Artwork – Jack Hobe Nature Art

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A timelapse of my sketching and painting process for a Western Kingbird

Each one of my drawings starts with a light framework to guide my pencil details.

For every sketch, I always start by creating a light framework (“gesture sketch”) using a non-photo blue pencil before drawing over it with graphite pencil. This helps me to keep track of my details and place major features of the subject.

I work in watercolors, colored pencil, and digital media.

Most of my artwork is done with mixed media – layering watercolors from light to dark to capture the main blocks of color, then adding colored pencil highlights on top. I also work in digital media using Adobe Fresco. To the right is a Downy Woodpecker drawn digitally.

I create commissioned wildlife art projects for clients involved in conservation and public education

A lot of my work is done for nonprofits whose mission involves conservation, science or public education. To the left is a Broad-winged Hawk illustration that I created for Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (https://www.hawkmountain.org/) in 2024.

Some of My Recent Artwork:

House Finches – watercolor and colored pencil, 9×12 on Bristol Board

Completed for my personal Field Guide to the Northeast project

Owls of Pennsylvania – watercolors and gouache on Canson Mi-tentes toned paper

Created for my Owls of Pennsylvania stationery product series

Christmas Songbirds – watercolor and colored pencil on Bristol Board

Drawn for my Christmas Songbirds product line

Peregrine Falcon – watercolors and graphite pencil on 11×8.5 cold press paper

I Use a Nature Journal to Draw Birds From Life

View my process for capturing birds in the field using simple sketching techniques and a nature journal:

4 responses to “Artwork”

Jack Hobe

January 18, 2025

Hello Carol,

Thank you for your interest in ordering more of my products! You can visit this link to my Etsy Shop to order bluebird notecards and other products featuring my nature artwork: https://www.etsy.com/shop/JackHobeNatureArt
Carol Dillard

January 17, 2025

Hi Jack. I have run out of your beautiful bluebird note cards. How may l order more and others, too. Many thanks.
Monica HENDERSON

February 28, 2021

Hi Jack: so glad to see your artwork again, along with new ones, which demonstrate so much character! You’ve made it more difficult for me to decide which ones to order. I am always inspired by your artwork as well as your blog: Bravo! God bless, Aunt Monica
Faith Wegener

June 12, 2020

Hi Jack,
We loved the artwork in your gallery! Thanks for posting. You certainly have a combination of gifts!
Will checkout blog from time to time.
We know you will be successful in your educational endeavors because you will be making good use of your gifts.
Best Wishes,
Uncle John & Aunt Faith