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Traveler Mike
@travelermike.bsky.social
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Ink and Graphite illustrator.
Inspiration comes from mother nature, and travel on the far side of the world.
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Traveler Mike @travelermike.bsky.social · Jan 30
Old sketch
Tiger running
#art #drawingsketch #sketchbook #portrait #pencildrawing
#handdrawn #sketch #sketching #artshare #illustration
Pencil sketch of a tiger running.
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Hoopoes are so pretty! I've never seen one irl, but I made some sketches from photos when studying ancient Mesopotamia.
About half a page from the sketchbook of Alessandra Kelley. Graphite drawings of hoopoes, a bird native to Africa, Asia and Europe with striking black-and-white wings and peachy pink shoulders and a big crest. Studies of birds perched, eating a small lizard, or flying with wings spread showing the black-and-white feather pattern. There are also a few notes on Mesopotamian house plans and a note that they depicted sheep's wool differently from the way they depicted their skirts, suggesting that the skirts are not just plain fleeces, as some have claimed.
November 8, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Wat Arun, Bangkok, Thailand
#BlueSkyArtShow
#evening
#photography #photo
#UrbanPhotography #TravelPhotography
November 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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OPENS TONIGHT! Our exhibition 'Reverie' at Haven Gallery opens tonight October 25, 6-9pm. ALL WELCOME! <3

See it online at havengallery.com/portfolio/re...

‘Reverie’
October 25 – November 23, 2025
Haven Gallery, 50 Main St, Northport, NY 11768, US

Featured: “The bare necessities” by Kathie Olivas
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
travelermike.bsky.social
WIP Foo Dog Sketch
Work in progress
graphite on paper
ink on paper
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Reference photo from
The Martyr’s Memorial Hall
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Chiang Rai
Thailand
#drawing #illustration #foodog
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
#inkdrawing #pencildrawing #WorkInProgress
October 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Foo Dog Sketch
Work in progress
graphite on paper
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The Martyr's Memorial Hall
Mae Salong Nok
Chiang Rai,Thailand
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Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament.
#drawing #illustration #foodog
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
October 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
travelermike.bsky.social
Hi I’m Mike, an ink and graphite illustrator from the USA. Inspiration comes from Mother Nature and the far side of the world. #portfolioday
October 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Temple details from a temple in Tokyo, Japan.

Work in progress
Graphite on paper

Craftsmanship.
Attention to details.
Ornamentation.
Travel sketching.
Travel artist.
Exploring on foot.

#drawing #illustration
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
#pencildrawing #WorkInProgress
October 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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brushwhisperer.bsky.social
Fall is in the air…. Everyone is busy… I feel like becoming a squirrel gathering bits and pieces of the season for potential paintings even though I don’t have time right now…. Hope this little piece of art helps you find a moment of serenity… 🙏🏼
#botanicalart #ScieArt #watercolor
A watercolor painting of a chestnut. Beautiful brown with shine in the outer skin in contrast to the spiky outer shell. I loved painting it as a symbol of abundance in the fall.
September 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Texas Backyard
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spent sunflower bloom
Maximilian Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
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popular with "regular" honey bees and a couple of bumble bees
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Nikon 7500 - Nikon 60mm Macro lens
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f/9
1/250
ISO 500
#photography #photo #sunflower
#flowers #wildflowers #backyardphotography
spent sunflower bloom
October 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Sharing my watercolor painting of black Currant plant.
29×36 cm, hot pressed, smooth paper.
#botanicalillustration #watercolorpainting #painting #botanicalart #illustration #watercolors #artist #blackcurrant #berry #art #fineart #botanical #botany #nature #hyperrealsim #photorealism #handwork
October 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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brynnilsen.com
Badger badger badger badger badger badger badger

#photography #pdx #pdxart #pdxphoto #photo #photographer #portland #oregon #portlandphotographer #canon #art #pdxartist
Lil orange mushrooms
October 11, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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ejsu28.bsky.social
A little something different on Monster October Day 10: ALIEN sketch cover.

I wanted to do white on black for a while. Having turned in all my pages for Pacific Rim gave rare moments of downtime to experiment.

#art #ink #sketchcover #whitePaint #Alien #Xenomorph #creature #monster #Halloween
October 10, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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lkcreations.art
Here's today's sketch ✨️

#art #ink #artsky #sketch
Sketch of a tree with a human silhouette in the foreground, a torii behind the figure and in the distance a faint mountain. Made with an ink brush
October 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Sun-cyberfairy ☀️ completing my little series.
she belongs to my own world where I write my stories abt
A little fairy in very bright colors. Limegreen, yellow and pink. Over her hand is the image of a sun. She looks introspective. the images lives through lines alot, because I am a little obsessed with the artistic beauty of them. <3
September 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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whistberry.bsky.social
CW: spider

Happy #Invertober day 11!

Dark fishing spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus)

Another master of disguise. I deepened the shadow beneath a bit so that it was visible 😂

#SciArt #Invertober2025
Drawing of a mostly black and white spider that is patterened in such a way that it almost disappears into the gray, black, and white tree trunk it is on.
October 11, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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#Glow #photography #photo
#TravelPhotography

Sunset looking over the Mekong River
Luang Prabang, Laos
Photo Sunset looking over the Mekong River Luang Prabang, Laos
October 11, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Naga sketching
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Ink on paper.
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These mythical creatures are serpent-like beings, and they are often depicted as a dragon-like creature, with long bodies, intricate scales, and sometimes, multiple heads.

#drawing #illustration
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art #inkdrawing
October 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🍁 Maple leaf vibes!
Getting into that cozy autumn mood while drawing this beauty. ✏️🍂

#BotanicalDrawing #AutumnVibes #Leaves #MapleLeaf #CozySeason
October 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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More Naga sketching
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Building out foundational details in pencil before ink.
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Ink on paper.
Reference photo from a temple in Northern Thailand
#drawing #illustration #WorkInProgress
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
#pencildrawing
October 9, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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More Naga sketching
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Ink on paper.
Reference photo from a temple in Northern Thailand
#drawing #illustration
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art #inkdrawing #WorkInProgress
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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More Naga sketching
Did this one before, trying different hatching.
Ink on paper.
Reference photo from a temple in Northern Thailand
#drawing #illustration
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art #inkdrawing #WorkInProgress
Ink sketch of Naga, work in progress
October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
travelermike.bsky.social
Foo Dog Sketch
Work in progress
graphite on paper
.
The Martyr's Memorial Hall
Mae Salong Nok
Chiang Rai,Thailand
.
Chinese guardian lions, or imperial guardian lions, are a traditional Chinese architectural ornament.
#drawing #illustration #foodog
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 PM
travelermike.bsky.social
Naga sketching
Ink on paper.
Reference photo Northern Thailand
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Mythical creatures are serpent-like beings, and are often depicted as a dragon-like creature, with long bodies, scales, and sometimes, multiple heads.
#drawing #illustration #naga
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
September 30, 2025 at 10:09 PM
travelermike.bsky.social
#BlueSkyArtShow #TheRoad #photography
September 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Old outrigger sketch
Ink on paper
#drawing #illustration #outrigger
#handdrawn #artshare #sketching #sketchbook #art
Ink sketch of an outrigger boat
September 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM