Only 5 remain in the edition of 20. $10 from each print goes to @rainforestrescueau to help expand the habitat where these #13endemics call home. -- Reaching the humble target of $200 is so close to becoming a reality. -- Click through to the link on my page or to find out more info on each of these special bird species visit: 🐦 www.samuelhumphreys.bigcartel.com 🐦 -- Endemic Birds of The Wet Tropics. -- 🌳 Limited edition of 20. 🌳 Archival ink on 100% recycled 🌳 200gsm matte-coated art paper. 🌳 Hand numbered & signed. 🌳 A2 (420mm x 594mm) (16.5 x 23.4 in). 🌳 Shipped in postal tubes. -- #conservationart #13endemics #thewettropics #birdsofthetropics #wettropics #birds #birding #naturalhistory #ornithology #birdart #unesco #daintree #rainforest #zerodeforestation https://www.instagram.com/p/B0CSqyMFklF/?igshid=172020vbrljy4

10 remain in the edition of 20. Endemic Birds of The Wet Tropics limited edition #ZeroDeforestation print. -- Click through to the link on my page or to find out more info on each of these special bird species visit: 🐦 www.samuelhumphreys.bigcartel.com 🐦 -- $10 from each print will be donated to @rainforestrescueau who are a not-for-profit organisation that protect and restore rainforests in Australia. In particular, they are creating habitat in The Wet Tropics area. Their projects re-establish rainforests through planting, maintenance and restoration programs, as well as purchasing and protecting high conservation value rainforest and preserving its biodiversity. -- 🌳 Limited edition of 20.  🌳 Archival ink on 100% recycled 🌳 200gsm matte-coated art paper.  🌳 Hand numbered & signed.  🌳 A2 (420mm x 594mm) (16.5 x 23.4 in). 🌳 Shipped in postal tubes. -- #13endemics #thewettropics #birdsofthetropics #wettropics #birds #birding #naturalhistory #ornithology #birdart #conservationart #unesco #daintree #rainforest (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BzozWuRlehN/?igshid=1rm00lp9w3ee5

The tooth-billed bowerbird is only found in the heavily forested upland areas of The Wet Tropics. Its common name comes from the serrations on its upper and lower mandible that it uses to snip the brightest green leaves from trees. These leaves are then strategically placed on the forest floor in an area it uses as a courting arena. The males are constantly replacing older leaves with newer leaves and inbetween tending to the bower they will perch nearby and call for hours on end, imitating the calls of surrounding birds. -- Click through to the link on my page or to find out more info on each of these special bird species visit: 🐦 www.samuelhumphreys.bigcartel.com 🐦 -- The print is limited to a short run of 20 that will help to raise funds for the conservation efforts of these birds as well as helping to raise funds for the first field guide to be dedicated to these endemic birds. $10 from each print will be donated to @rainforestrescueau who are a not-for-profit organisation that protect and restore rainforests in Australia. -- 🌳 Limited edition of 20. 🌳 Archival ink on 100% recycled 🌳 200gsm matte-coated art paper. 🌳 Hand numbered & signed. 🌳 A2 (420mm x 594mm) (16.5 x 23.4 in). 🌳 Shipped in postal tubes. -- #13endemics #toothbilledbowerbird #thewettropics #birdsofthetropics #wettropics #birds #birding #naturalhistory #ornithology #birdart #conservationart #illustration #rainforest https://www.instagram.com/p/BzsFBTJlLkE/?igshid=118tw9go91wyk

Probably the most special bird in The Wet Tropics is the Golden Bowerbird. He is the smallest in the bowerbird family but builds the largest bower. -- Golden Bowerbird ♂️ 🔎 (Prionodura newtoniana). ⏳ Conservation Status: Least Concern. 🗺 Endemicity: Rainforests above 700 metres in The Wet Tropics WHA. 📷 Mt. Fisher Forest Reserve, Queensland. – Visit: 🐦 www.samuelhumphreys.bigcartel.com 🐦 -- Limited edition of 20.  Archival ink on 100% recycled 200gsm matte-coated art paper.  Hand numbered & signed.  A2 (420mm x 594mm) (16.5 x 23.4 in). Shipped in postal tubes. – #goldenbowerbird #13endemics #endemicbirds #birdsofaustralia #australia #queensland #wettropics #naturephotography #rainforest #birdart #thewettropics #nature #birds #birding #conservationart https://www.instagram.com/p/BzaGnBXFq3G/?igshid=yh3cdwy81f9j

With strict guidelines from the trees of the tropics I have been granted permission to release this print in limited numbers. 🤣 -- The Wet Tropics is home to home to nearly half of Australia's bird species, the World Heritage Area harbours more than 370 bird species. Of these, thirteen species are known to be strictly endemic to The Wet Tropics, found nowhere else in the world, with 9 of them from the uplands and the other 4 ranging down to lower altitudes. -- The forests of The Wet Tropics are living museums. They contain the most complete and diverse living records of the major stages of evolution in the world. Its rainforests are remnants of Gondwanan forests from 60 million years ago and some species have survived and exist here today as the closest relatives to ancient Australian songbirds. It is thought that bird song originated in this bioregion. -- The 13 Endemic Birds of The Wet Tropics are illustrated here in a large A2 limited edition archival print which is annotated to denote the species in their respective form. The print is limited to a short run of 20 that will help to raise funds for the conservation efforts of these birds as well as helping to raise funds for the first field guide to be dedicated to these endemic birds. -- $10 from each print will be donated to @rainforestrescueau who are a not-for-profit organisation that protect and restore rainforests in Australia. Their projects re-establish rainforests through planting, maintenance and restoration programs, as well as purchasing and protecting high conservation value rainforest and preserving its biodiversity.  -- Visit: 🐦 www.samuelhumphreys.bigcartel.com 🐦 --  Limited edition of 20.  Archival ink on 100% recycled 200gsm matte-coated art paper.  Hand numbered & signed.  A2 (420mm x 594mm) (16.5 x 23.4 in).  Shipped in postal tubes.  --  #13endemics #thewettropics #birdsofthetropics #wettropics #birds #birding #naturalhistory #ornithology #birdart #zerodeforestation #conservationart #unescoworldheritage https://www.instagram.com/p/BzXfgMaFFPu/?igshid=16zgcwtqbbzh7

I've been waiting a long time for these UniPin 0.03mm pens to arrive. Now my lines will be getting even finer! Which is good news for things like detailing a bird's eye, adding depth to shadows and crosshatching, finer feather details, and all that good stuff. But I can't help but think of the negatives, things like severe hand cramps, higher possibility of carpal tunnel syndrome, earlier onset of every artist's worst nightmare; presbyopia, posture issues and all the other stuff that comes with sitting for hours on end with your head 15cm from the page. I'm looking forward to an early onset of all the signs of old age....all because I like to draw birds! -- #13endemics #unipin #penandink #pigmentink #inkwork #blacklines #linework #illustration #birdart #naturalhistory #illustrator #birds #birdsofthetropics https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWvYzVHHdP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1sjyn8u47bml8

You've gotta have relativity in the photos you take of your art. Otherwise, it's just floating in space. -- Here's my thumb for relative size. BUT I should warn you that my thumb is not a good indicator of the average human thumb size. It is relative to no other human's thumb ever known to history. Orangutan, maybe, but certainly not human. -- #orang-uthumb #orangutandrawingbirds #birdart #athertonscrubwren #13endemics #endemic #wettropics #thewettropics #atherton #athertontablelands #bird #illustration #blacklines #naturalhistory #art (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brhu_rEHxLR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vm5cvorbci5e

Four species, six birds. -- #13endemics #wettropics #birdsofthetropics #thewettropics #farnorthqueensland #endemicbirds #birdsofaustralia #endemic #naturalhistory #penandink #illustration #blackwork #illustrator #australia #birdart (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrSkXeWHKxF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10004ebiuid4p

Bird textures. -- #13endemics #texture #lines #blacklines #ornithology #birdart #illustrator #illustration #birds #sketchbook #penandink #linework #fineart #naturalhistory #birdsofaustralia (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrCi2Unn7SG/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=quo4qzluhqd8

Sneaking some ink in under the watercolour. -- #bridledhoneyeater #13endemics #ink #illustrator #blacklines #penandink #birds #birdart #drawbirds #sketchbook #birdsofthetropics #naturalhistory (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BquezNgH38n/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6doa9agrvoqm

Still going on the bollywood leaves. -- #bollywood #nativetree #tree #leaves #australianflora #bridledhoneyeater #13endemics #botanicalillustration #linework #blacklines #illustration #drawing #ink (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqeeZmVn72j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cax0hmc71dbf

I've been married to my Moleskine sketchbooks for years. I won't draw on anything else, ever! I once flew from Sri Lanka to Malaysia because I ran out of pages in my Moleskine and needed to draw 6 birds in a month! -- Back then I was a younger man with no foresight. But now, this new series of watercolours for the #13endemics project means I have to draw on loose leaf watercolour paper and it feels like I'm having an affair. But not a good affair. It feels like a really difficult, annoying, having-to-adjust-to-a-new-paper-texture type of affair. It's no good. I'm so sorry #moleskine, it's a phase, I'll be back soon and I promise it'll be better than it ever has been before. -- #thethingswedoforbirds #bird #affair #watercolour #moleskineart #illustration #sketchbook #sketching #birdart (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqmDIinHJ8D/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1am595rzqbsye

Still going on the bollywood leaves. -- #bollywood #nativetree #tree #leaves #australianflora #bridledhoneyeater #13endemics #botanicalillustration #linework #blacklines #illustration #drawing #ink (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqeeirrnz4c/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p8bbw5p2wo0u

It's just a mess of graphite for now but give me 6 hours and I'll try my best to give these Bridled Honeyeaters some life! -- #13endemics #bridledhoneyeater #naturalhistory #thewettropics #wettropics #birdsofthetropics #endemicbirds #birdsofaustralia #birds #birdart (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqZb-koHrzp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1npxrp5wg3ab0

Stayed up all night doing this veerrrry rough mock-up of what the pages of the 'Field Guide to the Endemic Birds of the Wet Tropics of Queensland' might look like. Just have to write all the wordsy mcwords words...and try and fit that giant title on the front cover somewhere. I hope you reckon it's as sexy as I do! -- #13endemics #thewettropics #wettropics #worldheritage #birdsofthetropics #queensland #endemic #australia #birds #naturalhistory #fieldguide #illustration (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6FrESn9Jb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=syborqsgggu8

"If designing stamps is cool, then consider me Miles Davis." -- I think there might be four people in the world that understand that quote. -- At any rate, I'm taking advantage of the wet season here in the tropics, and the fact that everyone decides to stop working at this time of year, to work as hard as I ever have. A field guide to write, a limited archival print, a set of stamps and a bird checklist to do...all in the next two weeks! Yeah, let's do it, let's get MAD! -- #13endemics #stamps #thewettropics #wettropics #birdsofthetropics #birdsofaustralia #australia #birds (at Wet Tropics World Heritage Area) https://www.instagram.com/p/BruTYqEnoo1/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a1sjgxms8bac