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Steve
@stevehaith.bsky.social
180 followers 550 following 50 posts
Watercolours; dog lover, particularly Newfoundlands; elephant lover; retired programmer, scifi.
Multi-sensory aphantasic, SDAM, ileostomate, vegetarian, atheist.
Left-leaning, armchair anarchist, socialist.
Isle of Axholme, North Lincolnshire, UK
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Steve @stevehaith.bsky.social · Jul 7
Retriever in watercolours on Arches cold pressed 300gsm/140lb paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #dogart
Head and shoulders of a retriever painted using watercolours.
stevehaith.bsky.social
A watercolour landscape, for a change. I'm not certain what the original is, as there are many similar ones around.

Painted on Baohung 300gsm rough paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #landscape
This is a watercolour painting of a serene landscape featuring a lake surrounded by trees and a mountain in the background. The painting depicts a tranquil lakeside scene with a misty, atmospheric quality.
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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trusselluk.bsky.social
Food banks provide help when people need it most. But real change means ending the need for them altogether.

Repost if you agree 💚
November 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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gillmartin.bsky.social
Tony Benn on the monarchy
" … “I don't think people realise how the establishment became established. They simply stole land & property from the poor, surrounded themselves with weak minded sycophants for protection, gave themselves titles & have been wielding power ever since!”

#downwiththecrown
November 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit.

British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.

Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.

It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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elidanza.bsky.social
Nothing is ever just black and white .

Happy Thursday x

#watercolour #zebra #wildlife #animalportrait #watercolor #africa #herbivores #watercolourpainting #splashes #art #painting #paint #artist #loosepainting
October 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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elidanza.bsky.social
My blog about painting a robin, simple enough for most people to have a go

www.watercoloursbyrachel.co.uk

#watercolour #robin #haveago #bird #watercolor #stepbystep #easy #tutorial #Devon #painting #artist #Devon #inspiration
October 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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tyedyedterrapin.bsky.social
October 26, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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earthandsand.bsky.social
I'm not a billionaire or a corporation, I'm a micro business - just me, and I am trying to make an honest living from my art and gifts. I would love some of you to check out my work for Christmas and support a tiny business this year 😁
earthandsandbyanna.etsy.com
#gifts #art #MHHSBD ##bluesky
October 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Most people are of the opinion that not only should the billionaires not be running things, there shouldn't be billionaires.

With greath wealth comes great poverty.

It's time to get rid of poverty.
October 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
stevehaith.bsky.social
A watercolour painting by me of a chicken. Based on a painting signed JR. I don't know anything more about the original artist.

Baohung 300gsm rough paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #birdart
Headshot of an angry-looking, white-feathered chicken. Only its left eye is visible, and it has a red comb and wattles.
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
stevehaith.bsky.social
A watercolour painting by me of a yellow lab.

Baohung 300gsm rough paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #dogart
Watercolour painting by me of a yellow lab (I think) with nose and front paws framed in a gap between wooden planks.
October 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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franifio.bsky.social
Not a single Greta hater could do what she has done, face what she's faced, bear abuse and humiliation at the hands of the most psychotic and genocidal army. They haven't an ounce of her bravery and that's what drives them crazy. Free Greta, free Palestine🇵🇸
October 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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awatercolouraday.bsky.social
Happy little Wren chick painty-sketchy thing! 🪶🪶
October 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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fotofacade.bsky.social
If you ❤️ finding connections with places like York Minster, and are comforted by continuity, you might like my camper-van-camino in the British Isles. Each Friday I post out a digest of my discoveries in my time-travelling camper. Subscribe for free👉: digest.andymarshall.co
August 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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bhdemocracynews.bsky.social
My daughter was so inspired she's started two petitions.

She wants to be a marine biologist. She is 12.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

chng.it/mq7KjktL7h
Petition: Ban Bluefish Tuna Sportfishing Tournaments in the UK.
I believe the government needs to ban sportfishing of Bluefish Tuna because it is very unethical. These fish have only recently returned to British shores, and now they are being targeted by this sportfishing trend.
petition.parliament.uk
August 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
stevehaith.bsky.social
Recently finished watercolour of an elephant's eye. Painted on Baohung 300gsm rough paper.

Put with the Tusks and trunk of an earlier piece, am I gradually building a complete elephant bit by bit?

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #elephantart
An elephant's eye, complete with wrinkles in a mud-stained skin. Close-up of a section of an elephant's tusks and trunk.
August 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
stevehaith.bsky.social
As it's International Dog Day #InternationalDogDay
stevehaith.bsky.social Steve @stevehaith.bsky.social · Jul 7
Retriever in watercolours on Arches cold pressed 300gsm/140lb paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #dogart
Head and shoulders of a retriever painted using watercolours.
August 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
stevehaith.bsky.social
Pls SIGN: Stop the destruction of Madagascar’s unique ecosystems for rare earths. Mining fuels rights abuses & environmental harm. The energy transition must not cost lives or biodiversity. #Madagascar #RareEarths #HumanRights
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
#petition Defend Madagascar’s biodiversity – stop the mining rush NOW!
Madagascar has raw materials sought by the European Union – including rare earths, graphite, and other elements. The EU considers these critical for the energy transition, digital innovation, and defe...
rainforest-rescue.org
August 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
stevehaith.bsky.social
Happy World Elephant Day!
stevehaith.bsky.social Steve @stevehaith.bsky.social · Apr 16
As it's Save the Elephant Day #SavetheElephantDay, I thought I'd post this watercolour that I finished today. It's based on a photograph by Andrew White. 🐘

@worldelephantday.bsky.social @savetheelephants.bsky.social

#watercolour #watercolor #elephants #wildlife #animals #animalart #paintings
Tusks and trunk, a watercolour by Steve Haith, based on a photograph by Andrew White. Image of a close-up of part of an elephant's trunk and tusks.
August 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
stevehaith.bsky.social
Watercolour painting by me of a leopard - based on a photo by Akash Dolas.

Watercolour on Baohong "The Master's Choice" cold pressed 300gsm (140lbs) paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #bigcat
Watercolour painting of a leopard peeking over a patterned log. Only the eyes and ears of the leopard are visible.
July 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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chrissand.bsky.social
If only they were 🐘🐘🐘
officially #WorldHeritage ...!

#UNESCO
@unescowhc
@UNESCO
@mywhcc
@HeritagePaper

#NotYourTrophy
#SuperTuskersTZ
#BanTrophyHunting
chrissand.bsky.social Chris Sand @chrissand.bsky.social · Jul 10
😡😡😡 OUTRAGE 😡😡😡
The next Super Tusker would have to give up his life. He was murdered somewhere in #Tanzania. We don't know when or where. Tanzania has learned nothing. The extermination continues.
#BoycottTanzania
#AmboseliTuskers
#ExtinctionIsForever
#BanTrophyHunting
July 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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chrissand.bsky.social
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Hallo Bluesky,
Ich würde mehr hier posten, aber
1. Ist die App sehr sehr langsam
2. Nach den Update kann ich nicht posten
3. Beim Text aus der Zwischenablage crascht die App mein Phone
4. Der Support ist nicht erreichbar
Darum meine Beschwerde hier und öffentlich.
July 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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patricksamphire.bsky.social
As far as I'm concerned, if these people don't want to contribute an amount to society commensurate with their wealth, they can fuck off. They're not a net benefit, anyway.

But they won't leave. They just like threatening to so governments keep their taxes low.
Flight of the non-doms: how worried should Labour be about the super-rich leaving the UK?
Reports say wealthy elite are leaving over tax changes – prompting a possible rethink by Rachel Reeves – but hard data is tricky to find
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
stevehaith.bsky.social
Retriever in watercolours on Arches cold pressed 300gsm/140lb paper.

#watercolour #watercolor #painting #artist #animalart #dogart
Head and shoulders of a retriever painted using watercolours.
July 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
stevehaith.bsky.social
Please SIGN: The Indigenous Ka’apor people of Brazil are fighting to protect their #rainforest and sovereignty from a U.S. carbon credit project that threatens their land. Support their call for freedom and justice! #IndigenousRights #ClimateJustice
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
Brazil: Keep US carbon traders OUT of the Ka’apor Rainforest!
The US company Wildlife Works wants to use the rainforest of the Indigenous Ka'apor people to sell carbon credits, but the Ka'apor council rejects the project. The Ka’apor have preserved their forest ...
rainforest-rescue.org
June 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM