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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Zwartbles Sheep Painted in acrylics, on a preserved Cottonwood tree leaf. Another from 2023. I wanted some abstract silliness to take the pressure off. A sheep head on a mass of wooly squiggles seemed appropriate and was fun!

A painted black sheep face with a thick white streak down the forehead, nose and lips. The head is surrounded by waves of brown squiggles that mimic the zwartbles sheep's wooly coat. The painting is on a cottonwood leaf, sitting on a white canvas background.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

A young Dark-Sided Flycatcher, in colored pencil mixed media Juvenile Dark-sided Flycatchers have a more mottled pattern with white spots, as seen. Each molt after fledging, they gradually lose these spots and develop a more uniform, ashy coloration. #birdart #flycatcher #birds

A juvenile dark-sided flycatcher with brown back and wing plumage broken up with white highlighted feather edges and white speckles, with a white neck and chest streaked with brown. The bird has a mostly gray beak attached with a bit of yellow skin, desaturated purple-pink legs and stands on a small branch with bits of minty colored, delicate fruticose lichens.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A Red-legged Honeycreeper, male breeding plumage, in colored pencil. Native primarily to Central and northern South America, Red-legged Honeycreepers are often found in pairs or small flocks feeding on nectar, fruit and small insects along semi-open forest edges. #birdart

A colored pencil drawing of a male Red-legged Honeycreeper in blue and black breeding plumage with a teal cap, on a white background. The bird's legs are bright reddish orange, and he's perched on a thin lumpy twig with bits of stringy moss.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Ava Painted with acrylics on an 8x10 watercolor canvas panel. A sweet senior pittie mix. <3

A portrait painting of a black and white pit bull mix dog with rose ears, on a desaturated purple background.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I got out my colored pencils and decided to try them on a random sheet of mystery paper. This Green Heron was my warm up subject. #birdart #greenheron

A colored pencil portrait of a Green Heron facing the side. The heron's head plume is raised.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Brenton's Fig A Little Deeper, aka Fig Painted in acrylics, on an 8x10 watercolor canvas panel. Fig is a sweet 9 month old Australian Shepherd. She loves many things, like rat search games, meeting friends (2 or 4 legs) and cuddling when it's nap time. See more of Fig @tailguides on IG #gamergirl

A painting of a red merle and white Australian shepherd puppy sitting in purple clouds, with over-ear headphones around her neck and a PS4 controller in front of her. Her ears are perked forward and around her are three small yellow stars.

The painting from the previous photo, on a mini easel next to the real Fig. She's laying down facing the camera with perky ears, eager eyes and a slight head tilt, showing off her fluffy neck and chest.

Fig laying down on a rug with her side to the camera now, the painting in front of her. Her expression is still attentive, her legs and tail sprawled out and relaxed.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Mia Painted with acrylics, 8x10 canvas Mia was AmStaff, Labrador and Treeing Walker Coonhound. A shelter puppy who grew into the sweetest girl with people and animals. She was naturally fearful but through counterconditioning with treats and meds she enjoyed a long, happy life full of adventures.

A portrait painting of a seal colored dog (black with underlying bronze-tan highlights) with floppy ears and white markings on her neck and chest. The background is a blue with a slightly muted blue.

A photo of the painted dog in her senior years, standing in her purple harness in the opening to a garden with bright sunlight through trees to her back. She's panting, but her mouth and eyes are soft and relaxed, her ears perked forward.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Juvenile Tricolored Heron Painted on a preserved Bur Oak leaf, ~9.5 inches. Thank you to Matt Felperin for the reference photo. My current favorite heron. Native to the warm coasts and wetland areas of North America, Central America and South America. $130 + shipping DM or email to purchase

A painted bur oak leaf, depicting a portrait of a reddish brown heron with a white neck, chest and wing splotches, with a yellow and gray beak and yellow eye. The heron is against a green background.

The same painted leaf, held in hand to convey size.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Rory Painted with acrylics, on a 5x7 watercolor canvas panel. Rory is a happy little American Hairless Terrier to Rat Terrier outcross, who loves cheese and rewards based training with @trainandsimpledogs on Instagram. When deciding on a reference photo, I knew I had to paint her signature teefs!

A portrait painting of a young black and white dog with perked ears, a wrinkled forehead and half a lip up exposing a few lower incisors. The background is solid magenta.

The black and white puppy Rory laying on a cushion, just behind the painting of her.

The little black and white puppy from the painting, laying on a cushion, with a wrinkled head and one lip exposing her incisors as in the painting.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

European Tree Frog (hyla arborea) An acrylic painting on a preserved leaf from a Western Snowberry shrub (symphoricarpos occidentalis). Like the shrubs themselves, these leaves are hardy compared to most, satisfying to preserve and paint. I also love their gently curved shapes.

A painted leaf on a white canvas background. The painting is a side view portrait of a european tree frog. The frog is green with a brown stripe starting at the nose, it has creamy tan lips and throat with a gold-ish eye, on a dark navy background.

The same painted leaf, held in the palm of my hand for scale.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Tallulah Painted with acrylics, on a 5x7 watercolor canvas panel. Tallulah is a small and adorable xoloitzcuintli mix. It was a fun challenge to portray her nekkid shoulders and belly vs her furry face and tail! Pet portrait commissions are open!

A portrait painting of a small dog with a splotchy hairless body, furred head, tail and paw, on a dark red background. One of her ears is up, the other is floppy.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Emerald Tree Monitor, or Green Tree Monitor Painted in 2023 with acrylics on a preserved cottonwood leaf. My angel of a dog who never chews up anything of mine, chewed the first version of this. My bad for using a canvas that smells like the leaf litter she plays in outside. 😅 Not for sale.

A painted leaf, depicting a green lizard with a long curled tail sitting on a branch. The background is a blue-gray abstract background with fireflies.

Overlayed on the previous picture is the text:

What is an Emerald Tree Monitor?

Monitor lizards are best known for their intelligence, speed and powerful jaws. Komodo Dragons are likely the best known monitor species.

Green tree monitors are native to tropical rainforests in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and some surrounding islands.

Since they live and hunt in trees, they’ve evolved to have long prehensile tails, curved claws and larger scales on the bottom of their feet to improve traction.

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Blue Jay, 2023 Painted with acrylics on a real, preserved choke cherry tree leaf. One of my favorite leaves to paint on because of their rounded shape and relative durability. Bonus fun fact, I played audio of blue jay calls while editing this, which elicited much head tilting from my dog. SOLD

A painted leaf, depicting the bird's back with head turned to the left. The bird is perched on a thin branch and the background is a green-teal with abstract translucent snowflakes of various sizes.

Overlayed on the previous picture is the text:

Like fellow corvids such as crows and magpie, blue jays are highly intelligent.

They are great imitators! Widely known for mimicking hawk calls to warn other birds or to scare other birds away from resources.

Blue Jays love oak acorns and primarily eat plant based food, but they will snack on small animals and even other birds!

These birds are very social, not only with their mates but larger groups that may work cooperatively in winter. Food offerings solidify bonds.

In the bottom right corner is a silly cartoon line drawing of a bright blue bird in a reddish brown trench coat and hat, saying "IM A HAWK"

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Southern Cassowary Painted in 2023 with acrylics on a real, preserved cottonwood tree leaf.

A painted leaf depicting a blue cassowary with a beige-brown crest, brown eye and black beak on a green background.

Overlayed on the previous picture is the text:

Reasons to [not love] [not fear] Respect Cassowaries
Cassowaries are large flightless birds native to rainforests. Their ancestors likely lived alongside dinosaurs.
Males are the sole caregivers for young. Raising them can take a year.
These birds disperse seeds from the fruit they eat. Many plants and trees can’t germinate without them!
Cassowaries aren’t afraid to defend themselves with powerful jump kicks using their sharp inner toe.

At the bottom right there is a silly simple sketch of a cassowary holding a knife saying "fight me!"

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Creatured Canvas @creaturedcanvas.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

This originally started as a no-pressure experimental piece that I didn't want to allow my perfectionism to take too seriously. But then I began adding the coyote's fur texture and had to be deliberate because I love fur texture and I love coyotes. Acrylic on a 5 x 5 Fredrix Canvas Board

A translucent silvery-white coyote jumps in the air, surrounded by little glowy orbs, on a semi abstract forest background of desaturated maroon-purple and navy blue sky.

Reasons to love coyotes
- Coyotes are a “keystone species.”
- They’re vital to the health of entire ecosystems thanks to keeping rodent populations under control. This means fewer pests (like ticks!) and thriving vegetation.
- Despite persecution, coyotes are incredibly resilient and adaptable as a species.
- Watching coyotes socialize is like watching a dramatic Shakespearean play!

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