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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Jan 30

Hello I'm a graphite pencil artist (and budding watercolor painter) who enjoys drawing animals. Particularly sheep!

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 4d

Got the chance to spent this wonderful fall day hiking around Itasca State Park 🍁🍂 and managed to sneak in a little painting as well

#pleinairpainting #watercolorsketch #hikingandart

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 5d

Here are progress pictures that I took while drawing “Convergence of the Curious”. I used the grid method as a guide to help me draw the birds in the correct proportions and then later used the same grids to help me draw the hen square by square. The amount of feathers was overwhelming 😵‍💫

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 8d

Finally I can show this off! This was my entry for the Minnesota Pheasant Stamp Contest. It took 3rd place out of eight entries! This was definitely the most challenging drawing I’ve ever done.

“Convergence of the Curious”
6.5” x 9”
Graphite Pencil

#wildlifeart #graphitedrawingً #pheasant #birdart

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you 😊

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 16d

Still a little duck crazy 🦆🦆 so here’s a little watercolor study of one of

“Curious Duck”
Watercolor
5x7

#watercolor #watercolorsketch #wildlifeartist #duck #animalartist #watercolorartists

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · 26d

Here it is at long last, my 2025 Federal Duck Stamp entry. While it didn’t make it past the first round of judging I had a blast drawing it as it challenged me in new ways.

“Gliding over the Sound”
Graphite Pencil
7x10

#federalduckstamp #duckstamp #graphitedrawingً #wildlifeart #wildlifeartist

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Sep 15

Another stamp entry off in the mail! Decided to try my hand at the Minnesota Pheasant Stamp Contest

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Sep 2

Got a great supervisor to keep me on task

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Aug 30

Some Friday night watercolor sketching

#watercolorsketch #watercolor #horseart #animalartist

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Aug 24

Took a break this weekend from my current project to check out the Minnesota State Fair!

#mnstatefair #sketching #watercolorsketch #animalartist

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Jun 30

Had a blast spending the day, this past weekend, trying my hand at some more watercolor with some live subjects down at the Red River Zoo.

#animalart #watercolor #watercolorsketch #artist

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Mar 16

I got a couple of big projects I’m working on but I still find some time to do some smaller pieces.

Jacob Sheep Study
Graphite Pencil, Charcoal, & Pastel
5x7

#animalart #sheep #graphiteart #graphiteartist

A black and white four horned sheep on tan paper

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Mar 15

There’s no such as too many duck books 🦆

Four books of various sizes about ducks laid on a flat black surface

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 21

A little peek behind the process

This is usually the first step in my artistic process. I collect almost all of my own reference material to use for my drawings and paintings. I’ll spend hours photographing my subjects, like my sheep!

#Artisticprocess #Animalartist

Person in a cameo coat and tan hat laying in the grass holding a camera with a big lens up to their face

Foreground shows a long lens extending away from viewer in a grassy field. There are two sheep and a barn in the background

A lens in the foreground extending away from viewer with a sheep’s face just behind the end of the lens staring at the viewer

Person in a cameo coat and has a camera hanging down from their neck facing the camera.There are sheep standing beyond them in a green field

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 8

Sheep Study
Graphite and Pastel on Tan Paper
5x7

#pencilart #traditionalart #sheep #animalart

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 5

It was only a matter of time before I was going to paint a sheep 😜🐏

“Golden Fleece”
Watercolor & Gel Pen
5x7

#watercolor #watercoloranimals #sheep #traditionalart

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 3

I did mention I’ve been playing around with watercolor lately

“Cow Study”
Watercolor
5x7

#traditionalart #watercolor #painting #animalart

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 2

Lambing is right around the corner and I can’t wait until lambs start hitting the ground but for the meantime I must be content with sketching some lambs for now

#sketchbook #sketching #lambs #sheep

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 1

Amazing!!!

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Prasad Natarajan @prasadnatarajan.com · Feb 1

Comb Duck Male Head Study_1 (Sarkidiornis melanotos) with brush-pen from Koothattukulam Bird Sanctuary,Tirunelveli,Tamilnadu,India
1/2 Series of three
#art #nature #birds #illustration #sciart #indianwildlifeartist #ink #illustration #artforconservation #naturalhistoryillustration #birdart #waders

Comb-duck or Knob-duck male with a lump like structure on the upper mandible with black and white spots.
Title: Comb Duck Male Head Study_1 (Sarkidiornis melanotos)
Brush pen on Paper study sketch
Spiral Sketchbook 26.5x26.5 cms, 220 GSM
Location: Koothattukulam Bird Sanctuary, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu, India
Duration: 12 Hours
May 8th, 2020
Reference: Own Image
Status: Sold Private Collector.

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Feb 1

It’s a pretty good sign when your drawing pencils are starting to get short

#pencilart #traditionalart #justartistthings #graphitepencils

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Jan 31

“Royal Flush”
Graphite Pencil
6 1/2 x 9

#graphitepencil #traditionalart #pencildrawing #art #wildlifeart

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Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Jan 30

This is amazing! I love how you managed to capture the texture of the wool!

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Jan 30

A New Dawn
Graphite Pencil
8x10
2024

#graphiteart #pencilart #animalart #sheep #art

Taylor Leback Art @taylorlebackart.bsky.social · Jan 30

Thank you! 😊