Musidora: The Bather 'At the Doubtful Breeze Alarmed', also known as The Bather, is a name given to four nearly identical oil paintings on canvas by English artist William Etty. The paintings illustrate a scene from James Thomson's 1727 poem Summer in which a young man accidentally sees a young woman bathing naked and is torn between his desire to look and his knowledge that he ought to look away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musidora:_The_Bather_%27At_the_Doubtful_Breeze_Alarmed%27
She smiled inside, and the warmth of that emotion added a fluidity and grace to all her movements.
Magenta canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/magenta-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #dance #dancer #woman #beauty #grace #magenta #pink #wallart #impressionist #painting #notai #noai #homedecor #mastodonart #artist
I send thanks to the buyer from California who purchased a spiral notebook of
Little Angel Bright -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/little-angel-bright-steve-henderson.html?product=spiral-notebook
May the light and joy of Christmas fill your heart and hearth all year round.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #fedigiftshop #giftideas #notebook #buyintoart #ayearforart #magical #fantasy #christmas #sale #peace #joy
May your evening and your weekend be filled with serenity and peace.
Evening on the Patit art print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/evening-on-the-patit-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #rural #country #evening #nature #landscape #painting #trees #washington #farm #ranch #fedigiftshop #wallart #homedecor #print #artist #peace #serenity #river #hills
Discover the Self-Taught Genius of Leonardo da Vinci
By Shiori Chen
https://mymodernmet.com/self-taught-leonardo-da-vinci/
Leonardo da Vinci at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629
Open Plan
https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/open-plan-justin-farrimond.html
Voreda House in Penrith, Cumbria.
Britain's first true 'Open Plan' office opened on Christmas Day 2025 after being delayed for over 12 years and going almost 2 billion pounds over budget. The building, which houses the Penrith Metropolitan Council, allows workers to work outdoors without leaving the building.*
#PhotoOfTheDay #Photography #Art #Print #Retrofit #Construction #Architecture
*click link for further details
Some days, you just don't want to be busy. Efficient. Pro-active. Intentional. Purpose driven. Or driven in any fashion.
Banking on the Columbia canvas print -- https://www.pictorem.com/2671946/banking-on-the-columbia/
Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #boating #weekend #peace #peaceful #autumn #nature #travel #river #washington #oregon #quiet #calm #wallart #decor #fedigiftshop
The black on this mug comes from terra sigillata made from a ball of manganese-rich New Mexico clay my friend gave me. After they’re done firing, I lightly sand the exterior of each mug with a fine-grain sandpaper. The handles become smooth and soft to the touch.
#pottery #ceramics #handmade #craft #art
I painted my childhood stuffed animal, Bear, coming out of the TARDIS! This was a challenge to myself to see if I could paint from imagination.
I can paint your plushie! Check it out here: https://www.joyousjoyness.com/products/custom-painted-stuffed-animal-portrait-pre-order-starting-at-300?utm_source=mastodon
#OTD in 1875.
Bizet's Carmen premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris, with mezzo-soprano Célestine Galli-Marié in the title role. It is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet. The libretto was written by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmen
Carmem at IMSLP:
https://imslp.org/wiki/Carmen_(Bizet,_Georges)
Yesterday I tried to answer that age old question: Can I cast a chainlink fence with #handmadepaper?
(The jury is still out)
#Art #ContemporaryArt
I send thanks to the buyer from Alabama who purchased a framed print of
Lights of Matera -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/lights-of-matera-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print
May the artwork take you to a place of peace and contemplation, a place of mystery and history that transcends trends and tech.
#italy #travel #europe #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #fedigiftshop #vacation #town #historic #history #sale #sunset #lights #peace
She walked at her own pace, in her own way, thought her own thoughts, and refused to copy others, stumble in and out of trends, live in fear, or keep up on the "news."
And she found that she was quite content.
Light of Zion framed print -- https://www.pictorem.com/2682355/light-of-zion/
Free shipping in the U.S. and Canada.
#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #zion #utah #beauty #nature #outside #outdoors #wallart #homedecor #decor #fedigiftshop #adventure #independence #freedom
Some spring cuteness for Sunday, Have a good one! ❤️
Little Ducky Bloom, available here: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/little-ducky-bloom-lisa-s-baker.html
#duck #ducklings #spring #tulips #pink #cuteness #sweet #bird #birds #birdsofmastodon #duckart #birdart #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #Easter #soft #delicate #cuteanimals #fowl #waterbirds
I was listening to a podcast where the guest argued: when it comes to art, today's AI is like a tool, but in the future, maybe it could be an artist.
As he explained why, it became clear why I disagree with him. He defines "art" as a product that is valued by art critics and by consumers. I agree that AI generated content may become more common and broadly accepted in the future, but I don't think that's a good thing, and I wouldn't call it art!
I see art as more of an activity than a product. An artist does art. Whatever the output of that process is, valuable or not, is also called "art."
Am I saying only humans can make art? Not at all. But to be "art" it has to be self-expression. The artist must have something to say. As long as we are designing the AI, training it, and prompting it, then it will be a tool. Without us it has no initiative, no opinion, and no creative urge.
"Dreaming In Color" ... my newest is a fun abstract-y thing created in #CorelPainter freehand, from my imagination.
at: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/dreaming-in-color-lois-bryan.html
and at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/dreaming-in-color-lois-bryan.html
#art #giftideas #abstract #digitallyhandpainted #forest #lake #colorful #LoisBryan
Big thanks to my 12/6 #RedBubble client from New Jersey for their purchase of a medium size throw blanket of "Colonial Williamsburg Governor's Palace" https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/104935019
and a 55"x55" scarf of "The Colonial Williamsburg Apothecary" https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/79187915
Enjoy!!
#art #Colonialwiliamsburg #Williamsburg #digitallyhandpainted #CorelPainter #LoisBryan
This platform has proved to be pretty quite for me outside of one math meme re-share that went a little viral :).
I'm still checking in now and then but I've set up shop pretty much on Bsky, Cara, and still have active Meta accounts but, that's up for review for sure now.
Links to follow if you find this and are over there.
if anyone wants a tarot reading, or if you like bad art, or if you just want to help us out with the ridiculous cost of meds and therapy, check out our kofi and/or send us a message! boosts are always appreciated! 
Four stars:
Book of Earth: A Guide to Ochre, Pigment, and Raw Color by Heidi Gustafson (2023) is a very personal meditation on earth based pigments. It is an introduction and survey of the raw ingredients behind certain colors while being a treatise on grief that strikes a similar tone to Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley (2024).
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_04/book_of_earth.html
A Darker Vulcan Inspection
https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/a-darker-vulcan-inspection-justin-farrimond.html
In the twilight hours of yesterday's dream we gaze at the banality of death. The darkness of humanity reflected in the light of life.
#PhotoOfTheDay #Dreamscape #Photography #PhotographyIsArt #Art #Print #BlackAndWhite #Aircraft #Military #History
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