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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I finished and signed this in the studio yesterday. First time painting peonies so it was nerve wracking. I love this deep pink-red colour of peonies so much I had to give it a go. Peonies 18x24, Oil on wood panel

Painting 18x24, Oil on wood panel. A large barrel shaped white vase off centre to the left with four large deep red peonies. One blossom is out of frame to the left. One blossom points up at centre, one is as big as a bowl, fully open on the right. One is an unopened bud hanging down on the vase to the left. Lots of dark green leaves. Pale blue-grey-yellow background.

Close-up of the top blossom. It's pointing up, has a few petals unfurling, two starting to separate from the main part of the blossom. Green leaves and stem below.

Close-up of the forward facing blossom on the right. Most petals are close to the centre but open enough to show the tiny petals at the centre.

Close-up of the unopened bud. It's round, partially encased with green leaves and just a bit of the red petals showing through. The vase behind it is white, has vertical grooves.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Yesterday's sky and a painting from a day years ago, after a storm. The sky remains my muse.

Grey sky over the Toronto skyline. Grey swirling clouds, orange at the horizon.

Painting in rough knife strokes, grey swirling clouds over dark treetops skyline.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

C'mon Hamilton East - Stoney Creek, York-Simcoe and Scarborough Southwest! Let's go!! Sick of having no GP and ER waits? Tired of your kids' teachers stretched to the limit? Tired of provincial contracts going to U.S. businesses? Tired of MPPs squandering your taxes on hotel rooms? Vote 'em out!

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

And they say Canadians are cold. We're not cold. We're just sometimes hampered by the snow cover.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

sorry if I seem weird and intense now, it’s because I’m now weird and intense

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

#Canadians aren’t just changing their grocery habits for food, buying Canadian, and from other countries, not the US, this was just the tip of the iceberg. Canadians are changing what streaming services they watch, switching to UK services, all Canadian services. /1 thread

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

They want Canada to put U.S. liquor back on the shelves? Ok. Canadians can do that too. Pick up the bottle, read the label, see that it's made in the U.S. and put it back on the shelf.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

New painting underway in the studio. This is the second day when it looks like shit while I'm working on it, I go home all discouraged then look at the photos and find it's actually not bad at all. Whatever, eh? Just keep painting.

Painting on a wooden easel. The panel is 18x24, vertical, sketch in deep blue of three peonies in a vase. Two are fully open and one is still just a bud. The vase is barrel shaped and is to the left of the panel. One large peony hangs to the right. The background has been painted a very pale blue-grey. The vase, flowers and leaves currently unpainted.

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 03/08/2026

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who came to my art show. It was a good one for me - lots of people, lots of love, buyers who bought. Now all that's left is the carrying, driving, delivering and then some rest. xo

Photo of about 20 paintings wrapped in white plastic held together with red tape, stacked leaning against empty walls in the gallery. The walls are white with hanging wires hanging down .

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Here's a little visit with my painting "Rouge River Skate" with commentary on the little vignettes that drew me to paint this scene. This painting is part of my exhibition at Leslie Grove Gallery in Toronto until Sunday, July 19. Drop by to see it and the rest of the show if you're in the area.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Today is opening day of my art show in Toronto. For the first time I'm showing my skating/hockey paintings and two textile pieces along with the paintings that inspired them. If you're in the Toronto area, drop in and say Hi. Leslie Grove Gallery 1158 Queen St East, Toronto July 8-19

Poster for the show featuring a painting of a highway disappearing into the horizon, water tower on the left, orange, yellow and pink sky above. Text is on the top in a dark green block.
"Winter and Other Seasons
New Works by Nancy Bennett
July 8 - 19, 2026
Leslie Grove Gallery
1158 Queen St. East, Toronto"

View of one gallery wall. It's white. On the wall are five large 36x40 paintings of winter scenes.

Me, hot and sweaty after hanging the show, standing in front of a 6'x6' textile piece in autumn forest colours. I'm wearing a black tshirt and pants, arms raised in triumph, smiling. I'm a short, pudgy woman in my 60's, hair pulled back, glasses.

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FranklyMyDear @frank-lee.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Add to his list of failures Doug Ford's failure to protect Ontarians from measles by failing to tighten up vaccination loopholes and not boosting education etc, no big surprise there, we also know most of the poorly educated, anti-vax nitwit crowd voted for him. www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...

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Toronto Public Health warns of potential measles exposure at hospital, clinics

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

They discontinued my favourite linen capris so I made a pattern from my last pair, bought fabric and made my own. I don't really enjoy sewing but I REALLY enjoy not being dictated to by stores and fashion people. Cost is about $75/pair, time was about 5 hrs. They'll last me for years.

Pattern for pants laid out on brown fabric on a bamboo floor. The pattern pieces are white paper. A pair of scissors on top of one piece that is partially cut out.

A stack of cut out pieces of fabric, on a table in front of an old Singer sewing machine. In the background are a dark wood cabinet and an old black woodstove not connected.

Brown pants sewn together, inside out, laying on the floor. Large pockets.

Me standing on my balcony among pots of flowers and an inukshuk. I'm wearing a black tshirt and loose brown capris. I'm in my 60's, shoulder length brown hair, glasses. Hands in my pockets. Of course I put pockets in them.

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Killntime @killntime.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Dougie is just like every Conservative politician looking to play both sides & line their pockets at the same time. The thing Dougie doesn't get is he didn't start this boycott the Canadian people did, we control how or if it ever ends. We are using our power, our money, it's all us not the govn't.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

If you see this, post your blue art 💙

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

We may be going down to single digits tonight but at least we got this first.

Swirling clouds in the sky over the Toronto city skyline. The sun is setting out of frame to the right. The clouds are pink and grey against a blue sky, swirling at the horizon the fanning out like an explosion up into the sky. The city can be seen along the bottom edge, dark, low buildings on the left, some trees, then in the distance on the right side are the office towers downtown and the CN Tower.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I painted these two a few years apart but they always go together so well. I seldom show one without the other. Killarney and Valley.

Large painting 36x40, vertical, hills slanting down to the right, water in the distance. The hills are green with undertones of yellows and orange.

Large painting 36x40, vertical. A deep valley between two hills/mountains. Purple mountains in the distance with a small strip of pale blue sky along the top. The valley is green with red undertones on the right and dark grey gravel and stone wall on the left. There is a patch of bright green grass on the right. A small silver creek winds its way long the bottom of the valley.

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JayIsPainting 🍁 @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca · 08/04/2026

Apparently, you still have 2 weeks to purchase this.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I am officially between studios. I've been painting in the studio on the left for almost 9 years, as evidenced by the paint around the edges. The new studio feels strange and unsettled but I think that will change. It'll grow on me.

Corner of a room. Wooden floor, beige walls. Paint in a square shape on one wall from the edges of paintings I've painted there. A paint splattered table top leans agains the wall on the left, a stack of wood panels leans against the wall on the right. A small wooden table in the foregorund with some tape, toilet paper and a plastic bag on it. Grey carpet underlay on the floor.

A room with grey carpet on the floor, white walls. A beige rug is on top of the carpet. Stacked along the wall are a painted panel, a bag, a paind box, a disassembled bookcase, wood panels, an easel, a folding chair and two blue bins stacked on the right side.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This painting/textile pairing were both inspired by the beautiful colours of the trees at Oxtongue River near Algonquin Park. They'll be exhibited together in July, then the painting will head to the buyer who's graciously agreed to wait till after the show for it. 🙏🏻

Me sitting in the hallway at my studio. Wooden floors, grey brick walls with a 6ft wide archway. A painting, 27x30, of trees in autumn colours under a bright blue sky, hangs on the left. A textile piece, 66"x66" hangs in the archway. The piece is made of 2" strips of fabric in oranges, yellows, greens and reds and few strips of blue mimicking the painting. The strips are woven with 2" gaps between them so the hallway behind the arch can be seen. I'm dressed in black, hair pined back, glasses, seated in a folding chair with my legs crossed.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I'm working on two very different pieces of art in two locations. Each one tickles a different part of my brain.

Large painting, 27x30, horizontal, hanging on a paint splattered studio wall. The painting is of trees lining a lake, reflected in the water. The trees are green, the sky and water are blue. The style of the painting is very hazy and soft.

A grid of 2" strips of coloured fabrics in an old black Singer sewing machine. The strips are autumn leaves colours - orange, yellow, red, deep green, pale green. The strips are woven with 1 1/2" gaps between.

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Gene Rayburn @generayburn.com · 09/03/2026

I have created a diorama of the Partridge family attacking the Brady Bunch family. My life is very boring.

Figurines of Brady Bunch and Partridge Family fighting each other

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MamãBear @alsolearning.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Allowing people to work from home, whenever possible, would help.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Losing affordable studio space in Toronto is scary. There's so little out there that artists, one of the lowest paid sectors of our economy, can afford. 40 artists I know have the left the city due to studio & living costs. It throttles an industry that contributes millions to TO's economy.

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Lord Juiblex @lordjuiblex.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I am an artist. I should not have to do stuff.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Progress report. Where we're going and how we get there from here. #textileart

4" strips of fabrics in fall forest colours piled haphazardly on a cutting board.

The strips have been sewn into tubes and are inside out. The 6 ft long strips are piled up on my ironing board.

The strips are turned right side out and laid across my ironing board. L>R. Golden yellow/brown, light green pattern, white pattern, orange and red pattern, dark green leaf pattern, bright pinky red foliage pattern, bright yellow, orange, sky blue.

One strip of each colour is woven with a 1" gap between. Five strips in each direction.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

A good thing to remember every time you’re thinking about supporting US businesses or tourism, Canada.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Yeah, no need to include Gretzky in any of our hockey coverage, @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social. He's not ours, he's not great and he's not wanted.

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Best way to brighten up a grey winter afternoon? Go to an art show! New work by artist Shinae Kim at Christopher Cutts Gallery in Toronto.

Large painting on a beige wall above a pale wooden floor.
A tangle of people and horses in shades of predominantly orange with shadows in blue and green. Looks like a battle.

The end of the gallery space set up for sound. Two 4 ft tall speakers about 8 ft apart with metallic red horns at the top. Between them are black receivers and disc players. Behind them on a white wall is a large painting 48x48? with swipes of bright cheering colours on a black background. In the foreground is a red Persian carpet.

The artist (Shinae Kim in orange dress) with an admirer, posing for a photo in front of a large painting, predominantly green with figures lounging and standing among the greenery.

Poster for the show with black print around a blue painting.
Shinae Kim
Star Light, Star Bright
Feb 21 - Mar 14, 2026
Opening Sat February 21 2-6pm
Christopher Cutts Gallery (21 Morrow Ave)
www.shinae.ca

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

BREAKING: The UK is blocking Trump from using its airbases to attack Iran. Trump is irate. The UK is having a good news day.

Times Politics post with the same headline that UK is blocking Trump

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

On this day in 1996, the Toonie was introduced by the Government of Canada. While the name Nanuq (polar bear) was suggested to honour the Inuit and Canada's North, Toonie became commonplace. The bear on the Toonie was named Churchill by the Royal Canadian Mint.

A Canadian two-dollar coin lying flat on a dark wooden surface. The coin is bimetallic, with a gold-coloured centre and a silver-coloured outer ring. In the centre is an engraved polar bear walking on ice, with mountains in the background. The outer ring is inscribed with the words “CANADA” at the top and “2 DOLLARS” at the bottom. The coin is centered in the frame, with soft lighting and a slight vignette darkening the edges of the image.

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Fasten your seat belts... @lesjfrie.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Irony is Doug Ford distributed hundreds of millions of Skills Development dollars to his friends, including his dentist and a company making "adult entertainment". www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...

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Labour minister has given PC donor-led companies 80% of for-profit businesses’ Skills Development Funds

Most became donors or increased their donations after the SDF was created

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Surly Amy @surlyamy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Good job with the superbowl everyone. I’m very pleased with how upset all the mean people are.

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Eric Alper @thatericalper.com · 07/02/2026

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Nancy Bennett 🇨🇦 @nancybennett.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Ok I cleaned it up a bit on the second sketch. Not sure where I’m going with this. Oh and that’s her mouth, not a moustache. I need to fix that next time.

Sketch in black pen on white paper in a 9x12 spiral bound sketch book. A woman stands holding two babies, a toddler standing clutching her leg. She has a combative stance, holding the children protectively. Her other arm is extended, holds a sword. Two businessmen in suite are impaled on the blade of the sword. She’s standing in a street with office towers behind her. Her mouth is badly drawn, looks like a moustache.

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