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Alison J Taylor
@alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
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I'm an artist and web developer living in BC, Canada (on the traditional land of the shishalh people). I love art, cats, chocolate, European pastries, painting and gardening, and I'm passionate about preserving the biodiversity of life on Earth.
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Yay! Jay is organizing the #artadventcalendar again! <3

If you create things, come join the fun. You don't have to be a professional.

And if you love seeing other people's creativity, remember to follow this hash tag.
jayispainting.earthskyart.ca JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 4d
Artists & Art lovers!

Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!

Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
earthskyart.ca
November 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
An enlightening article, for those of us concerned about climate change and the proposed Canadian budget. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/11/14/a...
In four minutes, Carney revealed his energy policy
In four minutes at the Canadian Club Toronto, Carney gave away more than he has all year.
www.nationalobserver.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
"Okanagan Sunset"
approx 4.5 x 6 inches
Alcohol Ink on Yupo paper
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Available for purchase. $45 CAD ($35 USD) including shipping
#artforsale #affordableart #smallart #canadianart #alcoholink #alcoholinkart #alcoholinkpainting #okanagan
A painting of a green lake in the foreground, brown mountains behind, yellow sunset behind the mountains and green sky, with dark blue/green foreground. Very lose and watery looking, made with ink drops that spread over the paper and mix with each other.
November 9, 2025 at 5:06 AM
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"Forest's Edge"
11 x 8.125 inches (on 12 x 9 paper)
oil paint and cold wax medium on oil paper
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Available for purchase. $75CAD ($55 USD) + shipping
#affordableart #canadianart #oilandcoldwaxpainting
An abstract painting in blue, deep mossy green and white, that looks a bit like the edge of a forest, with an evergreen on the left side, shrubs and small trees along the bottom and a white sky that could be interpreted as the sun shining through mist.
August 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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"Touching the Sky"
8.125 x 11 inches (on 9 x 12 paper)
oil paint and cold wax medium on oil paper
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Available for purchase. $75CAD ($55 USD) + shipping
#affordableart #canadianart #oilandcoldwaxpainting
An abstract painting in blacks, dark browns, grey and white. Dark shapes extend from the left side and the bottom right corner and come close to touching each other near the centre of the painting. There are lots of lacelike textured marks.
August 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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"Coming Into Dock"
6 x 6 Inches
Oil paint and cold wax on cradled board
A cheerful, whimsical painting about summer fun on the ocean...
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Available for purchase. $95 CAD ($70 USD) + shipping
#affordableart #smallart #canadianart #oilandcoldwaxpainting #sailing #sailinglife
A loose, semi-abstract painting of a sailboat coming into dock with both its sails still up. The horizon is angled instead of horizontal, there is an orange flag on the left, the dock in the centre and a post in the bottom right. The painting mostly in bright blue colours.
August 28, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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"The Bay in Sunshine"
A little 3 x 4 inch painting on a deep cradled wood panel. I tend to get quite tight and controlled when I paint, so I was pleased at how loose this one turned out. Painting more loosely is an ongoing goal for me.
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Available for purchase. $45 CAD ($33 USD) + shipping.
An almost abstract painting in blue and white, with bits of green and black, which could be read as water at the bottom, with a strip of dark land above, and sky above that.
August 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
"Seaside"
4 x 3 inches
Oil paint and cold wax on cradled board.
A teeny tiny landscape painting. 🙂 I found it hard to paint that small so I plan to work larger (at least 6 x 6 inches) in future.
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Available for purchase. $45 CAD ($33 USD) + shipping.
A very small painting sitting on a concrete step. The painting shows an ocean and beach on the bottom left, a green plant-covered hill on the right hand side and a white and pale blue sky above.
August 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
"Celestial Blue"
18 x 24 inches
Oil and Cold Wax on Deep Cradled Board
Colourful under-layers peek through the blue and white surface.
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Available for purchase. $400 CAD ($300 USD) + shipping.
#artforsale #affordableart #canadianart #oilandcoldwax #oilandcoldwaxpainting #abstractart
An abstract painting in blue and white that looks a bit like clouds in the sky. It is shown resting on a concrete staircase.
August 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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"Rounding the Point"
From a series I made last summer, in oil and cold wax. This one is a little 6x6 inch painting on a 1.5 inch deep cradled wood panel.
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Available for purchase. $95 CAD ($70 USD) + shipping
#affordableart #smallart #canadianart #oilandcoldwaxpainting #sailing #sailinglife
August 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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I love that the same guy is back to make this!
March 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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The fellow in this pic is my cousin's husband. He is Scottish and has been active in supporting Ukraine, including travelling there to bring aid supplies. Edinburgh Direct Aid is the NGO he works with.
da.vidh.scot David Hamilton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦 @da.vidh.scot · Feb 28
Seems like the right time to post this ongoing open appeal.
Buy a Ukrainian child a tablet for £150.
For many it’s too dangerous to go to school. This is their education, this is their future #StandWithUkraine️

edinburghdirectaid.co.uk/tablet-appeal/
March 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Canada is a huge country, with two official languages, many Indigenous nations, and a wide variety of immigrants (of whom I am one). I think the CBC plays a big role in keeping us united as a nation. Let's encourage those running for office to support it.

friends.ca/takeaction/t...
Tell the Leaders to Stand up for the CBC  - Friends of Canadian Media
There is a federal election on the horizon, and the future of the CBC is on the ballot.   Following decades of underfunding and institutional neglect from governments of all political […]
friends.ca
January 31, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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That quiet majority needs to speak up.

Otherwise, it looks like the loud minority are a majority.
katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 30
On climate, did you know that only 11% of people in the US (and even smaller percentages in Canada, the UK, Australia and beyond) are dismissive?

Yet because their voices are so loud and persistent, people often think they’re 50%.

This is why I advocate so strongly for using YOUR voice!
January 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Lucky me! Today a friend took me to the home of a recently passed local artist whose daughter was selling off his huge oeuvre of works at VERY low prices. 3+ hours later I left with more art than a woman has a right to. :-) Here's my stash.
January 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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I ran across this article via BlueSky today. It sounds to me like very good advice! Let's all take care of ourselves.

www.davidmoscrop.com/p/preparing-...
Preparing for the Newspocalypse
Mind your sanity. Connect close to home. Set boundaries. Support the media you trust. Live your life. Don't feel guilty about it. There's no better advice than that.
www.davidmoscrop.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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A sunny day walking in High Park while visiting Toronto years ago.

#OnlyBeautifulThings
A large pond with willow trees and grass in the foreground and a dark hill and blue sky with clouds in the background. Along the right hand side is a path with a person walking a small dog in the distance.
January 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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A sunset taken on the way home one day.

#OnlyBeautifulThings
A pale yellow/pink sunset behind two low-lying tree-covered islands. Pale blue sky at the top and dark shrubs at the bottom.
January 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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A rare plant growing at the top of a volcano on Maui.

#OnlyBeautifulThings
A picture of a silver-coloured spiky succulent plant growing on otherwise bare soil, casting a shadow against the soil.
January 21, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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I need this in my life! ;-)
jessigrace.bsky.social Jessi 💫 @jessigrace.bsky.social · Jan 9
The emotional support sheep are back...

And they've brought the whole team ❤️

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(Valais Blacknose Sheep)
📽️pet_farm_is_so_cute
January 11, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Another small alcohol ink painting on Yupo paper. I've noticed that my phone camera seems to have trouble focusing on red and pink colours...

#art #alcoholink #painting #canadianart
An abstract painting in alcohol ink, sitting on a white tile, which is on a white table, The painting is red and pink, with a series of increasingly large white dots which are laid out in a curve.
January 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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Another little alcohol ink painting on Yupo paper. This one makes me think of rain on the windshield of a car.

#art #alcoholink #abstractart
An abstract painting in alcohol ink, propped up on a concrete step. The painting is all a slightly greenish blue and looks a bit like rivulets of water on a pane of glass.
January 1, 2025 at 12:45 AM
alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
Hey, artsy and craftsy BlueSky friends! I'd love to see what you're making right now. Would you share a pic in the comments?

My big "making" during Christmas holidays has been apple crisps. Finally using up the apples from our trees that have been stored since September.
A photograph of five containers of apple crips: 2 round glass dishes (one partially eaten) and 3 rectangular tin foil containers.
December 30, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Wise words from a wise man...

I'm sorry that, in the last months of his life, he had to see who won the latest US election. Talk about self-indulgence and consumption!
briankarem.bsky.social Brian J. Karem @briankarem.bsky.social · Dec 30
“Too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption. Human identity is no longer defined by what one does, but by what one owns. But we’ve discovered that owning things and consuming things does not satisfy our longing for meaning.”

July 15, 1979

Jimmy Carter
December 30, 2024 at 9:29 AM
alisontaylorbc.bsky.social
This is another small alcohol ink painting on Yupo (plastic) paper. I was inspired by the work of another artist to try the repeated small white dots near the lower right.

#art #alcoholink #alcoholinkpainting #painting
A small abstract painting lying centered on a white tile. The painting is mostly red, pink, orange and yellow, with a little bit of mossy green. It contains numerous round blobs, some nested inside larger blobs, several levels deep.
December 30, 2024 at 9:16 AM