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Hilary Farmer
@hilaryfarmer.bsky.social
Artist and tai chi teacher (formerly in architecture), Canadian, Gulf Islander - gratefully living in traditional Snuneymuxw territory, pro-democracy, pro-diversity, elbows-up!
“Poised” ink and oil on 5”diameter tondo! A little red squirrel to cheer you up. 🙂
#blueskyart #oilpainting #inkandoil #redsquirel #canadianartist #animalpainting
December 2, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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Covid poses an "existential threat to human health".

Every infection increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, dementia, dysregulation of the immune system and reactivation of viral infections.

Children are having Long COVID.

thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
This Physicist Says We Don’t Take COVID Seriously Enough | The Tyee
We downplay the virus at our peril, warns Yaneer Bar-Yam. And children are more at risk than we thought.
thetyee.ca
November 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New painting! “Sunflower Path” (12”x24” ink and oil on raised panel)
The local community gardens are so inspiring right now!
#oilpainting #gskyart #gsky #sunflowers #sunflowerpainting
September 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
New mini round (5” diameter) Thinking of calling it “Bloomin’ Delightful“!
#oilpainting #blueskyart #hummingbirdpainting #hummingbirdandflowers #annashummingbird #crocosmia #gsky
September 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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My letter to BC Premier David Eby, BC Health Minister Josie Osborne, my local MLA, and my local MP on measles in BC. Please feel free to share, or weep, or whatever you find appropriate. Many thanks to @beansproutsmom.bsky.social for motivating me to keep up with the data, which led to this letter.
This is a Warning
British Columbia has measles
worldofwonders.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Upcoming joint open studio with Elsa Bluethner! If you’re in the area, we’d love to see you this Saturday, 30th of August between 11 and 3pm!
#oilpainting #localartist #gsky #gabriola #isleofthearts
August 29, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Delighted to have a selection of my work up at Nova Gallery, Gabriola! Check it out if you’re in the area. 🙂
July 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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The failure of the liberal order to deal effectively and honestly with the ongoing pandemic has created fractures that fascists are busily widening while the left continues to chip away at the foundations. Stronger liberalism--a deep commitment to the effective rule of law for all--is the answer.
Fascism rises after pandemics. COVID’s still here—eroding executive function, stoking anger, short tempers, and confusion. Impaired brains don’t spot propaganda. They repost it.
July 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Advocacy alert 📣 Until August 19, you can give input on a game-changing national standard requiring N95s & other respirators in healthcare (and beyond)!

To make it easier to take part, we've created a plain-language explainer that includes some sample feedback: donoharmbc.ca/national-sta...
July 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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"Upgrade public buildings, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, and schools, to ASHRAE 241 standard and guideline 44 air ventilation standards."

Damn right. If we'd started on that two years ago when it was obviously necessary we'd have one more tool in the kit against measles right now.
New: Our open letter to PM Mark Carney on the urgent need for COVID-19 mitigations 🍁

@mark-carney.bsky.social -
We’re calling for action in 4 key areas to protect public health

📝 Read the full letter & share: protectbc.ca/open-letter-lettre-ouverte-pm-mark-carney
https://protectbc.ca/open‑letter‑lettre‑ouverte‑pm‑mark‑carney/
June 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Three new mini paintings (4”x4“) with bees (and one hoverfly/bee look-alike)
#oilpainting #blueskyartists #bumblebees #beesandflowers #pollinators
June 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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Little ditty written for the occasion tomorrow. Feel free to share it, riff on it, you name it. No Truce With Kings.
June 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I bought some old-fashioned red roses at the market last weekend …so of course I had to paint them!
(“Red Roses” 9”x12” ink and oil on raised panel)
#blueskyartists #oilpainting #redroses #inkandoil #floralpainting
June 13, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Vote as if your country depends on it.

Vote as if your future depends on it.

Vote as if democracy and the rule of law depend on it.

But most of all: VOTE!

We have a freedom beyond any ancestral dreams, to choose who leads us. Rare beyond words.

Use that freedom today to preserve it for tomorrow
April 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“There was a Time, Olebar Point” (8”x10” oil on raised panel).
I was out painting yesterday. What a gorgeous morning and how fortunate I feel to be able to live here and do this.
After a few tweaks in the studio here it is.
#blueskyartists #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #localbeauty #nostalgia
April 19, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Note that MoTT will be mowing the roadsides for two weeks starting this Saturday.
April 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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It's Fact Check Friday....(and/or, um, Saturday!)

For this week: Are there foreign governments meddling in our election? Do safe consumption sites work? Find out here and watch @rachelgilmore.bsky.social's comprehensive breakdown on youtube/tiktok/insta/wherever you can.
April 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A cheery floral painting to brighten your day. “Market Daffodils” (8”x8” oil on raised panel)
#blueskyartist #oilpainting #floral #daffodils #spring
April 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Delighted that my painting “Descano Bay Path” has been juried in to the Federation of Canadian Artists “Landscapes” show. You’ll be able to see it in their Granville Island Gallery from May 12 to June 1st, 2025.
#blueskyartist #oilpainting #inkandoil #canadianartist #gabriola #gsky
April 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Just finished 4 new 4”x4” minis - birds for our times. “Anna’s Alert”, “Defiant Towhee”, ”Ready Wren”, and “Watchful Nuthatch”
#blueskyartist #oilpainting #inkandoil #minipaintings #canadianartist
April 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“Spring Day at Olebar Point” (8”x10” oil on raised panel)
I was out painting plein air with a friend yesterday. Lovely afternoon! Here it is after some studio tweaks.
#blueskyartist #oilpainting #pleinairpainting #gsky #canadianartist
April 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Over 60 people joined today’s #HandsOff support rally, here on Gabriola Island, BC, Canada. We stand with the US against authoritarianism!
April 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Why would anyone risk travel to the USA?
New travel advice from Canadian government…
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
April 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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For Canadians looking for a guide on the candidates' housing plans, I've just unlocked this piece so that everyone can read: www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-has-th...
Who Has the Best Housing Plan?
Canada has a housing shortage. Who has a plan for housing abundance?
www.bugeyedandshameless.com
April 5, 2025 at 2:33 PM