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Annie Shao Art
@annieshaoart.bsky.social
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Artist, birder, and PhD cell biologist in Minnesota.

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Annie Shao Art @annieshaoart.bsky.social · 8d
BackerKit Holiday Market launching at 12 PM CST today! I'm very excited! Remember to check out my cross-collaborators' shops as well and score some freebies if you back 2 or 3 of our campaigns!

#BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #holidayshop
Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
doryr.bsky.social
Good morning all! Here’s another wee spotted owlet for this month’s Bird Whisperer challenge…drawn with Micron pen about 8x11 in. #BirdWhisperer #owl #birdart
Micron pen monochrome drawing of a wee spotted owlet perched on a branch, gazing toward the viewer. Part of the monthly Bird Whisperer art challenge.
November 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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veronicaory.bsky.social
🪶 A little Spotted Owlet illustration today for #BirdWhisperer

This one came alive for me! Love those eyes. Marker and pen.

#birdart #artyear #sketchbook
Pen and marker illustration of a spotted owlet with an intense gaze
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
Just 1 more week to get birdy gifts from Winged Wonderland, my BackerKit holiday shop! Everything in my shop is ready-to-ship in time for the holidays. It's a great way to shop small businesses this holiday season!

#BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #AnimalArt #Stickers #holidaymarket #artprints
Winged Wonderland
Bird stickers and fine art prints ready to ship for the holidays! Perfect for your bird-loving friends and family!
www.backerkit.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
Twin Cities friends, I will be a part of the Santa KAWS! Holiday Market at The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe in 2 weeks! You can get this crow sticker (Santa hat 😉) along with my other stickers and prints, and shop other local makers!

#BirdArt #TwinCities #StPaul #Minneapolis #holidaymarket
Marker illustration of an American crow seen from the front. The all black bird is looking off the to side, and it's standing in a wide-legged stance. Santa KAWS market flyer. Text reads "Santa KAWS! Holiday Market. Sunday, December 7th (12-5PM). The Lodge of Lazarus Crowe, 560 7th St W, St Paul, MN 55102
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
I remembered why I haven't painted that many shorebirds 😅

Though it's never as painful as I think it will be! It just takes a lot of activation energy to start.

#WIP #ArtYear #BirdArt #SciArt #AnimalArt #Watercolor
In-progress watercolor painting of a long-billed curlew
November 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
I saw shorebirds galore while in Monterey, including some Black-bellied Plovers. Here's a painting I did a few years ago when one randomly showed up in Minnesota!

#BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #AnimalArt
Detailed watercolor painting of a black-bellied plover walking across sand near water. The bird is shown from the side and is black and white on its back with a striking black belly, neck and face. Its shadow is cast onto the sand.
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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annieshaoart.bsky.social
BackerKit Holiday Market launching at 12 PM CST today! I'm very excited! Remember to check out my cross-collaborators' shops as well and score some freebies if you back 2 or 3 of our campaigns!

#BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #holidayshop
Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
We are a go people....internet allowing, given today's shenanigans...

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#BackerKit #ArtistSupport #ArtSky #Merch #Illustration #ArtShop #BirdArt #SciArt
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
BackerKit Holiday Market launching at 12 PM CST today! I'm very excited! Remember to check out my cross-collaborators' shops as well and score some freebies if you back 2 or 3 of our campaigns!

#BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #holidayshop
Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
kathryngarner.co.uk
And @annieshaoart.bsky.social

Buy from all of our ready-to-ship shops and be rewarded with fantastic cross-collab bonuses!!!!

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Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
kathryngarner.co.uk
I'm pretty sure my awesome cross-collab buddies are as excited as I am!!

Here's @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social

www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

#sciart #birdsky #illustration #artsky
Loadofolbobbins Holiday Shop Launch Party
Get excited about Loadofolbobbins Holiday Shop on BackerKit - come join!
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November 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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kathryngarner.co.uk
IT'S LAUNCH DAYYYY!!!!!!!!

6pm GMT / 10am PST

Less than 12 hours to register for those pre-laumch follower bonuses

#sciart #artsky #pathsky #medsky #biosky #illustration

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Get Ready for Drawn to Cells? exCELLent Holiday Shop
From Kathryn Garner - Get Ready for Drawn to Cells? exCELLent Holiday Shop
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November 18, 2025 at 7:09 AM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
I just got back from a trip to Monterey, and got 34 new lifers, including Long-billed Curlew!

I wasn't happy with the bill length but ran out of paper space, so I had to redraw it. I envy digital artists in situations like these!

#BirdArt #WIP #SciArt

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Two pencil sketches of a Long-billed Curlew eating a snail
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
The BackerKit Holiday Market starts tomorrow! I'm excited to peruse other creators' shops!

You can get birdy gifts from my shop, Winged Wonderland, ready to ship for the holidays!

#BSNM #BirdArt #SciArt #stickers #holidayshop #prints
Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Just 4 days until the bonanza that is the first ever @backerkit.com Holiday Market. Support your fave creatives by shopping their ready-to-ship items with special discounts and bundles!

www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#BackerKit #ArtistSupport #ArtSky #Merch #Illustration #ArtShop
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Featured in the vid are... @kathryngarner.co.uk @annieshaoart.bsky.social @abistevensart.bsky.social @cloverpress.bsky.social @bluefoxcomics.com @royarach.bsky.social @lizbiecafe.com @magnum-galaxy-games.itch.io @chopshopstore.bsky.social @floralfrolic.bsky.social #ArtSky
loadofolbobbins.bsky.social Jess Taylor @loadofolbobbins.bsky.social · 12d
Just 4 days until the bonanza that is the first ever @backerkit.com Holiday Market. Support your fave creatives by shopping their ready-to-ship items with special discounts and bundles!

www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

#BackerKit #ArtistSupport #ArtSky #Merch #Illustration #ArtShop
November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Now for the second of my fab cross-collab buddies @annieshaoart.bsky.social a fellow lover of birds there's lots of gorgeous stickers and prints to choose from....

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Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
kathryngarner.co.uk
And you'll get SIX free stickers if you buy from my shop, Jess' shop AND @annieshaoart.bsky.social 's Winged Wonderland! You'd be crazy not to! 🐡 🎨

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Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
My all time favorite garden bird, the long-tailed tit. They are just such cute little fluffballs, their beaks so tiny it´s almost ridiculous. Had to paint these little critters in my Steamline Journal!
Watercolor and a bit of colored pencil

#birdart #birdpainting #animalsketchbook #steamlineluggage
November 13, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
annieshaoart.bsky.social
One week until the BackerKit Holiday Market begins! I am very excited to see what everyone will be offering!

@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social, @kathryngarner.co.uk and I will be collaborating for some fun sticker freebies!

#BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #holidaymarket #stickers #prints
Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
One week until the BackerKit Holiday Market begins! I am very excited to see what everyone will be offering!

@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social, @kathryngarner.co.uk and I will be collaborating for some fun sticker freebies!

#BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #holidaymarket #stickers #prints
Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
From Annie Shao Art - Get Ready for Winged Wonderland
www.backerkit.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
kathryngarner.co.uk
Follow my exCELLent Holiday Shop here for a pre-launch follower freebie
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/k...

And check out the shops of my awesome cross-collab buddies
@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

@annieshaoart.bsky.social
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Drawn to Cells? exCELLent Holiday Shop Launch Party
Get excited about Drawn to Cells? exCELLent Holiday Shop on BackerKit - come join!
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November 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
I've been jealously eyeing reports of Evening Grosbeaks at feeders in northern MN! You know I love a species when I can't resist painting both the male and female ❤️

#BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt
Detailed watercolor painting of a pair of evening grosbeaks perched on a thin branch covered in hoarfrost. The yellow male is near the tip of the branch while the warm gray female is further down. The background is a light gray wash with faded lines depicting further away branches.
November 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Reposted by Annie Shao Art
mincingmockingbird.com
NEW! "Calling It 'The Great American Oopsie' Did Not Make The Decades-Long Collapse Any Less Painful"

24 x 24 inches
acrylic on panel
ready to hang

SOLD! From Matt Adrian's solo show "Eking Out Existence Amongst The Ignorami". See the show via the link in bio!

#birdart #painting #art
November 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
annieshaoart.bsky.social
First finished piece since the end of Birdtober! A Ruby-crowned Kinglet enjoying the beautiful fall leaves. #NearbyNature2025 fun fact: apparently they run on just 10 calories a day, which is funny considering how they never stay still!

#BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt #ArtYear
Detailed watercolor painting of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet perched among orange fall leaves
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM