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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration #fediArt

A wide green meadow under a blue sky. The meadow is dotted with small white and yellow flowers. There's a blurry gray treeline in the distance. In the foreground, hovering in the air, is a very precise hole in the sky, or maybe in existence itself: a portal that reveals a starry night sky beyond. Hanging down from the sky, attached to something unseen, is a small green exit sign: the green European kind, with a small running figure, and an arrow pointing to the hole. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

1y

Very honored to win first place in the juried Beautiful Watercolors Special Feature contest December 2024 with my handmade watercolor painting

Robin in a winter landscape - https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/robin-in-a-winter-landscape-karen-kaspar.html

#win #winter #landscape #christmas #MastoArt #art #painting #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #MastodonArt #TraditionalArt #contemporaryArt #watercolor #watercolour #BuyIntoArt #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #robin #aquarell

Robin in a winter landscape is a watercolor painting in landscape format hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar.
A European Robin sits on a snow-covered branch in the middle of a gentle winter scene. The bright orange breast feathers form a striking contrast to the soft, cool colours of the wintry background. Delicate twigs are lightly dusted with snow, lending the scene a calm and frosty atmosphere. Soft blue and white tones fill the background and suggest a cold but calm atmosphere.

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These little birds are very common in my garden and I love to watch and paint them.

Blue tit portrait - handmade acrylic painting:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/blue-tit-bird-portrait-painting-karen-kaspar.html

#MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #kunst #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #BuyIntoArt #bird #birds #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdArt #birding #nature #BirdWatching #wildlife #vogel #cute #animals #handmade #blaumeise #bluetit #ArtAdventCalendar

Blue tit bird portrait is an acrylic painting in portrait format by artist Karen Kaspar. It shows a cute Blue Tit bird standing on a branch of a tree and looking to the left side. The background is abstract in shades of yellow, green and brown.

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Pretty amazing work by Yi Zhe Ang - "Art in Transit" https://yizhe-ang.github.io/art-in-transit/

Interesting use of the map's renderer as the zoomable "canvas" for images 👏

#Singapore #Transit #Art

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Gimme Shelter

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/gimme-shelter-justin-farrimond.html

We all need shelter in this world, safety and refuge from the dark skies above.

#PhotoOfTheDay #Dreamscape #Photography #Art #Print #PhotographyIsArt #StreetLife #Shelter

Colour adjusted photograph looking along Clayton Street in Newcastle upon Tyne. The sky is black giving the image a dark menacing look.

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#art #history: can't resist a classic simone stink eye &, as i draw her every year on the anniversary of her birth, here's my tribute to her 'take no shit' glance.
most commonly associated with her seminal feminist oeuvre, 'the second sex', simone's philosophy was - true to its existential roots - humanist'; but it can be extended to all members of society, both human & non-human. in her words: 'one's life has value so long as one attributes value to the lives of others.'
#simoneDeBeauvoir

digital pencil & ink sketch of french philosopher, writer & activist, simone de beauvoir.
here, she looks off to her left with a look of bemusement on her face, legendary barnet sweeping elegantly from her skull.
above her head is a jaunty, angular speech box with a block of medium french blue inserted.
text reads: 'non, je n'en veux pas'.
simone is in black, white & grey.

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Kiteboarding on Puget Sound with a view of the Olympic Mountains.

https://ez-lorenz.pixels.com/featured/kiteboarding-with-a-view-on-puget-sound-ez-lorenz.html

#Washington #PNW #Ferry #Sports #Mountains #Photography #Art #ArtForSale #ArtShop #WallArt #Prints #ArtPrints #HomeDecor #GreetingCards #Gifts #Giftideas #FediArt #FediGiftShop #MastoArt #KiteBoarding #PhotoOfTheDay

Kiteboarders gliding across on choppy waters of Puget Sound as seen from the Marina Beach Park in Edmonds, WA .
The snow-capped Olympic Mountains and ferries running between Edmonds and Kingston provide one of the iconic sceneries of the Pacific Northwest.
January 04, 2026

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Who needs a beary hug and some love today?
This is for you!

--> https://karenkasparartprints.com/featured/teddy-bear-holding-red-heart-karen-kaspar.html

#bear #MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #FediGiftShop #artist #arte #InteriorDesign #MastodonArt #ArtistsOnMastodon #TraditionalArt #contemporaryArt #kunst #ValentinesDay #valentine #love #romance #LoveArt #lovers #marriage #romantic #gifts #wedding #BuyIntoArt #handmade #heart #Liebe #happy #happiness #goodvibes #watercolor #watercolour #aquarell #aquarelle #cute #animals

Teddy Bear Holding a Red Heart is a hand-painted watercolor in portrait format by the artist Karen Kaspar.
A cute teddy bear with fluffy brown fur holds a bright red heart in its paws. The heart is a symbol of warmth and affection. The playful design and simple background enhance its charm.

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2y

TeePublic is having a sitewide sale until November 24! T-shirts starting at $16, including all my designs! A great chance to get ahead of the holiday shopping. Go to http://tee.pub/lic/kaminenmosher

#ArtOnStuff #PrintOnDemand #TShirt #art #BirdArt

A square layout of four rectangular images, two vertical and two horizontal. The vertical images are of abstract shapes printed on t-shirts: the one on the upper left is a wreath-like conflagration of overlapping lozenges in marigold yellow, orange, and blood red on a magenta t-shirt; the one on the lower right is a jumble of lozenges and squiggles in dark blue, grey violet, and pale violet on a steel blue t-shirt. The upper right horizontal rectangle reveals the partial image of bird illustrations printed on a heather green t-shirt; the birds are small tits painted in watercolour. The lower left rectangle shows a watercolour illustration of a willow tit resting on three bars of colour similar to the bird's colouring (sienna, grey violet, brown), printed on a dusky rose coloured t-shirt.

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She Is an Icon of Finnish Art. Now Modernist Helene Schjerfbeck Takes a Global Stage

The Finnish master whose name you should know is the subject of a major solo at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

by Annikka Olsen

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/she-is-an-icon-of-finnish-art-now-modernist-helene-schjerfbeck-takes-a-global-stage-2728018

More about Helene Schjerfbeck:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck

#art #history #womeninart

The Family Heirloom, 1916.

The painting depicts a figure in a contemplative, downward-gazing pose against a warm reddish-orange background. The figure wears what appears to be a dark hat or head covering with a yellowish accent, and their face is turned down, creating an introspective mood.

The figure is rendered in pale, muted tones of cream, white, and soft yellows, with loose, gestural brushwork that suggests form rather than defining it precisely. There are touches of red-orange appearing as accents on what might be the figure's clothing or body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck#/media/File:Helene_Schjerfbeck_-_The_Family_Heirloom.jpg

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2y

Ich bin wieder da und habe euch etwas Schönes mitgebracht.
Die Schriftstellerin und Dichterin @MarjoleinRotsteeg
aus den Niederlanden und ich arbeiten zusammen an einem gemeinsamen Projekt - die Kombination von ihren Haikus mit meinen Gemälden. Die ersten Werke sind online!
Wer also auf der Suche nach einzigartigen (Weihnachts-) Karten und Geschenken für besondere Freunde und Familienmitglieder ist… - schaut mal rein!

#art #haiku #poetry #cats #caturday #catsofmastodon #christmas #BuyIntoArt

Collage von drei Haiku-Kunstwerken - Mouse escaped, schwarze Katze im grünen Gras, A natural born model on the catwalk, scharze Katze und Big aspirations süße Tabby-katze - Haikus von Dichterin Marjolein Rotsteeg, Acryl- und Pastellgemälde von Karen Kaspar.

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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration #fediArt

A bizarre object hovers above the rocky ground in a dull blue-green nether world. The object is dark blue, and looks like an asteroid made of rock and industrial garbage. It has craggy qualities, punctuated with holes, pipes, glowing green lights, and several antennae. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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Next up in the Kaleidoscopic series, a dark mode abstraction made from an apartment building on Albert Embankment in London.

The residential and mixed use complex, known as The Corniche, was designed by global architecture studio, Foster + Partners. The building was completed between 2017 and 2019.

📷 Sony a7C II & 50mm F2.5
💻 Edits - Affinity & Photomator

#blackandwhite #monochrome #architecture #photography #art #design

Symmetrical abstract pattern of dark shapes.

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Meet the Mysterious and Brooding Norwegian Painter Responsible for 'The Scream'

Born on this day in 1863, Edvard Munch lived a life marked by mental health struggles and sought to brush themes of anxiety and dread into his art

By Eli Wizevich

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/meet-the-mysterious-and-brooding-norwegian-painter-responsible-for-the-scream-180985572/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch

#art #culture #history

Edvard Munch, 1893: 'The Scream', famous oil-painting on canvas which inspired the later early 20th-century Expressionists; current location National Gallery in Oslo, Norway

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The Puzzling Genius of Albrecht Dürer’s “Melencolia I”

Melencolia I is one of the undisputed masterpieces of the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer, which still fascinates and puzzles with its complex symbolism.

by Anastasiia Kirpalov

https://www.thecollector.com/melencolia-i-durer-engraving-comprehensive/

More about Melencolia I:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melencolia_I

Albrecht Dürer at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1135

#art #history

Melencolia I, by Albrecht Dürer, 1514.

Dürer personifies melancholy as a formidable female—her power originates in her ability to alter a man’s temperament into a melancholic state. Immobilized by her lack of creativity, the winged goddess sits dispiritedly surrounded by the tools and instruments she has lost the inspiration to use. Among intellectuals, melancholy was often associated with introspective, educated people, even genius. Because artists were especially prone to melancholy, this image has been interpreted as Dürer’s spiritual self-portrait, implying that the artist identified with her creative plight.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Melencolia_I_by_Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer#/media/File:Albrecht_D%C3%BCrer_-_Melencolia_I_-_Google_Art_Project_(_AGDdr3EHmNGyA).jpg

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Have you all bought Christmas presents yet?
Maybe this little Christmas bear can help you... 😀

Beary Merry Christmas - handmade ink drawing colored with watercolor -
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/beary-merry-christmas-greetings-karen-kaspar.html

#christmas #greetingcards #holidays #gifts #cute #merrychristmas #ink #MastoArt #art #painting #FediArt #artist #arte #MastodonArt #BuyIntoArt #TraditionalArt #contemporaryArt #creativeToots #handmade #watercolor #watercolour #colorful #aquarell #cute #cuteanimals #bear #ArtAdventCalendar #handmade

Handpainted Christmas card design with pen and and black ink and colored with watercolor by artist Karen Kaspar. A smiling cute little bear with a red hat with pompom is carrying a present wrapped in red paper with a green bow and is wishing you a beary merry christmas. The text Wishing you a beary merry Christmas is handwritten with black ink above the painting.

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Historic Yosemite Falls sketch that captivated the nation lands at the Library

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/03/historic-yosemite-falls-sketch-that-captivated-the-nation-lands-at-the-library/

Books about Yosemite at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Yosemite

#nature #art

“The High Falls” shows small human figures gathered around a flickering campfire in the foreground, smoke curling upward and dissolving into stillness. The peaceful scene is dwarfed by towering granite cliffs and a silver ribbon of waterfall cascading in the distance. He signed it “Thos. A. Ayres.” - from the article

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Patterns of My Heart: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/patterns-of-my-heart-lisa-s-baker.html

#heart #patterns #pattern #Love #hearts #Valentinesday #Valentines #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #fedigiftshop #creativeToots #pink #pinkheart #heartart #Valentinesart #whimsical #pretty #greetingcard #valentinesdaycards #holiday #holidayart #geometric #stripes #wordart #text

Abstract pink heart artwork filled with layered patterns, stripes, and geometric shapes, featuring the word “LOVE” in gold tones on a softly textured neutral background. Art by Lisa S Baker.

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Cotton Candy Floral Pop: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/cotton-candy-floral-pop-lisa-s-baker.html

#flower #flowers #floral #pink #green, #pretty #beautiful #nature #spring #summer #bloom #blossom #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #soft #bedroomdecor #kitchenart #painting #paintings #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #creative #creativeToots #artist #lovely #romantic

Textured floral painting featuring a large, layered blossom with soft pink, cream, and pale gold petals radiating from a golden yellow center. The background is a muted sage green with loose, expressive brushstrokes in earthy tones, giving the piece a dreamy, painterly effect. Watermark will not appear on purchased prints. Art by Lisa S Baker.

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🌼 Artist: #MistaSed in City: #Cologne #Köln Germany 🇩🇪 2023 - Title: "Wuffelpuffelz 💕" - #Streetart #Art #Artist #Mural #Wuffelpuffelz

Streetartwall. A funny cartoon character has been spray-painted on a square pink stand-up display. It looks like a round, fat bird with big yellow-blue googly eyes that stand together, a tiny, pointed pink beak and a gray-black plumage that makes it look like an exploding, round ball of wool. He wears little sneakers and is surrounded by countless colorful flowers. The innocent look in his big eyes and the little flowers... It's an explosion of kindness.

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Calling all Filipino and ASEAN artists! Give @openmkt.app@bsky.brid.gy a try! Your "Bluesky" account is your openmkt.app account. Easy right?#ASEAN #Philippines #art

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Posters by Georges de Feure Reveal the Beauty of Art Nouveau Lithography

By Eva Baron

https://mymodernmet.com/georges-de-feure-art-nouveau-posters/

Book illustrated by Georges de Feure at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55259

#art #artnouveau #bookillustration

Georges de Feure, “Lithographies originales Album n°1,” ca. 1898 (Photo: Ian Millman, via Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain).

The “Lithographies originales Album n°1” by Georges de Feure, created around 1898, is a collection of original lithographs showcasing the artist's mastery of the Art Nouveau style. Georges de Feure was a prominent figure in the Art Nouveau movement, known for his elegant and ornamental designs that often featured ethereal women, floral motifs, and an overall sense of mysticism and refinement.

This particular album likely includes a series of lithographic prints, each demonstrating de Feure's characteristic delicate lines, flowing forms, and harmonious compositions. The works reflect the aesthetic ideals of the period, emphasizing beauty, nature, and artistic craftsmanship.

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