jkhsquonk

@jkhsquonk

Wildlife Artist. Eccentric. Loves nature, books & my guinea pig, Basil. Likes Genesis & The Beatles. Subscribe to support my art More art cara.app/jkhsquonk/portfolio

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jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· 23d

Finished this acrylic painting last week of a scene I saw several years ago, of a turkey vulture soaring through a summer sky. Called "Summer Flight", I wanted to capture the joy I feel when I see these birds soar. #Birds!🦉🪶 #wildlife #nature #SciArt #painting

Painting of a big puffy cloud in a blue sky, with a turkey vulture soaring past.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· 26d

Basil and I are celebrating the day!

A purple background with 2 guinea pigs on, one a white a brown one and the other smaller one having dark points like a Siamese cat. The words "Guinea Pig Appreciations Day" is at the top.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jul 12

Andrew Wyeth was born on this day in 1917. This is one of his paintings, "The Stone Fence". He's always been a favorite of mine & I find his work sublime. #Art #AndrewWyeth #painting #eggtempera

A painting of a field in winter with a stone fence running diagonally through it. In the background is a brown house. There is brown grass all over the field & bare trees & saplings here & there.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jul 10

This group of #LastFourWatched for #letterboxdFriday is all about dreams. Tucker dreams of making a better car, Mrs. Harris dreams of a Dior dress, the family in Knives Out dream of their father's money & The Nice Guys dream of solving a big case. #FilmSky #movies #mysteries #ambitions

Covers of 4 movies:Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Knives Out. Tucker and The Nice Guys.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jun 26

For #letterboxdFriday & #LastFourWatched, they're all about relationships, both romantic & friendship. Book Club sequel was even funnier than the original, Houseboat had good chemistry, but bratty kids. Walk in Woods & WH were true to the spirit of the books. WH was very dark. #FilmSky #movies

Movie posters for 4 films: A Walk in the Woods, Book Club:Thue Last Chapter, the new Wuthering Heights and Houseboat.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jun 20

For #slitherySaturday this is my acrylic painting of a Burmese Python that I sketched from life at a local nature center & put into their natural habitat of rainforests. I was very pleased at how it came out. #SciArt #wldlife #reptiles #Herps #nature #Artists

Painting of a Burmese pythonlying curled on a twisted branch, dacing right. Directly behind them are palm trees & other foliage and behind the trees are purpleish hillsides in the distance.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jun 8

It's #WorldOceanDay so I'm posting my acrylic painting "Ziggurat" to celebrate. This is an Atlantic coral reef, which was fun to paint. #MarineLife #SciArt #Artists #nature #wildlife #painting

A vertical painting of a coral reef against a blue background. The reef contains many colorful corals, with various fish swimming around it, along with a baby sea turtle.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· May 23

Almost missed #WorldTurtleDay! This is my acrylic painting of a sawback map turtle, which is very endangered, since it lives in a small area of the Mississippi River & is threatened by business interests. #reptiles #SciArt #wildlife #nature #turtlues #rivers

A side view of a sawback map turtle swimming facing right. They have a darker green shell with orange circles on and yellow underparts. The water is green, too with stripes of lighter green and a plant in the lower left corner.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· May 3

It's Glen Loates' birthday! His work had an enormous impact on me when I discovered him in my early teens & has continued to be a touchpoint through my life. This is a painting of bluejays, my favorite bird. #Artists #wildlife #Birds!🦉 #nature

Painting on a white background of bluejays. One is flying from a tree on the left towards a bird feeder on the right, which has 2 more perched upon it.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· May 2

I've tried using reference pics, but don't want to copy them exactly, so I err in the other direction. It's frustrating. I'm fine with a few rocks, but not a whole pile of them. lol Here's one of my attempts-

Pencil drawing of a young lynx standing on top of a rock piles formation. Most of the drawing is the rocks & the lynx is at the top of the picture.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· May 1

I read "History Lessons" in Feb. of this year & liked it. Some of the others look interesting, so I'm going to learn more about them. I read kid books too, as they mix learning with humor & good illustrations. Here's my cover collage for April, too. #Books #Booksky #Mysteries #memoirs #poetry

Covers of 20 books that I read in April, including biographies, poetry and a ton of cozy mysteries.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· May 1

For #FeatheredFriday here's my drawing of a Philadelphia vireo amongst apple blossoms. Done in various pencils & acrylic wash, it was a fun picture to do. #Birds!🦉 #Artists #wildlife #Spring #nature

Drawing on a white background of a small yellow & white bird(Philadelphia vireo) perched on the left side on one of many branches of apple blossoms.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Apr 24

It's #LetterboxdFriday, so here's my #LastFourWatched The Friend-grief, love & friendship, plus a sweet Great Dane Morning Glory-great cast about a morning TV show Blue Valentine-when 1 person in a marriage loves more than the other Julie & Julia-cooking, goals & connections #Filmsky #movies

4 movies, Julie & Julia, then Blue Valentine with the stars kissing, Morning Glory and The Friend with a red ribbon leading to a black & white Great Dane

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Apr 13

For #MammalMonday I'm posting my newest artwork "Bunny Tracks" which was inspired by seeing cottontail prints in the snowy yard. Done in Graphitetint pencils, with the snow done wet & the footprints dry, which creates varied textures. 6"X12" #wildlife #SciArt #Artists #rabbits #pencilart #nature

vertical drawing of rabbit tracks in snow, done with a lot of blueish colors, the paw prints darker than the surrounding snow.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Mar 30

It's Vincent van Gogh's birthday today. He was born on this day in 1853 & only lived till he was 37. But oh, what he accomplished in that time!

Painting of Vincent van Gogh facing left & looking out at viewer. He's wearing a light blue shirt and there's a dark blue background made with slightly swirly strokes.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Mar 22

Happy World Chipmunk Day! To celebrate here's my best painting of one in the middle of some pansies. Done in acrylic on handmade recycled paper(that I bought at a craft show), 8" x 10". #Art #wildlife #Mammals #gardening #flowers

Panting of a chipmunk sitting up amid a bunch of pansy flowers of all different colors on a grey background.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Mar 14

Did this painting of a black-footed ferret in 2019, but it never looked right, so recently "fixed" it by adding stars to the sky & shading all over the place. I'm much happier with it now. Before on the left & After on the right. #SciArt #wildlife #Artists #Painting #Mammals #Endangered

Painting of a black footed ferret poking their head up from a burrow in the ground. A dark purple sky behind & a few grass sprigs around. The before picture.

The After picture. Same black-footed ferret poking their head up from the burrow, but now there are stars in the purple sky and more shading on various areas of the picture.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Mar 1

So many of yours look interesting. I read "Brideshead..." decades ago, but recall the PBS series more than the book. Here's my reads, more non-fiction than usual & many with animals on the covers. #BookSky📚 #mysteries🔍 #reading

The covers of the books I read in Feb. lots of mysteries, but also more non-fiction than usual. Many of the covers have animals on, mostly dogs, but also one with a donkey, another with a penguin & 1 with a prehistoric cave painting of a horse.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Feb 27

It's #LetterboxdFriday , so here's my #LastFourWatched which are all 1 word titles. lol Biopics Marshall and Judy, giving me more insight to historical figures, rom-com Aloha & the violent, yet sweet drama Drive, with Ryan Gosling & Carey Mulligan, which was my fave in this batch. #FilmSky #movies

Covers of 4 recent movies that I watched. From left:"Marshall", rom-com "Aloha", "biopic "Judy" and "Drive".

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Feb 19

On Tues. I mailed my entry to #postcardartexhibit26 which is taking place in The Netherlands this spring & is benefiting Alzheimer patients. That's why I did an elephant in various pencils & ink. #artforacause #Art #wildlife

Drawing of a bay elephant on the right, reaching their trunk towards some leafy branches on the left. The branches are green & the elephant is grey.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jan 31

On another #snowySaturday here is my scratch board drawing of an Arctic Fox sleeping in the snow, called "Naptime". The lichens on the rocks were fun to do. #Artists #Drawing #wildlife #Art #winter #mammals

Sratchboard drawing of a white Arctic fox curled up sleeping in the snow on the right side of the picture. On the left side are big rocks covered in lichens in the snow next to the fox.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jan 2

My acrylic painting of Glaucous Gulls for #FeatheredFriday featuring my best painted rocks ever. Thought of this idea when I was cooking macaroni one night, not sure what the connection is. lol #Birds!🦉🪶 #winter #MarineLife #wildlife #SciArt #Art

Painting of a small flock of glaucous gulls flying in a periwinkle blue sky, over a darker blue sea with a row of snow covered rocks on the left.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Jan 2

My #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFridaywas my getting into holiday movies. I enjoyed comparing "The Preacher's Wife" with the Cary Grant version. "Table 19" was a quirky movie with a great cast who go to a wedding reception & sit at the loser's table. All great choices. #FilmSky🎥 #movies🍿

Covers of 4 movies, 3 of them Christmas films:Last Holiday, The Preacher's Wife and The Man Who invented Christmas. The 4th movie was Table 19, a quirky movie.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Dec 31

To all those who are celebrating tonight, have a safe & fun evening. Happy New Year!

Oink background with a black & white Guinea pig wearing a Santa hat on the left. On the right it commends those guinea pigs who stay home with their humans tonight instead of going out with their friends for carrot juice.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Dec 24

Basil and I wish everyone who celebrates a Very Merry Christmas! Hope you have a safe and fun holiday.

A guinea pig who is white, brown & black stands by 3 Christmas ornaments.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Dec 5

I watched more movies than usual in Nov. so am posting #LastFourWatched sooner than usual for #LetterboxdFriday. Actually watched the intense "Jackie" on Nov. 22nd. Man on Fire was powerful & one of the best this year. The others were both pleasant, with sweetness & humor. #FilmSky #movies

The covers of the last 4 movies I watched includes the excellent "Man on Fire", the intense "Jackie" and 2 other pleasant movies.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Dec 1

It's #MammalMonday so I'm posting my acrylic painting of a snowshoe hare in a snowy landscape, called "Winter's Night". Very seasonal & I liked the mood. #Art #wildlife #winterscenes #acrylics #painting

Painting of a snowy landscape with pine trees, a starry sky and a snowshoe rabbit sitting off to the left.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Dec 1

Since November was an anxious month, I read more books than usual(17). Some holiday novels set at Thanksgiving & Christmas, several cozy mysteries & a couple funny books about cats. #BookSky💙📚 #reading #mysteries #cats

A cover collage of the 17 books I read in November, which includes many holiday novels set at Thanksgiving and Christmas, some cozy mysteries and 2 funny books about cats.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Nov 28

It's #LetterboxdFriday, so I'm posting my #LastFourWatched A couple thrillers, an old rom-com from the 1940's and an insightful drama about young, mostly rich people. #FilmSky #movies

Line up of covers for the last four movies I've watched: Fracture, a thriller, Survivor, another thriller, but in the vein of North By Northwest, Materialists, about rich young people, and His Girl Friday, a rom com from the 1940's.

jkhsquonk@jkhsquonk· Nov 14

The cover collage from the 11 books I read in Oct. includes 2 from favorite series; one by Julie Mulhern and one from the excellent Medieval mystery series by @candacerobb set in 1300's York. Also Josephine Baker's vignette 1949 memoir. #BookSky💙📚 #Storygraph #reading #mysteries