#longearedbat

Long eared bat sketch | Limited edition fine art print from an original drawing. My sketches start life as hand-drawn graphite images made on cartridge paper. I often work on these with charcoal, oil pastel or Caran d'Ache to create the look I'm after. The artwork is then scanned and finessed digitally ready for fine art printing. This process often referred to as Giclée printing uses the highest standard of printing methods to give gallery quality results that maintain all the details of the original sketch. The graphite pencils I use are Faber-Castel, the oil pastels are Sennelier and the china-graph is Caran d’Ache. The inks are pigment based archive quality (100years+). The heavyweight specialist papers I use are of the best professional quality having a wonderful surface designed specifically for fine art drawings and illustrations. Very limited editions with only ten per size printed. All artwork is signed and includes a certificate of authenticity. The A5 are 5.8" x 8.25" (14.8cm x 21cm) The A4 are 8.25" x 11.7" (21cm x 29.8cm) The A3 are 11.7" x 16.5" (29.8 cm x 42cm) The A2 are 16.5" x 23.4" (42 cm x 59.4cm) Frames not included in price. Free shipping on artwork to UK destinations. https://www.seanbriggs.co.uk/product/long-eared-bat-3/?feed_id=3147&_unique_id=660ee7449000e

Long-eared bats aren't very common visitors, here at the centre. Having been brought in with a small wound on its tail membrane, Maru found no other injuries and the bat certainly wasn't shy in showing off its feisty temperament. After lapping up a dose of fluids and scoffing down a fair few mealworms, this fascinating little animal was collected by one of our bat specialists, with whom it will remain until its wound is completely healed. #wild #wildlife #rescue #simoncowell #wildlifeaid #vet #veterinary #bat #longearedbat #brownlongearedbat #animal #animals #nature #animalsofinstagram #picoftheday #batsofinstagram #scary #teeth #instadaily #instagood #cute @thedodo @dailymail @bbcnews https://www.instagram.com/p/B1waU2jgiqC/?igshid=jzed9i4j1cme

My jackolantern this year is Pip! A character from my book #Skytown #pumpkins #jackolantern #longearedbat

Packed up my paints, so I'm finishing up my residency with some ink drawings (in preparation for our Open Studios on Monday). "Alpine Long-Eared Bat" ink on paper, 6"x8" (available) #drawing #art #artist #ashleybravin #sketch #pentelcolorbrush #pentelpocketbrush #artistsofinstagram #instadaily #ink #bat #longearedbat #artistresidency #chautauqua (at Chautauqua Institution)

Long eared bat sketch | Limited edition fine art print from an original drawing. The grey long-eared bat is a fairly large European bat. It has distinctive ears, long and with a distinctive fold. It hunts above woodland, often by day, and mostly for moths. In captivity, it has also been recorded to eat small lizards. My sketches start life as hand-drawn graphite images made on cartridge paper. I often work on these with charcoal, oil pastel or Caran d'Ache to create the look I'm after. The artwork is then scanned and finessed digitally ready for fine art printing. This process often referred to as Giclée printing uses the highest standard of printing methods to give gallery quality results that maintain all the details of the original sketch. The graphite pencils I use are Faber-Castel, the oil pastels are Sennelier and the china-graph is Caran d’Ache. The inks are pigment based archive quality (100years+). The heavyweight specialist papers I use are of the best professional quality having a wonderful surface designed specifically for fine art drawings and illustrations. Very limited editions with only ten per size printed. All artwork is signed and includes a certificate of authenticity. The A5 are 5.8" x 8.25" (14.8cm x 21cm) The A4 are 8.25" x 11.7" (21cm x 29.8cm) The A3 are 11.7" x 16.5" (29.8 cm x 42cm) The A2 are 16.5" x 23.4" (42 cm x 59.4cm) Frames not included in price. Free shipping on artwork to UK destinations.

Great to cycle around the Hogsmill river in warm weather before the cold weather arrived today. And yesterday evening with the warm weather explored Horton Country Park in what felt more like July. At dusk had Brown Long-eared Bat, and a hooting Tawny Owl. This morning lots of birds singing as if they knew it was going to get colder for a while! #kevthenatureguide #hogsmillnaturereserve #Hortoncountrypark #longearedbat #tawnyowl (at Hogsmil Nature Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAAYy2WDkmE/?igshid=ojygfjig734n

Big #coverup of an old mistake made by a hippy. Background and plant matter to come soon. . . . . .#bat #battattoo #longearedbat @510tattoo #oakland #oaklandart #oaklandtattoo #oaklandcalifornia #lakemerritt #510tattoo #darkart #darktattoo #occulttattoo #witch #tattoo #tattoos #tattooartist https://www.instagram.com/p/BucsiGWDzyA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e8mbdd28o4ia

These are from a set of bat studies I did last night. When approaching a new project, studying the subject from real-life images is vital. I’m working on a project that will have realistic but likely simplified animals, like a bat. So before I simplify the subject down, it’s important to study the anatomy and shapes of the animal so that I can better show those key characteristics and not have a cookie-cutter, boring bat. Then when I’m comfortable with the subject, I’ll pick out the most important things and try to simplify them down to something less sketchy and ready for painting or whatever I’m doing with it (not telling yet 🤔🙃). #animalstudy #sketchstudy #longearedbat #brownbat https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm3YFvChjpT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ceucm6k2ns39