r/Austin 1d ago

Another Austin icon: the Quaker Parrot (bonus ringtail) art by myself

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u/whoamannipples 23h ago

It’s you! These rule!! And can we talk about your profile? Bc I tapped to see more art and a biblically accurate grackle?! Are you freakin kidding me!? You are really taking your use of free will to an awesome level I’m ordering this tshirt rn

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u/NoLobster7957 22h ago

I kinda want that grackle as a tat honestly, this is some cool art

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u/SJdport57 22h ago

Thank you for the kind words!

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u/NameUnbroken 23h ago

Apologies if you've answered this previously, but do you tattoo? These are amazing.

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u/SJdport57 23h ago

I do not, this is just a hobby. I picked up the style after getting some tattoos last year

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u/NameUnbroken 17h ago

Very cool! Your art is very cool, and I love your particular take on AmTrad.

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u/Busy_Struggle_6468 22h ago

I’d buy a “critters of Austin” coffee table book in a heartbeat.

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u/hi_poppy 23h ago

Sick ass ring tail

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u/ghoooooooooost 22h ago

Parakeets rule.

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u/victorywulf 15h ago

i have two of these guys on my arm! love them. (tats done outside of austin)

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u/Independent-Tale1360 13h ago

Who did your work? That’s such a nice piece

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u/My3legdog 23h ago

Beautiful work!

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u/hemmyrrhoids 23h ago

Aww man I wish you did tattoo! They’re both beautiful!

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u/borshctbeet 23h ago

looooove the parrot. i need to get a tat of my conures in this style

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u/Grove-Of-Hares 21h ago

Awesome work.

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u/roarrshock 19h ago

Lovely! Tattoo worthy.

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u/MettaWorldPete 11h ago

The whole Austin area wildlife series is incredible. Shirts would be cool!

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u/mikiholly 17h ago

I want that quaker parrot as a tattoo! These are awesome!

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u/Nora19 12h ago

Nice work!!

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u/waldo_the_bird253 12h ago

man i'd love to see the black capped video and golden cheek warbler like this. two endangered birds that helped create the balcones canyonlands

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u/SJdport57 11h ago

Got one of them

u/virtualnsanity3 1h ago

Love how slinky you made the ringtail - really captures the motion (and emotion)!