A fully-shaded realistic drawing of a male red-winged blackbird (A. phoeniceus) perched on a mostly-bare reed stalk with his wings up and tucked in, forming a silhouette similar to an airplane. The illustration is outlined in graphite then rendered in coloured pencil, all on sketchbook paper.

Back on the birds grind!! This guy took me a lot of hours in various locations (including my high school physics teacher's office lmao) and I'm SO glad I finished him up last night :D
#drawing #pencildrawing #art #traditionalart #birdart #birds #redwingedblackbird #agelaiusphoeniceus

A fully-shaded realistic drawing of a male red-winged blackbird (A. phoeniceus) perched on a mostly-bare reed stalk with his wings up and tucked in, forming a silhouette similar to an airplane. The illustration is outlined in graphite then rendered in coloured pencil, all on sketchbook paper.

Back on the birds grind!! This guy took me a lot of hours in various locations (including my high school physics teacher's office lmao) and I'm SO glad I finished him up last night :D
#drawing #pencildrawing #art #traditionalart #birdart #birds #redwingedblackbird #agelaiusphoeniceus

A drawing of a Ross's goose (A. rossii) done in white charcoal on black paper. The bird is shown in flight oriented facing the left of the page, with the tip of its tail and left wing flowing off the page.

Heya folks, apologies for the extended hiatus (and photo lighting [I'm 4.5 weeks post-op lol]), here's the latest and I promise there's more coming soon!
#art #traditionalart #drawing #charcoaldrawing #whitecharcoal #ross'sgoose #anserrossii #natureart #birdart #sciart #birds

A drawing of a Ross's goose (A. rossii) done in white charcoal on black paper. The bird is shown in flight oriented facing the left of the page, with the tip of its tail and left wing flowing off the page.

Heya folks, apologies for the extended hiatus (and photo lighting [I'm 4.5 weeks post-op lol]), here's the latest and I promise there's more coming soon!
#art #traditionalart #drawing #charcoaldrawing #whitecharcoal #ross'sgoose #anserrossii #natureart #birdart #sciart #birds

A graphite-outlined coloured pencil drawing of a male mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) perched on a wire fence such as is found in many outdoor areas such as state parks with hiking trails.

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

Ooh I don't have a lot of time for art this month but have earmarked a few days to definitely post for birbfest - I've done a lot of bird art lately so it's pretty much all I post at this point 😅

A graphite-outlined, fully-coloured photorealistic drawing of a roseate spoonbill (P. ajaja) done with prismacolor pencils on mixed media paper. The roseate spoonbill is a mainly white and pale pink bird with large bright red/fuschia patches on the wings, orange-brown shoulders, dark pink legs, pale pink feathers, a pale blue-green head with notes of orange under the eyes, and a large light greyish-blue bill with black accents. The bird is stepping forward and leaning down, with only its head, neck, front leg, and 1/2 to 2/3 of its torso included in the drawing.

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

A graphite-outlined, fully-coloured photorealistic drawing of a roseate spoonbill (P. ajaja) done with prismacolor pencils on mixed media paper. The roseate spoonbill is a mainly white and pale pink bird with large bright red/fuschia patches on the wings, orange-brown shoulders, dark pink legs, pale pink feathers, a pale blue-green head with notes of orange under the eyes, and a large light greyish-blue bill with black accents. The bird is stepping forward and leaning down, with only its head, neck, front leg, and 1/2 to 2/3 of its torso included in the drawing.

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

Look at the face!!! He's the gooferrrrrrrr how could he do anything illegal!!!!

A ditital drawing made in Krita - the background shows the Rocky Mountains and foothills as seen from Denver, rendered with the mild snowfall characteristic of this winter, against a grey sky. In the foreground on the right is a stylized pine tree atop a snowy hillside with a Hunt's bumblebee (B. huntii) wearing a top hat labeled 2026 placing a star (styled as a ball of light) on top of the tree. To the left of the bee, red cursive text reads "Peace and Joy in the New Year."

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

Looks awesome!! Would love to see more pokémon if you feel motivated 😄

A ditital drawing made in Krita - the background shows the Rocky Mountains and foothills as seen from Denver, rendered with the mild snowfall characteristic of this winter, against a grey sky. In the foreground on the right is a stylized pine tree atop a snowy hillside with a Hunt's bumblebee (B. huntii) wearing a top hat labeled 2026 placing a star (styled as a ball of light) on top of the tree. To the left of the bee, red cursive text reads "Peace and Joy in the New Year."

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

Congrats on this milestone!! Love that you're getting appreciation for a super cute artstyle - I'd love to be tagged for the artshare if you don't mind ✨

PAPER YOU'RE SO CONSISTENTLY STELLAR WTF /pos

And she's right! Reminds me of when my cat Tiberius used to sit on my lap and rest his head on my wrist while I was trying do homework longhand 😄

A reasonably detailed and mostly shaded drawing of a chanterelle mushroom in graphite on paper

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

A reasonably detailed and mostly shaded drawing of a chanterelle mushroom in graphite on paper

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

Such a little cutie! Love the precision you have in your outlines, especially those claws - gorgeous work as always!

A graphite-outlined coloured pencil drawing on paper of two northern cardinals (C. cardinalis). The male (left) is a bird with a bright red crest, head, and neck, with a black mask-like section surrounding the orangish-red beak, a red underbelly, and a greyish-red tail, back, and wings. The female (right) has spots of red scattered around her crest, neck, and tail, but is otherwise mostly a pale greyish-brown with orangey tones. The female has a smaller area of black and grey around her beak.

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

A graphite-outlined coloured pencil drawing on paper of two northern cardinals (C. cardinalis). The male (left) is a bird with a bright red crest, head, and neck, with a black mask-like section surrounding the orangish-red beak, a red underbelly, and a greyish-red tail, back, and wings. The female (right) has spots of red scattered around her crest, neck, and tail, but is otherwise mostly a pale greyish-brown with orangey tones. The female has a smaller area of black and grey around her beak.

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

Holy cow, that looks awesome!! I never got the hang of working in white on dark paper in art class, but I might take another crack at it with this as inspiration 😯

Absolutely adorable 😂
Whale sharks are so neat but so intimidating close up

A monochrome fully-shaded graphite drawing of an asian short-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) on a small notecard.

A fully-shaded monochrome graphite drawing of a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) on a small notecard.

A monochrome fully-shaded graphite drawing of a capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) on a small notecard.

#otter #caybara

A fully-shaded monochrome drawing in graphite of an African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) on a small notecard.

A graphite outlined and fully coloured drawing of a rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus moluccanus) on a small notecard.

A monochrome fully-shaded graphite drawing of a komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) on a small notecard.

A fully-shaded monochrome graphite drawing of a male western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) on a small notecard.

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

omg tired commuter octopus is everything ^.^

A graphite drawing of a European honeybee perched on/in a small flower, rendered in detailed but monochrome shading

Two graphite drawings of leafcutter bees of the Mephiles genus. The one on the left is in the act of cutting a section of leaf, while the one on the right is carrying a bitten-off piece of leaf. Both are rendered in detailed monochrome shading.

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