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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Summer on Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, painting by Jean Feeney.
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Ivy @askylitocean.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
"Paysage de Printemps" (Spring Landscape) by French Neo-Impressionist painter, Achille Laugé, 1910
Dense, shady woods border the left side of the path. Four prominent, vertical tree trunks line the right side of the canvas. A calm blue sea meets a low horizon line in the distance. A single, tiny yellow sailboat dots the water near the center. A vibrant, sun-drenched grassy slope dominates the center and right foreground. Deep, cool shadows stretch across the path from the dense trees on the left.  Golden light filters through the canopy, creating bright oval spots on the path.  The entire scene mimics a bright, overexposed summer afternoon.
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Morality The good and the evil are happening concurrently. The choice to focus on the good is itself a way to defy the evil. -Jared K Anderson 🎨 Chirun Ilya
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barbara b. @lunazuna.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Camille Pissarro | Hampton Court Green, 1891 Oil on canvas 54.3 x 73 cm. National Gallery, Washington DC Ailsa Mellon Bruce Collection
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#Poetry #Painting #BlueWhisperingDay No doubt: I am here, loving this tender moment yet it will not last. - Matsuo Basho 🎨 Hiroo Isono
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Sonisworld @sonisworld.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Vamos a ponerle color al día. 🎨 © Je Shen
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Meditation Sitting straight and tall, I cut off both sagehood and worldly path from ancient times to present day, it has always been so -Chan Master Qiyuan 🎨 Je Shen
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Dr. Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Resistance is an art form! Kevin Champeny's work celebrates the beauty of accumulation how countless small elements can create depth, movement, & meaning that no single piece could achieve alone. A reminder that the smallest details often carry the greatest impact. 🔥🔥💙 #pinks
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“What keeps my heart awake is colorful silence.” ― Claude Monet Art by Claude Monet, San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk (1908–1912)
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“Landscape" by American Impressionist artist Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864–1940).
“Landscape" by American Impressionist artist Charles Herbert Woodbury (1864–1940).
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Vericocum @vericum.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Robert Watts Oil on linen #art #cityscape
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865-1940) Mount McKinley, Alaska. 1923. oil on canvas.
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Steve @heathenpresser.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It seems the GOPs plan is to use gerrymandered districts, purged voter rolls, and state legislatures to stack Congress and hold a constitutional convention. They will ammend the foundations of our society, triggering a flood of endless court cases designed to erase the civil rights of millions.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Vicente Mulet Claver (Spanish, 1897-1945) Retrato de Niño con Aves [Boy with Poultry], 1941 Oil on canvas 21½ x 19¾ in. (54.6 x 50.2 cm.) Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Claude Monet, French (1840-1926), Poplars on the Epte, 1891, oil on canvas, 81.8 x 81.3 cm, Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
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ᴄʜᴀʀʟᴇʏ★ᴘɪʀᴏᴛʜ @charlespiroth.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Edward Hopper - "Railroad Sunset" (1929)
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Steve @heathenpresser.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
​I seriously doubted their competence to wage war and win. Right now, I seriously doubt their competence to negotiate a lasting peace.
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Nancy Lucía López @cybergata.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"The Golden Throne," 2023. Oil on canvas. Australian artist Kim Harding. www.kimhardingart.com.au #CatArt
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Summer It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada
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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Misty Mountains 36x48 acrylic on canvas Available at The Gallery at Mattick's Farm in Victoria, BC
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Cherry Chorus Kate Jarvik Birch American , b. 1977 Gouache on paper
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Joseph Alleman, American (1975- ), Prairie Sky, oil on canvas, 16 x 12 in, Private collection
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Summer It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Vincent van Gogh - Green Wheat Fields, Auvers, 1890
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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
#Poetry #Painting #Summer It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada
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Tyler Nordgren @spaceart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Organ Pipe Cactus commissioned me to design this poster to celebrate their new dark sky status. www.spacearttravelbureau.com #art #spaceart #astronomy
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Townscape, painting by Yorkshire artist Clare Shotter.
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Wikipédia en français @wikipediafr.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
29 mai 1453 : Les Ottomans prennent la ville de Constantinople, aujourd'hui Istanbul, mettant fin à l'Empire byzantin. Certains historiens ont estimé que cet événement marquait la fin du Moyen Âge et le début de la Renaissance. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chute_d... #CeJourLà
illustration de l’entrée de Mehmet II à Constantinople. Elle dépeint un groupe de personnes et un cheval au centre, passant à travers une arche en pierre. Le sol est jonché de corps, illustrant la brutalité du conflit qui a précédé cet événement. Des drapeaux et des bannières sont visibles en arrière-plan, suggérant une entrée victorieuse ou une conquête
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Field of Flowers - Gustav Klimt
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Watercolor Painting, By Thai Painter..Pattanaseri Nopparat (b.1964)
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Neil Pearson. (b.1959) Wildflower Meadow. #Watercolour
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🖌 Myandra sez: 🖍 Impeach the MF'er soon. We're waiting. @myandra.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
William Hawkins (1895-1990) American Artist
A landscape with voluminous cloudy skies.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Kiyochika Kobayashi [ Japanese 1847-1915 ] Rainy Day at Kudan Woodblock print. 25 x 18 cm. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This is one of my original paintings titled 'Coastal Grace IV' 60x40 inch acrylic on canvas. It's available for collecting through Koyman Galleries in Ottawa, Ontario
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Vincent van Gogh "Cypresses with Two Figures" Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, June 1889-February 1890 Oil on canvas | 91.6 x 72.4 cm (36.06 x 28.50 in). Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo #ArtSky #VanGogh
"Cypresses with Two Figures" (also known as "Cypresses with Two Women") painted by Vincent van Gogh in 1889. 

It is an oil painting on canvas created during his stay in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.  The painting currently resides in the Kröller-Müller Museum in Otterlo, Netherlands.  The scene depicts tall, dark cypress trees rising against a turbulent, swirling sky, a subject Van Gogh often likened to Egyptian obelisks.  It is a prime example of Post-Impressionism, focusing on dramatic color and texture to convey emotion rather than literal representation. 
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Today 135 years ago, on 3 May 1890,

Theo van Gogh wrote to Vincent from Paris:

"The Aurier canvas is one of the finest you’ve yet done, it has the richness of a peacock’s tail. I’ll take it to him directly, I’d had the frame made that you described, for I certainly owe him that, and he isn’t rich.” 
Van Gogh realized the importance of a frame to bring out the best of his paintings. For his ‘Cypresses with two figures’ he wrote in detail to art critic Albert Aurier which kind of frame would probably work:

"I have noticed that a very simple flat frame, bright orange lead, creates the desired effect with the blues of the background and the dark greens of the trees. Without this there would perhaps not be enough red in the canvas, and the upper part would appear a little cold."
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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
“We kill at every step, not only in wars, riots & executions. We kill when we close our eyes to poverty, suffering & shame. In the same way all disrespect for life, all hard-heartedness, all indifference, all contempt is nothing else than killing.” Hermann Hesse (1877-1962) #Painting by H. Hesse
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Shawn McNulty Abstract Artist @shawnmcnulty.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Beacon is a vibrant cool structural 36x48” acrylic abstract painting from 2006. Private collection. Wow, flashback 20 years! What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #colorful #architecture #artist
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Pol Niuman @pol-niuman.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Claude Monet (1882)
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Wikipédia en français @wikipediafr.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Le 3 mai est, avec le 11 novembre, l’une des 2 fêtes nationales polonaises. Chaque année, les Polonais célèbrent la proclamation de la Constitution du 3 mai 1791, la première constitution adoptée par voie démocratique en Europe. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constit... #CeJourLà #3Maja
Tableau présentant la proclamation de la Constitution du 3 mai 1791 en Pologne. La scène dépeint une foule nombreuse de personnes vêtues de costumes d’époque, rassemblées autour de plusieurs bannières et drapeaux. L’arrière-plan est composé de bâtiments majestueux et détaillés, illustrant une architecture européenne classique. La palette de couleurs est riche et variée, avec des tons chauds dominants qui confèrent à la scène une atmosphère intense.
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
"The blue bicycle, Montreal" by South African Impressionist painter Roelof Rossouw.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Neighbours, Glasgow, 1993, watercolour by Avril Paton, Scottish artist.
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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Montana 6”x6” oil
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I'm Uni :3 @unicouniuni3.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Yoru is chilling… Uni is plotting something
Two black-and-white cats sitting in separate cardboard boxes
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Monica Morrill @mmorrillart.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Hi! This is my painting 'Coastal Grace' 30x48 inch acrylic on canvas. It's available for collecting through Eclipse Art Gallery in Huntsville, Ontario Have a wonderful day!
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Jim @jimw14.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
"Meditation", Je Shen, Chinese Artist, 2026
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 24/04/2026
Another variant from an earlier series :) "Colourful Spires" #synthart #AIイラスト
oil on canvas composition, Impressionistic abstraction, layered brushwork, thin glazes, scumbled highlights, darkstone cliffs rise seamlessly into elegant slender towers, flowing geometry with elongated smooth vertical curves, clean surfaces, sharp edges, calm and majestic negative space, wet-in-wet blending, luminous atmospheric haze, impasto accents, strong visual flow --ar 9:16 --stylize 400 --v 8.1
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Tibor M. Kalman @kalmantibs.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Claude Monet, French painter, 1840-1926. Boats Lying at Low Tide at Fécamp, 1881. Oil on canvas. 🙏🏼🌍🕊️ 📷 The Art Institute of Chicago | Painting and Fine Arts
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 23/04/2026
Pro tip for MJv8.1 – run your initial prompt using `--sd` to get a faster, low-def result. Pick your favourite and `Run as HD`. This re-runs the exact same prompt+seed, but inevitably a different grid stands out :) `Gnarled forest giants` #synthart #AIArtCommunity
oil on canvas composition, Impressionistic abstraction, layered brushwork, thin glazes, scumbled highlights, gnarled forest giants reaching skyward, twisted bark in charcoal and burnt sienna, moss-covered trunks merging with storm clouds, roots transforming into reaching branches, timeless and mystical negative space, wet-in-wet blending, luminous atmospheric haze, impasto accents, strong visual flow --ar 7:5 --stylize 300 --v 8.1
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Duncan Crombie @the-art-of-web.com · 23/04/2026
`Scattered spring flowers, dappled sunlight, Föhn cloud formation` #synthart #landscape #AIイラスト
oil on canvas composition, Impressionistic abstraction, layered brushwork, thin glazes, scumbled highlights, scattered spring flowers in foreground in shades of yellow, light-blue and dark-indigo, dappled sunlight, rolling hills, a Föhn cloud formation over distant mountains, clear demarcation between clear skies and white-grey clouds, calm and majestic negative space, wet-in-wet blending, luminous atmospheric haze, impasto accents, strong visual flow --ar 5:7 --stylize 300 --v 7
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