What kind of hawk is this? A Ridgway’s Hawk (I painted in 2013). Haven’t heard of them before? You’re not alone. Most people don’t even know this hawk exists, which is tragic because we may live to see it go extinct. There are less than 300 individuals left in the world. It is critically endangered. Because the world’s population lives in such a small area, a single devastating hurricane could wipe them out for good. The situation is that dire.      It is from the Dominican Republic (Los Haitises National Park holds the majority of the world’s breeding birds), and like most endangered animals, there are many factors contributing to its decline, including but not limited to: loss of habitat and misguided prejudice from people that mistakenly think these raptors pose a threat to domestic poultry. In reality, these birds have been documented to have a diet of over 95% small reptiles and are not known to actively hunt birds (see fun fact below). Sauce: http://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/Ridgway’s_Hawk#sthash.ryIJi5tW.dpbs      Groups like The Peregrine Fund are working hard to study and save this species, and to spread education and respect for the sake of the hawks. In some really awesome news, The Peregrine Fund’s Ridgway’s Hawk Project was just granted a Disney Conservation Fund Award! You can help these guys by donating directly or just spreading the word! FUN FACT: This hawk often builds its nest right on top of an active nest of the Palm Chat, the national bird of Dominican Republic. The hawks add larger twigs on top of the existing Palm Chat nest, without causing any harm to the smaller birds nesting below. It’s like a two-story building for birds! (from The Peregrine Fund site)

Deer snoots! Never realized there was so much variety in deer noses. Studies from photos. 

This will be a painting when I have the time.

-We will sell both for a discounted price of $700 or best offer.

He does have other faces, and I’ll show them at some point, but they’re all… scary.

Wolf by michaelmaxbender

Photo by York In A Box

so sleeeeepy

It’s alive! Hard to tell due to brightness, but it’s a nice solid orange.

Push button control of emotes integrated into the bottom of claws

Graphite Commission!

Because webcam photos are the best for works in progress notreally. Finished a coloured pencil badge today!

Super mega fast speed painting for Boyfren! He loves silly squid stuff so how about some sky squid? I made a fake Groupon print out for this. :D This isn’t really finished but oh crap he’s home…!!