moose and Rosie and Puff. #rabbits #rabbitportraits #animalportraits

This is something that I try to tell anyone that will listen. Honey Bees are livestock. Save the wild bees, plant native trees and plants.

I'm working on a postcard for this coming Thursday's #kidlitartpostcard day. I've been thinking for a while I might enjoy and be good at children's illustration. I've been putting together a portfolio of work toward this goal. It's scary trying new things but you don't know unless you try right?

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