Alexander Vidal
@alexandervidal.bsky.social
Illustrator and sometimes writer with a focus on nature, science, and wildlife. Gay, Latino, from New Mexico, living in California.
Very mad that this one was discontinued before I could even try it. I think this scent would cure me.
January 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Very mad that this one was discontinued before I could even try it. I think this scent would cure me.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
December 24, 2024 at 3:51 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
Always ready to celebrate these beasts.
December 11, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Always ready to celebrate these beasts.
Incredible tour of the Los Angeles Central Library this morning.
December 6, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Incredible tour of the Los Angeles Central Library this morning.
I’m really burning through the Hitchcock movies currently on the Criterion Channel.
December 5, 2024 at 3:33 AM
I’m really burning through the Hitchcock movies currently on the Criterion Channel.
An alternate version we created along the way:
December 4, 2024 at 7:56 PM
An alternate version we created along the way:
This year is the Audubon Society’s 125th annual Christmas Bird Count, an event in which naturalists throughout the western hemisphere head out to check on how our birds are doing. I was very honored to be asked to create the artwork to celebrate this very special anniversary. #sciart #kidlitart
December 4, 2024 at 7:50 PM
This year is the Audubon Society’s 125th annual Christmas Bird Count, an event in which naturalists throughout the western hemisphere head out to check on how our birds are doing. I was very honored to be asked to create the artwork to celebrate this very special anniversary. #sciart #kidlitart
Two of my favorite autumn spreads from my book Wilds of the United States, from Chronicle.
December 4, 2024 at 4:15 PM
Two of my favorite autumn spreads from my book Wilds of the United States, from Chronicle.
And the other guy:
November 23, 2024 at 10:31 PM
And the other guy:
My author-illustrator debut, Wilds of the United States (Chronicle Books), was a specific response to the rolling back of protections on our public lands. I wanted to honor the incredible and overlooked wild species and ecosystems we’re lucky to have in this country.
November 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
My author-illustrator debut, Wilds of the United States (Chronicle Books), was a specific response to the rolling back of protections on our public lands. I wanted to honor the incredible and overlooked wild species and ecosystems we’re lucky to have in this country.
Ferdy and Laszlo.
November 20, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Ferdy and Laszlo.
An illustration for the @montereyaq.bsky.social of their Open Ocean tank. #sciart
November 19, 2024 at 4:25 AM
An illustration for the @montereyaq.bsky.social of their Open Ocean tank. #sciart
He just has no bad angles
November 19, 2024 at 1:01 AM
He just has no bad angles
Closeups. I made sure I got each of the main species of feral parrot and parakeet species in Los Angeles into this flock; the other birds reflect the different ecosystems of the city. (I also threw in one more introduced bird, the bulbul, in honor of the pair that live in my neighborhood) #sciart
November 15, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Closeups. I made sure I got each of the main species of feral parrot and parakeet species in Los Angeles into this flock; the other birds reflect the different ecosystems of the city. (I also threw in one more introduced bird, the bulbul, in honor of the pair that live in my neighborhood) #sciart
Birds of a feather. A distinctly Los Angeles flock of birds, part of a set of graphics for the new Commons building opening this weekend at @nhmla.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Birds of a feather. A distinctly Los Angeles flock of birds, part of a set of graphics for the new Commons building opening this weekend at @nhmla.bsky.social
First time in my studio* since the election.
November 14, 2024 at 7:20 PM
First time in my studio* since the election.
Peak physical form
November 13, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Peak physical form
Still one of my favorite beasts. A rhino covered in oxpeckers from “Just You and Me”, a book about symbiotic relationships from Beach Lane Books. #kidlit #kidlitart #sciart
November 13, 2024 at 4:24 PM
Still one of my favorite beasts. A rhino covered in oxpeckers from “Just You and Me”, a book about symbiotic relationships from Beach Lane Books. #kidlit #kidlitart #sciart
Just an amazing visual.
November 13, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Just an amazing visual.