parakeet paintbox | nicole
@parakeetpaintbox.bsky.social
artist | bird-nerd | forest-dweller | overthinker
i'd been thinking to grab a lemon from the fridge for a still life study in watercolor, maybe also acrylic. why a lemon? no idea.
today i found an old box of cray-pas in a drawer while cleaning up and scrawled away at a small piece of sanded paper until the lemon was liberated.
5/11/2025
today i found an old box of cray-pas in a drawer while cleaning up and scrawled away at a small piece of sanded paper until the lemon was liberated.
5/11/2025
May 12, 2025 at 2:01 AM
i'd been thinking to grab a lemon from the fridge for a still life study in watercolor, maybe also acrylic. why a lemon? no idea.
today i found an old box of cray-pas in a drawer while cleaning up and scrawled away at a small piece of sanded paper until the lemon was liberated.
5/11/2025
today i found an old box of cray-pas in a drawer while cleaning up and scrawled away at a small piece of sanded paper until the lemon was liberated.
5/11/2025
grateful to call this beautiful coastal landscape "home."
April 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
grateful to call this beautiful coastal landscape "home."
neat ones today on our walk. i think this is orange witches' butter.
mendocino coast, ca
december 2024
mendocino coast, ca
december 2024
December 24, 2024 at 7:56 PM
neat ones today on our walk. i think this is orange witches' butter.
mendocino coast, ca
december 2024
mendocino coast, ca
december 2024
amanita from today's walk
northern california coast
december 2024
northern california coast
december 2024
December 22, 2024 at 9:33 PM
amanita from today's walk
northern california coast
december 2024
northern california coast
december 2024
from today's walk in the forest, northern california coast 🍄
december 2024
december 2024
December 17, 2024 at 3:18 AM
from today's walk in the forest, northern california coast 🍄
december 2024
december 2024
December 15, 2024 at 6:41 PM
a beautiful heckin' chonk of an amanita spotted on today's walk through the woods.
coastal mendocino county 🍄❤️🌲december 2024
coastal mendocino county 🍄❤️🌲december 2024
December 7, 2024 at 10:20 PM
a beautiful heckin' chonk of an amanita spotted on today's walk through the woods.
coastal mendocino county 🍄❤️🌲december 2024
coastal mendocino county 🍄❤️🌲december 2024
December 7, 2024 at 5:14 PM
an older #puffin sketch. they're such marvelous, chonky little birds!
inspired to share after viewing this palette knife technique video - if you see this, share your puffin art 🖤
inspired to share after viewing this palette knife technique video - if you see this, share your puffin art 🖤
December 2, 2024 at 9:29 PM
an older #puffin sketch. they're such marvelous, chonky little birds!
inspired to share after viewing this palette knife technique video - if you see this, share your puffin art 🖤
inspired to share after viewing this palette knife technique video - if you see this, share your puffin art 🖤
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lunchbreak sketch based on a photo snapped yesterday. coastal landscape views and shorebirds are my happy place.
soft #pastel on sanded paper
december 2024
lunchbreak sketch based on a photo snapped yesterday. coastal landscape views and shorebirds are my happy place.
soft #pastel on sanded paper
december 2024
December 2, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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lunchbreak sketch based on a photo snapped yesterday. coastal landscape views and shorebirds are my happy place.
soft #pastel on sanded paper
december 2024
lunchbreak sketch based on a photo snapped yesterday. coastal landscape views and shorebirds are my happy place.
soft #pastel on sanded paper
december 2024
we found a bunch yesterday too! big rain left us big beauties 🍄
December 2, 2024 at 1:19 AM
we found a bunch yesterday too! big rain left us big beauties 🍄
November 30, 2024 at 11:39 PM
first attempt at a self-portrait. what a wild experience it is to peer at oneself in a mirror and attempt to transcribe what is seen - subjective opinions about "beauty" fall away, leaving only light, shadow, contours, color choices, the relational geometry of a face
acrylic on canvas
october 2024
acrylic on canvas
october 2024
November 29, 2024 at 11:38 PM
first attempt at a self-portrait. what a wild experience it is to peer at oneself in a mirror and attempt to transcribe what is seen - subjective opinions about "beauty" fall away, leaving only light, shadow, contours, color choices, the relational geometry of a face
acrylic on canvas
october 2024
acrylic on canvas
october 2024
two more shots from a mushroom walk. northern california coast, november 2024
November 28, 2024 at 10:10 PM
two more shots from a mushroom walk. northern california coast, november 2024
some beauties from a mushroom walk. northern california coast, november 2024.
November 28, 2024 at 10:04 PM
some beauties from a mushroom walk. northern california coast, november 2024.
little "thanksgiving cactus," so close to blooming 🩷
November 28, 2024 at 8:08 PM
little "thanksgiving cactus," so close to blooming 🩷
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 AM
another #parakeet shot for you, because she's such a willing, inquisitive subject. lovely tiny bird.
#parrot #budgie #budgerigar #photography #birds
#parrot #budgie #budgerigar #photography #birds
November 22, 2024 at 5:42 PM
another #parakeet shot for you, because she's such a willing, inquisitive subject. lovely tiny bird.
#parrot #budgie #budgerigar #photography #birds
#parrot #budgie #budgerigar #photography #birds
the namesake.
i never imagined a parakeet could be as smart, creative, silly, sassy, independent, trusting, and *aware* as this tiny bird has shown herself to be. incredibly grateful to have this utterly fascinating relationship with a tiny bird.
i never imagined a parakeet could be as smart, creative, silly, sassy, independent, trusting, and *aware* as this tiny bird has shown herself to be. incredibly grateful to have this utterly fascinating relationship with a tiny bird.
November 21, 2024 at 6:04 PM
the namesake.
i never imagined a parakeet could be as smart, creative, silly, sassy, independent, trusting, and *aware* as this tiny bird has shown herself to be. incredibly grateful to have this utterly fascinating relationship with a tiny bird.
i never imagined a parakeet could be as smart, creative, silly, sassy, independent, trusting, and *aware* as this tiny bird has shown herself to be. incredibly grateful to have this utterly fascinating relationship with a tiny bird.
November 21, 2024 at 4:51 AM
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2024
this piece was completed as part of a class, and i keep coming back to it. i am not at all familiar with collage (except maybe in preschool!) so this was a fun and challenging exercise using new tools and a new way of seeing.
#collage #art #beach #abstractlandscape #landscape
2024
this piece was completed as part of a class, and i keep coming back to it. i am not at all familiar with collage (except maybe in preschool!) so this was a fun and challenging exercise using new tools and a new way of seeing.
#collage #art #beach #abstractlandscape #landscape
November 21, 2024 at 12:40 AM
untitled
2024
this piece was completed as part of a class, and i keep coming back to it. i am not at all familiar with collage (except maybe in preschool!) so this was a fun and challenging exercise using new tools and a new way of seeing.
#collage #art #beach #abstractlandscape #landscape
2024
this piece was completed as part of a class, and i keep coming back to it. i am not at all familiar with collage (except maybe in preschool!) so this was a fun and challenging exercise using new tools and a new way of seeing.
#collage #art #beach #abstractlandscape #landscape
miss you every day, dad.
tiny pen and watercolor sketch on mixed media paper
april 2024
#watercolor #art #micronpen #painting
tiny pen and watercolor sketch on mixed media paper
april 2024
#watercolor #art #micronpen #painting
November 19, 2024 at 4:53 PM
miss you every day, dad.
tiny pen and watercolor sketch on mixed media paper
april 2024
#watercolor #art #micronpen #painting
tiny pen and watercolor sketch on mixed media paper
april 2024
#watercolor #art #micronpen #painting
November 18, 2024 at 7:38 PM
November 18, 2024 at 7:15 PM
November 18, 2024 at 12:09 AM