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Marilyn Merrill
@mjmerrill.bsky.social
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Retired. Watercolor painter, inspired mostly by nature, (especially trees!), animals, buildings. Most paintings are done from my own photos, with a few from friends and relatives. Occasionally some En Plein Aire.


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Marilyn Merrill @mjmerrill.bsky.social · Nov 28
Foggy Forest on Friday.

#ForestFriday #Watercolor #ArtYear #EastCoastKin
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This is Holcroft House on the Clarkson College campus in Potsdam, NY. 2013

#WindowsOnWednesday #ColorAday #RedWed #ArtYear
#Watercolor #Painting #UpstateNY #EastCoastKin
January 7, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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Ice Trail Sunrise #photography #TwinLakes #trailrun #sunrise #nature #EastCoastKin #Iphonephotography #colors #clouds
January 6, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Sun setting last night behind the TransAmerica Pyramid in San Francisco. Taken from Emeryville, California.

#sunset #nature #eastcoastkin
Bright yellow and orange sunset behind San Francisco skyline. Bay Bridge, branches of pine tree, water is silvery blue.
January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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The new year dressed the landscape in white because something soft, cold, wet fell from the sky all night. Despite the cold, I let myself be bribed and in exchange for double portion of tuna and extra pampering, I agreed to show you how good I look in the snow-covered landscape.
#cats #catsofbluesky
January 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Today, apart from meal times, we played all day long. The name of the game is: The Great Sunday Rest.
The rules are simple and transparent:
we lie down,
we do nothing
we take doing nothing very seriously.
The winner is the one who can last the longest without moving.🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛
#cats #catsofbluesky
January 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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The Rose garden, Portland, Oregon.

#ColorADay #Pink #Roses #Portland #PNW #ArtYear
#Watercolor #Art #EastCoastKin
January 5, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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A tree near the barn on the Bald Hill Trail, Corvallis, Oregon.

#JanuArty #Tree #ColorADay #Green #ArtYear
#Watercolor #PNW #Oregon #EastCoastKin
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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This En Plein Air watercolor was done in the woods near Tupper Lake NY.

#ForestFriday #ArtYear #Watercolor #Painting
#EastCoastKin #Adirondacks
January 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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Antique Boat Show in 2011, Lake George, NY.

#HumansOfBlueSky #ArtYear #Watercolor
#Painting #EastCoastKin #UpstateNY
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Top of the falls on the Little Luckiamute in Falls City, Oregon.

Happy New Year to everyone! Thank you for making BlueSky such a warm, welcoming, and inspiring place to be!

#WaterfallWednesday #ArtYear #Watercolor #Painting
#Oregon #EastCoastKin
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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My daughter several years ago, wearing shoes not exactly made for climbing on rocks:/

#RockinTuesday #Rocks #ArtYear #Watercolor
#Painting #RedDress #EastCoastKin
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Adding to the theme of #Branchingout in #BirdoftheDay with a few Bald Eagles.

#BaldEagle
#PNW
#birdphotography
#Birds
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Nature
#Wildlife
December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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My daughter several years ago, wearing shoes not exactly made for climbing on rocks:/

#RockinTuesday #Rocks #ArtYear #Watercolor
#Painting #RedDress #EastCoastKin
December 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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The storm did not disappoint. We were in a dump zone, snow total was 18 inches in ONE NIGHT!

I love snow, but Bluesky only allows 4 uploads, so you all are lucky, hahaha.

#art #artist #artists #photos #photography #landscape #kandscapes #landscapephotography #winter #snow #winterscenes #sunsets
a snowy winter landscape with evergreens in the background, wintertime. a stunning sherbet colored sunset over a snow covered landscape, with woodpiles along the right side of the scene. A forest where every single limb and trunk are covered in pure white snow, following a blizzard. A forest where every single limb and trunk are covered in white snow, following a blizzard in northern Wisconsin.
December 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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One of our favorite places, a cabin on Wolf Pond in the Adirondacks. 2011.

#MountainMonday #Adirondacks #UpstateNY #ArtYear
#Watercolor #Painting #EastCoastKin
December 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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I wonder how long this scene has looked like this.

#Hiking #Photography #NaturePhotography #LandscapePhotography #Scape #Landscape #Mountains #Nature #EastCoastKin #StunDay #Ireland
Looking across the Glencalo river to Glendalough, the famous Irish 6th century monastery.
December 28, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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A sunset on the Oregon Coast.

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Stunday #EastCoastKin
#Photography #Oregon #PNW
December 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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This fellow visited our yard in 2010.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Holiday #XtraXmas #Snowman
#ArtYear #Watercolor #EastCoastKin
December 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I haven't been out much because of the holidays and weather, but for @alan678.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #mostrecent, these were taken the end of Nov into Dec. #birds #baldeagle #easternbluebirds #junco #birdphotography #wildlife #nature #nikon #EastCoastKin
December 26, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Maybe a stretch, but I'm counting this guy for #FishyFriday
Commissioned painting for a couple to commemorate a special vacation.
#ArtYear #Painting #Watercolor #EastCoastKin
December 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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A tavern in Schenectady, NY
Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for likes and reposts, and for sharing your work!

#ColorADay #RedWed #WindowsOnWednesday #EastCoastKin #Watercolor #Painting #Schenectady
December 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Beautifully contrasting blues and greens in this early winter moment in British woodland.

#winter #woodland #foggy #photography
Beautiful green leaves survive late into the year - early in winter, here contrasting beautifully with the blue fog and orange of the woodland floor.
December 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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The Upper Hudson River near Luzerne, NY.

#RockinTuesday #ColorADay #BlueTues #Adirondacks
#ArtYear #Watercolor #Painting #EastCoastKin
December 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Winter Wonderland 😁 #watercolor #painting #aquarell #winter #landscapepainting
watercolor painting of a snowy winter landscape
December 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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A retro motel in Melbourne Beach, Florida.

#ColorADay #PinMonday #Florida #Watercolor
#ArtYear #Painting
December 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM