Pirate Ship Illustration

I just added a new 11x14" print in my Etsy Shop. It's a fun illustration with a pirate ship and all sorts of sea animals.

My sister in law is an interior designer and I drew this for a kid's pirate room she is putting together, I will post more about that later - hopefully with some cool pictures.

Pirate Ship Illustration Print on Etsy

Here are some details.

Flags, sails, and a jolly roger

 The sea creatures include lots of fish, whale flukes, sharks, jellyfish, an octopus and turtle!

New owls

I'll have a fun new illustration for Studio Tuesday up tomorrow, but in the meantime... i've put up a couple new owl illustrations at my owl project website. This nighttime desert scene with an Elf Owl, Saguaros, and large Agaves was especially fun to paint.
Check out the other new owls at 100owls.com!

In other news I finally began using twitter. You can follow me here:
twitter.com/dswatercolor

Salamander art

Spent the last couple days reading about and drawing salamanders. I've always been fascinated by them. It's fun to go looking for them under rocks and logs.
Here's what I came up with. Titled Salamander Hunt

I know a lot more about Salamanders than i did a few days ago. These are loosely based on an assortment of North American salamanders. Actually the patterns are all pretty accurate, but I took some artistic liberty with some colors. I just wanted to make a fun salamander print rather than an ID type thing.

A couple prints in my shop
5x7 Salamander Art Print
8x10 Salamanders Print

Also, I don't recommend eating cold pasta and reading about salamanders. It's somewhat disconcerting.

March Birdwatching

The foggy morning and nice weather motivated me to go out birdwatching yesterday. A good couple of hours. Downy, Hairy, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers. A Hooded Merganser on the pond, Bluebirds, Golden-crowned Kinglets, Red-shouldered Hawks, and a lot of other neat stuff.

A Red-bellied Woodpecker working on a hole.

Lots of Painted Turtles

Hooded Merganser, my favorite duck. Unfortunately he never got close enough to get a decent picture. I would love to paint one sometime if i ever get some decent reference shots. They are so beautiful.

Golden-crowned Kinglet watercolor

Golden-crowned Kinglet. I've been wanting to paint this bird for a while. A tiny little bird that darts around. I tend to see them in Winter here in Maryland.

African animal series

I've finished the last of a little series of African plains animals. Elephants, zebras, and giraffes. It was a fun challenge drawing a completely new set of animals and habitat.

Tufted Titmouse watercolor

I finished this watercolor a couple nights ago. We haven't had much snow here this year, but luckily I stocked up on my wintery reference pictures last year during our blizzard. Anyway - this little bird is a Tufted Titmouse. A pretty common bird in Eastern North America.

Nabbing a peanut.