Dana Wheeles

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Magic, Whimsy, and Doofy Birds • Deerhawk Art Studio New book available now! Doofy Birds Down Under: Exploring Weird and Wonderful Australia 🇦🇺

6 illustrations of colorful birds featuring the Red-eared Firetail, Zebra Finch, Painted Finch, Double-barred Finch, Red-browed Finch, and the Gouldian Finch
Brown pelican looks back a camera with double-crested cormorant looking indignant stands behind it.
View down a dirt road flanked by trees in summer. Sunlight filters in through the dust.
Photograph of trees reflected in a body of water with blue sky.
Red and black ladybug perched upon a plant with tiny white flowers
Landscape with flowers along a path in the foreground and a rocky slope in the distance.
Large painting showing an osprey diving against an abstract blue-green background
Landscape photo of a sunny day with gnarled tree limbs and fan palms
Green cycad leaves in foreground with pine tree trunks behind.
Watercolor featuring a small brown echidna walking against a blue sky.
Partially folded tea towel depicting watercolor birds, including the southern cassowary, brown pelican, rhinoceros hornbills and more.
Stylized silhouette of a southern cassowary on a black background
Retro style travel poster showing a beach with an adult cassowary walking alongside a juvenile. Caption reads: Visit the Cassowary Coast, Far North Queensland, Australia
Watercolor of a large bird with a reddish spiky feather crest and dark wings/body.
Alternate version of the maryland state flag with black and yellow squares showing baltimore orioles and red and white squares showing great blue herons
Cropped illustration of a Rufous Owl
View of DC skyline being reclaimed by nature
kererū / NZ Wood Pigeon
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo strikes a pose on a tree
Art nouveau-styled poster featuring an inca tern
Framed watercolor of a long-haired cat on a red sofa cushion.
Large pink parrot with white wings and tall crest of yellow, red and white feathers.
Line drawing of a dinosaur with a man’s legs sticking out of her mouth. Text reads “girl dinner”
Antique-style portrait of an emu wearing a flower crown and frilly tulle.
Still from Star Trek episode in which an alien drone is firing a green laser in a jungle setting.
Gallery view of Tropy app with metadata in one column and bird photos from Sydney, Australia
Watercolor painting of a Crested Pigeon in grass
Watercolor of a Wilson’s Snipe
Hand-drawn map of the county with place names and illustrations of birds, including American Woodcock, Wild Turkey, Hooded Merganser, Great Blue Heron, and more.
Pink Evening primrose flowers
Sunrise over Lake Marion with the I95 bridge
View of marshland under a blue sky
House Sparrow