Artist • Photographer • Birdwatcher. 25 y/o he/him featured in the new book MESOZOIC ARThttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3mhns3xlmws2kZoo sketches22 Mar 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhns3xlmws2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3mbzp3l2rj22zSome lemur studies09 Jan 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbzp3l2rj22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3m3a5au3yvs2y“The Bull” This piece was done over the last year as a commission for the new card game “Zoic”15 Oct 2025 11:28 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3a5au3yvs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3m2hcxf5rdk2kI was honored to create this illustration to accompany the discovery of Breugnathair elgolensis a newly discovered genus of reptile that shares traits of both lizards and snakes. Congratulations and special thanks to the authors! You can read the paper using the link below https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09566-y05 Oct 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hcxf5rdk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lwbvt4vok22aParaiso Lodge in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains is famed for its close views of fiery-throated hummingbirds. Often overlooked, the lodge’s elevation offers a stunning view of the Central Valley. While it was tempting to zoom in, the added context made it my favorite shot of the trip.13 Aug 2025 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbvt4vok22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lvtkwlamyc2rWarblers: dark vs light ⚫️⚪️07 Aug 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtkwlamyc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lvjh6db6os2cI’ve spent the past couple weeks recovering from a deviated septum surgery. Every evening, I sat on the front porch watching this Orbweaver tend to its web. I discovered if I shot wide open and lined up the spider with the neighbors garage lights, I could outline it with bokeh.03 Aug 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjh6db6os2chttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lti73h7aok2fBriefly returning to social media to announce I met a rock ptarmigan 🥹 That is all for now but I’ll be back with more photos and art soon :)08 Jul 2025 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lti73h7aok2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lpw3edav3k2aThanks for the tag! Not tagging anyone specific anyone feel free to keep the chain going :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 May 2025 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpw3edav3k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lmrrwz3iss2pJust discovered the stunning art of bruno liljefors #artinspirations14 Apr 2025 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmrrwz3iss2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lmfitguycs2vSharing a late #portfolioday to check in and say I’m not dead, just very busy with optometry school lately I’ll have new art to share soon, including a spiritual successor to this old piece of mine so stay tuned!09 Apr 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfitguycs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lk2arawyc22fSuch good work from Kirby [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Mar 2025 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lk2arawyc22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lj5zxdreec2pSince today is Pokemon day I thought it would be a good time to share my fakemon project I’ve been working on lately! I have much less time to do art in optometry school so this has been keeping me creative while I focus on my studies :)27 Feb 2025 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj5zxdreec2phttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfvbo6cils2u#frontonfeathers16 Jan 2025 21:59 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvbo6cils2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfsib3eawc2i#frontonfeathers Unironically a really good showcase of northern waterthrush’s higher density of streaking on the breast15 Jan 2025 19:19 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfsib3eawc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfpqceq2qs2y#frontonfeathers14 Jan 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpqceq2qs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfpcnnvys22aHello #PortfolioDay!!! My name is Brennan and I’m a Paleoartist, Medical illustrator and bird photographer If you’re into any of those things drop me a follow!14 Jan 2025 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpcnnvys22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfmselhfxc27I’m counting the days until the red winged blackbirds are back #birdwatching #birdphotography #birds #naturephotography13 Jan 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmselhfxc27https://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfkxqqajs22c#frontonfeathers12 Jan 2025 19:35 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfkxqqajs22chttps://bsky.app/profile/brennanstokkermans.bsky.social/post/3lfiqzxbwck2tThis morning I came across a group of birds eating from a fallen oak branch. I dug a little hole in the snow and waited for them to return. To my surprise a gorgeous male red bellied woodpecker flew in! Here are some shots from the encounter 📸 ❄️ #birdphotography #bird #birdwatching11 Jan 2025 22:29 +0000at://did:plc:x5ddtvmc377omhf4stcif2lp/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfiqzxbwck2t