Mike Hendley 🎨 ✍️ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

Mike Hendley 🎨 ✍️ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

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Followers
4.1K
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

Drew a southern leopard frog in graphite this week. I think I’ve drawn more frogs than any other animal at this point. It’s become a way to measure how my hands have changed. The texture on this one would not let me put the pencil down. #sciart #pencil1.5K views Drew a southern leopard frog in graphite this week. I think I’ve drawn more frogs than any other animal at this point. It’s become a way to measure how my hands have changed. The texture on this one would not let me put the pencil down. #sciart #pencil Spent two slow coffee shop mornings in Ithaca NY on this Atlantic puffin. Watercolor in my Etchr hot press sketchbook, Pentel Aquash brushes, backup palette pulled out for those beak colors. Strangers kept stopping to chat. #sciart #bird757 views Spent two slow coffee shop mornings in Ithaca NY on this Atlantic puffin. Watercolor in my Etchr hot press sketchbook, Pentel Aquash brushes, backup palette pulled out for those beak colors. Strangers kept stopping to chat. #sciart #bird Spent the week with this harvest mouse. All graphite, GraphGear 1000 in three weights, and the branch took longer than the mouse did. Retirement is coming up in August and I am finally letting drawings take the time they want to take and taking days off like today to do that. #sciart201 views Spent the week with this harvest mouse. All graphite, GraphGear 1000 in three weights, and the branch took longer than the mouse did. Retirement is coming up in August and I am finally letting drawings take the time they want to take and taking days off like today to do that. #sciart Tawny owl and a field mouse on opposite posts, barbed wire between them. Watercolor in the sketchbook, Aquash brushes, QoR paints. Took me a few days to get back to this one. Work has been heavy. But I am retiring August 1 to do this full time. Soft landing into a new chapter. #sciart #bird167 views Tawny owl and a field mouse on opposite posts, barbed wire between them. Watercolor in the sketchbook, Aquash brushes, QoR paints. Took me a few days to get back to this one. Work has been heavy. But I am retiring August 1 to do this full time. Soft landing into a new chapter. #sciart #bird

πŸ“Š Post engagement

274
Avg engagement / post
6.7%
Engagement vs followers
May 2023
On Bluesky since

πŸ”₯ Top post: Drew a southern leopard frog in graphite this week. I think I’ve Β· 1.5K likes + reposts

πŸ“Š Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.2 / week
A lower-frequency account β€” each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 1 text Β· 11 image Β· 0 video.
Follower / following
7.4Γ—
Follows 553 back. A strong ratio β€” an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.

Recent posts

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πŸ”₯ Top post Drew a southern leopard frog in graphite this week. I think I’ve drawn more frogs than any other animal at this point. It’s become a way to measure how my hands have changed. The texture on this one would not let me put the pencil down. #sciart #pencil β˜… 1.5K
Our red squirrels have far more conservative ears, so this tufted little one felt like a fun challenge. But the branch sealed the deal. All that moss and texture. QoR watercolors and a Pentel Aquash brush in my Etchr A5 sketchbook. #sciart β˜… 75 I don’t often talk about my day job but my retirement is coming up so here’s a blurb about my tech side. ohri.ca/en/newsroom/... β˜… 7 Last drawing in the sketchbook and it had to be a giraffe. Rendered with Pentel GraphGear mechanicals and Blu-Tack for highlights. Mandy Mitchell's photography was the spark. No regrets. Full pages. β˜… 34 Painted this harvest mouse over a few coffee shop sessions with Golden QoR watercolors and Pentel Aquash brushes. Something about something this small, holding on so confidently, just made me want to pay attention. #sciart β˜… 124 Watch out for turtles β€” it’s that time of year. Found this snapping turtle laying eggs at the roadside near the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and watched from my car. Drew her later with GraphGear 1000 pencils, Blu-Tack, and blenders. She kne… β˜… 162 Baby killdeer, just a few days old. I’ve been watching these little ones tear around like they’re running from something only they can see, and when David O’Neill caught this photo. Golden QoR watercolors on Etchr hot press, Pentel Aquash … β˜… 102 Found this American toad on a trail at Taughannock Falls, just sitting there watching us hike by. Drew it in graphite over a few coffee shop sessions. Somewhere in the middle it stopped feeling like a drawing and started feeling like sculp… β˜… 121 Spent two slow coffee shop mornings in Ithaca NY on this Atlantic puffin. Watercolor in my Etchr hot press sketchbook, Pentel Aquash brushes, backup palette pulled out for those beak colors. Strangers kept stopping to chat. #sciart #bird β˜… 757 Spent the week with this harvest mouse. All graphite, GraphGear 1000 in three weights, and the branch took longer than the mouse did. Retirement is coming up in August and I am finally letting drawings take the time they want to take and t… β˜… 201 I spent a full day at an AI for Health Summit but I did spend an hour on this at a coffee shop before I started my day. Priorities. :-) #sciart #graphite #artist β˜… 61 Tawny owl and a field mouse on opposite posts, barbed wire between them. Watercolor in the sketchbook, Aquash brushes, QoR paints. Took me a few days to get back to this one. Work has been heavy. But I am retiring August 1 to do this full … β˜… 167

πŸ¦‹ Handle & authenticity

βœ… Domain-verified
@mikehendley.com
The handle is the domain mikehendley.com. On Bluesky a domain handle proves the owner controls that website β€” so this is verifiably the real mikehendley.com account, not an impersonator.
On Bluesky since
May 2023
An early adopter from the invite-only beta (before the Feb 2024 public launch) β€” an original, established account.

πŸ’‘ Facts

πŸ—“οΈJoined Bluesky in 2023 β€” 3 years ago.
πŸ‘οΈAverages 274 views per post.
πŸ“€Posts about 1.2Γ— per week.

πŸ›‘οΈ Audience credibility

80/100 Excellent
  • Est. 97% real, active audience Β· Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~6.7% of followers engage each post) β€” an active, real audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth β€” a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Artist, naturalist, podcaster, art teacher. Graphite, watercolor, oil, acrylic, and digital. By day, I work in IT & health research. https://MikeHendley.com/links

πŸ“Έ Gallery

Our red squirrels have far more conservative ears, so this tufted little one felt like a fun challenge. But the branch sealed the deal. All that moss and texture. QoR watercolors and a Pentel Aquash brush in my Etchr A5 sketchbook. #sciart Last drawing in the sketchbook and it had to be a giraffe. Rendered with Pentel GraphGear mechanicals and Blu-Tack for highlights. Mandy Mitchell's photography was the spark. No regrets. Full pages. Painted this harvest mouse over a few coffee shop sessions with Golden QoR watercolors and Pentel Aquash brushes. Something about something this small, holding on so confidently, just made me want to pay attention. #sciart Watch out for turtles β€” it’s that time of year. Found this snapping turtle laying eggs at the roadside near the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and watched from my car. Drew her later with GraphGear 1000 pencils, Blu-Tack, and blenders. She knew that spot long before the road was there. #sciart Baby killdeer, just a few days old. I’ve been watching these little ones tear around like they’re running from something only they can see, and when David O’Neill caught this photo. Golden QoR watercolors on Etchr hot press, Pentel Aquash fine and medium tips. #sciart #bird Found this American toad on a trail at Taughannock Falls, just sitting there watching us hike by. Drew it in graphite over a few coffee shop sessions. Somewhere in the middle it stopped feeling like a drawing and started feeling like sculpture. Knew it was done when it held still for me. #sciart Spent two slow coffee shop mornings in Ithaca NY on this Atlantic puffin. Watercolor in my Etchr hot press sketchbook, Pentel Aquash brushes, backup palette pulled out for those beak colors. Strangers kept stopping to chat. #sciart #bird Spent the week with this harvest mouse. All graphite, GraphGear 1000 in three weights, and the branch took longer than the mouse did. Retirement is coming up in August and I am finally letting drawings take the time they want to take and taking days off like today to do that. #sciart

πŸ”€ Audience overlap

Estimated

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