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Mars Drake
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A series of a raven landing on a tamarack branch I just finished for a commission 🪶
#sciart #raven #bird #art
A realistic digital painting of a raven about to land on a tamarack branch with its wings spread. A realistic digital painting of a raven landing on a tamarack branch with its now bending slightly as it folds them. A realistic digital painting of a raven on a tamarack branch with its wings folded, cawing.
April 2, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Here's another WIP this one is for a commissioned work and is one in a sequential line up of three soon to be paintings! The client wanted a series of a raven landing on a tamarack branch
#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Art
A sketch of a raven about to land on a tamarack tree branch
March 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Calling this piece done for now!

Another installment in my challenge to make myself do one piece of sci-art a month to fill my portfolio and get out of my comfort zone.

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Anhinga
An illustration of an anhinga, a long necked water bird with its mouth outstretched reaching for a small fish turning away from the birds open beak.
March 6, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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A WIP for today working on a piece of an anhinga and bluegill sunfish!

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Illustration #Art #Anhinga
An anhinga or snake bird, an aquatic bird with a long neck extending its neck out towards a swimming bluegill sunfish
March 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Thought I'd post some old art here! Done for an internship :)

These are now three years old but still some of my favorite works, entomology is a favorite subject of mine and I'm hoping to do some more soon

#SciArt #ScientificIllustration #Entomology
A scientific illustration of a flea beetle. It has ring like markings. A scientific illustration of a flea beetle with long antennae and splotchy brown patterns A scientific illustration of a flea beetle, it is round and shiny. A scientific illustration of a flea beetle, it has a blueish gray body and an orange pronotum, head and limbs.
February 10, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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My first post here and an attempt at birds, here is a brown headed cowbird. A common brood parasite in North America.

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A digital painting of a Brown-Headed Cowbird, a small bird with a finch like beak and iridescent coat with a brown head.
February 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM