Art inspired by biology, created by a biologist
This is “Dexter.” He lives at the National Aviary (go see him!). It’s my latest pastel pencil drawing. This is on 9.5″ x 12″ PastelMat and drawn with PanPastel and Gioconda Pastel Pencils. I’m pretty stoked with how it turned out!
Original is SOLD.
This is “Killer,” a green-winged macaw that resides at the National Aviary. This is my first proper attempt at using PanPastels on PastelMat. I’m fairly happy with how it turned out. It’s based on a photo I took at the National Aviary. You can buy prints of this piece HERE.
The original drawing was SOLD (donated to the National Aviary for the Wings and Wildlife Artshow and Benefit Auction).
This was my first ever attempt at using my new Pan Pastels on Pastel Mat. The piece is only about a 3″ x 3″ sketch.
I’ve been fascinated with barred owls since I was a kid. In fact the man who was most influential in me becoming a biologist, Mr. Bob Ross, twice taught me to call these birds in the Ozark Mountains (he was quite an amazing zoology teacher in Arkansas). Their call sounds something like “Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you all?”
This drawing is based on a photograph of a family of hummingbirds my aunt captured in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas.
This piece fits nicely is in an 8×10” frame.
