Annie Shao Art

@annieshaoart

Artist, birder, and PhD cell biologist in Minnesota. she/her No AI

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Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 16

I'm late to the party for #PortfolioDay. I'm a wildlife artist working with watercolor, colored pencil, and marker to capture my love for everything nature, especially birds! My website: annieshaoart.carrd.co My webstore: annieshaoart.myshopify.com #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a California Condor soaring in the blue sky with wispy clouds. One of the wings is pointed upward and one is pointed away from the viewer. A black wing tag with the number 50 is visible on one wing, indicating that this is Condor #550.

Detailed watercolor painting of a Galah. The bright pink and gray cockatoo is walking on sand with a tuft of green grass behind her.

Detailed watercolor painting of a pair of Black-necked Stilts standing in water with green reflection. The female stilt in front of the male has a brownish tint on her black back, while the male has a green-blue tint.

Detailed watercolor painting of a Yellow-billed Magpie in flight on a background of yellow-green and tan. The bird's black-and-white flight feathers are fanned out, and its long iridescent tail flows behind it. The bird is looking back over its shoulder.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 15

I haven't kept up with #ArtRepostJuly as my life's been crazy, but here's something for today's theme of green! I've been really enjoying doing dark green backgrounds for my bird art, they're just so soothing to me. #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt #FineArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a Mourning Warbler perched on a thin branch of tamarack with fresh crimson cones. The background is a dark green wash.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 14

Thanks to those who supported Native Wildflower Greeting Cards! Here are all the plants together. If you missed the campaign and wants some plant cards, you can hit up the pre-order store: wildflower-cards.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #BotanicalArt #BSNM #SciArt #Watercolor #greetingcards

Watercolor paintings of native plants for my greeting cards: Dutchman's Breeches, Wild Ginger, White Trillium, Ohio Spiderwort, Showy Lady's Slipper, Lanceleaf Coreopsis.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 9

All six of the raptors of Minnesota portraits I've been doing these past few weeks! Which bird would you be most excited to see in the wild? It's a hard choice for me, but I always love to see Great Horned Owls, especially if their chicks are nearby! #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #birdsofprey

Six watercolor portraits of raptors from the neck up, including a Great Horned Owl, Bald Eagle, Red-tailed Hawk, Peregrine Falcon, Turkey Vulture, and Osprey.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 8

I designed a logo for my business! It's based on a photo of a Least Bittern that I took a few years ago. I haven't dipped my toes into digital art in a long time, but I must say that vector brushes are amazing for stuff like this 😆 #BirdArt #ArtBusiness #SciArt #DigitalArt

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 5

To use up this paper I painted the spiderwort on a few weeks ago, I started painting a Yellow Wood Sorrel en plein air but then it got too hot, so I took a picture and finished it inside. I know it's a weed, but it's native and I like it! #BotanicalArt #SciArt #Watercolor #NativePlants 1/2

Watercolor sketches of Ohio Spiderwort and Yellow Wood Sorrel, laid on a weedy lawn, including wood sorrel.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 4

My Tall Bellflower has been in bloom for a little over a week, and I had time to do a plein air painting in my new watercolor sketchbook! #BotanicalArt #NativePlants #PleinAir #WeeklySketch #SciArt

Watercolor sketch of a Tall Bellflower, shown inside my watercolor sketchbook binder with a portable palette resting on the opposite page.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 4

Birdtober 2025 Stickers are here! 😍 If you missed the campaign, you can still get them through my pre-order store! birdtober-2025-stickers.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #BirdArt #Stickers #BSNM #SciArt #birdstickers

20 of my bird art stickers laid out together on a dark wood surface

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jul 1

And the final representative raptor of Minnesota, the Osprey! I love getting to see these guys in my local parks. One of them often catches invasive goldfish at my favorite birding spot! I'll post all 6 raptor portraits together sometime soon! #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #AnimalArt

Watercolor portrait of an Osprey: a white and brown bird of prey with a large gray beak, bright yellow eyes, and a tufted crest at the back of its head.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 30

I worked on more raptor portraits over the weekend. Two more representative raptors of Minnesota, Peregrine Falcon and Turkey Vulture! Though with the page layout, it looks like the falcon is letting the vulture in on a big secret 🤣 #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt #FineArt #raptors

Watercolor portraits of a Peregrine Falcon and Turkey Vulture.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 26

Native Wildflower Greeting Cards launches on Monday! Be sure to follow so you don't miss the launch. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... So excited to see my watercolor sketches become cards! Which is your favorite flower of these? #BotanicalArt #SciArt #BSNM #greetingcards #wildflowers

Mockups of greeting cards with my native wildflower watercolor paintings on them. 6 white folded cards are shown in 2 overlapping rows. The artwork features White Trillium, Wild Ginger, Ohio Spiderwort, Dutchman's Breeches, Showy Lady's Slipper, and Lanceleaf Coreopsis.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 24

Been quite busy, but here's a Northern House Wren for #WIPWednesday! #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #WIP #FineArt

In progress watercolor painting of a Northern House Wren, with just the head and beak painted. The pencil sketch shows the wren standing on a broken snag, with its head tilted up and singing.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 21

Happy Solstice! In my exhibit Seasons on the Wing, Black Tern and Song Sparrow represent summer. Both are available as prints on my webstore annieshaoart.myshopify.com #BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #Watercolor #FineArt 1/2

Detailed watercolor painting of a song sparrow singing and perched on rattlesnake master flowers. The background is bright green with shadows of tall grass.

Detailed watercolor painting of a pair of black terns participating in courtship feeding. The male is in flight and has a minnow in his beak, while the female is perched on a dead branch with her mouth open to receive it. Diffuse cattails are in the background, fading into blue sky.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 19

I got a mini zip binder for my watercolor travel set up! I cut my papers I already own, including cold and hot press, and hole-punched them myself. I'll probably add some regular drawing paper and maybe toned paper! #Watercolor #pleinair #artsetup #travelset #portablepainter

Photo of my DIY watercolor sketch set, showing a mini 6-hole punch, a mini zip binder with custom cut watercolor paper, my Portable Painter palette, some micron pens, and a turquoise roll-up brush holder

Photo of my watercolor sketch set up packed up, including the Portable Painter, zip up binder, and rolled up brush holder

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 19

Happy Flyday! Though they're common, it's fun to watch barn swallows swoop effortlessly around. #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #AnimalArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a barn swallow in flight against the blue sky. The bird is viewed top-down, showing its dark blue iridescent back and gray wings. It has an orange-brown face and a forked black tail.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 18

A new project featuring iconic raptors of Minnesota! What would you consider to be a 4th iconic raptor of MN that's not a owl, eagle or hawk? #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt #FineArt #raptors #birdsofprey

3 watercolor portraits of raptors from the neck up, including a Great-horned Owl, Bald Eagle, and Red-tailed Hawk.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 14

For some acrylic painting practice, I painted a Pyrrhuloxia to keep my Northern Cardinal company. #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #acrylic #AnimalArt

Two acrylic paintings on one canvas of a Northern Cardinal and a Pyrrhuloxia facing each other. The cardinal is on the left and is a bright red bird with a yellow background. The Pyrrhuloxia is on the right and is a gray and red bird with an orange background.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 12

And another native plant painting, this time a Showy Lady's Slipper! I thought it was high time I paint my state wildflower. #BotanicalArt #SciArt #plantart #Watercolor #FineArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a Showy Lady's Slipper orchid. One pink and white tear-drop shaped flower blooms from twisty green leaves.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 10

The latest in my Life List Series, a White-crowned Sparrow! I found one a few weeks ago in a crab apple tree, which surprised me as I was expecting it to be a warbler. So I decided to commemorate that "huh" moment in this painting! #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #AnimalArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a White-crowned Sparrow perched in a branch of crab apple. Jagged green leaves and light pink blossoms are shown, with bright blue sky in the background.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 9

#WeeklySketch My Ohio Spiderwort started blooming this weekend, but I didn't get out fast enough to paint it because it was so hot the petals melted by 11! Today was cooler and I was able to go paint them. #BotanicalArt #SciArt #Watercolor #PleinAir #NativePlants

Plein air watercolor painting of 3 Ohio Spiderwort blossoms and their grass-like green leaves.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 6

Finished painting my coreopsis last night! #BotanicalArt #SciArt #NativePlants #FineArt #Watercolor

Watercolor sketches of native Minnesota plants. The top plant is a May Apple in bloom, the bottom plant is a Lanceleaf Coreopsis blossom and buds.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 5

Here's the plant! I planted it as a seedling last fall and am so happy it's got so many flower buds

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 5

#WeeklySketch My Lanceleaf Coreopsis bloomed today! I rushed outside to go paint it, but I was baking in the sun 🥵 and now it's time to cook dinner, so this is my progress so far. Got each basic part finished so I can self-reference the colors later #BotanicalArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt

In-progress plein air painting of a Lanceleaf Coreopsis, on the same sheet as a completed painting of May Apple. The paper is on a bright red clipboard and set down on concrete.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 3

If you're in Minnesota, I hope you can go check out Seasons on the Wing at The Trailhead Gallery of Theodore Wirth Park! 2/2

Flyer for my exhibit Seasons on the Wing, featuring 4 watercolor bird paintings. Text reads "Seasons on the Wing. Annie Shao. May 23-July 9. The Trailhead Gallery. 1221 Theodore Wirth Pwky Golden Valley, MN"

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 3

My exhibit Seasons on the Wing features birds found in MN throughout the year, but I also unintentionally included 2 pieces that show tamarack cones at different times of year! Prints available at annieshaoart.myshopify.com #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #BSNM #artprints 1/2

Detailed watercolor painting of male and female white-winged crossbills. The red and yellow birds are hanging upside down on tamarack branches with pinecones.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· Jun 2

Always a treat to actually see a Scarlet Tanager! #BirdArt #SciArt #Watercolor #FineArt #AnimalArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a male scarlet tanager perched on a thin horizontal branch with a background of ash leaves and light blue sky. The bird is bright red with black wings and a black tail.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· May 31

It's World Parrot Day! I don't have local wild parrots, but I enjoyed the parrots so much on my Australia trip. #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a musk lorikeet. The green parrot is perched on a thin vertical branch of a eucalyptus.

Detailed watercolor painting of a pair of Australian king parrots perched on a thin horizontal branch, facing each other. The male on the left is bright red with green wings, and the female on the right has a red belly, green head and chest, and green wings. A large scribbly gum trunk is behind them, along with gum leaves.

Detailed watercolor painting of a pair of Black-cheeked Lovebirds based on the provided reference photo from the Bird Whisperer Project. Two green parrots with red beaks and dark brown faces are perched on a horizontal branch grooming each other. The background is a gentle green wash.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· May 30

#WeeklySketch I fell off the wagon on these because I've been so busy. Here's a May Apple from a photo I took last week. With the heat and soon mosquitoes, my plein air days may be over, but I still used my portable set up for this. #BotanicalArt #NativePlants #SciArt #Watercolor

Watercolor sketch of a May Apple plant, shown with my portable palette next to it.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· May 28

Long-billed Curlew might be one of my favorite shorebirds! #BirdArt #SciArt #FineArt #Watercolor #AnimalArt

Detailed watercolor painting of a Long-billed Curlew picking up a snail, with a sand beach in the background.

Annie Shao Art@annieshaoart· May 28

Birdtober 2025 Stickers are available on my pre-order store! birdtober-2025-stickers.backerkit.com/hosted_preor... #BirdArt #SciArt #BSNM #stickers #birdstickers