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ART. Painter. Photography.
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ART. Painter. Photography.
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the beauty of art isn't in knowing, it's in feeling
January 19, 2026 at 5:03 PM
the beauty of art isn't in knowing, it's in feeling
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Oldest and youngest cat in my house at present. Shadow (black) is 19 or 20, and Luna (green eyes), may be 5, based on the humane society's guess.
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
January 19, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Oldest and youngest cat in my house at present. Shadow (black) is 19 or 20, and Luna (green eyes), may be 5, based on the humane society's guess.
#catsofbluesky
#catsofbluesky
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Went to see an old friend this afternoon! All that remains of Weatherby's Falcon Works in Hanley.
There's a tragic beauty in this intricately constructed but monstrous structure; a downdraught oven now naked and bereft of its hovel casing. Each strewn brick a piece of Stoke-On-Trent history.
There's a tragic beauty in this intricately constructed but monstrous structure; a downdraught oven now naked and bereft of its hovel casing. Each strewn brick a piece of Stoke-On-Trent history.
January 19, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Went to see an old friend this afternoon! All that remains of Weatherby's Falcon Works in Hanley.
There's a tragic beauty in this intricately constructed but monstrous structure; a downdraught oven now naked and bereft of its hovel casing. Each strewn brick a piece of Stoke-On-Trent history.
There's a tragic beauty in this intricately constructed but monstrous structure; a downdraught oven now naked and bereft of its hovel casing. Each strewn brick a piece of Stoke-On-Trent history.
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Medieval jobs which no longer exist because of Health and Safety gone mad no. 27
Working in a lion nail salon
Working in a lion nail salon
January 19, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Medieval jobs which no longer exist because of Health and Safety gone mad no. 27
Working in a lion nail salon
Working in a lion nail salon
Interesting biography of Cy Twombly. youtu.be/X-nJNcE4uKs?...
Cy Twombly’s Heroic Masterpiece
YouTube video by Sotheby's
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Interesting biography of Cy Twombly. youtu.be/X-nJNcE4uKs?...
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"I sit for two or three hours and then in 15 minutes I can do a painting, but that's part of it.
You have to get ready and decide to jump up and do it; you build yourself up psychologically, and so painting has no time for brush."
📸 : Cy Twombly, in front of his painting by David Lees
April 1958
You have to get ready and decide to jump up and do it; you build yourself up psychologically, and so painting has no time for brush."
📸 : Cy Twombly, in front of his painting by David Lees
April 1958
January 19, 2026 at 2:25 AM
"I sit for two or three hours and then in 15 minutes I can do a painting, but that's part of it.
You have to get ready and decide to jump up and do it; you build yourself up psychologically, and so painting has no time for brush."
📸 : Cy Twombly, in front of his painting by David Lees
April 1958
You have to get ready and decide to jump up and do it; you build yourself up psychologically, and so painting has no time for brush."
📸 : Cy Twombly, in front of his painting by David Lees
April 1958
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My seascapes look like boiling cauldrons, as there is no point in being accurate. It’s boring, laborious work, and says nothing other than here this is. Like writing an instruction manual as opposed to a poem.
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 AM
My seascapes look like boiling cauldrons, as there is no point in being accurate. It’s boring, laborious work, and says nothing other than here this is. Like writing an instruction manual as opposed to a poem.
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Constable’s Clouds
January 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Constable’s Clouds
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Inside Outside (Clare with Claire) Acrylic + gel on canvas .National Portrait Gallery, London 2010 #JohnClare #johnclarepoet #poetry #art #painting #portrait
February 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Inside Outside (Clare with Claire) Acrylic + gel on canvas .National Portrait Gallery, London 2010 #JohnClare #johnclarepoet #poetry #art #painting #portrait
Winter blur. Light through trees, through a car window.
January 19, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Winter blur. Light through trees, through a car window.
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A small holiday project: working on this alcove in the living room. My husband is going to make a built-in for the record player. We filled in sheetrock, and I made a cornice shelf, mudded, painted, and attached some junk to the ceiling to screen a pvc pipe from the upstairs bath, lol.
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A small holiday project: working on this alcove in the living room. My husband is going to make a built-in for the record player. We filled in sheetrock, and I made a cornice shelf, mudded, painted, and attached some junk to the ceiling to screen a pvc pipe from the upstairs bath, lol.
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Anybody else need a breather this morning? Here are some of my beautiful sheep, enjoying breakfast in the snow.
That's Peter in the back, with Mimi and her half-sister, Mountain, looking up towards me.
That's Peter in the back, with Mimi and her half-sister, Mountain, looking up towards me.
January 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Anybody else need a breather this morning? Here are some of my beautiful sheep, enjoying breakfast in the snow.
That's Peter in the back, with Mimi and her half-sister, Mountain, looking up towards me.
That's Peter in the back, with Mimi and her half-sister, Mountain, looking up towards me.
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Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
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My last two shots before my world went dark.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 PM
My last two shots before my world went dark.
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Cozy pet pile
January 19, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Cozy pet pile
A dog's paw is as good as his word.
Saw this dog on walks on holiday. He always rushed to the wall with this same expression!
'Take my paw'! How could i resist?!
Saw this dog on walks on holiday. He always rushed to the wall with this same expression!
'Take my paw'! How could i resist?!
January 18, 2026 at 9:31 PM
A dog's paw is as good as his word.
Saw this dog on walks on holiday. He always rushed to the wall with this same expression!
'Take my paw'! How could i resist?!
Saw this dog on walks on holiday. He always rushed to the wall with this same expression!
'Take my paw'! How could i resist?!
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dear heart,
never forget
art is the flower
of love's pain
🥀
never forget
art is the flower
of love's pain
🥀
January 17, 2026 at 6:31 PM
dear heart,
never forget
art is the flower
of love's pain
🥀
never forget
art is the flower
of love's pain
🥀
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Snow cleaning a rug. Marlowe helping.
January 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Snow cleaning a rug. Marlowe helping.
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Otd in 1975, Bob Dylan released his 15th LP
"Blood on the Tracks"
which IMHO, is one of his best.
Enjoy!
youtu.be/YwSZvHqf9qM
"Blood on the Tracks"
which IMHO, is one of his best.
Enjoy!
youtu.be/YwSZvHqf9qM
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Otd in 1975, Bob Dylan released his 15th LP
"Blood on the Tracks"
which IMHO, is one of his best.
Enjoy!
youtu.be/YwSZvHqf9qM
"Blood on the Tracks"
which IMHO, is one of his best.
Enjoy!
youtu.be/YwSZvHqf9qM
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Interrupt the doomscrolling for a minute? Spinning helps me calm down. Hard to believe someone as squishy-looking as I can contain as much rage as I do, but that's 2026 for you.
#handspinning #greatwheel
#handspinning #greatwheel
January 18, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Interrupt the doomscrolling for a minute? Spinning helps me calm down. Hard to believe someone as squishy-looking as I can contain as much rage as I do, but that's 2026 for you.
#handspinning #greatwheel
#handspinning #greatwheel
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Marc Chagall :
Paysage (Fairy à Cranberry Lake), 1944
Paysage (Fairy à Cranberry Lake), 1944
January 18, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Marc Chagall :
Paysage (Fairy à Cranberry Lake), 1944
Paysage (Fairy à Cranberry Lake), 1944
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Time to boycott American goods if not already doing so.
January 18, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Time to boycott American goods if not already doing so.
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By Itself I
Man Ray
1918
Man Ray
1918
January 18, 2026 at 11:05 AM
By Itself I
Man Ray
1918
Man Ray
1918
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Good morning, Primrose @craftyprimrose.bsky.social & thank you, as always. This one certainly does have a "restful" air about it & it might possibly qualify as being "peaceful". This is "Poole Harbour" by Elwin Hawthorne from 1934. #ElwinHawthorne #Poole #Dorset #EastLondonGRoup #SundayMorning
January 18, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Good morning, Primrose @craftyprimrose.bsky.social & thank you, as always. This one certainly does have a "restful" air about it & it might possibly qualify as being "peaceful". This is "Poole Harbour" by Elwin Hawthorne from 1934. #ElwinHawthorne #Poole #Dorset #EastLondonGRoup #SundayMorning
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January 18, 2026 at 12:16 PM