Mike Hendley
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A fruit bat in watercolor using a Pentel water brush with my Art Toolkit palette and QoR watercolors in an Etchr hot press sketchbook. Fruit bats, also known as flying foxes, are crucial pollinators in many tropical regions! #sciart
Mike Hendley
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Just finished this vibrant Cassowary bird using colored pencils in my Leuchtturm 1917 sketchbook! Did you know the Cassowary is one of the most dangerous birds in the world? Their kick can be lethal! 🦅✨ #sciart
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Starting something new in my Leuchtturm 1917 sketchbook using colored pencils.
Mike Hendley
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I did a little urban sketching at an event this past weekend on the grounds of Stewart Hall in Montreal. Great connecting with fellow artists.
Mike Hendley
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Painted this kookaburra in my Etchr A6 hot press sketchbook using Golden QoR watercolors and a Pentel water brush. Fun fact: Kookaburras have a laugh that sounds like human laughter! #sciart
Mike Hendley
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Completed a detailed drawing of a northern giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia), also known as the murder hornet, with Pentel pencils (0.2, 0.3, 0.5 mm), a blender, and Blu Tack. 🐝 #sciart
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Sketched this goldfish today using Pentel Canada Orenz Nero pencils (.2, .3, .5). Goldfish can remember shapes, colors, and sounds for at least three months! 🐠🎨 #sciart
Mike Hendley
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Celebrating Canada Day with a watercolor of the iconic common loon! Used my Leuchtturm 1917 and a water brush—the paper took the water well. Did you know loons can dive for up to five minutes? 🇨🇦 Use MIKE20 for 20% off your next order!
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I decided to take a piece I had done in watercolor (Edinburgh Book Museum) and adhere it to a wood panel. I am really happy how it turned out.
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@jean yes, of course that makes sense 😊😄
Mike Hendley
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@val this was about 90 minutes. Fur takes way more time!
Mike Hendley
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Quick sketch of a capybara before a work event at the Museum of Nature today. Created in my Leuchtturm A4 sketchbook. Capybaras are incredibly social animals! 🐾✨#sciart
Mike Hendley
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Completed this detailed watercolor of a chameleon. Highlighting its texture and playing with light and shadows was a real challenge. Fun fact: chameleons can move their eyes independently to spot prey! Pentel water brush, Etchr sketchbook and Golden QoR watercolors🦎 #sciart
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@manton thanks for considering the request. They are probably too focused right now on scaling :-)
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A 30 min sketch in a coffee shop in Ithaca, New York today inspired by a photo I found online
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@mejh thanks so much
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@dwalbert thank you :-)
Mike Hendley
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@manton with so many artists moving to Cara, will Micro.blog support posting to that platform?
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Sketched this cricket at Equator coffee in Kanata using my Etchr sketchbook, a Pentel brush pen, and QoR watercolors. Crickets produce their loud songs by rubbing their wings together, a behavior called stridulation. 🦗🎨 #sciart
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Inspired by a serene moment this frog was enjoying by our pond, I drew him in my Leuchtturm 1917 sketchbook using colored pencils. Green frogs can jump up to 3 feet and their tadpoles can take up to two years to become adults! 🐸🌿 #sciart
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🦏✨ Just finished this baby rhino watercolor sketch in my new Etchr hot press sketchbook! Used Golden QoR watercolors and a Pentel Canada waterbrush. Did you know rhinos have been around for over 50 million years? Despite this, they are critically endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. 🌍❤️
Mike Hendley
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🦏✨ Just finished this baby rhino watercolor sketch in my new Etchr hot press sketchbook! Used Golden QoR watercolors and a Pentel Canada waterbrush. Did you know rhinos have been around for over 50 million years? Despite this, they are critically endangered due to poaching and habitat loss. 🌍❤️
Mike Hendley
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For my second acrylic piece, I started blocking in some colour but then got carried away with the eye detail of the female wood duck. Haven’t played with acrylics in months 😊
Mike Hendley
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More Drawing Day! Just finished this bear cub drawing! Took a few sessions in coffee shops and a cafeteria. Used my Pentel .3 (2B) and .5 mm (4B) pencils and tried the new .2 mm Pentel Orenz from Pentel Canada. Perfect for detailing, though the B lead is a bit hard. 2B lead coming. #sciart
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🖊️✨ Celebrating Drawing Day with a pen drawing of a kingfisher that loves visiting our pond! Did you know these incredible birds can spot their prey from 30 feet away and dive at incredible speeds to catch fish? Also, the belted kingfisher is featured on the Canadian $5 note! 🌊🐟
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Tried out my new Leuchtturm 1917 A5 with this detailed drawing of a painted turtle. I love how the paper handles graphite and how bright white it is! Our pond has 14 painted turtles, which can live up to 40 years and survive winter by absorbing oxygen through their skin. #sciart
Mike Hendley
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🎨 Just finished this watercolor of a dragonfly next to its shed exoskeleton, symbolizing transformation. Did you know dragonflies have nearly 360-degree vision? Also, breaking in a new waterbrush made detailing tough! #sciart
Mike Hendley
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🎨 Captured a small minnow on paper found in our pond. These native fish likely arrived via ducks, showcasing the interconnectedness of nature. Check out the sketching process and the vibrant colors that bring this tiny wanderer back to life. 🦆💧✨ #sciart
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🎨✏️ Captured the essence of a wood duck in graphite today, just as our first merganser family of the season made their debut. These adventurous ducklings take their first daring leap to the water within 24 hours of hatching. Can’t wait to translate this sketch into an acrylic painting soon! #sciart
Mike Hendley
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I captured the beauty of a green scarab beetle in watercolor in a coffee shop. These beetles symbolize renewal in Egyptian culture and play a key role in nature. I might create a small coloring card for kids who are curious but too shy to ask questions. Art should inspire curiosity! #sciart
Mike Hendley
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Dive into creativity with this quick graphite sketch of a tiger shark using my Pentel Graphgear 1000. Did you know tiger sharks are known as the ‘garbage cans of the sea’ because they eat anything, from fish to license plates? What inspires your art today? 🦈✏️🌊
Mike Hendley
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@val thank you 😊
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@odd :-)
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@ctwardy thank you
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@otak thanks. Certainly a challenge doing it but a bigger struggle was choosing to share it :-)
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@xxxx thank you so much
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@lwdupont Thank you
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@otaviocc Thank you
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@xxxx Thanks so much
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@vikingsversussamurai Thank you
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@val Thank you :-)
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@otaviocc thanks so much for
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@dwalbert thank you. Wonderful observation
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@alexink thank you
Mike Hendley
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@philbowell I am hosting a Zoom on Sunday where I will be drawing or painting something. It’s just a creative hangout so everyone can work on their own things and we can chat. If you follow me on mikehendley.substack.com you’ll get it later today or tomorrow ;-) Limited seats
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@odd thanks so much
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@jemostrom thank you
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@SamHawken thanks. Yes, most are a stop for coffee before my day job
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@lmika Thank you
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@agilelisa oh yes. :-)