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cfollicularis.bsky.social
Potter Wasp Nest
4 September 2025

#PenAndInk #NaturalHistoryArt #Art #PotterWasp #MasonWasp #Eumeninae #Vespid
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
maudeuxcreations.bsky.social
Watercolor illustration of the Svalbard reindeer 🦌❄️— part of my Arctic mammals series.
I tried adding explanatory text — On my Redbubble shop, I proposed a more polished version ✨

#Arctic #wildlife #wildlifeart #naturalhistoryart #sciart #traditional #watercolor
Naturalistic watercolor illustration of the Svalbard reindeer. It shows a detailed scientific plate presenting the animal in side view, head studies, coat colors, and some explanatory annotations. Realistic style, on a light background, taken from my collection of Arctic animals. Close-up of the original poster. Here we see reindeer digging through the snow in winter to access the tundra for food. Also shown is the main watercolor. A male reindeer with antlers in the process of growing. Watercolor portrait of a Svalbard reindeer with its cute little round face. We also see a detail from a painting showing a polar bear chasing a reindeer. This is something that can happen, but it's not that common. The main cause of reindeer mortality is lack of food due to the harsh climate. The final version of the poster is available online in my Redbubble store along with the rest of the Arctic animals collection. These animals are painted with great attention to detail in watercolor to create posters that are both artistic and scientific!
December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
Sold!
Waxwing Portrait
Acrylics on matte board
5.1″ x 5.1″ (13 x 13 cm)
More available bird art at www.esthervanhulsen.com

#wildlifeart #animalart #wildlifepainting #animalpainting #realisticart #animalillustration #traditionalanimalart #naturalhistoryart #birdart #birdpainting
November 24, 2025 at 3:54 PM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
Are you feeling down? Look outside and listen to a little sparrow singing. . Sometimes the wind is too strong, but it keeps living its life . . . doing what it’s supposed to do . . .
Blessings to you all . . .

#botanicalart #birdsinart #naturalhistoryart #SciArt
A field sparrow painted in watercolor. It sits on a beach of a wild rose with bunch of red rose hips. I added Indian Grass as its color goes well with the sparrow while providing nest materials and food sources. I hope you enjoy it.
November 21, 2025 at 9:22 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
SOLD 🙂
Young Mountain Hare
Acrylics on board
9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm)
More available work at www.esthervanhulsen.com

#wildlifeart #mountainhare #animalart #wildlifepainting #animalpainting #SciArt #traditionalart #traditionalpainting #naturalhistoryart
November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
European Rabbit baby
Acrylics on Olio paper
7″ x 9.4″ (18 x 24 cm)

#wildlifeart #animalart #traditionalart #naturalhistoryart #rabbit #SciArt
January 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
Northern Goshawk
Watercolor and colored pencil on board
8.3″ x 11.8″ (21 x 30 cm)
Original sold

www.esthervanhulsen.com

#animalart #birdart #birdsofprey #wildlifeart #naturalhistoryart
February 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
Working on this lovely little kestrel lady in acrylics on board 🙂
9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm)

#wildlifeart #animalart #wildlifepainting #animalpainting #realisticart #animalillustration #wildlifeillustration #traditionalanimalart #naturalhistoryart #birdart #birdsofprey #falconry #falconryart
A square painting of a female kestrel laying on a light colored wooden underground. Around the board are four brushes and in the upper left corner a small part of a palette with some dollops of paint is visible. The bird is seen from the back, its head turned to the left, en profile. It is a brownish red with lots of black mottling. The head, shoulders and half the back are visible.
March 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
danielcheshire.bsky.social
Painting a desert tortoise at work. 🐢 #tortoise #naturalhistoryart
July 15, 2025 at 12:10 AM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
Ready for the Opending Reception! 61 paintings up on the wall. They all look amazing. Happy 😊 with my painting “Winter Poetry” in an elegant frame.
When you are local, see you
At Brushwood Center, Ryerson Woods, 1-3 pm.

#botanicalart #artexhibit #ScieArt #naturalhistoryart #natureart #art
February 28, 2025 at 7:06 PM
cfollicularis.bsky.social
Potter Wasp Nest
4 September 2025

#InkDrawing #PenAndInk #NaturalHistoryArt
Ink drawing of three mason wasp pots adhered to a stick. The three drawing implements used lay on top of the paper in the bottom left corner: 3H pencil (for the initial sketch), fine tip pen, extra fine tip pen. The stick with the wasp pots—the subject of the drawing—rests on the upper right corner of the paper. Black and white ink drawing of three potter wasp pots adhered to a stick. A variety of textures were created with different pen strokes: stippling, line, hatching.
December 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
Preparing new card designs for holiday art markets. Little things like greeting cards might not look that significant, but highly effective to spread word about native plant, conservation and me as an artist. How do you promote your art? Share your ideas!
#botanicalart #naturalhistoryart #SciArt
I paint native plants and native insects and birds to promote biodiversity and ecosystem conservation b
November 22, 2024 at 8:21 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
While visiting the UK, I saw this adorable young Canada goose, so I made a watercolor study in my @steamline journal
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#watercolorbirds #naturejournal #animalart #wildlifeart #animalpainting #steamline #birdart #naturalhistoryillustration #naturalhistoryart #birdsketches
An open sketchbook, on the pages is a watercolor studie of a baby Canada goose laying in the grass, its head bent over its back to look at something in the graas besides it. There are some pressed flowers and plants on the pages as well. Around the book are brushes, leafs and part of a palette visible
June 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
Today’s mission: Making an “hideous” looking bird magnificent. That sounds fun, doesn’t it?
Turkey Vulture is a proof that the planet operates in a very efficient way and it deserves a spot in my painting. 🤗
Peace 🙏🏼.

#birdsinart #natureart ##naturalhistoryart #watercolor #botanicalartist #sciart
April 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
geologyjohnson.bsky.social
Bebe #Ermine I painted as a study for the animals I will be putting in the painting I'm working on. #NaturalHistoryArt #Animal #Mammal #Weasel
digital painting of a white fluffy weasel baby looking up at the camera with a smiling expression. It is standing in a patch of snow.
January 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
A pair of white-beaked dolphins in Copic Makrer and colored pencil :)

www.esthervanhulsen.com

#whaleart #dolphinart #whitebeakeddolhin #naturalhistoryillustration #scientificillustration #animalart #wildlifeart #whaleart #dolphindrawing #wildlifeart #naturalhistoryart
A pair of dolphins swimming from left to right. The background is white. The dolphins are a greyish color, with white stamachs and beaks, and some black parts of their bodies
July 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
A male downy with his signature red cap. A section from the same painting I showed in the last post. Downy woodpeckers are cute and they appear in my paintings quite often 🤗.
#birdsinart #botanicalart #naturalhistoryart ##natureart #biodiversity #SciArt #bird
January 9, 2025 at 2:30 AM
arthistoryanimalia.bsky.social
#FishFriday 🐡:
www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346505
“Der Jgelfisch”
Gemeinnüzzige Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs bd.4 (Berlin, 1783), p.175 / Pl.XX (plates by D.F. Sotzmann)
🆔 Spot-Fin Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)
Via BHL: www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28346505
#NaturalHistoryArt #SciArt
hand-colored book plate, illustration of a single specimen of blue-grey spot-fin porcupine fish, top down view, empty background, with caption below Diodon Hyltrix, Linn. Der Igelfisch.
August 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
This painting is all about the interdependence between natural elements in habitat. It shows why the message, “Leave Leaves Alone” is so important.

Busy with the last classes of ‘24 (in person & Zoom) and finishing up a few paintings.

#botanicalart #naturalhistoryart #habitatconservation #SciArt
Finishing a painting showing how natural elements interact with other elements. It shows why the #message “Leave Leaves Alone” is so important. Under the fallen leaves #bees nesting, #snails hiding, little #mushrooms thriving,,,. There is a whole #ecosystem existing under the leaves.
December 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
judithmonroe.bsky.social
Want to come to my Open Studio and Garden Tour? Or be the first to get deals on art? Comment or DM me “PRIORITY” and I will put you on the list!

#natureloversgallery #naturalhistoryart #sacramentoartist
You’re invited!
YouTube video by Judith Monroe's #Artlife
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May 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
esthervanhulsen.bsky.social
Caudipteryx mama feedeing her young. I had so much fun drawing the little chicks. Some bird spezies have adorably ugly looking babies, and I imagine it was the same for dinosaurs

Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper
11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm)

#paleoart #naturalhistoryart #animalart
September 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
Brushwood Center is at
21850 N Riverwoods Rd, Riverwoods (Deerfield), IL.
#Art #SciArt #natureart #naturalhistoryart
February 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
A perching spot for the dragonfly added. Grey headed coneflower “flower” is beautiful, but I love the seed head: a perfect one, a half eaten one. They appear to many of my paintings as “fillers” for the odd negative spaces. Finnishing this up.

#botanicalart #naturalhistoryart #SciArt #wildlife
A #dragonfly, Green Darner, is perching on a grey headed #coneflower seedhead. It’s pretty with dainty blue #aster and }hazelnut leaf painted in #watercolor.
December 12, 2024 at 6:20 PM
judithmonroe.bsky.social
“Eventually, my eyes were opened, and I really understood nature. I learned to love at the same time.” Claude Monet

“With Open Eyes” photo transfers, acrylic, color pencil, ephemera & dried pressed leaves on cradled wood panel (8x8”) $225

#naturalhistoryart #natureloversgallery #biophilia
April 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
brushwhisperer.bsky.social
My wise owl hawk (Northern Harrier) mom will look out for you all . . .

#natureart #naturalhistoryart #birdsinart #SciArt
May 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM