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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

WIP ✍🏻 Giraffe ( Giraffa camelopardalis). Yesterday Inktober began and the word for the day was apple. 🍎 Reminded me of learning that giraffes like apples. Thought I’d combine the two In a practice sketch. #sketchbook #SciArt #giraffe

Work in progress pencil sketch practice- giraffe and apple snacks. Yep, giraffes like apples. Who knew?

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Well, fudge. 🫤 Hate when I get proportions wrong. But kind of a cute little duck nonetheless. So- a squished body Long-tailed Duck. 🤷🏼‍♀️ #sketchbook #SciArt #duck

Pencil sketch of a Long-tailed Duck. Wrong proportions, squat body version. Kinda cute nonetheless.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Very quick sketch session. Not doing justice to his crazy hair. Alpaca. #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration #alpaca

Quick pencil sketch of an alpaca. They have such big, beautiful eyes and often such crazy hair. Not doing justice here, but fun practice.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Some days progress can seem slow as…well, a turtle. 🐢 Keep trying. Razor-backed Musk Turtle #SciArt #sketchbook #illustration #turtle

Sketch practice- Razor-backed Musk Turtle. Fabulous photo capture by Joel Sartore is today’s inspirational reference

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

No idea what kind of bird this is. Giving off young sea gull vibes. Irl it’s mostly beige/light brown with light blue around the eyes and sweeping toward gray bits along the back of head, black/dk gray on the beak, light grayish legs. 🤷🏼‍♀️ thoughts? #sketchbook #SciArt #avianart

Pencil sketch of an unidentified bird. Young sea gull, perphaps?

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Southern Kelp Crab. Wow. Hats off to those who can successfully illustrate them. Not easy and a bit too challenging for me today. 🦀 #sketchbook #SciArt 🦑

Southern Kelp Crab sketch. Not an easy subject. Hats off to artists who can successfully illustrate them.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today was a “little sketches” day. Various critters. And one tiny story scene. #sketchbook #illustration #SciArt

Little doodle sketches of a bear cub, penguin, fox kit.
And a tiny story scene between a moose and a fairy penguin.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

People are hard to sketch.✍🏻 Ducks 🦆 are easier. Oh well, practice is practice. #sketchbook #illustration

Happy little human on a big ball. Mom hand helping. Sketch practice.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Boat-Billed Heron. Trying to put a tiny bit of good out into the world. One little sketch at a time. ✍🏻 #sketchbook #SciArt #wildlife

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Sketch practice. Little Blue Penguins. Aka Fairy Penguins. Adults are 13 inches tall and weigh 2-3 lbs.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Baby Pygmy Hippos having all kinds of feels. Duck appears to be wondering what’s going on. Aren’t we all? #sketchbook #SciArt #wildlifesketches

Lil Pygmy Hippos having all kinds of feels. Same little ones, same.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

What a week, eh? 🙁 Distracted drawing. ✍🏻 Posing Indian Runner Ducks and peeking pigeons. Definitely no one in a row.

Posing Indian Runner Ducks and peeking pigeons. Definitely not in a row.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Mango the Toucan, pencil sketch.✍🏻🤷🏼‍♀️ Keep trying. #SciArt #sketchbook #illustration

Pencil sketch of seven week old Mango the Toucan. Photo reference from Naples Zoo.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Tongue curling happy dog in a paper hat. Inspired by another wonderful photo of @wieselblitz on Instagram. #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration

Pencil sketch of happy dog in paper party hat. Happy weekend, everyone.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Mouflon (Ovis musimon ). A species of wild sheep, thought to be one of two original ancestors of all modern day sheep. #sketchbook #SciArt ✍🏻

Pencil sketch of Mouflon, a species of wild sheep, and are thought to be one of two original ancestors of all modern day sheep.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bit of sketch time waiting for heating and air guys to put in a new unit. Apparently now that’s not happening today. Dang. 🥵😞 Lion cub being cute. Not quite how I imaged it, like the rest of the day. All we can do is roll with it and go on. #sketchbook #SciArt

Lion cub being cute and flexible. I’m well past cute stage, but trying remember to be flexible in life.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Some days it’s hard not to distracted. Keep trying. ✍🏻 Pencil sketch practice. Masked Palm Civet (Paguma larvata) #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration

Masked Palm Civet pencil sketch practice in progress.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Pencil sketch practice. Pinocchio anole (Anolis proboscis) “-growing about 3.3 in (8.4 cm) long, this slow-moving lizard inhabits forests throughout parts of Ecuador, climbing trees to escape predators. Only males of this species sport long proboscises“ #sketchbook #SciArt

Pinocchio anole on leaves. Only the males grow long noses.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Pencil sketch practice in progress. ✍🏻 West Indian Whistling Duck. Inspired by a wonderful photo taken by Christopher Sloan. #sketchbook #avianAugust #SciArt

Quizzical West Indian Whistling Duck pencil sketch.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Pencil sketch practice. Black Tailed Prairie Dog enjoying a snack. #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Quick sketch with coffee. Southern Giant Burrowing Frog. 🤔 Looks a bit concerned. Like he came back to the office after a long weekend to find something expected. 😉 #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration #frog

Pencil sketch of a Southern Giant Burrowing Frog. He looks a bit dismayed at what he sees. Ever been there, done that after getting back to work following a long weekend?

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A wee Giant Panda Cub. Testing out a Derwent Sketching Medium wash 4B pencil.✏️ #sketchbook #SciArt #illustrating #panda

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Color or no color? 🤔 Analysis paralysis, anyone? When the brain is too tired to think, it’s time to put the pencils down and call it a night. Look at it afresh in the morning. Victoria’s Riflebird #3

Song and dance Victoria’s Riflebird version three- now with color! I don’t know. May be better in plain pencil…

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Amur Leopard Cub looking bright eyed and happy. Inspired by a photo posted by @hoglezoo.bsky.social on their instagram account. They share wonderful pictures. #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration #cub

Pencil sketch of an Amur Leopard Cub looking bright eyed and happy.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Victoria’s Riflebird 2. Wow. 😮 This bird is incredibly challenging. But I’ll keep trying. That’s how we learn- one line at a time. ✍🏻 #sketchbook #illustrating #SciArt

Second pencil sketch of immature male Victoria’s Riflebird practicing his mating song and dance.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Beginning sketch. Victoria’s Riflebird mid song and display. Feels like I’m going to need more coffee to finish this. ☕️✍🏻 #sketchbook #illustration #SciArt

Early stage pencil sketch of a Victoria’s Riflebird leaning back belting out a love song with wings spread in a circular display showing off his feathery finery.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Not a Humminbird but a 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼-𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗼 (𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁). Sketched from a reference photo that beautifully captured it mid flight. #sketchbook #SciArt #bird

Pencil sketch of a 𝗥𝗮𝗯𝗼-𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗼-𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗼 (𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘁) mid flight with wings outstretched.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Awebo about to run a perimeter security check. Do look them up. They have bright reddish orange feathers above their eyes. Scary blinding eyebrows! 😯🤣 Anyway, another fun creature sketch. ✍🏻 #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration

An Awebo bird crouching before taking off running around intimidating others with his bright reddish orange eyebrow feathers.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

A calf coming up to you for pets and love. Sketched from a video which is tougher than imagined. 😮 Ah well. Practice is practice. #sketchbook #illustration #SciArt

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

WIP Pink-eared Duck. Very unusual shovel shaped bill. #sketchbook #SciArt

Pencil sketch of a Pink-eared Duck. It has a very unusual shaped bill for foraging in water. No pink ears really. Just pink bit of feathers down and behind the eyes.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Doodle sketches. Who knows where they comes from? #doodle #sketch

Doodle sketches of a donkey in hat, plushie lizard and a bear with bear discovering a butterfly.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

On rainy gray days we can choose to make our world more colorful. Being bold, using watercolor pencils with this fish portrait. Common Red Bigeye. #SciArt 🦑 #sketchbook #illustration

Common Red Bigeye fish sketched in shades of orange, red, pink, deep indigo and black watercolor pencils on white sketch pad.

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Sometimes the scribbley beginning just makes me smile. 😊 Red Bigeye ( Priacanthidae) pencil sketch.✍🏻 #SciArt 🦑 #artist #illustration

Pencil sketch beginning of a Red Bigeye fish (Priacanthidae). He looks a little concerned doesn’t he?

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Pamela @couragelearning.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We fail a hundred percent of the time when we don’t try. Here’s to trying. De Brazza’s Monkey (Cercopithecus neglectus). #sketchbook #SciArt #illustration

Pencil sketch of a De Brazza’s Monkey sitting among trees and flowers.

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