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Gouache painting of a single coyote curled up, staring at viewer Gouache painting in the same page of a single gray fox in a running position
November 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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guyverkroost.bsky.social
1855 #cassowary #birdphotography #birding
#NaturePhotography #nature #bird
April 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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greyauk.bsky.social
Happy #WorldPenguinDay 🐧
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A sketch of a standing Humboldt penguin ...mostly black and white with pink around the eyes
April 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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outsidewolves.bsky.social
I ❤️ industrial sludge
Cartoon drawing of various cartoon anthropomorphic wolves and a jar of a product called "Chunky Style Industrial Sludge." The wolves are anticipating biting into a sandwich, then letting go of a sandwich with their hands as their snout clamps shut onto it, sending globs of sludge flying outward. Below, a wolf passes a slice of bread to another, incidentally convering the genital area of a wolf kicking a leg up in the air; he is wearing a sweatshirt that says "I love ❤️ industrial sludge"
March 19, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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jencmars.bsky.social
Reposting an oldie

I've moved away from using gouache in this very thick, opaque way, but the colors really are nice to look at
Stylized painting of an annual cicada seen from the side up close. It has lots of detailed texture, and very bright green and orange and blue swirling colors.
April 4, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Mama Caracara perched just outside her enormous nest. 🪶☀️🌵
Crested Caracara perched atop a Saguaro
March 23, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Forward facing in flight brandt's cormorant!!!
A black cormorant with a blue thing on it'd face flys towards the camera
March 1, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Brother Ignatz trying to get out of dish duty by pretending to be a stand of reeds. again.
zoop
February 27, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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nambroth.bsky.social
A 9"x6" watercolor peafowl I just finished this month, and a few older watercolor and red colored pencil sketches of a female American Goldfinch and an American Flamingo. All are available in my shop if they catch your interest! featherdust.storenvy.com/collections/...
Watercolor painting of a peafowl, from the neck up, with her head canted upwards. She has greenish blue feathering on her neck, white on her face, with rich brown markings around her eye and on top of her head. A spray of decorative feathers spikes up from her topknot. Her eye has subtle rainbow colors, and the background is a wash of pink, yellow, and a bit of greenish blue. A faint blue circle halos around her head. The artist watermark reads copyright 2025 Jennifer Miller Nambroth featherdust dot com Close up of the previous watercolor painting of a peafowl, showing just her head, with her beak canted upwards. She has greenish blue feathering on her neck, white on her face, with rich brown markings around her eye and on top of her head. A spray of decorative feathers spikes up from her topknot. Her eye has subtle rainbow colors, and the background is a wash of pink, yellow, and a bit of greenish blue.The artist watermark reads copyright 2025 Jennifer Miller Nambroth featherdust dot com A watercolor painting of a female American goldfinch. She is perched on a rough textured twig, with a wide vertical stance, and looking toward the left. She was sketched in with red colored pencil, and it shows through as the outlines. The background is a wash of purple blue colors. The artist watermark reads copyright 2022 Jennifer Miller Nambroth featherdust dot com A watercolor painting of an American flamingo. It is striding through shallow greenish rippling water, to the left. The water comes about halfway up to the bird's ankles, and the posture is somewhat relaxed, with back feathers partially raised. It was sketched in with red colored pencil, and it shows through as the outlines. The background is a wash pale green that fades down into the water without a horizon. The artist watermark reads copyright 2022 Jennifer Miller Nambroth featherdust dot com
February 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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A great white pelican facing the viewer with wings half-extended and one foot lifted up. The bird is against a pure white background.
March 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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mikemelton.bsky.social
Tapirs everywhere! This male was checking me out this evening at @tapirvalley.bsky.social.

Their proboscises are so fun.

#tapirs #costarica
A large, stocky animal with a short, flexible snout stands in a lush green environment, surrounded by dense vegetation. The animal's dark fur contrasts with its lighter facial markings, and its ears are rounded with white edges. It appears to be looking directly at the camera with an open mouth, creating a dynamic expression.
January 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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jagalart.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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dustinvanwechel.com
“The Buddy System,” oil on linen, 24”x18”.
#ArtAdventCalendar #oilpainting #art #wildlifeart #art #pronghorn
January 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
orkydorky.bsky.social
this Synthetoceras is my last of 2024. I think i improved a lot when it comes to painting with traditional mediums this year. Still long ways to go. Hoping to dab into more mediums in 2025!
January 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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aliceduke.bsky.social
hard to force myself to paint anything else when drawing birds is so relaxing. Here's a blackbird wip I will hopefully abandon in favour of a more productive activity
digital sketch of a blackbird
December 30, 2024 at 3:01 PM
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villesinkkonen.bsky.social
Mammoths
December 27, 2024 at 8:15 PM
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dougalisart.bsky.social
A triple portrait of Thylacines I`ve just finished. Painted in watercolours and is based on the well known videos from Hobart zoo.
December 29, 2024 at 12:48 PM
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bugwizardshloop.bsky.social
“Butterflies are overra-“ you will never feel joy, you will never appreciate the intricacies lying around you. Your perception of beauty is built upon superficiality, every piece of metallic glory on the scales of a butterfly means nothing when there is no light in your eyes.
December 26, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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dustinvanwechel.com
One of my absolute favorite North American animals to paint, the pronghorn antelope. I’ve always thought they look a bit exotic like they belong on the plains of Africa. “Speed Dating,” oil on linen, 24”x48”.
#ArtAdventCalander #pronghorn #wildlifeart #art #oilpainting
December 25, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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fainder.bsky.social
I missed some chances for more #repostober :(
I'll just post more old art without the hashtag from now on 😅
#artwork
November 1, 2023 at 6:19 PM
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onlyveesaz.bsky.social
Another favorite from this Spring; White-winged Dove samples a Saguaro blossom 🪶☀️🌵
Best eyeliner in the desert… White-winged Dove lost in the sauce
December 9, 2024 at 1:34 PM
orkydorky.bsky.social
Crested porcupine #digitalart
December 8, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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guycombesartist.bsky.social
‘Blue and Grey’. #sonoranbluebutterfly #greyfox #wildlifeart #sonorandesert #oilpainting
December 6, 2024 at 1:23 PM
orkydorky.bsky.social
Alvarezsaurid from last year
December 5, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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paweatherphoto.bsky.social
This one was a big inspiration for me when I started painting a few years ago. Storms are a staple of classical art but you don't find a lot of people who do tornadoes, and paintings of supercells seem even more rare. I'll put some of these up for Art Advent Calendar starting in a few days
November 28, 2024 at 12:04 AM