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David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer
@dkmackinnon.bsky.social
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Fine-art #photographer in #ottawa who occasionally does #costuming (mostly #leather or #chainmaille) and body art (mostly acrylic and metallic #tape).
Website: www.dkmackinnon.ca
Instagram/Facebook: @d.k.mackinnon
Mastodon/Cara: @dkmackinnon
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David MacKinnon - 🇨🇦Photographer @dkmackinnon.bsky.social · Nov 28
I created a fine-art nude and travelling model starter pack. Feel free to suggest people to add to it.

#starterpack #photography #modelphotography #fineartphotography

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This piece will be at Cline House Gallery for their Annual Juried Show from Jan 29th to Feb 28th. Vernissage 29th January 2026.

#art #fungi #oilpainting #sculpture
catalyst-artworks.bsky.social C.R. Gill Art @catalyst-artworks.bsky.social · Dec 1
Oil paint on board
Castilene and water soluble encaustic paint on wood

#artadventcalendar #painting #wax #sculpture #botanicalart
Oil painting of a saint-like man with a halo that is the nerves in the retina of an eye. His hand rests on a wooden board and mycelium grows from him into the wood. The golden frame is decorated with eyes and a variety of mushrooms grow from the bottom of the frame.
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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From the Obscuria series with model Flos Lunae (IG: @flos.lunae.model). #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #StudioPhotographer #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #Photoshoot #Nude #ArtNude #ArtisticNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky
Black and white photograph of a figure partially obscured by a transparent material, with the silhouette of a person in a dynamic pose, reaching with one arm and partially kneeling.
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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@rileyjade.bsky.social trying out the mirror dress in the studio last fall. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #Photoshoot #PhotographersOfBluesky #Chainmaille #Chainmail #Maille
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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This week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #One. #Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Nature #BloomScrolling #Flowers #EastCoastKin #Macrophotography
Close-up macro shot of a bright yellow flower with a textured brown center and blurry yellow petals. The center features small, clustered dark shapes with a few elongated black filaments, surrounded by a densely packed texture. The foreground reveals a portion of the flower's bright yellow petals, while the background is darker. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom left corner.
January 18, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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Ottawa man takes his Uber driver tobogganing for first time
Dave Nguyen discovered Uber driver Chance Niyomugabo had never been tobogganing. A few days later, they were ripping down a Kanata hill.
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January 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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“Japan and Canada are two of the world’s safest places statistically when it comes to violent crime.”

Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime
Canada named second safest country in the world from violent crime
Canada has been named the second safest country in the world in relation to violent crime.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM
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I have a lot of paintings to finish at the studio. So I started another. #wip #underpainting #oilpainting #bones
View of my studio with a cardboard box stuffed with red patterned material cascading out of it and bones nestled in it. The bones are a moose tibia, dog skull and cat jaw arranged artisticly. The hand of a plastc manikin is propped up behind the bones and a white old fashioned key is hanging off them. An underpainting of the still life is on the easel in front.
January 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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This little cluster of chanterelles just won the 3D Art Sculpture category in the North American Mycological Association competition. #fungi #botanicalart #mushrooms #wax #sculpute

On view at Gallery 200 (Ottawa) until the start of March.
Water soluble encaustic painting of a cluster of golden chanterelles against a stylized background of leaves. Two sculptures of the same chanterelles grow out of the bottom right corner of the painting.
January 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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From the Naked in the House challenge with model @kalopsiahhh.bsky.social, coordinated by @modeladventurer.bsky.social, and background art by event host and artist Vanessa McKernan. #Photography #Nude #ArtNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ArtisticNude
Nude woman with arms raised stands in front of a large, colourful painting of an angel.
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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Godzilla, Daniel Nash
January 13, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday January 17, 2026
The theme is #One

This week is a focus on art with a focus on the singular. Show off any piece that just has one of something

Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching
Photo of a fallen beech leaf with text over it reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 17, 2026 The theme is #One Any art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our feed. Multiple entries welcome.
January 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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Ahhhh! My pineapple plant is growing a pineapple!
A tiny bud of a pineapple starting to bloom in the middle of a potted pineapple plant.
January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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From last year's photoshoot with @curlyandblond.bsky.social.
#Photography #FineArtPhotography #ArtPhotography #Photoshoot #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting #Nude #ArtNude #ArtisticNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #BlackAndWhite
Black and white artistic photograph of a nude woman seen from the back, holding rope. The woman has a curly afro, turned away from the camera. The woman's hands are holding a thick rope that also drapes across the floor. The background is a textured, dark gray. The photograph is signed at the bottom right.
January 13, 2026 at 8:00 PM
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Finished up this silly painting. Oil paint on canvas. #painting #sciart #pigeonsky #pigeon #oilpainting #realism
A small horde of pigeons examines the painter's studio. Strutting and flapping around an orange wingback chair posed in front of a green wall draped with white curtains. One pigeon looks directly out of the painting at you demanding something, probably your french fries.
January 11, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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This week's #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Vibrant, so here an image from a recent photoshoot with @denisastrakova.bsky.social . #Photography #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography
#ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting
Silhouette of a woman draped in sheer, pink-toned fabric, backlit with strong lighting creating highlights and shadows, with her head tilted back and arms raised, set against a dark background.
January 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Another image from the Naked in the House challenge featuring the talented @kalopsiahhh.bsky.social, coordinated by @modeladventurer.bsky.social, and hosted by artist Vanessa McKernan. #Photography #Nude #ArtNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ArtisticNude
Nude woman with long black hair, posed in front of a wooden artist's easel, her arm arched over her head while standing on one foot with the other crossed at the knee.
January 8, 2026 at 1:45 PM
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‪Join the #BlueSkyArtShow
Saturday January 10, 2026
The theme is #Vibrant

Dig deep in those archives and show us your colors!

Use both tags to be included in the feed
#art #artists #supportartists #makeart #photgraphy #drawing #painting #sketching
Photo of a bright pink peone blossom with text over it reading: Join the #BlueSkyArtShow Saturday January 10, 2026 The theme is #Vibrant Any art. Any interpretation. Use both tags to be included in our theme. Multiple entries welcome
January 5, 2026 at 4:55 AM
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Guys! Guys! This is SO cool. This is a time lapse from the Chandra X-ray Observatory of Kepler’s Supernova Remnant over 25 years!
January 6, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Researchers found evidence that a companion star may be influencing Betelgeuse, explaining why the star’s brightness changes over time
Astronomers May Have Unlocked the Reason for Betelgeuse’s Bizarre Dimming
Researchers found evidence that a companion star may be influencing Betelgeuse, explaining why the star’s brightness changes over time.
www.scientificamerican.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
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Mary Somerville - the person for whom the word scientist was coined by William Whewell in his 1834. She was a polymath, an intellectual tour de force at a time when teaching women to read and write let alone think deeply was frowned upon or ignored ⚒️🧪🌊
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January 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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Sunday is #Stunday! Share whatever you find stunning with the hashtag, scroll, and enjoy.

#EastCoastKin #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersOfBluesky #photography
#ArtYear
#dailyart #art #traditionalart #painting #drawing #onlybeautifulthings #artchallenge #artprompt
A photo of a Mediterranean spurge plant with rain drops. Text on it says, "Every Sunday is #Stunday. Post whatever you find stunning & repost your favorites from others. All people, types of art & skill levels welcome."
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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In November I took part in a local Naked in the House challenge coordinated by @modeladventurer.bsky.social. The model was the talented Kalopsia (IG: @kalopsiahhh). #Photography #NakedInTheHouse #Nude #ArtNude #NudeArt #FineArtNude #PhotographersOfBluesky #FineArtPhotography #ArtisticNude
A nude woman with long dark hair sits on a gray concrete surface, knees bent and arms around her head, casting a long shadow in the sunlight, with a stone-paved section visible in the top left corner.
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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It's that time of year again, when we review the best of the year. Here are my top 9 posts in Instagram from 2025. I would like to thank all the models I worked with this year and look forward to a productive and creative 2026. #topnine #topnine2025 #photography #photographer #photographersofbluesky
A grid of nine photographs featuring various models in artistic and provocative poses; includes a couple dressed as Santa with a gift, a model behind frosted glass, a nude model with an artistic gun, a model wearing a bunny outfit holding an umbrella, two models in red dresses, a flyer for a "Bloody Valentine" event by D.K. MacKinnon, and a collection of model images. The text "TOP NINE" is present at the bottom of the grid.
December 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Playing with Christmas lights with Ira Balan (@irapassion.bsky.social).

#Photography #ModelPhotography #ModelPhotoshoot #StudioPhotoshoot #StudioPhotographer #StudioLighting #Glamour #GlamourPhotography #Christmas #Xmas #ArtNude #FineArtNude #FineArtPhotography #PhotographersOfBluesky #GlamourNude
Nude woman draped in Christmas lights, kneeling on a brown fur rug in front of a stone wall, with Christmas tree and presents in a dimly lit, festive setting.
December 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Some dinosaurs were spotted and speckled with brilliant color patterns
New research shows fossil skin can reveal color patterns in young Diplodocus, changing old ideas about sauropod appearance.
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December 29, 2025 at 3:23 PM