Banded Snail
Procreate. Drawn as an example for a Lophotrochozoan sketch assignment in “Biological Diversity and Ecology.”

Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Procreate
Brushes: 4H Pencil, Rough Graphite Shader, and Kneaded Eraser
10 hours, and 20,015 total strokes

Western Bluebird (Sialia mexicana)
Commission painted in Procreate
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Anna’s Hummingbird (Calypte anna)
Commission painted in Procreate
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Procreate

For many years, a large Great Horned Owl lived in the eucalyptus tree in the empty field across the street from the house where I grew up. Although I often played in that field, and even climbed that tree, I didn’t see the owl very often, although there were a number of occasions where I did, including at least two times on Halloween. On this particular Halloween (1971 or 72), I was trick-or-treating with some neighborhood children when the owl flew down right in front of us, and landed in the middle of the Holzer’s front yard. How could I forget an event like that! One of my earliest “birding” experiences, and one which definitely made an impact on my young psyche, probably predisposing me to my current fascination with birds.

American Black Bear Cub (Ursus americanus) with Lupine
Procreate, detail from a larger work

Agassizi’s Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii)
Sketched in Procreate as an example to accompany The Virtual Field Ecosystem Exploration video for the Desert Studies Center.
Brushes: 4H Pencil, Rough Graphite Shader, Kneaded Eraser

Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) Egg in Dickcissel (Spiza americana) Nest
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