Fruit Doves Series

The "Fruit Doves" series celebrates these beautifully colorful birds, vital to forest ecosystems as seed dispersers. Sadly, many species face severe threats, including deforestation, habitat destruction, illegal wildlife trade, and climate change - leading to their classification as vulnerable, endangered, or even extinct. Through this series, I aim to highlight their unique beauty while raising awareness of the urgent need to protect them and their habitats.

As part of this project, I’ve published a limited edition calendar, featuring 14 species of fruit doves, each accompanied by short facts and nature-related holidays for every month.

All illustrations from the series are available for licensing.

You can check another calendar project with Eurasian bird species illustrations here

Hand painted in mixed media Superb Fruit Dove bird species in colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

All illustrations in this series were painted using gouache on watercolor paper, with details refined using POSCA markers, Caran d'Ache Luminance, and Faber-Castell Polychromos pencils.

Hand painted White Headed Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Many-Colored Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Painting in process by Ukrainian illustrator and artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted in mixed media Jambu Fruit Dove bird species in colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Endangered Rapa Fruit Dove bird in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted White Head Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Orange-Fronted Fruit Dove bird in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Painting of whimsical folk style imaginary flowers in process by Ukrainian illustrator and artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Banded Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Golden Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Illustrator Yuliia Bahniuk with hand-painted series of mixed media paintings of Fruit Dove Birds in vibrant folk art style

Hand painted Silver-Capped Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Geelvink Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Superb Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Flame-breasted Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style - artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Red-Naped Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Blue-Capped Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Jambu Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style by artist Yuliia Bahniuk

Hand painted Red-Moustached Fruit Dove bird species in mixed media colorful decorative folk art style - artist Yuliia Bahniuk