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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

From the "Borders & edges" series: "Hoard (and it burns, burns, burns)", oil, fire on map, 10 1/4 x14", 2025 - $450 (Cdn). #art

A map of Northern Ontario, Canada, just to the west of James Bay. There's a hole burned through the map mid way up to the left, the edges charred. Around the hole are realistic painted wooden matches, a couple still aflame. Further down the map are several unburnt matches with red match heads.

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Adrian Hillman @hadrianwild.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

A wintry Yellowstone scene from a weathered old fence found in Thailand [This is a photo of urban decay with wildlife digitally added] #wolf #bison #abstractworld #wildlifeart #wildlifeillustration #animalart #art

Artwork of a wolf and bison in an abstract winter scene created from a photo of the weathered paint on an old corrugated metal fence with patches of rust and thick peeling paint.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Ending #ArtAdventCalendar with one of my favourite paintings, the largest flower painting I’ve made so far. Thanks everybody for making this event so uplifting and inspiring! Hibiscus, oil on canvas, 55x38 cm, 2022.

On a dark green background with a few small streaks of orange and red, there’s a large hibiscus flower on the right and some foliage to the left. The flower is multicoloured with many shades of pink, orange, yellow and red.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Final #ArtAdventCalendar of the year! If you're somewhere cold, maybe this will help you dream of the tropics. Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater, colored pencil and white gel ink from a couple years back. 🎨🪶🐡 #birdart

Photo of a sketchbook with a drawn portrait of a Polynesian Wattled Honeyeater. On the left side of the image is a pencil. The bird is done in graphite primarily with some color used for the blue eye, yellow facial wattles, blue-tinted shiny beak that's long and slightly curved, and subtle yellow-green to the feathers. Highlights on the eye, beak, and some feathers are done in white ink. Hand-written text below the bird says POWH (the four-letter alpha code for this species) and dated 4-8-22.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

For day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar I offer you a fly agaric mushroom. A symbol of good luck here in Austria, mainly for the New Year, but it definitely has a general winter holiday vibe too. Fliegenpilz, oil on canvas, 15x15cm, 2021.

A fly agaric mushroom, the background is unfocused but with shades of red-ish brown on the upper left fading to greens on the top right. The ground around the mushroom is covered in foliage with what appears to be berries surrounding the mushroom. On the left their color is red while on the right it’s yellow.

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Kerrie Ann Gardner @kerriedoodles.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Day 23 of #ArtAdventCalendar. I’m sad this is nearly over - it’s been great to see so much art on Bluesky. My offering this evening is a pastel painting from earlier this year, inspired by returning Nightjars in the spring. (Only 158 days until they’re back again. 😉)

A soft pastel painting by Kerrie Ann Gardner of a Nightjar flying at dusk. There are silhouetted Oak leaves and a waxing crescent moon in the painting, too.

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Petra Kaminen Mosher @kaminenmosher.art · 23/12/2024

Day 23 #ArtAdventCalendar (Untitled bonfire painting), acrylic on canvas, 100 cm x 80 cm, 2024 #art #painting

A vertical acrylic painting of an abstracted bonfire set in a blue and grey background hangs on an off-white wall. The bonfire is made up of dark brown and black log-like shapes, some propped up verically. Red, orange, and yellow flames lick up the logs, curling around each other. The overall shape of the bonfire is triangular. The background is an indistinct mess of grey and dark blue lozenges, some swirling in smoke-like masses.

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Athena Cooper ♿️🎨 @athenacreative.substack.com · 23/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar - Day 23 A festive nod to M.C. Escher’s famous lithograph. Still one of my favourite paintings in recent years. #Art #Painting #AcrylicPainting

Painting by Athena Cooper of a glass vase of holiday ornaments. In the mirrored reflection, a couple can be seen sitting at the table in a coffee shop. One figure is in a blue shirt and dark hat with his hands around a coffee mug. The other figure in a dark magenta shirt holds a smartphone up in front of her face taking the image.

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Julie Hampton @juliehampton20.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Anyone like #Steampunk ? My #ArtAdventCalendar post today comes with a rather dark poem: Down in the muck, down in the murk, #Steampunk fish is known to lurk She just keeps swimming as she must Until there’s nothing left but rust

Mechanical fish with copper body and scales stainless steel head and gears for eyes

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Christine Mercer-Vernon| Floral Art @mercer-vernon.com · 22/12/2024

Going to fill out the last few days of #ArtAdventCalendar with a few favorites. I paint #daffodils a lot, and I love each #painting, but this one was an absolute favorite. Day 22. Renewal / 24x12 inch oil on ACM / 2019 #flowers #art #botanicalart

A vertically oriented rectangular oil painting of a bouquet of a variety of different daffodils hung upside down from an orange ribbon that spirals down through the stems and flowers. The background is a bright cerulean blue that is heavily textured and layered from lighter at the top to darker towards the bottom.

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Two Scoops 🍦🍦 🏉🎨🖋 @paulnicholson.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

A sepia watercolour and sepia pen postcard of the world famous street known as #TheShambles in the city of #York, #England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 This postcard was posted and successfully made its way through the UK 🇬🇧 postal system. #ArtAdventCalendar Day22 #Art #AmPainting #Watercolour #Painting My Pic 📸 My Art 🎨

Looking up the old, narrow cobbled street, The Shambles, where the first floors overhang the ground floor shops, to the extent it was said one could shake hands across the street. There are lots of people in the street receding into the distance.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Day 22 of #ArtAdventCalendar A bookmark I made for a friend last year. Her cat is the best ally 🩷💜💙

Two hot air balloons in the colours of the bisexual pride flag (pink, purple and blue) surrounded by soft pink clouds. There’s a grey tabby cat riding in one of the balloons, its paws perched on the edge of the basket, looking out at us.

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Ryan Hill @ryanhillart.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar • Day 22 Mossy rocks plein air sketch Oil on 8"×10" panel, 2008

Oil painting of a few large garden stones covered in moss

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Laura Spector @lauramakesart1.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

“Mom” Liquid & Dry Charcoal on paper 24” x 18 Artist’s Collection From a photo my dad took of my mom right after they got married. Holidays aren’t the same w/o parents. For those w/gentle hearts be kind to yourselves. 💙 #ArtAdventCalendar #Drawing #Art #Portrait #Charcoal #grief #loss

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Isobel Hamilton Art 🇨🇦 @isobel-art.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

#artadventcalendar day 22. This is one of my favourite pieces from the last few years... and it's still available! Maybe someone out there wants to give it a home? This was staged in a little clearing in our woods, on a cold night ❄️ "Candlelit Sunset" 20" x 16" acrylic on wood panel. #art #buyart

An acrylic painting. In the woods, round glass candleholder with a lit tealight candle inside, hanging from the branch of a tree. The light reflects on the tree trunk. In the distance the sun has set and the snow is a dark blue, the trees silhouetted black.

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Eleanor Crook @eleanorcrook.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar 21 my little bronze of Nietzsche as a cow, available actually , while we were making him at the foundry

A small bronze sculpture of a cow with Nietzsche’s head in dark patina

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Helen Birch - drawdrawdraw @drawdrawdraw.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

A collection of gouache painted birds. Day 22 #ArtAdventCalendar #birds #gouache

A collection of gouache birds. Not painted to scale!

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Zel Howland @deathbycoldopen.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar day 21, some more of my thread painting embroidery, which I’ve shared a few times before

An embroidery hoop featuring a thread painting of a pair of elegant hands colored in shades of blue. Above the hands are magical sparks that emit swirling purple smoke to fill the hoop.

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Rob McMullan @robmcmullan.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Abstract watercolour from many years ago, an inner turmoil ablaze. #artadventcalendar

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Tanya Tate @petuniatate.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Today’s #ArtAdventCalendar is a small 6x7 acrylic on paper.

Square acrylic painting of radishes and their greens. The radishes are red and orange. The brush strokes are somewhat blocky. The background is a tan kitchen towel with thin navy stripes.

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Clare Gibson @cgcreative.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Year 13: day 130: Such a daisy head #ArtAdventCalendar

Self-portrait of Clare in mirror with starburst light fitting for a head

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Tisha Mark @tishamark.com · 21/12/2024

Original marshlands landscape oil painting by Tisha Mark, "Standing in a New Light" 20"x20" oil on linen (2024). Landscape painting featuring an orange-toned sky with atmospheric cloud formations appearing to rise up from the first light of day over a coastal marsh in autumn. Subtle light and color from the sky reflects in the water, and appears to bounce off the textured marsh grasses.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

For day 21 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I want to share the very first oil painting of a flower I ever made, around this time of year in 2020. I knew then and there that it would be the first of many many flower paintings. Also, what a wonderful way to find joy in tough times. Orange rose, oil on paper

Close up of an orange rose floating on a green background.

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Lydia Choy @choy.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Day 21 #ArtAdventCalendar - A ceramic woven floral bowl

A blue toned ceramic bowl with a woven surface and a large sculpted flower in the middle at the bottom, inside view

A blue toned ceramic bowl with a woven surface and a large sculpted flower in the middle at the bottom, side quarter view

A blue toned ceramic bowl with a woven surface and a large sculpted flower in the middle at the bottom, bottom view

A blue toned ceramic bowl with a woven surface and a large sculpted flower in the middle at the bottom, unglazed and bisque fired

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John French @artofjohnfrench.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar A little late today! "Deep Green Gorge" 11x14 oil on panel

Oil painting of a stream bubbling through a dappled, hazy gorge.

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J Ray R @jresc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Her Diamond Necklace #ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 #Photography

One need not travel far to find a good photograph. This was near my mailbox, and as if I could not take a hint, this twig almost poked me in the eye. The composition features a small twig extending horizontally, adorned with ice, with one frozen drop hanging down as the centerpiece diamond in Nature's priceless necklace.

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Tanya Tate @petuniatate.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Back to #ArtAdventCalendar after missing a few days due to Covid. This one is just summer in a glass.

Semi-abstract painting of a glass of ice water with a lime wedge floating in it. The glass is surrounded by three lemons, two of which are cut off by the paintings edges. The background is a tan towel with thin maroon stripes. The glass casts a strong purplish shadow to the lower left.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Day 20 of #ArtAdventCalendar Serenity, oil on canvas, 41x27 cm, 2021

A white flower is floating on a deep blue background. Its petals are mostly white, but there are some shades of pastel blue, pink and yellow and near the center they are red. There are some leaves around it.

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Isobel Hamilton Art 🇨🇦 @isobel-art.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Just realised there aren't many more of these left! They've been fun, going back through my catalogue :-) #artadventcalendar day 20. This was for a show which wanted artists to push their limits, so chose to try painting foil. "Crumpled Reflections". 8" x 10" acrylic and oil on masonite. #art

A hyperrealism style painting in acrylic and oils of a piece of slightly crumpled sliver foil on a cream background.

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar I know I skipped a whole bunch but I felt inspired to show this off today - a landscape I painted a few years back, from a frosty morning walk to UTM back when I was teaching there 🍂 #tabbymakesart #gouache #art #nature

A gouache painting of a late fall scene, with early morning sunlight filtering through golden fall foliage in a wooded area opening out into meadow.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar Dusk, watercolour and ink on synthetic paper, 2024.

A colourful sky painted in watercolour with dark purples, greys and a few areas of soft pastel pink at the top and intense pinks on the horizon. There’s a line of black ink on the bottom of the page with three black trees growing out of it.

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Lia Pas @liapas.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Day 19 #ArtAdventCalendar • This #SciArt #anatomy #embroidery, nave of vibration (2017), plays with poetic text to label the cochlea or inner ear. #MedSky 🧪🐡🧶

Nave of Vibration (2017)

An embroidery of an inner ear done in bone white thread on dark purple linen. The centre of the spiral is labeled “nave of vibration”, the body of the inner ear is labeled “plumes of sound”, and the tubes are labeled “windows open.”

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CoffeeandBooks @arrtyartie.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Day 19 of #ArtAdventCalendar: Goldfinches.(Acrylic on Canvas) I always have a few American goldfinches visiting my backyard during warmer weather, & this pair was among the regular visitors. If sunshine were a bird, it would be the male American goldfinch. #birds #birdart #nature #painting #art 🪶🎨

An American Goldfinch pair (male and female) perched on a round, light blue bird bath. The bird bath has some water and is decorated with 2 sculpted blue birds made of the same material. The bird bath is on the ground with brown mulch and small green bushes.

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The Boat Builder @theboatbuilder.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

#artadventcalendar Day 19. Keeping with the winter #art theme, my piece "Winter Farmer" tries to capture the stark beauty and isolation of remote farm life in winter. The bleak landscape, heavy snow, and solitary figure reflect the resilience required to endure. Plywood Acrylic & Plaster 24” x 12”

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Women of 1000 || Meg Hyland @womenof1000.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 19 Candramālī (Nov 2024) I'm so proud of this one! And I became totally obsessed while researching the woman featured, the Sri Lankan nun Candramālī. She journeyed all the way to Tibet where she contributed 7 tantric texts to the Buddhist canon. #MedievalSky 🗃️

Coloured pencil illustration. A bald Sri Lankan nun in orange and red Buddhist robes walks with a wooden stick down a snowy path. Behind her is a man in blue and red robes and a red turban leading a black yak with red ribbons in its ears. The woman is looking out on the vast expanse of snow-covered mountains that falls behind them.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Day 18 of #ArtAdventCalendar One of my favourite trees in one of my favourite parks

A fountain pen drawing in black ink on white paper. It’s a tree that looks old and gnarly, many of its branches are intertwined and seem to form knots almost and the leaves are hanging down in long tresses.

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Leslie Landers @leslielanders.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Winter on the Northern California Coast is gorgeous as this “Wave Watcher” fully appreciates. #ArtAdventCalendar #OilPainting #PleinAirPainting #HalfMoonBay

Oil painting of a man on a beach watching waves.

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Melanie Burridge Art @melanieburridgeart.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 17 I love blue herons, this was a lot of fun to paint. 14 x 18 oil on canvas #art #CanadianArt #OilPainting #BlueHeron

Oil painting of a blue heron standing in the water. He has a fresh catch in his mouth and is reflected in the dark water

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blueasterstudio.bsky.social @blueasterstudio.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

For #ArtAdventCalendar today, a Willet! We went to Charlotte, NC over Christmas of 2016 and saw so many shorebirds. I used one of my photos as inspiration for this screen print in 2023. Edition of 22, five colors.

A screen printed illustration of a gray and white long legged and long beaked bird in the water.

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JulRue @julrue.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

For Day 17 #ArtAdventCalendar a quickly drawn figure. Finger paint and charcoal.22x27

The image is of an abstract painting framed in a light wooden frame with a white mat board surrounding the artwork. The painting depicts a figure in dynamic motion, characterized by bold brushstrokes that suggest movement and energy. The figure is portrayed in black and brown against a lighter background. The overall composition is vertical, with the figure appearing to be leaning or twisting.

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Kindra Crick 🧩 @kindracrick.com · 17/12/2024

‘Try to Love the Questions’ block print, gold ink, graphite on old mineral deposit map 18” x 14.5” Knowing my fondness for maps, a friend gave me some old geological maps with fantastic colors. I used this one to block print my anatomical valentine. #ArtAdventCalendar #sciart #printmaking #art 🗺️

Geological map of mineral deposits with various tones of pink and red, with a block print of an anatomical valentine in deep maroon. The map itself gives an illusion of lungs behind the bold heart surrounded by gold pigment. There are annotations in graphite.

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Helen Whistberry @whistberry.northsky.social · 17/12/2024

For #ArtAdventCalendar... I repost this one a lot, but I enjoy the fierceness of it

Drawing in white ink against a black background of a tiger's head from the side. The tiger is roaring and showing its teeth.

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Larissa Rackl @larissasart.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar Winter Night, oil on canvas, 15x15cm, 2022.

A small oil painting is held up against a backdrop of a snowy garden. It’s an abstract painting, the main colour is a dark blue. In the top left there are a few spots of white, reminiscent of clouds, and in the bottom right there are oranges and reds that look like a flame. There’s also some orange and red in the bottom left.

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Hana Ayoob @hanaayoob.co.uk · 17/12/2024

Happy day 17 of #ArtAdventCalendar! Something a bit different - the jellyfish tattoo I designed for @acescicomm.bsky.social Inspired by a moon jelly with sampaguita flowers. 🐡 🦑 #invert

A stylised tattoo of a jellyfish on an upper arm. The body has lines radiating down with scallops on both sides of the lines, and there are strings of little flowers and leaves coming down as tentacles.

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