Nov
17
“Franklin the Spectacled Owl,” Daniel D. Brown, 2016, Digital
Digital painting created in Procreate on an iPad Air, based on a photograph I took of its namesake at the National Aviary.
Nov
04
Wings & Wildlife Art Show 2016 – the National Aviary
I was once again accepted to show my artwork at this year’s Wings & Wildlife Art Show at the National Aviary. There’s nothing quite like sharing one’s wildlife-inspired art while surrounded by birds from around the world.
Oct
05
“Great Horned Owl” sketch, Daniel D. Brown, 2016, Pastel Pencil
This was a little Great Horned Owl sketch, intentionally small (4×4″), quick, and low-detail, made to occupy me while watching the VP debate.
Original is SOLD
Oct
03
“Wookie,” Daniel D. Brown, 2016, Pastel Pencil
This is “Wookie,” a Linneaus’s Two-Toed Sloth that lives at the National Aviary in Pittsburgh, PA. If you’ve been there, you’ve probably seen him chilling with the toucans.
It’s a 10″x8″ drawing made with Gioconda Pastel Pencils.
See a timelapse of its creation below.
Buy prints of this piece at the LAUGHING MANTIS STUDIO STORE!
Timelapse:
Sep
29
“Darwin,” Daniel D. Brown, 2016, Pastel Pencil on PastelMat
This is a recent pet portrait of a beautiful departed Akita named “Darwin.” See the timelapse of it’s creation below.
Drawing timelapse (made just with bad iPhone photos taken during the process)