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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 19h

Eugene de Blaas, Italian (1843-1931), Girl at the Window, 1889, oil on panel, 54.6 x 36.8 cm, private collection

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女同 ⚢ @imaginarydesert.bsky.social · 15h

Definitely going to see this! 🏮🎶🏮

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 20h

Qui vient? Who's coming? (circa 1908) by Australian painter, Rupert Bunny (1864-1947) Oil on canvas 81 x 54 cm National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri, (Canberra) #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 20h

Teruhide Kato (Japanese Artist, 1936–2015) "Graceful Autumn", 2010. Woodblock Print, 40.2 × 27.5 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 17h

Located in Nagano Prefecture, Matsumoto Castle—famously nicknamed Karasu-jō ("Crow Castle") for its striking black cladding—is one of Japan’s twelve surviving original keeps (genson tenshu) and a designated National Treasure.

Rising majestically out of early morning mists, the five-tiered keep (tenshu) of Matsumoto Castle casts a near-flawless inverted reflection across the glassy surface of its surrounding moat. The bold contrast between dark, lacquered wooden wainscoting and stark white plaster tiers gives the fortress an imposing visual gravity, illuminated by the diffuse, golden-blue light of dawn. In the foreground, two white swans glide effortlessly through the dark water, their gentle wake sending delicate ripples that softly distort the mirrored silhouette of the ancient timber tower. The scene invokes an immersive sensory landscape: the crisp, chilly mountain air of Nagano, the soft lapping of water against stone foundations, the faint scent of damp pine needles and morning fog, and the profound, reverent hush of a historic stronghold awakening to the day.
Originally founded during the late Sengoku period and significantly expanded in the 1590s under Ishikawa Kazumasa and his son Yasunaga, it stands as one of the finest surviving examples of a flatland castle (hirajiro). Uniquely, the architectural complex joins a heavily fortified wartime keep with an open, red-balustraded moon-viewing pavilion (Tsukimi-yagura) added during the peaceful 1630s, physically charting Japan’s transition from feudal warfare to Edo-period stability. The structure exemplifies supreme monozukuri (artisanal mastery and structural craft), featuring complex interlocking timber joinery, mortarless stone wall construction (anozumi), and protective black lacquer wainscoting engineered to withstand both harsh weather and siege warfare.

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The Zen of True Art @thezenoftrueart.bsky.social · 16h

Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009), "Siri," tempera on panel, 1970; Brandywine Museum of Art. #art #arte #wyeth #andrewwyeth #portrait #portraitpainting #newengland #modernart #paintings #peintures #tempera #museum #artgallery

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 19h

Between trees by Masao Yamamoto

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 21h

#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 21h

#Poetry #Painting #Morning I start the morning gently In a quiet sort of way Just grateful for the time And another beautiful day - Sarah Sarna 🎨 Kevin Kia

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Suong Yangchareon (Thai-American, b.1952) "Fresno Pontiac," 2025-26 Acrylic on canvas 36 x 28 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Textile embroidered art by Sophie Standing, British born textile artist #womensart

Pictorial textile artwork featuring an elephant facing forwards

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Laughing Ladies" Oil on Linen • 48 x 48 inches Created in 2024 By American Painter "Jeffrey T. Larson" (b.1962) #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Luca Morelli (Italian, b.1968) "Adagio," 2012 Oil on linen 100 x 80 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Preston Blair (American, 1908-1995) "Bunker Hill Cable Car," 1938 Watercolor 22 x 29 in #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Poetry #Art #Stargazing Then there seem'd A music in the sphere, to charm away The serpent sorrows gnawing at my heart, Till, one by one, they dropp'd their demon hold, And left me, all alone with contemplation, Like thee, to love the stars. - John Howard Payne 🎨 unknown

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#Poetry #Art #BlueSeason O suns and skies and flowers of June, Count all your boasts together, Love loveth best of all the year October’s bright blue weather. - Helen Hunt Jackson 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

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barbara b. @lunazuna.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

George de Forest Brush | Morning her Brave, 1883, oil on canvas, 36 5/16 × 25 7/8 in. (92.2 × 65.7 cm), Gilcrease Museum of Art

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Georgia O'Keeffe Museum @okeeffemuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Georgia O’Keeffe painted “Black Hollyhock Blue Larkspur (1930)” during her second summer in New Mexico while staying with modern art patron Mabel Dodge Luhan in Taos. 🖼️ See “Black Hollyhock Blue Larkspur (1930)” on view in Gallery 5.

Large magnified flowers on a horizontal canvas. The maroonish black petals of the hollyhock fill entire right side of the picture plain, with the smaller blue larkspur flowers covering the rest of the canvas on the left.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Andrii Kateryniuk (Ukrainian Artist, born 1994) "Through the Shadows", 2023. Oil on Linen, 24 × 16 in | 61 × 40.6 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

‘Windy Day, Place de la Concorde.’ #Painting by Jean Béraud (1890) #art #Paris

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Project Gutenberg @gutenberg.org · 28/09/2026

The wondrous history of fairy tale art – from wolves and witches to fallen princesses by Elena Sottilotta theconversation.com/the-wondrous... Books in Children's Myths, Fairy Tales at PG: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/books... #books #literature

Rosalie saw before her eyes a tree of marvellous beauty.

Title: Old French Fairy Tales

Author: comtesse de Sophie Ségur

Illustrator: Virginia Frances Sterrett

A girl with a long braid, in a pale gown, leans toward a twisting red tree hung with colorful fruit and grapes. Set in a starlit garden beneath a stone arch, with flowers and a dark wall behind.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Suchitra Bhosle (Indian/American, born 1975) A Moment in Time, 2018 Oil on panel 16 × 12 in (40.6 × 30.5 cm) Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Paul @atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

28 September 1865 Elizabeth Garrett Anderson made history by becoming the first English woman to officially qualify as a doctor. She later achieved another major milestone by becoming the first female surgeon in England. #History #HistoryMatters

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"La Cabine" 2025 Leny Guetta French 1983 Contemporary figurative painter Oil on linen 100x73 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Susan Park @susanpark60.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Crescent Moon by Tsuruta Ichiro (born 1954)

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Paul Delvaux (Belgian, 1897-1994) L'Appel [The Call], 1943 PAINTING: Oil on canvas 156 x 160 cm (61.4 x 63 in) Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, Spain. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Wang Long Sheng (Chinese, born 1944) Path to Home, 2004 Oil on Canvas 100 x 80 cm Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Paul Schulenburg (American, born 1957) Soft Light Through Sheer Curtains, Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Francine van Hove, French (1942-2025), La Lampe Rouge, 2009, oil on canvas, 48.3 x 48.3 cm

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Steps leading to a temple in Noboriro, Japan.

Ascending into the atmospheric stillness of the night, a grand covered stone stairway (Noborirō) climbs steeply beneath a rhythmic timber arcade. Lined along every stone step, small square paper lanterns cast a soft, candlelight glow across the weathered flags, while iconic oval paper lanterns (chōchin) hang suspended from the heavy wooden ceiling beams above. The warm, amber radiance filters through white washi paper, carving an illuminated path through the surrounding darkness. The stark contrast between the coarse, unpainted timber posts, the smooth stone steps, and the gentle, flickering halos of light creates a deeply tactile sensory atmosphere: the cool night air of the mountain, the faint aroma of incense drifting from above, and the hushed, reverent stillness of a sacred ascent.
Located at Hase-dera in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, this famous 399-step covered corridor—known as the Noborirō (登廊)—was originally erected in 1039 by Chinen, a priest of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, in gratitude for a miraculous healing. Functioning as the primary pilgrimage approach from the Niomon Gate to the temple's National Treasure Main Hall (Hondō), the stairway features three distinct sections hung with unique oval "Hase-style" lanterns. During special evening illuminations such as the annual Kannon Mantōe (Ten Thousand Lantern Ceremony), hundreds of lanterns are lit to guide pilgrims toward the temple's 10-meter gilded Eleven-Faced Kannon statue.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ilya Repin (Ukrainian, 1844-1930), Autumn Bouquet. Portrait of Vera Repina), 1892. Oil on canvas, 114 cm (44.8 in)×67 cm (26.3 in). Tretyakov Art Gallery. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Studio Picture Vallotton, with closed eyes", Painting, 2017, Oil on canvas, 100 x 80 cm - Henning von Gierke, German, born 1947 #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

'Landscape with a Geoglyph ll' by contemporary painter Sarah Lees #WomensArt

Painting of a stylised landscape with rolling hills with fields in browns and creams and bare trees

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the Balcony (1920) by French Post-Impressionist painter, Henri Baptiste Lebasque (1865-1937) Oil on canvas 162 x 131 cm Detroit Institute of Arts #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ben Sledsens (Belgian, born 1991) Yellow Room, 2021 Oil and acrylic on canvas 190 x 150 cm (192.8 x 152.5 cm) Private collection #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Art Nouveau jewllery designed by Glasgow School artist and Frances Macdonald (1873 –1921) #WomensArt

Four photos of brooches created in silver and enamel in an Art Nouveau style

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Sulphide" Bronze sculpture by Ukrainian artist Volodymyr Tsisaryk.

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Democrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

So cool… Stick with it. #Caturday

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