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Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

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Proud son of the Great White North, husband and dad. Retired graphic designer, amateur artist and photographer. Full time Boomer.

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Bob Steel 🇨🇦 @steelgraphics.bsky.social · Jul 1

HAPPY CANADA DAY
Let's wear our pride every day. Be strong. Be positive. Be Canadian!

#canadafirst #ourcanada #canadastrong #iamcanadian #truenorth #greatwhitenorth #canada #elbowsup

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Blue Sky on BlueSky. Dry stream bed overgrown by trees and saplings. Brilliant fall colours under a crisp blue sky.

#blueskymonday #autumn #forest #forestbathing #trail #fallcolors #autumncolors #photo #photography #nature #naturephotography #canada #mood

November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM

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Laura JG

@laurajg.bsky.social

By African-American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), The Thankful Poor, 1894, oil on canvas, 35 1/2 × 44 1/4 in. (90.2 × 112.4 cm), collection of Art Bridges, Inc., currently on loan to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. More in ALT. #arthistory #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #painting

From the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art: The Thankful Poor, titled by the artist, is one of the artist's last known “genre” paintings—images that depict everyday or ordinary domestic scenes—before he transitioned almost exclusively to religious scenes. While read differently by today’s audiences, the artist’s title aimed to honor the contributions and struggles of poor Black people in the South, where this work was likely painted. In stark contrast to the degrading imagery of African Americans that proliferated in American culture in the late nineteenth century, The Thankful Poor showcases the humanity of an impoverished older Black man and a young Black boy, as they bow their heads in a dignified prayer before a humble meal.’

From Art Bridges: “The decision to depict Black daily life became clear to the artist during his studies between Paris and Philadelphia, where he was academically trained. While Black subjects appeared in the works of white American artists, such as Winslow Homer and Thomas Eakins, Tanner distinctly prioritized the humanity of his figures. In The Thankful Poor, the artist accomplishes this by transforming a moment of prayer into a complex exchange of intergenerational kinship. Spiritual values are often tied to familial relations and this focus speaks to Tanner’s personal experiences within the African Methodist Episcopal Church, of which his father was a pastor.”

November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Another lovely walk in thewoods enjoying the autumn day.

#forestfriday #forestbathing #forest #nature #hike #woodland #naturewalk #photography #naturephotography #autumn #trees #sun #stunday #maple #Canada #mood

October 31, 2025 at 2:11 PM

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@anitalperrin.bsky.social

Autumn in Yosemite
#Photography

October 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

A casual walk in the woods on a beautiful sunny day.

#forestbathing #forest #nature #hike #naturewalk #photography #naturephotography #autumn #trees #sun #stunday #maple #Canada #mood

October 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Inside her happy little cave.
#caturday #catsofbluesky #happycat #cat #blueskyartshow #inside

October 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Looking very much like the gaping maw of movie monster, these impressive upended trees roots have become home to all manner of forest creatures.

#photo #photography #naturephotography #forest #tree #trail #nature #roots #blueskyartshow #inside

October 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

A minimalist illustration "Demure"
#minimalmonday #illustration #demure #art

October 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Memories of early summer walks. A beautiful Herb Robert wildflower at trail's edge.
#mondaymacro #flower #wildflower #woodland #trail #memories #summer

October 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Abstract landscape illustration "Notch".

#blueskymonday #abstract #illustration #blue #landscape

October 20, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Under a brilliant red maple and a crisp blue sky.

#stunday #autumn #sun #sky #maple #Canada #tree #mood #photography #naturephotograpy #forest

October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Tall mostly bare pine against a gloomy sky.

#blueskyartshow #vertical #monochrome #BNW #classicmono #tree #pine #nature #photography #naturephotography #mood

October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Autumn sun lights up a brilliant red maple

#ForestFriday #forestbathing #forest #nature #hike #naturewalk #photography #naturephotography #autumn #trees #sun #maple #Canada #mood

October 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Whimsical Loggerhead Turtle illustration.

#animalarttuesday #turtle #loggerhead #endangeredspecies #illustration #art

October 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Autumn sun lights up a brilliant red maple

#BlueSkyArtShow #glow #autumn #sun #maple #Canada #tree #mood

October 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM

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Mark

@ferl67.bsky.social

Here's the video:
Fruit for thought. My favorite bit of Irish history. The Dunnes Stores Strikers. #standup #history

October 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Bob Steel 🇨🇦

@steelgraphics.bsky.social

Decided to rewatch The Man in the High Castle. Such an interesting story by Philip K Dick and well executed as a series. Hope Amazon isn't forced to delete it!

youtu.be/zzayf9GpXCI?...

#nazi #war #resistance #fascism #entertainment #scifi #ideology #authoritarianism