First painting of 2020! . Fun fact:  A sea otter's fur is the densest of any animal on Earth—an estimated 1 million hairs per square inch. That’s because, unlike its fellow marine mammals, it has no blubber to keep it warm. . . #make
A falcon for @mabelle_belle . Fun fact: Falcons can process four types of light while humans can only process three. This means the falcon has excellent night vision but can also see ultraviolet rays. #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #watercolor #falc
Fun fact: An adult barn swallow weighs on average 17 to 20 grams — the same as just 7 or 8 pennies . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #watercolor #barnswallow #animalsketch
When pencil-doodles become water-doodles. . Fun fact: Herons are very cautious birds, and will often take flight once they have spotted something that they perceive as a threat. They will beat their wings hard while taking off, and then catch winds a
Fun fact: The oldest recorded Great Blue Heron was found in Texas when it was at least 24 years, 6 months old . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #greatblueheron #animalsketch
Friday night doodle session . Fun fact: Great Blue Herons have specialized feathers on their chest that continually grow and fray. The herons comb this “powder down” with a fringed claw on their middle toes, using the down like a washclot
I've been working on my bird anatomy, particularly the structure of the wings and feathers in my latest batch of doodles. The wings are my favorite part but also one of the harder aspects to get right . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #doodleaday #d
Long overdue animal doodles . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #greatblueheron #doodleaday
For my mom . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #watercolor #greatblueheron
In the finishing touches/organizing all my stuff phase . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #homeoffice #whybuywhenyoucanbuildityourself #diy #woodworking #coveredinsawdust
My excitement for new tools rivals that of Christmas morning...estastic about the pistol grip on the #Makita random orbit sander and how it fits into my smallish hands the way a traditional orbit never did. I have never looked forward to sanding as m
Work in progress . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #coveredinsawdust #homeoffice #diy #whybuywhenyoucanbuildityourself
Labor weekend spent in my favorite way....covered in sawdust . . #makersgonnamake #makenziemade #coveredinsawdust #diy
Another day, another gorilla doodle . Working on a long anticipated piece for @samgram57 . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #animalsketch #doodleaday #doodles #gorilla #curseyouautocad #architectureproblems
What do you do when your drawing files take forever to load and plot? I doodle gorillas . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #animalsketch #doodleaday #doodles #gorilla #curseyouautocad #architectureproblems
#tbt to one of my favorite paintings I did about 7 months ago . . #funfact : Peregrine Falcons are the fastest member of the animal kingdom. The air pressure from a 200 mph dive could possibly damage a bird’s lungs, but small bony tubercles on
Quick sketch of an American Robin in honor of spring weather . Fun fact: Robins sometimes will flock to fermented berries. By ingesting large quantities, they appear to be drunk and exhibit behaviors such as falling over while walking. . . #makenziem
Breaking out the watercolors again with a splash...get it? 🙃 . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #watercolor #whale #humpbackwhale
Fun fact: A chipmunk's cheeks can expand to three times the size of its head and they have pouches in their cheeks where they hold their food until they get back to store it in their burrows . . #makenziemade #makersgonnamake #animalsketch #chipmunk