This illustration of Humpback Whales breaching under the Aurora Borealis filled sky portrays a cow and calf jumping out of the water as other whales in the distance swim, breach, or even just peek out of the water: a dance of the great mammals under […]

In the twilight light before dawn a hippo calf and cow eat not far from the water’s edge as the stars and moon shining brightly in the sky. This illustration was painted in Adobe Photoshop with a Wacom Cintiq 13HD and its Pro Pen as […]

This Mama and Baby Zebra (Zebra mare and foal) illustration was painted in honor of those dizzyingly adorable equids we all love for Zebra Day 2019. Each Starlight Safari Illustration is painted for a specific World Wildlife Day, such as International Zebra Day, which is […]

“They were standing head to head, or walking to and fro across the ground in couples, or rocking and swaying all by themselves– scores and scores of elephants.” “And at that last wild yell the whole line flung up their trunks till the tips touched […]

This cloudy scene features a  mountain lion and her three clubs playing on a rocky ledge while a storm is brewing. This digital painting was created for World Lion Day 2018. The scene was thought of with Pennsylvania in mind, but also might apply to […]

This illustration was painted on the computer with the reference photo next to it so I could try to capture the character of a cute soybean eating fawn named Seek. Listen to a silly story of this little spotted fawn as I paint a picture […]

In the twilight before dawn a mother giraffe bends her long neck to kiss her baby. Watch the painting process (sped-up to show quicker than the hours long painting) while listening to music over on our YouTube Chanel: https://youtu.be/U7DMdFnGsvQ * * * * * * * […]

Panda Day is a special day dedicated to those adorable giant pandas and raise awareness of the endangered status. This illustration shows a cold and frosty night in the mountains under a moonlit sky, where a panda is helping her young cub to climb a […]

The illustration was drawn on and for International Polar Bear Day 2018 and is part of the Starlight Safari Collection. Two little bear cubs play with mama Bear under a bright moonlit sky with Aurora Borealis in the distance above the ice fields in the […]

World Whale Day digital painting of Narwhals swimming below the surface through a channel amidst the ice with Auroras, the Moon, and stars beyond. This underwater scene was created with Adobe Photoshop using a Wacom Cintiq 13HD and is part of the Starlight Safari Series; […]