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Emma Tylor
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Revi Co • Writer • Behavioral Analyst

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🏙️ NYC & Upstate, NY
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History of JULY 4

1845: HENRY DAVID THOREAU GOES TO WALDEN POND: The writer, naturalist & philosopher moved to a small cabin near the pond to get away from modern life & to be with nature. His journals became the basis for Walden, a significant book in American literature.📘
#history #OTD #thoreau
A quote pic: "If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." Henry David Thoreau, Walden
July 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Fireworks, Part 2
by Sandy Maudlin
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #4thofjuly

Enjoy your 4th & be safe, everyone!
Fireworks, Part 2" by Sandy Maudlin is an acrylic painting of multiple fireworks against the night sky with water in the foreground reflecting the light. The fireworks are blue, yellow, red, and white against a dark blue sky.
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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History of JULY 3

1775: GEORGE WASHINGTON FORMALLY TAKES CONTROL OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY: During the ceremony, GW rode out in front of the assembled troops, drew his sword & formally took control of the army. He led thru the remainder of the Revolutionary War (8yrs).
#history #OTD #ushistory
A color drawing of Washington in front of the troops in Cambridge in 1775. They are all in uniform and Washington is in his horse under a tree in front of them. There a a few houses and trees off in the distance and people standing and watching the ceremony. Drawing by Charles Stanley Reinhart.
July 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Mingus
by Darla McKenna
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #abstract
"Mingus" by Darla McKenna is a bold abstract, acrylic painting with big shapes and lines. There are abstract water scenes all over the canvas. It has navy and turquoise as well as royal blue, white, yellow, red, and cream.
July 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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HOT evening #run.

Not sure why little while ago me thought this was a good idea.
A pic of my running path through the tall trees with lush greenery on both sides and the blue sky peeking through.
July 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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History of JULY 2

1937: AMELIA EARHART DISAPPEARS: Earhart and her navigator, Fred Noonan disappeared while attempting to fly around the world. Their last radio transmission, made as they were attempting to locate Howland Island in the Pacific, was sent at 8:43 a.m.
#history #OTD #ameliaearhart
A black and white photo of Amelia Earhart standing on the wing of her plane, smiling with what appears to the buildings of an airfield in the background. Photographer: Bettmann Photo: Getty Images
July 2, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Nasturtiums By The Pool
by Kathryn Sillince (UK)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #acrylic
Nasturtiums By The Pool by Kathryn Sillince is an acrylic flower painting which shows a vase of vibrant flowers against a solid blue background (the water in the pool). The flowers are shades of orange, pink, and yellow, and the vase is red & hot pink. The cream colored edge of the pool and a small spot of green are showing at the bottom of the painting.
July 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Walking in the Peak District
Another one by Mary Kemp and her magnificent skies
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart
Walking in the Peak District, an oil painting by Mary Kemp which shows trees and mountains in the distance. There's a lot of lush greenery and a really cool swirly sky. The painting has mostly blues and greens.
July 2, 2025 at 2:09 AM
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History of JULY 1

1863: THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG BEGINS: The battle lasted 3 days & with over 50,000 casualties, would become the bloodiest conflict of the American Civil War. It's also widely thought to be the turning point with the Union emerging victorious.
#history #OTD #civilwar #ushistory
A color drawing showing the chaotic scene of The Battle of Gettysburg in a PA field. It's illed with soldiers fighting on both sides (we see the red and blue uniforms), horses, with many men dead or wounded on the ground. There's a lot of musket smoke, and a few different spots with large plumes of cannon smoke in the distance. Artist unknown. Drawing is in the Public Domain.
July 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Norfolk Coastal Landscape, Hunstanton Beach
by Mary Kemp (UK)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #beach
"Norfolk Coastal Landscape, Hunstanton Beach" by Mary Kemp is an oil painting depicting a beach scene. It shows some greenery in the foreground and the beach, the sea, and a small mountain in the distance, all with the vast, colorful sky overhead (love how she paints all of her skies). The painting has primarily greens, purples, blues, browns, and yellows.
July 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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INDIRA
by Isabel Ruiz Perdigueeo (Spain)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #abstract #acrylic
"INDIRA" is an acrylic painting by Isabel Ruiz Perdigueeo is a bold nature abstract with mostly cool colors, including: burnt orange, black, yellow, green, brown, and cream.
June 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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History of JUNE 29

1613: GLOBE THEATRE DESTROYED BY FIRE: London's Globe Theatre, famously associated with William Shakespeare, was destroyed by an accidental fire during a performance of Shakespeare's Henry VIII. 1/2
#history #OTD #shakespeare #globetheatre
A black & white drawing of the first Globe Theatre in London showing a three story, round(ish) building in the center in the center of a town (London in the 1600s) with a steeple & flag on the top, greenery next to it in either side and houses & buildings behind it. There are a few people standing on the street in front.
June 29, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Nice Flower Market
by Sam Park (S. Korea & U.S.)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #flowerart
The "Nice Flower Market" acrylic painting by Sam Park shows a cobblestone street in Nice, France filled with stands with colorful umbrellas & canopies and a variety of colorful flowers. It shows many people in the background and a few tall buildings, trees & the blue sky. There are many different colors, especially in the many different flowers including: blues, yellows, reds, pinks, and purples.
June 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Bower Pool
by Bronte Goodieson (Australia)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #summer #pool
The "Bower Pool" vibrant acrylic painting by Bronte Goodieson is an overhead point of view of a pool scene showing lots of people enjoying themselves on a summer day. People are in the pool swimming, diving, and on rafts and many are lounging and enjoying themselves on the side.There are many different colors, including: turquoises, blue, yellow, pink, and orange.
June 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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History of JUNE 27

1923: FIRST AERIAL REFUELING: Capt. Smith & Lt. Richter, members of the U.S. Army Air Force, performed the first ever refueling over the skies of Rockwell Field, CA. They did so by passing a hose from the "tanker" plane down to the other. 1/2 🛩️
#history #OTD #flyinghistory
A black and white photo of two planes in the sky, one flying at a distance on top of the other with a line in between. Photographer unknown.
June 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Sunny Morning
by Maria Esmar(UK)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #fineart #acrylic
The "Sunny Morning" abstract by Maria Esmar is a very busy acrylic painting with many different lines going in all different directions, ultimately forming one big square. There is a lot of color, primarily: whites, yellows, greens,blues, blacks, reds, & pinks.
June 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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History of JUNE 26

1959: THE ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY OPENS: Queen Elizabeth II & American President Eisenhower opened the St. Lawrence Seaway, which was constructed to allow large ocean liners to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes & as far inland as Minnesota.
#history #OTD #stlawrence
A black and white pic of a boat going through a narrow lock on the St. Lawrence Seaway with a crowd of people on the side. Photo from History Central.com Photographer unknown.
June 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Summer Garden
Annabel Burton (UK)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #summer #fineart #watercolor
The "Summer Garden" painting by Annabel Burton shows a classic white cottage in the center of the painting with a driveway & walkway over to the side, lined with different flowers. There are a few trees around the cottage and the blue sky is peeking through above. The he color is mainly in the flowers: purples, pinks, blues, and reds, with plenty of green all around.
June 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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In the Mountains
by Natalya Mougenot (Kazakhstan & France)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #abstract #fineart #mountains
"In the Mountains" is a bold, abstract painting by Natalya Mougenot with a lot of color. There are mountains on either side with trees in the center & the sea of in the distance. There is a lot of color including mainly shades of blue, green, yellow, brown & orange.
June 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Vacation
by Naomi Yuki (Japan)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #abstract #sailboat #summer
"Vacation" by Naomi Yuki is an oil painting of an abstract sailboat on the water. There are blues, pinks, reds, and yellows, and a distinct brown boat with a blue splash of water in the center.
June 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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History of JUNE 23

1968: THE TYPEWRITER IS PATENTED: Although various designs had existed for 150 yrs, Samuel Soule, Carlos Glidden, & Christopher Latham Sholes of Wisconsin designed the first "typewriter" with the QWERTY keyboard we use today. 1/2
#history #OTD #typewriter #writinghistory
A pic of a Sholes & Glidden typewriter (as it was called) when it debuted in 1874. It's cool looking, a black typewriter with various yellow flower designs on the front & sides and a cover that goes over the keyboard for when it's not in use. Photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society.
June 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Between Earth and Sky
Emma Sian Pritchard (UK)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #flowerart
The "Between Earth and Sky" by Emma Sian Pritchard is an acrylic painting that which shows a serene scene of colorful wildflowers with the ocean in the distance with the blue sky & the clouds above. There are primarily blues, white, reds, and greens in the painting.
June 23, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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History of JUNE 22

1969: THE CUYAHOGA RIVER CATCHES FIRE: The OH river was one of the nation's most polluted & had caught fire many times previously. This time however garnered public attention, leading to the creation of The Clean Water Act & the EPA.
#history #OTD #blueskyhistory #epa #ushistory
A black and white pic of Cleveland reporter Richard Ellers standing in the banks of the Cuyahoga River, lifting his hand out of the river's thick, oily water in the 1960's. We see the polluted water and a bridge in the background. Photo: The Plain Dealer/Advance Media
June 22, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Salt Square, Wroclaw
by Barbara Jaśkiewicz (Poland)
#art #blueskyart #painting #contemporaryart #flowerart
The "Salt Square, Wroclaw" painting by Barbara Jaśkiewicz shows a lovely flower market scene in the center of town with stands covered with umbrellas all around, full of different flowers. There are colorful buildings & greenery in the background, and people casually walking around. The painting has a lot of bold yellows, blues, greens.
June 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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History of JUNE 21

1893: THE FERRIS WHEEL DEBUTS: The very first Ferris wheel, invented by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., an engineer from Pennsylvania, made its debut at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.🎡
#history #OTD #blueskyhistory #ferriswheel
A black & white photo of the first ferris wheel at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. It shows the ferry's wheel in the middle with many buildings in the background all around. Photographer unknown.
June 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM