John Fleck
@jwfleck.bsky.social
Artist and Teacher. Drummer.
Lover of:
Music (classical, jazz, rock, and others)
History. Nature. Environment. Science.
Lover of:
Music (classical, jazz, rock, and others)
History. Nature. Environment. Science.
Current status of my Eurorack+ setup
Current new toy is the Xaoc Koszalin Frequency Shifter
#eurorack #modularsynthesis #modular #synthesizer
Current new toy is the Xaoc Koszalin Frequency Shifter
#eurorack #modularsynthesis #modular #synthesizer
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Current status of my Eurorack+ setup
Current new toy is the Xaoc Koszalin Frequency Shifter
#eurorack #modularsynthesis #modular #synthesizer
Current new toy is the Xaoc Koszalin Frequency Shifter
#eurorack #modularsynthesis #modular #synthesizer
Yellow Warbler's nest from the specimen collection at The Morton Arboretum.
Done in my charcoal drawing class this morning.
Done in my charcoal drawing class this morning.
February 5, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Yellow Warbler's nest from the specimen collection at The Morton Arboretum.
Done in my charcoal drawing class this morning.
Done in my charcoal drawing class this morning.
A winter sunset in Door County, WI
Oil on panel, 15.5” x 12.5”
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #winter #snow #Wisconsin
Oil on panel, 15.5” x 12.5”
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #winter #snow #Wisconsin
January 29, 2026 at 12:11 AM
A winter sunset in Door County, WI
Oil on panel, 15.5” x 12.5”
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #winter #snow #Wisconsin
Oil on panel, 15.5” x 12.5”
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #winter #snow #Wisconsin
Some drawings from our trip to Pennsylvania & Virginia last spring.
Rodin and dog heads are from objects in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art. Tree was found in Virginia.
Rodin and dog heads are from objects in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art. Tree was found in Virginia.
January 20, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Some drawings from our trip to Pennsylvania & Virginia last spring.
Rodin and dog heads are from objects in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art. Tree was found in Virginia.
Rodin and dog heads are from objects in the collection of the Carnegie Museum of Art. Tree was found in Virginia.
I've been istening to this somewhat regularly these days. Can't recommend too highly.
From the Imperial Court – Music for the House of Hapsburg
stile antico
Harmonia Mundi HMU807595
From the Imperial Court – Music for the House of Hapsburg
stile antico
Harmonia Mundi HMU807595
January 20, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I've been istening to this somewhat regularly these days. Can't recommend too highly.
From the Imperial Court – Music for the House of Hapsburg
stile antico
Harmonia Mundi HMU807595
From the Imperial Court – Music for the House of Hapsburg
stile antico
Harmonia Mundi HMU807595
an in-progress charcoal drawing
January 5, 2026 at 6:16 AM
an in-progress charcoal drawing
Reposted by John Fleck
I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.
December 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I don't think most Americans have any idea how dangerous it is for a president to declare an entire ethnic group to be "garbage." This is how the worst atrocities in human history have begun.
A wonderful recording!
Telemann
Suites (Overtures,), Concerto
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried Von Der Goltz
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi – 88697958802
Telemann
Suites (Overtures,), Concerto
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried Von Der Goltz
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi – 88697958802
December 22, 2025 at 6:23 AM
A wonderful recording!
Telemann
Suites (Overtures,), Concerto
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried Von Der Goltz
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi – 88697958802
Telemann
Suites (Overtures,), Concerto
Freiburger Barockorchester
Gottfried Von Der Goltz
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi – 88697958802
The Canadian Brass last night at Ravinia & this morning's snowfall.
December 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
The Canadian Brass last night at Ravinia & this morning's snowfall.
@bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Made a pilgrimage today. Sorry to say, I’m not seeing the swan. But loving the brushwork in the fabric!
Made a pilgrimage today. Sorry to say, I’m not seeing the swan. But loving the brushwork in the fabric!
December 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
@bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Made a pilgrimage today. Sorry to say, I’m not seeing the swan. But loving the brushwork in the fabric!
Made a pilgrimage today. Sorry to say, I’m not seeing the swan. But loving the brushwork in the fabric!
recently finished palette knife landscape painting
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #painting #contemporarylandscape
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #painting #contemporarylandscape
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
recently finished palette knife landscape painting
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #painting #contemporarylandscape
#oilpainting #landscapepainting #impressionism #art #landscape #painting #contemporarylandscape
Reposted by John Fleck
Itō Jakuchū, Japanese, (1716-1800), Fish and Octopus, Colorful Realm of Living Beings series, c. 1765-66, Museum of the Imperial Collections, Tokyo, Japan
November 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Itō Jakuchū, Japanese, (1716-1800), Fish and Octopus, Colorful Realm of Living Beings series, c. 1765-66, Museum of the Imperial Collections, Tokyo, Japan
What a great image
Gabriel Loppé
Crevasses on the Glacier du Géant, below the Col du Géant, Vallée Blanche, Chamonix
oil on canvas
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
Gabriel Loppé
Crevasses on the Glacier du Géant, below the Col du Géant, Vallée Blanche, Chamonix
oil on canvas
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What a great image
Gabriel Loppé
Crevasses on the Glacier du Géant, below the Col du Géant, Vallée Blanche, Chamonix
oil on canvas
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
Gabriel Loppé
Crevasses on the Glacier du Géant, below the Col du Géant, Vallée Blanche, Chamonix
oil on canvas
www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
Un Temple en ruine
Demachy, Pierre-Antoine
France, École de
Musée du Louvre
Demachy, Pierre-Antoine
France, École de
Musée du Louvre
November 18, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Un Temple en ruine
Demachy, Pierre-Antoine
France, École de
Musée du Louvre
Demachy, Pierre-Antoine
France, École de
Musée du Louvre
10” x 20” landscape in oil that I finished a while back
November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
10” x 20” landscape in oil that I finished a while back
Today has been a Telemann day and I cannot recommend these 2 Harmonia Mundi recordings too highly. Wonderful music, performances, and recorded sound.
La Bizarre - Suites
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Telemann Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust, violin
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
#telemann
La Bizarre - Suites
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Telemann Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust, violin
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
#telemann
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Today has been a Telemann day and I cannot recommend these 2 Harmonia Mundi recordings too highly. Wonderful music, performances, and recorded sound.
La Bizarre - Suites
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Telemann Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust, violin
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
#telemann
La Bizarre - Suites
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Telemann Violin Concertos
Isabelle Faust, violin
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
#telemann
Reposted by John Fleck
J. J. Grandville (Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gerard), French (1803-1847), The Dean of Toads, drawing from Scenes de la vie privee et publiques des animaux (Scenes from the private and public life of animals), Volume 2, by Grandville, 1844 (ed. 1852), engraving on paper, 15 x 20 cm, private collection
November 3, 2025 at 5:29 PM
J. J. Grandville (Jean-Ignace-Isidore Gerard), French (1803-1847), The Dean of Toads, drawing from Scenes de la vie privee et publiques des animaux (Scenes from the private and public life of animals), Volume 2, by Grandville, 1844 (ed. 1852), engraving on paper, 15 x 20 cm, private collection
If you like this sort of thing, this example is exceptional:
Johannes Schenck • Le Nymphe di Rheno
Wieland Kuijken, François Joubert–Caillet
Ricercar RIC336
Johannes Schenck • Le Nymphe di Rheno
Wieland Kuijken, François Joubert–Caillet
Ricercar RIC336
November 3, 2025 at 4:53 AM
If you like this sort of thing, this example is exceptional:
Johannes Schenck • Le Nymphe di Rheno
Wieland Kuijken, François Joubert–Caillet
Ricercar RIC336
Johannes Schenck • Le Nymphe di Rheno
Wieland Kuijken, François Joubert–Caillet
Ricercar RIC336
Current listening:
Georg Philipp Telemann • Bassoon sonatas
Stefano Canuti, Chiara Santi, Diego Cantalupi
MV Cremona MVC02571
Georg Philipp Telemann • Bassoon sonatas
Stefano Canuti, Chiara Santi, Diego Cantalupi
MV Cremona MVC02571
November 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Current listening:
Georg Philipp Telemann • Bassoon sonatas
Stefano Canuti, Chiara Santi, Diego Cantalupi
MV Cremona MVC02571
Georg Philipp Telemann • Bassoon sonatas
Stefano Canuti, Chiara Santi, Diego Cantalupi
MV Cremona MVC02571
Current state of my modular rig. Having so much fun with this!
#eurorack #synthesizer #synth #modularsynthesizer
#eurorack #synthesizer #synth #modularsynthesizer
October 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Current state of my modular rig. Having so much fun with this!
#eurorack #synthesizer #synth #modularsynthesizer
#eurorack #synthesizer #synth #modularsynthesizer
sketch from near Lake Winnebago, WI in August
pen & ink, ink wash, and gouache
pen & ink, ink wash, and gouache
October 26, 2025 at 5:02 AM
sketch from near Lake Winnebago, WI in August
pen & ink, ink wash, and gouache
pen & ink, ink wash, and gouache
A field sketch from last summer - Oregon, Lookout Point Reservoir
pencil & gouache
pencil & gouache
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 AM
A field sketch from last summer - Oregon, Lookout Point Reservoir
pencil & gouache
pencil & gouache
This is quite lovely
Bach - Goldberg Variations
Nevermind
Bach - Goldberg Variations
Nevermind
October 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
This is quite lovely
Bach - Goldberg Variations
Nevermind
Bach - Goldberg Variations
Nevermind
Reposted by John Fleck
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
October 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.
Follow @heartlandsignal for more.