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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork

@doedryadart.bsky.social

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Artist with a love of wildlife biology and ecology, primarily using oil paints. Shop, prints, and other places: https://linktr.ee/sarahsmithart

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · Nov 16

I'm Sarah, a traditional artist inspired by nature. I particularly love painting animals, plants, and fantasy subjects using oils.

Shop (originals and prints): www.etsy.com/shop/LostThi...

Email: [email protected]
linktr.ee/sarahsmithart

"Prey" Oil painting of a hare hiding in detailed foliage.

Oil painting of a sunning Painted Turtle on driftwood in a swamp.

"Alba" Oil painting of an albino doe resting on turquoise moss and foliage, with white flowers and mushrooms.

"Mycelia" Oil painting of a fox skull, with glowing mushrooms emerging from its mouth.

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Jan Wilczur @janwilczur.bsky.social · Jun 11

‘Garnet Pitta’

gouache, 19 x 25 cms.

This gorgeous bird is found in lowland tropical forests in South-east Asia where it is very difficult to see despite its plumage. It is often first detected by its haunting, whistling call.

Commissions welcome.

#garnetpitta
#pittas
#birdart
#birdpainting

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Jan Wilczur @janwilczur.bsky.social · Jul 21

‘Barn Owl, early morning, Burnham Norton’

acrylic, 44 x 34 cms

A Barn Owl hunts over meadows at Burnham Norton beside the North Norfolk coast with St. Margaret’s Church in the background.
#barnowl
#burnhamnorton
#northnorfolk
#norfolk
#birdart
#birdpainting

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 5h

Lovely detail and color!

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Jealous, I did not consider the fact that my SUV has a carpeted back when I got it. Not good for transporting forest detritus.

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What the hell I've never seen a goth mushroom like that.

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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 1d

Submission by Mayo Bous ( www.instagram.com/mayo.bous/ ) for the #CDChallenge - September 2025 theme was #CinemaMonsters

Presented by IDEA Academy → tinyurl.com/ideacourses

#characterdesignchallenge #characterdesign #artcontest #artcommunity

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 1d

I temporarily took mine down but Carrd has a pro plan with high quality images and ability to use your custom domain for only $19 a year, it was by far the cheapest I saw.

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Haha I love finding stuff like that, especially as a kid.

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Thanks! 💜

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Thank you!

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Charcoal sketch of a cool tree I found.

Gnarled dead tree in a forest, charcoal drawing on tan paper.

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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 3d

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This is it, the artwork that got me into the Halloween spirit

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Megan O’Connor 🍁 @meganoconnorart.ca · 4d

“The Petty King” is finished. Coloured pencil on hot pressed paper. The bird is a goldcrest, whose Latin name is regulus regulus :) #birds #birdart

Coloured pencil drawing of the stone statue of a dog with a crown-shaped collar and an uplifted paw. A small brown and yellow bird with an orange crest is perched on the paw.

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 3d

Nice artwork! This is very unique, and I can't get over the texture.

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Spooky Scary SkeleFalco @falco.works · 6d

Day 4 -- Acorn

One of the more misleadingly-named seasonal fae found in the Fallows, the prolific thimble-sized "acorn spiders" are actually crustaceans.

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Julia @julia11.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t normally get too many clear shots of Blue Jays, but this guy was so locked in on the sunflower seeds he didn’t seem to mind me snapping away. #Thursjay #birds

A Blue Jay perched on the stem of a dried out sunflower with a seed just visible in his mouth.

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 4d

Completely randomly for me, I've only seen a few. Though both were in storage areas. That paper photo was like 15 years ago 😆

Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 4d

Gotta love these tiny guys! Awesome sculpt.
These are two I found, compared to notebook paper and a quarter.

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Sarah Smith - Nature Artwork @doedryadart.bsky.social · 4d

I tend to be out of the loop with well known artists, and I've only recently seen the wildlife art of Bob Kuhn. Incredible color and simplicity while still displaying a strong knowledge of the subjects.

"Velvet Removal" a moose scratching his antlers on a tree, rendered in vivid but still lifelike colors.

"Not this Time" a detailed jaguar pouncing an egret in a loose jungle setting.

"Shady Spot" a coyote sits in the shade surrounded by a brightly lit scrub land. Fur and vegetation details are implied through smart brushwork.

"Hit and Miss" a dynamic scene of lionesses hunting antelope, with a focus on a lioness reaching into the air at an even higher jumping antelope.

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Eyliana - Kickstarter live & funded! 🍄 @urskogsaga.bsky.social · 4d

I'm thinking on making a reference pack of mushroom 🍄 for artists.

Are there things I should take into account? Different angles, species, light?

I'll do my best to make a nice variety - but also bit bound to what I encounter ;)

#artistreference #mushroom #referencepack #art #photograohy #fungi

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klingity.bsky.social @klingity.bsky.social · Jun 24

This Friday at Ticonderoga Arts, a reception and small artist talk about the process of creating paintings. I'm very excited to share new art with folks, all alongside the incredible @dianeswansonart.bsky.social ! Show is up until July 19th
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#adk #ticonderoga #art #oilpainting

A painting of a bright orange eastern newt eft crawling on a mossy green surface.

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Haley Grunloh @haleygrunloh.bsky.social · 5d

Who're these curious creatures 🧐

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