A dark-eyed junco finds a haven amongst the mayapples! One of my favourite native birds with one of my favourite native plants! Nova Scotia has incredible native woodland plant life that’s extremely under-appreciated in home gardens.
23x30.5cm / 9x12” ©Kiva-Marie Belt / Kiva-Marie Creations 2023, all rights reserved
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Last updated 2 years ago

tricolour bumblebee visits an aster 🌸🐝

I have so many of these little fuzzy pals who visit me in the summertime. They always make my heart happy. 💕

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They have a busy morning ahead, gathering food for the new chicks.
Still, for this brief moment, Nuthatch pauses to greet the morning and bask in the early spring sun. Hello, morning!

30 cm x 22 cm / 12”x9”
Watercolour and coloured pencil on paper
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Last updated 2 years ago

Merry , everyone! I’m still making my own holiday presents so I wasn’t able to make any new artwork for Yule this year. Enjoy this from a couple of years ago! 🕯️ 🎁 ❄️

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I’m delighted with how this for the podcast Wild Creative by Emma Kvetna turned out! Emma’s love of cacti and succulents inspired the image, as did some book covers, and the character of Isabela from Encanto! The third image is the original concept sketch.

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