@btschumy thank you so much

@sandradejong thank you so much

Just finished this brown-lipped snail from Mud Lake in Ottawa 🐌 Had such a relaxing time with it using QoR watercolors and a Pentel water brush in an Etchr sketchbook. Grabbed new references in Ithaca yesterday too – totally beat but happy this one’s done! #sciart #artist

This frog was too photogenic not to draw. Used a mix of Pentel Graphgear 1000 pencils and the Orenz Nero for the tiny bug. Took some time this morning to finish the texture and light work–feels good to wrap it up! #sciart #frog #artist

@retech thank you

Quick Pteropodidae bat study started before work and finished at lunch. Used Pentel Graphgear pencils (.3mm 2B, .5mm 4B, .2mm HB) and blending for a shallow depth of field. Loved playing with fur textures and getting those expressive eyes just right. #sciart #artist #bat

Painted this fairy wren over a latte at Equator Coffee in Indigo in Kanata. Quick 4B pencil sketch erased with BluTack, then detailed with Golden QoR watercolors on Etchr A6 hot press using Pentel Aquash brushes. Male fairy wrens sing to their chicks before they hatch–amazing! #sciart #art #birds

@dona thank you

Started this bumblebee drawing for World Bee Day. I focused on texture with my .3mm Pentel Graphgear and 2B lead, resisting the urge to create too much detail. Flowers got less love, but still pop. Tagging this with #RareLittleThings as a teaser–announcement coming soon! 😉😊 #sciart

@MissScott01 thanks so much

@michaelgemar thank you

It’s World Bee Day so of course I had to work on this for my morning coffee shop pencil sketch. #wip #worldbeeday #sciart

This cougar sketch was all about exploring texture–from bark to fur. I used a range of Pentel mechanical pencils, but my go-to was the .5mm 4B. Loved capturing the tension in its stance and the flow of the coat. #graphite #artyear #cats

I won a Legion Paper prize pack: Stonehenge blocks, oil paper, oil and watercolor aluminium panels, even a tee. What should I hit first–watercolour, oil, or pencil? Big thanks to Legion Paper. Check out the full video via the link #art #paper https://youtu.be/X6XLDEcXXRk?si=M-UO2dIxPhL-nn5C

@btschumy they are done from photos and some in the field. I want them to be as accurate as possible which I can’t do from memory 😊 I also do alter things from the original photo. I just upgraded my photo kit so I can capture more myself. I do support other photographers by paying for them or cross-promotion.

Saw this yellow-rumped warbler at Mud Lake in Ottawa and brought it to life with Golden QoR watercolours in my Etchr A5 sketchbook with a Pentel waterbrush. That accidental brush dab? It’s a distant branch now. That was the sign that it was finished😊 #birds #sciart #artyear

@NixAnimalia thank you. It makes any day better. I wish I could do it all the time.

From sketch to watercolor. About 45 mins work done this morning over coffee of a yellow-rumped warbler I spotted last week. I am excited about the branch detail below it. #wip

@stephan thank you

Spotted this heron standing solo across the pond at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Sketched it with Pentel 0.5mm 4B and 0.2mm pencils. Finished it in a local coffee shop. Herons stand on one leg to stay warm–nature’s cozy stance in action. #sciart #birds