Hi there, everybirdy! I want to give you warning that 2022 is looking to be a slow year for art from me, at least on the NSFW side of things. It's for good reasons though. I'm booked up to do a lot of great wildlife work this year. Already, for the first five weeks of the year, I did three contracted trips to implant satellite transmitters in water birds. Since I am completely responsible for the medical care and most of these trips are far off the grid, I have to spend a lot of time in preparation while also doing my local avian care commitments. That kind of squeezes out time for art and writing. In addition, I have Whiterock to wrap up and publish and a couple of long-waiting papers I'd like write.

For those of you with existing commissions or other commitments from me, don't worry. You are still priority. I'm not taking on new things. And, no, I'm not quitting. I have to keep arting at some level. I enjoy it too much. But what art I do will probably focus on Whiterock characters and be largely SFW for purposes of promotion.

It's cool to see science charging back into action after 4 years of suppression by the previous president's administration. It was certainly noticeable to us in the field of natural sciences. I haven't done anything federal in several years-- only states had the funds for research and most of that was focused on game species. So, we've got to make progress while the money is there as we never know what the next volatile election cycle will hold.

Have a great year, everybirdy! Much love to you