Carolyn Kay Smith
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Carolyn Kay Smith
@carolynkaysmith.bsky.social
Wildlife and fantasy artist, birder, photographer, dinosaur fan, proud cat lady

No AI, ever.

https://www.carolynksmith.com/
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Reposting because this pack now includes 150 wildlife artists and illustrators making all kinds of amazing things!
#birds #sciart go.bsky.app/ASnS846
Look I’m not saying that I know what’s going on, only that it’s awfully suspicious…
#seagull #pope #cardinal
May 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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PREEE-SENTING 📣
The Wingèd Popsicle!
The Mai Tai of the Big Sky!
Happy Summer's Harbinger
And FEARSOME Insect Janitor:
Behold, the WESTERN TANAGER!
#birds
May 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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"you're not better than me for not using ai."

no, i am. i am better, smarter, funnier, hotter, and all around less obnoxious than you for that one reason.
April 12, 2025 at 4:09 AM
April 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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My thoughts on Generative AI
April 10, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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THE COOLEST ANIMAL TO EVER EXIST (Desmatosuchus)

(quick #paleoart commission!)
April 8, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A watercolor sketch of Pere David's Deer at the Bronx Zoo. This deer is endemic to China and nearly went extinct due to overhunting. There has been a lot of effort to breed and reintroduce this species, but the IUCN lists it as extinct in the wild. #deer #peredavidsdeer #naturejournaling #watercolor
April 8, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Still sick, so looking at past migration sketches instead of making new ones. :( #birdart #birds #migration #commonyellowthroat #palmwarbler #sciart
April 7, 2025 at 3:36 AM
When you can't nature journal outside...nature journal inside! I'm not sure how easy it is to read my notes, but I turned the catnip sketch into a scratch-n-sniff by rubbing catnip on it. It worked; my cat Ranger rolled all over it lol. #botanicalart #naturejournaling #catnip #sciart #succulents
April 5, 2025 at 7:04 PM
BEETS! :D
Another page from my pandemic journal.
#sciart #beets #gardening #naturejournaling #botanicalart
April 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
A dandelion study I painted from life during the pandemic, when I stayed at my friends' house and documented their garden. I caught myself absentmindedly trying to brush the "dirt" off the page. XD #botanicalart #sciart #naturejournal
April 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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one of these was trying to steel me lunch a while ago, and I just can't forget about 🤣
#birbfest2025
January 31, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A little acrylic painting of Mallard ducklings. 🦆
#birds #birdart #sciart #ducks #acrylicpainting
March 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
A detail from one of the illustrations I did for Wild Ramona by Roy Toft! I loved working on this book: it's about the wildlife of Ramona, CA, which Roy has been photographing via professional camera trap setups for years. More info and link below... #sciart #wildlifeart #cameratraps
March 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A couple of sketches from my first-ever wildlife trip, which was to Costa Rica. As a kid, I had read about Eighty-eight Butterflies and leafcutter ants in Ranger Rick but never expected to see them outside of those pages. Suddenly they were in front of me in real life, and it was magic. #sciart
March 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Little crescent moon sculptures. I’ll get organised to add these to my website at some point.

#MarineLife
#ceramic #porcelain #coral #reef #sculpture
March 9, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It's my sketchbook and I can draw what I want to. ^___^ Coppersmith Barbet doodle from my India travel journal. This bird is named for its ringing call, which apparently sounds like a coppersmith's hammer.
#birds #birdart #sciart #watercolor #naturejournal
March 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A bird I'm looking forward to seeing again in the spring...the Blue-headed Vireo. I really love this species...there's something about the powdery blue-grey, clear white, and yellow wash that just really appeals to me. #birds #watercolor #naturejournal #birdart #sciart
March 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Another boost for the starter pack! If you post nature or science art and would like to join, please let me know.
No AI.
#sciart #birdart #wildlifeart #naturejournal #paleoart
March 5, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Spring is on the way and soon my favorite spots will be full of migrants! Here's an American Redstart sketch from a few years ago. #Birds #birdart #sciart #AmericanRedstart #warblers #birdmigration #watercolor
March 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I will be participating in the Wildlife Conservation Society's Run for the Wild 5k fundraiser! (well, walk for the wild in my case lol) The focus is on Gharials, very cool - and sadly very endangered - crocodilians with long, narrow snouts. Link in comments. :) #crocodilians #wildlifeconservation
February 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
A couple of mohair teddy bears that I made. They are made of mohair and have glass eyes and jointed heads and limbs, in the style of old teddies. I haven't made very many of these but it's super fun! #teddybear #mohair #plushies
February 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm not much of a digital painter, but I did this a while back. I have a good friend in Australia who I met online years ago. We've met once in person, when I took her birding in Central Park. In celebration, I drew us as possums! ❤️ Birding is the best, and so are birders. #possums #birds #birding
February 15, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Hippalectryon is a half-horse, half-rooster creature from Greek mythology, but unlike other Greek monsters it gets very little attention. I have no idea why...🤔
#greekmyths #creaturedesign #watercolor
February 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM