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nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social
Back Lane, Hong Kong — Fan Ho, 1960
Black and white photograph of a woman with their hair falling in a long braid down her back over a white blouse holding a bag in her left hand walking down an alley or little Street beautiful light falling in the narrow gap between buildings
December 22, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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The light in the desert after a storm and with a spottily clouded sky is wild.
Photograph in the Sonoran desert of saguaro and other kinds of cactus on the desert floor, stretching away toward a series of seemingly overlapping hills in the background, all in mottled light and shadow, with colors ranging from pale to dark green, tan to dark brown, and blue and slate and white.
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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glengrambo.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar
Dec. 21
Crow is our friend. She has a damaged wing, but can fly, and has come back to nest in the area, and hang out in our yard, for the last few years.
She’s getting a drink and is showing off the subtle iridescence that crow feathers have!
#Birds #photography #wildlife
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A crow portrait in profile against a warm brown background lit by the late evening light. Her feathers are showing the subtle blue and green iridescence that they sometimes exhibit in subdued light.
December 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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whistberry.bsky.social
Happy Solstice! Not a fan of the dark, so always happy to reach the point where days start getting longer. Spring is just around the corner for those of us in the Northern hemisphere, so here's a happy chickadee for today's #ArtAdventCalendar
Digital painting of black-capped chickadee perched on a branch that is covered in fanciful white daisy-like flowers against a brilliant blue sky. The bird is facing right and has gray wings, white belly and head with black feathers across the top of its head and under its chin.
December 21, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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quietlynow.bsky.social
Honey Mushrooms decorated for the holidays. #EastCoastKin #Mushrooms #Fungi #Photography #Xtra/xmas #Decoration
Honey mushrooms under a barberry bush - pale creamy tan mushrooms with yellow, orange and red leaves strewn over them from the stickery bush
December 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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elisabethalba.bsky.social
🎄 Happy Winter Solstice! ❄

"Trimming the Tree"
Art by Elisabeth Alba
Illustration set in a cozy cave with blazing fireplace. A badger, red fox, otter, and chipmunk are decorating a Christmas tree.
December 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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vanessagillings.bsky.social
Happy Solstice 🦉

#kidlitart #watercolor #gouache
watercolor and gouache painting with a bit of tailors chalk of a barn owl sitting on a fence post amid some frost-covered leaves and the first flakes of snow
December 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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kerriedoodles.bsky.social
Day twenty-one of #ArtAdventCalendar and a happy solstice to everyone!

I said I’d look through the archives for my contributions this year, so here is a painting which must be about twelve years old! It was inspired by a wild-eyed hare I saw on a walk to Durdle Door in Dorset.
A painting of a hare on the cliffs above a rock archway called Durdle Door in Dorset. To the right of the image, a full moon is rising above the archway and the sea. To the left is the hare, sat in long grasses and wildflowers.
December 21, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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jeffontherock.bsky.social
Caloplaca sp. #lichen on seaside cliffs.
#Newfoundland Canada.
#fungi #fungifriends
Photo of a bright yellow, round lichen growing flat on cracked rock.
December 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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bethmenninga.bsky.social
Astronomical winter begins today, which usually means it’s been winter for weeks already here in the Twin Cities.
(first attempt at using salt in watercolor- shadows are wonky but I had fun)
#solstice
#artadventcalendar
Watercolor in payne’s grey and cobalt blue violet. Snow scene of wood fenced, snowy, tree lined road hading into the distance, moon overhead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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redgypsee.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20 “Pulse”, 11 × 14 (in.) With “Pulse,” I aimed to capture a dynamic moment—something electric and alive—that keeps shifting beneath the surface.
The artwork is an abstract composition featuring bold and dynamic use of colour and form. It includes vibrant splashes of yellow, white, pink, red, and blue, intermingled with areas of deep purple and black. Sharp, black linear strokes cut across the canvas, intersecting with softer, cloud-like patches of white and pastel hues. There are fluid, curving blue lines and small white circular shapes dotted throughout the piece, adding a sense of movement and rhythm. The overall effect is energetic and layered, with contrasting textures and shapes creating a complex, visually engaging composition.
December 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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lgvdart.bsky.social
Dec 21 (2): Barn Owl
#pen #ink #owl #ArtAdventCalendar #birds #solstice
Front-facing portrait of a barn owl. Its eyes are wide open and it's face has the typical heart shape.
December 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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redgypsee.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 Happy Solstice everyone. Acrylic/canvas 20 × 24 (in.) the dark silhouette of a twisted, bare tree whose trunk takes the shape of a woman, transmuting the energy, with gnarled branches reaching. A tension, both intense & unsettling, comes as we transmute energy.
"Transmutation." This piece centres on the dark silhouette of a twisted, leafless tree whose trunk takes the shape of a woman, transmuting the energy, with gnarled branches reaching in all directions against a warm brownish-orange backdrop. The contrast between deep black and sepia-toned warmth creates a tension that feels both intense and a bit unsettling. I aimed to capture the raw energy in the contorted shapes and the interplay of light and shadow, inviting viewers to consider transformation through complexity and resilience. This work explores how form and mood interact in a more dramatic, almost haunting way.
December 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
raedawg.bsky.social
Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar
Calycanthus occidentalis/Spicebush is one of my favorite shrubs
#Bloomscroll #CaliforniaNativePlant #Photography
Sun and shadow play on two red flowers with spreading strap-like petals, a couple of tight, oval flower buds, and large bright green leaves.
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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swordfernstudios.bsky.social
For today’s #ArtAdventCalendar I’d like to share a mini painting inspired by the Columbia River Gorge.

‘Camassia Quamash’

A perennial herb, native to western N. America in large areas of southern Canada & the northwestern United States. A staple food to First Nations people, & pollinators love it!
Visual Description: A colorful painting featuring a detailed bright electric blue/purple wildflower against a soft blurred vernal wetland backdrop of greens and golden yellows. Inspired by basalt cliffs, native plants, and meadows in the Catherine Creek area of Washington. Caption: For today’s #ArtAdventCalendar I’d like to share a mini painting inspired by the Columbia River Gorge. ‘Camassia Quamash’ A perennial herb, native to western N. America in large areas of southern Canada & the northwestern United States. A staple food to First Nations people, & pollinators love it!
December 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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loadofolbobbins.bsky.social
Nearly missed day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar but this Spotted Pardalote has just squeaked in under the wire (UK time). Departed from my usual spalshy wash backgrounds for this one as I really liked the stark contrast between the white and this amazing bird.

#BirdArt #SciArt #Illustration #Procreate
An original digital illustration by Loadofolbobbins of a Spotted Pardalote perching on a weathered branch. It’s a small puffed up kind of bird with black feathered wings and head that have white spotted markings on. Its chest and body feathers are a cream colour with tones of yellow and orange. The throat feathers have a small rounded patch of vibrant yellowy orange colour. It has a small rounded grey beak. The background of the image is plain white.
December 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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laurjdo.bsky.social
Day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar is an acrylic painting from August 2021
An acrylic painting of matte black profile with leaves behind and leaves & there red flowers in front. The plants are very stylized and overlapping on top of each other in several hues of green. Some layers of paint are scratched away to create the forms and veins of the leaves & flowers
December 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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trebornotrub.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar "Good Boys"

Dogs are for life, not just for Christmas.

#art #artyear #artist #dog #dogs #EastCoastKin
A colourful, expressive mixed-media artwork showing four stylised dogs standing shoulder to shoulder, facing the viewer. Each dog has exaggerated eyes, long snouts, and loosely drawn whiskers, giving them distinct, alert personalities. From left to right, the dogs are painted in bold blocks of pink, brown, blue-black, and yellow, with splashes, drips, and scribbled lines of paint layered across their faces and bodies. Their collars and teeth are roughly sketched, adding a raw, energetic feel. Above their heads, the handwritten words “Good boys” appear in light blue. The background is white, heavily marked with splattered paint in blues, reds, and purples, creating a lively, chaotic atmosphere. The image carries an affectionate but serious message, reminding the viewer that dogs are for life, not just for Christmas.
December 21, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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fireflyfox5.bsky.social
So pretty, twinkling lights in the tree!
#Artadventcalendar #photography
A multi exposure image of a Christmas tree with many colored lights. The photo has also been tinted to different shades of blue. Photo and photo editing by me
December 21, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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andreaphoto57.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20.
Just an owl, decked out for Christmas ...digital art.
An abstract owl sitting on a branch in the falling snow. Holly leaves and berries are seen L on the branch. Two ornaments are hanging from the branch: a red one L, gold one on the R. There is also a small sleigh bell tied with a red ribbon to the owls ear on the R.
December 21, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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rosewaterarts.bsky.social
“Kitchen Blues” (c) 1993
Watercolor on Arches paper
A quick sketch of scullery items painted in shades of blue and violet with burst of yellow light.
#ArtAdventCalendar
#Watercolor
#StillLife
A colander, funnel, clear glass bottle and perforated spoon painted in violet and blue. Yellow brings in the light and reflections.
December 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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haroldvondrehle.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20
#FlowerReport:

From San Jose, California, Monday morning.
A photo of a scarlet red rose, in the process of opening, looking downward and to the left. The petals furthest to the left and right are most open. Tiny dew droplets cover the entire flower, and also the pale yellow, triangular gingko leaf which is lying across the top of the rose. A dark green bud and a few leaves are around, but otherwise the background is filled with gingko leaves on the ground, in varying shades of yellow.
December 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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gramyre.bsky.social
Day 21 - late today as air conditioner died and MS symptoms are raging in the heat. Here’s a monoprint from earlier in the year as I can’t art today

#ArtAdventCalendar
Swirling wave-like shape in black with blue highlights
December 21, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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queengwenevere.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20!

Plein air watercolor sketches of a rose in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, and some of the white blossoms on a little cherry shrub my mom grew (it had little cherries on it later. Not a lot, but they were tasty!)
Two small watercolor sketches, one of a spray of small white cherry blossoms on a blue sky, the other of dark pink roses with clusters of green leaves and buds
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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susanabbeyandfinn.bsky.social
#ArtAdventCalendar day 21.
#artist #oilpainting
A sleeping fox. This painting resides in a 3 year old’s bedroom. His hair is the same colour as the fox!
A peacefully sleeping fox in the roots of a tree.
December 21, 2025 at 5:29 AM