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Carolina Wrens sketch

Chimney Swifts sketch

I know it's very early to be thinking about them, but I love their shapes! Attempting to tie them more into the stained glass window of the municipal building with this version.

Inspired by...

Puffin Platter

I am really excited to share this upcoming addition to the Pigeon Post store- a decorative Puffin Platter tray! This is the first sample I've received with the only issue being that some rounded co...

Ruddy Turnstone sketch

Short-eared owl sketch

Wing shapes are so challenging! This is the basic idea for a something- maybe a poster featuring the Short-eared owl in flight. A lot of inspiration from old 2024-02-06 13:40:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Goldfinch vectoring timelapse

Recorded at 20x speed

This probably absolutely crazy to a lot of people, but it's one of my favorite parts of the process!

"The Chase" sketch

A Long-billed Curlew and Willet in pursuit of a Sanderling with a stolen mole crab in his beak. Still figuring out how best to illustrate the crab since mole crabs just look like a rock!

Tote bags are all mailed out!

In case you were considering joining exclusively for the tote bags- they went faster than I expected! :D 

Upcoming patron mail!

I just got these from EnviroTote today!!! 

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

I am very pleased to share my contribution to the "Disappearing Birds of North America" project.

I was also...

Ambirdsand sketch

I posted a version of this awhile ago, but the first version wasn't very good so I removed it... took some time to redraw and feeling much better about it now!

Ex Libris rubber stamp sketch

Northern Gannet sketch

Everything Pidges tote reprint sneak beak!

Puffin Platter sketch

Book cover!

I can't share any more information now but I just completed/had approved the illustration and layout for a book jacket. As you can probably gather from reading this... I am incredibly excited to sh...

Low stock: Red-eyed Birds poster

Hi Patreon supporters! I wanted to let you know that if you were ever considering getting a Red-eyed Birds poster that I am currently down to just 3. 2024-01-01 20:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post

Murmuration

Merry Fishmas!

Please let me know which version you enjoy the most :D

Buff-bellied hummingbird sketch

This is a sketch of a Buff-bellied hummingbird and tuberose for my contribution to The Disappearing Birds of North Americ...

Bluesky invites!

If anyone wants to sign up for the Twitter alternative- I have some codes to share!

You have to manually add "bsky-" to the beginnin...

Wood pigeons in the rain sketch

It's been raining these past few days which doesn't really put me in the holiday spirit- but it did inspire me to sketch my silly wood pigeons playing in a puddle! 

Hex signs are gone!

If you are signing up for the Patreon in order to get a hex sign- I only printed 17 so if you are reading this please don't sign up only to get that particular hex sign! 

Patreon makes a hex sign: the conclusion

Thank you everyone for voting on this color scheme! I am so happy with how these turned out especially since these colors are a bit out of my normal comfort zone.

I was able to print 17 of ...

Patreon makes a hex sign: the finale

I have lightly edited the gray chosen in the last layer to work a bit more with each color scheme
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Patreon makes a hex sign: the second layer

This is way too much fun! Time to choose the second color of your custom hex signs...

Patreon makes a hex sign: the first layer color

Patreon makes a hex sign!

I am so happy that there is interest in a Patreon-exclusive hex sign!

Over the next few polls I am going to let everyone choose the design and the colors.

First question- what design...

Potential patreon mail

Which would you be most excited about?

Winter Blue Jay sketch

Will likely mess around with the colors and composition a bit more! Did you know the largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches??

I have a strong recurring urge to 2023-12-04 00:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post