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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art

@esthervanhulsen.bsky.social

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https://www.esthervanhulsen.com/ Professional wildlife and paleo artist, working mainly in traditional media Assignments include natural history museums worldwide, Nature Magazine, National Geographic and more than 25 books published.

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · Jan 26

For the newcomers, hi I am Esther van Hulsen and I am a fulltime professional wildlife and paleo artist. I work in traditional media, like watercolor, acrylics, markers and pencil.
My work appears in books, magazines and I also exhibit in different countries 🎨

www.esthervanhulsen.com

An overview of my work in nine images, a painting of a fox, a suitcase with my painting supplies laying around, a picture of me on a boat on Svalbard, a watercolor painting of a swimming polar bear, a portrait of a magpie, two Svalbard ptarmigans in the snow in acrylics, a portrait of a peregrine falcon also in acrylics, a watercolor painting of a tiger laying with its eyes open, and a painting of two skua in a tylical Svalbard Summer landscape, with many yellows, greens, reddish browns and blues

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 10h

Muttaburrasaurus munching on some leafs
Water color and colored pencil on board
11.8″ x 17.7″ (30 x 45 cm)

www.esthervanhulsen.com

#paleoart #paleoillustration #naturalhistoryillustration #naturalhistoryart #dinosaurart #animalart

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · Jun 1

While visiting the UK, I saw this adorable young Canada goose, so I made a watercolor study in my @steamline journal
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#watercolorbirds #naturejournal #animalart #wildlifeart #animalpainting #steamline #birdart #naturalhistoryillustration #naturalhistoryart #birdsketches

An open sketchbook, on the pages is a watercolor studie of a baby Canada goose laying in the grass, its head bent over its back to look at something in the graas besides it. There are some pressed flowers and plants on the pages as well. Around the book are brushes, leafs and part of a palette visible

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · May 28

Studies in watercolor made after my trip to Kent, UK, in my Steamline Journal 🙂

An open sketchbook, on the pages are watercolor studies of pheasants. On the left page are three male head studies, on the right two pheasants somewhat in the distance in a grassy field with some bushes Around the book are brushes and part of a palette visible

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 5d

SOLD!

Portrait of a Black-tailed godwit
Acrylics on board
9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm)

#animalrt #birdart

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! 😊

Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 6d

Having so much fun painting these, tiny birds in watercolor and colored pencil. They are only 10 x 10 cm (3.9" x 3.9")
If you need any, you know where to find me! :)

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 7d

I picked an interesting composition, mostly. My artist side took over 😅

Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 8d

Spinosaurus
Copic Markers and colored pencil on Schoellershammer paper
11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm)

#paleoart #paleoillustration #spinosaurus #cretaceous #prehistoricart #extinctanimals #naturalhistoryillustration #dinosaurart #animalart

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 9d

Still have lots of bird art cards left! These might make nice Christmas cards to send to friends and loved ones, or perhaps just a little present for yourself :)
Size of the cards is 5.8" x 4.1" (14,8 x 10, 5 cm)

Just send me a message, or check them here: www.esthervanhulsen.com/shop/post-ca...

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · May 26

Portrait of a Redpoll. These birds always seem a bit nippy, as they tend to be fluffed up when visiting my garden. Mostly in winter, mind you, so it makes sense.

Acrylics on matte board
5.1″ x 5.1″ (13 x 13 cm)

#wildlifeart #birdart #birdpainting #naturalhistoryart #animalart #animalpainting

Small acrylic painting of a redpoll. The bird is depicted full body, not its feet, facing to the left, so its reight side is visible. The head of the bird has a bright red patch. The feathers are brownish on top of the wings and on the head, the stomach is a greyosh white. It has stripey spots all over its body. The background is a mixture of browns and beiges. The paintings is in loose strokes, yet detailed

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 14d

Tiny magpie painting
Watercolor on board
10 x 10 cm (3.9" x 3.9")

#birdpainting #birdart #animalart #wildlifeart #wildlifepainting

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 15d

I felt like making some small work again, so here is a tiny painting of a black thrush to start with. These charming birds are gorging on the apples in our garden, fattening up for the coming winter. :)
This work is available

Watercolor on board
10 x 10 cm (3.9" x 3.9")

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 15d

Caudipteryx mama feedeing her young. I had so much fun drawing the little chicks. Some bird spezies have adorably ugly looking babies, and I imagine it was the same for dinosaurs

Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper
11.8″ x 8.3″ (30 x 21 cm)

#paleoart #naturalhistoryart #animalart

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 16d

This is so nice

Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 16d

Ooo, love it!

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · May 15

SOLD! These three bird paintings of a bullfinch, a willowtit and a titmouse found new owners. There are still a few left, in case you are in dire need of a garden bird painting yourself

Painting of a bullfinch. The bird is seen from the left side, head, shoulders and wings in the frame. It has a red chest, grey wings and a black mask and beak. The painting style is loose, yet detailed

Painting of a willowtit. The bird is seen from the right side, head, and body in the frame. It has a creamy white chest, light grey -brownish wings and a black mask and beak. The painting style is loose, yet detailed

Painting of a titmouse The bird is seen from the right side, head, and body in the frame. It has a yellow stomach and chest, greenish wings and a black mask and beak, with white cheaks. The painting style is loose, yet detailed

Overview of 25 small garden bird paintings in acrylics on board. The paintings are square, and all show the birds en portrait

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 20d

A little zoom in on the details of my painting "Sitting Pretty" of a Eurasian Lynx sitting in the snow. Each part of a painting is a small image in itself, the head, the feet, the snowy branches. It all needs to come together in the whole painting.

Acrylics on board
13.8″ x 11.8″ (45 x 30 cm)

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 21d

Me with authors Torstein Helleve and Prof. in paleontology Jørn hurum.
Together we created close to 30 books about all sorts of extinct wildlife and creatures, over the past decade. And more is certainly to come! 🦕

#paleoart #paleoillustration #dinosaurart #naturalhistoryart #dinosaurbooks

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · May 12

For the bird lovers among us, here are lots of bird art cards! :D This set shows 24 different bird species that I painted the last year. The size of these cards is 5.8" x 4.1" (14,8 x 10, 5 cm) and one set costs $25/ €25/ Kr.250 (+ shipping)

Just send me a pm if you´d like a set

Overview of 24 birds art cards that i painted

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 23d

Working on with mammoth sketches and composition and color studies. These are all in graphite pencil, colored pencil and some white jelly pen here and there

#mammothart #mammothdrawing #woollymammoth #animalart #wildlifeart #naturalhistoryart #animalart #animaldrawing

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 24d

A family of killer whales in water color
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#naturalhistoryillustration #whalesanddolphins #whaleart #whaledrawing #dolphinart #dolphindrawing #animalart #killerwhaleart #orca #orcapainting #killerwhalepainting#wildlifeart #animalillustration #whaleposter

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · May 9

Oystercatchers are such handsome birds, with their black and white tuxedo feathers, and beautiful red and orange beak, eye patch and legs. They probe the wet sand for, you guessed it, oysters other mollusks.

9.8″ x 9.8″ (25 x 25 cm)

#wildlifeart #animalart #realisticart #naturalhistoryart #birdart

Acrylic painting of an oystercatcher, showing the head and upper body of the bird. The animal is with its back towards the viewer, its head turned towards the left. Its beak is bricht read, the head and back black and the staomach white. Brushstorkes are loose, yet there is much detail in the bird. Background is darkish blue grey.

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · May 7

Six birds of prey paintings that I created over the last weeks. All these secies can be found here in Norway. From top to bottom: Golden eagle, gyrfalcon, peregrine eagle, white-taled sea eagle, kestrel (female) and snowy owl. Which is your favorite?

#SciArt #birdart #traditionalart #animalart

Six square paintings of birds of prey: From top to bottom: Golden eagle, gyrfalcon, peregrine eagle, white-taled sea eagle, kestrel (female) and snowy owl. The birds are painted head only, in loose strokes yet quite detailed. Backgrounds are darkish brown

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · 27d

A family of extinct camels (Camelops hesternus) is relaxing in the tree lines of Pleistocene North America.
Made for the Ice Age Fossil State Park, Nevada, Las Vegas
Copic Marker and colored pencil on Fabriano paper

#paleoart #paleoillustration #camelillustration #naturalhistoryart #animaldrawing

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · Apr 22

Green Finch male Portrait
Acrylics on matte board
5.1″ x 5.1″ (13 x 13 cm)

#birdart #birdpainting #animalart #animalpainting #SciArt #wildlifeart #traditionalpainting

Painting of a male greenfinch. The background is a mottled warm grey, brushstrokes visible. There are some white dots like faling snow flakes. The bird is a bright greenish beige, and turned towards the viewer. It looks quite angry, due to the angle of the beak and eyes. The painting is quite detailed

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