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Chimney Swifts sketch
I know it's very early to be thinking about them, but I love their shapes! Attempting to tie them more into the stained glass window of the municipal building with this version. Inspired by this book cover
Puffin Platter
I am really excited to share this upcoming addition to the Pigeon Post store- a decorative Puffin Platter tray! This is the first sample I've received with the only issue being that some rounded corners aren't fitting properly.
Short-eared owl sketch
Wing shapes are so challenging! This is the basic idea for a something- maybe a poster featuring the Short-eared owl in flight. A lot of inspiration from old Sainsbury's packaging of the 60s and 70s!
Goldfinch vectoring timelapse
Recorded at 20x speedThis probably absolutely crazy to a lot of people, but it's one of my favorite parts of the process!
"The Chase" sketch
A Long-billed Curlew and Willet in pursuit of a Sanderling with a stolen mole crab in his beak. Still figuring out how best to illustrate the crab since mole crabs just look like a rock!
Tote bags are all mailed out!
In case you were considering joining exclusively for the tote bags- they went faster than I expected! :D
Upcoming patron mail!
I just got these from EnviroTote today!!!
Buff-bellied Hummingbird
I am very pleased to share my contribution to the "Disappearing Birds of North America" project. I was also tasked with writing a short paragraph about myself and my work in third person... Alex Tomlinson is an American artist who illustrates birds and other creatures in a flat and colorful style that strives to be simple but well-observed. As with most of his illustrations, this hummingbird started as a sketch that he then traced over in the Glyphs font editing program. As a part-time t...
Ambirdsand sketch
I posted a version of this awhile ago, but the first version wasn't very good so I removed it... took some time to redraw and feeling much better about it now!
Book cover!
I can't share any more information now but I just completed/had approved the illustration and layout for a book jacket. As you can probably gather from reading this... I am incredibly excited to share this even if I can't share the artwork. The cover features two Eurasian Blackbirds... I've said too much already!!
Low stock: Red-eyed Birds poster
Hi Patreon supporters! I wanted to let you know that if you were ever considering getting a Red-eyed Birds poster that I am currently down to just 3. https://www.pigeonpost.cafe/product/red-eyed-birds-edition-printHappy 2024 and thank you so much for your support!
Merry Fishmas!
Please let me know which version you enjoy the most :D
Buff-bellied hummingbird sketch
This is a sketch of a Buff-bellied hummingbird and tuberose for my contribution to The Disappearing Birds of North America. I am incredibly honored to be able to participate in such a project!
Bluesky invites!
If anyone wants to sign up for the Twitter alternative- I have some codes to share!You have to manually add "bsky-" to the beginning of these (trying to thwart bots)social-hhyq7-iv4ulsocial-ctsqm-jrhfjsocial-ytvsb-nqukysocial-ct7y3-ud6bdsocial-et4rs-b5o3esocial-a47oh-5lggdsocial-cpvnd-lwwmxsocial-jkpl5-ei6kxsocial-j7yqg-vj47rsocial-uefeo-5fy2r
Wood pigeons in the rain sketch
It's been raining these past few days which doesn't really put me in the holiday spirit- but it did inspire me to sketch my silly wood pigeons playing in a puddle!
Hex signs are gone!
If you are signing up for the Patreon in order to get a hex sign- I only printed 17 so if you are reading this please don't sign up only to get that particular hex sign!
Patreon makes a hex sign: the conclusion
Thank you everyone for voting on this color scheme! I am so happy with how these turned out especially since these colors are a bit out of my normal comfort zone. I was able to print 17 of these successfully. Going to give them some time to dry and then I will be sending them out!
Patreon makes a hex sign: the finale
I have lightly edited the gray chosen in the last layer to work a bit more with each color scheme*These are wildcards since it seems there is bubbling interest in a more monochromatic color scheme
Patreon makes a hex sign: the second layer
This is way too much fun! Time to choose the second color of your custom hex signs...
Patreon makes a hex sign!
I am so happy that there is interest in a Patreon-exclusive hex sign! Over the next few polls I am going to let everyone choose the design and the colors.First question- what design would you want printed? https://www.pigeonpost.cafe/category/hex-signs
Potential patreon mail
Which would you be most excited about?
Winter Blue Jay sketch
Will likely mess around with the colors and composition a bit more! Did you know the largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches??I have a strong recurring urge to draw a snowflake on a bird's beak but every time I do it I feel like it falls a bit short. There's something difficult about the scale, the detail of the snowflake, and how I want there to be no distraction from the snowflake-on-beak moment.
