Russell Thomas
@russellthomasart.bsky.social
I keep several themed sketchbooks and I'll be posting the art that I create in them, good or bad.
Will be catching up on bugs the next couple of days, until then here are some buildings from around Salem, Ma from my Trips sketchbook.
#art #sketchbook #illustration #salemmassachusetts #traditionalart #drawing #building
#marker #coloredpencil
#art #sketchbook #illustration #salemmassachusetts #traditionalart #drawing #building
#marker #coloredpencil
February 6, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Will be catching up on bugs the next couple of days, until then here are some buildings from around Salem, Ma from my Trips sketchbook.
#art #sketchbook #illustration #salemmassachusetts #traditionalart #drawing #building
#marker #coloredpencil
#art #sketchbook #illustration #salemmassachusetts #traditionalart #drawing #building
#marker #coloredpencil
Day 5 of #febugary2026 with Cercidocerus albicollis and a quick scribble of a Giant Long-legged Katydid
#Bugart #insectart #artchallenge #wildlife #sciart #invertebrates #bugsky #insect
#Bugart #insectart #artchallenge #wildlife #sciart #invertebrates #bugsky #insect
February 5, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Day 5 of #febugary2026 with Cercidocerus albicollis and a quick scribble of a Giant Long-legged Katydid
#Bugart #insectart #artchallenge #wildlife #sciart #invertebrates #bugsky #insect
#Bugart #insectart #artchallenge #wildlife #sciart #invertebrates #bugsky #insect
My most recent spread of bug doodles. A couple of them are meh, but most turned out pretty decent
#wildlife #art #invertebrates #sciart #bugsky #sketchbook #illustration
#wildlife #art #invertebrates #sciart #bugsky #sketchbook #illustration
February 2, 2026 at 4:24 PM
My most recent spread of bug doodles. A couple of them are meh, but most turned out pretty decent
#wildlife #art #invertebrates #sciart #bugsky #sketchbook #illustration
#wildlife #art #invertebrates #sciart #bugsky #sketchbook #illustration
There are a couple bug challenges going on over on IG, we will see how many I can accomplish this month from the two!
#bug #invertebrates #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
#bug #invertebrates #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
February 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
There are a couple bug challenges going on over on IG, we will see how many I can accomplish this month from the two!
#bug #invertebrates #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
#bug #invertebrates #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
I got my brain to art last night and finished days 25-31 of #birbfest2026 I have officially completed the whole month!
#art #birds #sciart #wildlife #sketchbook #illustration
#art #birds #sciart #wildlife #sketchbook #illustration
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I got my brain to art last night and finished days 25-31 of #birbfest2026 I have officially completed the whole month!
#art #birds #sciart #wildlife #sketchbook #illustration
#art #birds #sciart #wildlife #sketchbook #illustration
Day 24 of #birbfest2026 with a study of the New Holland Honeyeater
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
January 24, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Day 24 of #birbfest2026 with a study of the New Holland Honeyeater
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
Day 23 of #birbfest2026 with the Nuthatch. I ended up drawing 3 of them, he's a cute little birb.
#art #sketchbook #illustration #birds #wildlife #sciart
#art #sketchbook #illustration #birds #wildlife #sciart
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Day 23 of #birbfest2026 with the Nuthatch. I ended up drawing 3 of them, he's a cute little birb.
#art #sketchbook #illustration #birds #wildlife #sciart
#art #sketchbook #illustration #birds #wildlife #sciart
Day 22 of #birbfest2026 with the Galah Cockatoo. I feel like my birds are getting progressively worse, but I'm also not sure what direction I want to go with them like whether I do more detail for the feathers or go for less detail
#birds #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration #wildlife
#birds #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration #wildlife
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Day 22 of #birbfest2026 with the Galah Cockatoo. I feel like my birds are getting progressively worse, but I'm also not sure what direction I want to go with them like whether I do more detail for the feathers or go for less detail
#birds #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration #wildlife
#birds #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration #wildlife
Day 21 of #birbfest2026 with the Ornate fruit dove. The Pelican was yesterday's birb.
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
January 21, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Day 21 of #birbfest2026 with the Ornate fruit dove. The Pelican was yesterday's birb.
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
#birds #sciart #wildlife #art #illustration #sketchbook
Day 20 of #birbfest2026 with the Dalmatian pelican. Decided to draw a food source, get some practice in with the fishes.
#birds #art #illustration #sketchbook #sciart
#birds #art #illustration #sketchbook #sciart
January 20, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Day 20 of #birbfest2026 with the Dalmatian pelican. Decided to draw a food source, get some practice in with the fishes.
#birds #art #illustration #sketchbook #sciart
#birds #art #illustration #sketchbook #sciart
Day 19 of #birbfest2026 with a Red-legged seriema. I did this one 3 times as I really wasn't liking the result, and then got distracted by drawing a snake after reading that these birds don't really like snakes.
#birds #wildlife #sciart #illustration #sketchbook #art
#birds #wildlife #sciart #illustration #sketchbook #art
January 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Day 19 of #birbfest2026 with a Red-legged seriema. I did this one 3 times as I really wasn't liking the result, and then got distracted by drawing a snake after reading that these birds don't really like snakes.
#birds #wildlife #sciart #illustration #sketchbook #art
#birds #wildlife #sciart #illustration #sketchbook #art
Day 18 of #birbfest2026 with the Tufted Jay.
#wildlife #birds #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#wildlife #birds #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
January 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Day 18 of #birbfest2026 with the Tufted Jay.
#wildlife #birds #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#wildlife #birds #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
I finished days 6-14 of #birbfest2026. I am now officially caught up and have done all the birbs so far!
#birds #wildlife #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#birds #wildlife #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
I finished days 6-14 of #birbfest2026. I am now officially caught up and have done all the birbs so far!
#birds #wildlife #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#birds #wildlife #art #sciart #sketchbook #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Thank you for the follow and the repost!
Thank you for the follow and the repost!
January 17, 2026 at 6:52 PM
@loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Thank you for the follow and the repost!
Thank you for the follow and the repost!
January 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Day 17 of #birbfest2026 with the colorful Spangled Cotinga.
#birds #art #sketchbook #wildlife #sciart #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#birds #art #sketchbook #wildlife #sciart #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Day 17 of #birbfest2026 with the colorful Spangled Cotinga.
#birds #art #sketchbook #wildlife #sciart #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#birds #art #sketchbook #wildlife #sciart #illustration
Colored pencil and alcohol marker in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
I decided to start doing the first 14 birbs I missed for #birbfest2026, here's the first 5
Alcohol marker and colored pencil in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#art #sketchbook #illustration #bird #wildlife
Alcohol marker and colored pencil in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#art #sketchbook #illustration #bird #wildlife
January 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I decided to start doing the first 14 birbs I missed for #birbfest2026, here's the first 5
Alcohol marker and colored pencil in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#art #sketchbook #illustration #bird #wildlife
Alcohol marker and colored pencil in a Stillman and Birn Zeta sketchbook
#art #sketchbook #illustration #bird #wildlife
January 16, 2026 at 4:15 PM
@spacethrob.bsky.social Thanks for the repost! And by the way, your frogs with the beehive hairdos are AMAZING! I love looking at them
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 AM
@spacethrob.bsky.social Thanks for the repost! And by the way, your frogs with the beehive hairdos are AMAZING! I love looking at them
Omg my brain is letting me art this week after like 2 months!! Even though it's on it's 15th day I decided to hop into #birbfest2026 with today's Short-eared Owl.
#birds #sciart
Colored pencil and some alcohol marker on Bristol board
#birds #sciart
Colored pencil and some alcohol marker on Bristol board
January 15, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Omg my brain is letting me art this week after like 2 months!! Even though it's on it's 15th day I decided to hop into #birbfest2026 with today's Short-eared Owl.
#birds #sciart
Colored pencil and some alcohol marker on Bristol board
#birds #sciart
Colored pencil and some alcohol marker on Bristol board
Wasn't going to do anything Halloween this year, but was watching Trick 'r Treat and changed my mind. Happy Halloween!
Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #traditionalart #fanart #illustration #painting #blueskyart #Halloween
Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #traditionalart #fanart #illustration #painting #blueskyart #Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Wasn't going to do anything Halloween this year, but was watching Trick 'r Treat and changed my mind. Happy Halloween!
Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #traditionalart #fanart #illustration #painting #blueskyart #Halloween
Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #traditionalart #fanart #illustration #painting #blueskyart #Halloween
Back at it with a progress pic of another pet portrait, but a doggo this time, Frankie.
Paul Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #illustration #traditionalart #portrait #dog
Paul Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #illustration #traditionalart #portrait #dog
October 29, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Back at it with a progress pic of another pet portrait, but a doggo this time, Frankie.
Paul Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #illustration #traditionalart #portrait #dog
Paul Rubens oil on canvas
#art #artist #oil #illustration #traditionalart #portrait #dog
Finished the Labyrinth fanart. Not too sure what I'll do next or what sketchbook I'll want to be in, we shall see...
#art #illustration #artist #sketchbook #traditionalart #coloredpencil #Labyrinth
Prismacolor Verithin and Nano Dia lead in a Paperblanks A4 journal
#art #illustration #artist #sketchbook #traditionalart #coloredpencil #Labyrinth
Prismacolor Verithin and Nano Dia lead in a Paperblanks A4 journal
October 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Finished the Labyrinth fanart. Not too sure what I'll do next or what sketchbook I'll want to be in, we shall see...
#art #illustration #artist #sketchbook #traditionalart #coloredpencil #Labyrinth
Prismacolor Verithin and Nano Dia lead in a Paperblanks A4 journal
#art #illustration #artist #sketchbook #traditionalart #coloredpencil #Labyrinth
Prismacolor Verithin and Nano Dia lead in a Paperblanks A4 journal
In progress-some more fanart, this time from Labyrinth, the two door riddle. Just playing with the new leads and colored pencils I've acquired recently.
#art #fanart #artist #illustration #Labyrinth
Paperblanks Morris Windrush A4 journal-Nano Dia color leads-Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils
#art #fanart #artist #illustration #Labyrinth
Paperblanks Morris Windrush A4 journal-Nano Dia color leads-Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils
October 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In progress-some more fanart, this time from Labyrinth, the two door riddle. Just playing with the new leads and colored pencils I've acquired recently.
#art #fanart #artist #illustration #Labyrinth
Paperblanks Morris Windrush A4 journal-Nano Dia color leads-Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils
#art #fanart #artist #illustration #Labyrinth
Paperblanks Morris Windrush A4 journal-Nano Dia color leads-Prismacolor Verithin colored pencils
I have been SLACKING when it comes to my art lately. I did start back up on my daily sketching last night with some Yoda fanart, may do more fanart tonight, haven't decided yet
#art #illustration #fanart #starwars
#sketchbook #yoda
Nano Dia lead and Verithin pencils in a Paperblanks A4 journal
#art #illustration #fanart #starwars
#sketchbook #yoda
Nano Dia lead and Verithin pencils in a Paperblanks A4 journal
October 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I have been SLACKING when it comes to my art lately. I did start back up on my daily sketching last night with some Yoda fanart, may do more fanart tonight, haven't decided yet
#art #illustration #fanart #starwars
#sketchbook #yoda
Nano Dia lead and Verithin pencils in a Paperblanks A4 journal
#art #illustration #fanart #starwars
#sketchbook #yoda
Nano Dia lead and Verithin pencils in a Paperblanks A4 journal