Tag: Central America

Red-Eyed Tree Frog

Red-Eyed Tree Frog Red-Eyed Tree Frog 01 image

Back to watercolours. I thought I would tackle an amphibian this time so I gave this Red-Eyed Tree Frog a go. These guys are not listed as being endangered as yet but they will likely be affected by climate change and human interference in some negative way eventually if things don’t improve.They are nevertheless truly […]

Mexican Grey Wolf

Mexican Grey Wolf Mexican Grey Wolf 01 image

#006 for 2020 The Mexican Grey Wolf, also known as El Lobo, was until the turn of the century a native of the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts from central Mexico to western Texas, southern New Mexico and central Arizona. But bunting, trapping, poisoning, and digging pups from dens for disposal have led to them being […]

Lemur Leaf Frog (Hylomantis lemur)

Lemur Leaf Frog (Hylomantis lemur) Lemur Leaf Frog (Hylomantis lemur) images

This is the Lemur Leaf Frog (Hylomantis lemur), is a native frog that lives in the rainforests of Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama.Unfortunately—largely due to habitat loss and fungal disease—this beautiful creature is currently listed as Critically Endangered, meaning it’s just one step away from becoming completely Extinct Total time taken: Approximately 6 hours from start to finish, […]

Macaw

Macaw Macaw image

Finally managed to polish this piece.  I had been working on it on and off for a few months now and managed to use up a couple of nibs on both the Pogo and the Pencil.  Glad that it’s finally down now though and I think it turned out pretty good. What do you think? […]

Qetzal

Qetzal Qetzal Cursors Preview image

Qetzal was inspired by Aztec culture and heiroglyphs. It is also the Nahuatl (Aztec) name for a particular bird native to Central and South America. With this cursor design I was mainly experimenting with rendering gold and precious gems but I really wanted to come up with something completely different and out of the ordinary, […]

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