Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist
Another bird I initially photographed at the National Aviary. Truly beautiful creatures, these birds. This one is 10″ x 8″ pastel pencil on Pastelmat. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
Original is SOLD
Yet another pastel drawing based on a photograph I took at the National Aviary. This one is 8×10″ on Pastelmat. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
I really got a great bunch of photographs from my most recent trip to the National Aviary with my wife. Needless to say, they have been a huge inspiration in my pastel drawings. This is “Benito” the Hyacinth macaw that lives at the Aviary. He is almost ALWAYS putting on a show when I visit, hanging upside down, stretching his wings, making a racket, or grooming the other macaw.
This piece is 11×14”. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
Original is SOLD
This is a common grackle male I spotted in Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh, PA).
Pastel Pencil, 8×10″ on Pastelmat. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
This is my most recent pastel work – the largest I’ve done yet (14″ x 11″) thanks to the new Pastelmat I just received.
This is a Pseudeuophrys lanigera jumping spider. They are quite tiny. Are his eyes bigger than his stomach? Does he dream of flying or metamorphosing?
This is based on a photo by the insanely talented photographer Nikola Rahmé (though the butterfly is based on my own photo). He kindly gave his permission for me to use his photos as references. If you like macro photography, go see his amazing portfolio on Flickr. He has produced a ton of gorgeous work.
