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Out of the fog

It’s a ‘failed painting’ that obscures the profound power of German Romanticism. Why do we love the ‘Wanderer’ so much?

By Gianluca Didino

https://aeon.co/essays/why-caspar-david-friedrichs-wanderer-is-a-failed-painting?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=138e1ff597-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_05_22&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972

German Romanticism at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=German+Romanticism

#books #art #literature

Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog (c1817) by Caspar David Friedrich.

The hiker stands as a back figure in the center of the composition. He looks down on an almost impenetrable sea of fog in the midst of a rocky landscape - a metaphor for life as an ominous journey into the unknown.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog#/media/File:Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Wanderer_above_the_Sea_of_Fog.jpeg

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70d

Detox Doodles!

This is a habit of drawing something every time I feel the urge to scroll unnecessarily. It helps stop the bad habit and start a new good habit of sketching daily!

This one is all about Highland Cows and I struggled with it! Their long fur is hard!

#art #cow #sketch #DetoxDoodles

Sketchbook page of Highland Cows drawn in orange ink. At the top is the text Highland Cows and 5/12/25. There are 8 drawing of cow faces. The top left has the cow saying moo. The middle right drawing has the text moo.

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Skills to pay the bills. #grickledoodle #horror #mouse #cat #writer #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a mouse at his laptop surrounded by framed images of scary cats. Caption reads "Horror was the only genre he was able to write."

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69d

Some serendipitous space beauty to start your weekend.

NASA's new PUNCH mission, designed to study the solar wind, just took this ethereal image of the Moon passing the (blocked out) Sun. The Moon's night side is facing us, but it's beautifully lit by Earthshine.

https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/2025/05/12/nasas-punch-catches-first-rainbow-and-other-new-images/ #science #art #nature

$During commissioning, PUNCH’s NFI instrument captured this image of the new Moon as it passed by the Sun in the sky on April 27, 2025. The new Moon appears full, because it is illuminated by Earthshine (sunlight reflected off Earth). The image helped the PUNCH team confirm that the Moon will not obscure NFI’s view of the corona and solar wind. The dark circle near the bottom is the shadow of NFI’s occulter, which hides the Sun. The occulter, which was not yet fully aligned with the Sun, is surrounded by a narrow bright ring of diffracted light. Around that is a large, hazy circle of stray light glinting off the occulter (the Moon is inside that circle). Outside that is a small, dimmer region of the sky that is less affected by glint.$

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69d

Sketching some of my favorite birds, ravens and crows! I used my favorite fude nib fountain pen, the Jinhao 159.

#fountainpen #corvid #raven #crow #bird #art #sketch

Sketchbook page of two drawings of crows/ravens in teal ink. On the left is the date 4-7-24. Both crows/ravens are looking to the left. The left one shows most of its body, and the right just the head and chest.

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51d

Project done & delivered.

Success.

Original post and project trajectory can be found here:

https://mastodon.online/@f800gecko/114512725386553623

Playlists for each of the four CDs here:

https://mastodon.online/@f800gecko/114664435924357300

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Many thanks to my 5/7 #RedBubble client from the United Kingdom for their purchase of a greeting card of "Always Here For You." Enjoy!!

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/111950026

#art #giftideas #greetingcards #maltese #maltesedogs #pets #cute #LoisBryan #digitalhandpainting #NotAi

Many thanks to my 5/7 #RedBubble client from the United Kingdom for their purchase of a greeting card of "Always Here For You." Enjoy!!

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/111950026

#art #giftideas #greetingcards #maltese #maltesedogs #pets #cute #LoisBryan #digitalhandpainting #NotAi

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68d

Apparently Lizzo wore a shirt like this on SNL, which I think is great.

We all have a huge laundry list of critical causes to support as we battle fascists, but it's probably the economic chaos from #Trump #tariffs that will end this regime-- he's already hemorrhaging support over this!

Remember, the whole point of protesting is to be visible and give permission to people who voted for him to switch sides publicly.

#protests #resistance #art

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1903416759/tariffied-shirt-protest-shirt-lizzo-snl

Screengrab of a woman wearing a black T shirt with "TARIFFIED" written in large red block letters.

I mean, it is terrifying. And Trump supporters are afraid. Outside the hard core of the cult a lot of them just need to see enough shirts like this and enough people marching. It's already happening.

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Do you like hedgehogs? Artist @KarenKasparArt and I certainly do! We have created two designs of #haikuart with them, from T-shirts and throw pillows to cards and prints. Now with a 25% discount at Redbubble!

For Europe:
https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Hedgehog-in-Hibernation-Haiku-English-Watercolor-Painting-by-KarenKaspar/170755239.WFLAH

https://www.redbubble.com/i/throw-pillow/The-Scent-of-Spring-Hedgehog-Haiku-English-Watercolor-by-KarenKaspar/170756430.5X2YF

https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Igel-im-Winterschlaf-Haiku-Englisch/1732219?mediumId=1&size=45x60&var2=0&var3=2

https://www.artheroes.de/de/motiv/Der-Duft-des-Fruehlings-Igel-Haiku-Englisch/1732230

For ao The US :
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/hibernating-hedgehog-haiku-english-karen-kaspar.html

https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/the-scent-of-spring-karen-kaspar.html

#haiku #haikuart #poetry #art #buyintoart #ayearforart #FAA #writing #hedgehog #hedgehogs #nature #animals

Blue T-shirt with a watercolour painting of a snow landscape with a fir tree and a hibernating hedgehog under a blanket of snow.
Haikuart:
art by : @KarenKasparArt@socel.net
haiku by : @MarjoleinRotsteeg@mastodon.nl

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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

A small yellow path winds through a grassy meadow at night. The meadow is a blend of greens and yellows, speckled with small white and yellow flowers. The sky is a medium blue, with a large white crescent moon and stars. To the right of the path is a small yellow sign with the word "Exit" on it. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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68d

Goya’s Coded Love Letter to the Duchess of Alba

Goya neatly clothes himself in his own world of fantasy: He will have her in the end. In life, where the climate is much chillier, it was, alas, to be otherwise.

By Michael Glover

https://hyperallergic.com/811454/goyas-coded-love-letter-to-the-duchess-of-alba/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Gauguin%2C%20Nottoway%2C%20the%20Art%20Spy&utm_campaign=W052425

Goya at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=francisco+goya

#art #culture

The Duchess of Alba. Inscribed "Solo Goya. 1797" in the sand and on the Alba and Goya rings. Oil in canvas.

The painting The Duchess of Alba (1797) by Francisco Goya depicts María del Pilar Teresa Cayetana de Silva, the 13th Duchess of Alba, standing full-length on a sandy shore.

She is dressed in a striking black lace mantilla over a vivid red gown, embodying both nobility and Spanish traditional fashion. Her right hand points to an inscription in the sand that reads “Solo Goya” (“Only Goya”), asserting the artist's unique authorship or perhaps hinting at a personal connection between painter and subject. The Duchess wears rings inscribed with the names “Alba” and “Goya,” deepening the intrigue surrounding their relationship.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Duchess#/media/File:Goya-duquesa_de_alba.jpg

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67d

Goodness! #grickledoodle #horror #nightmare #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a man with a flashlight revealing a talking strange-winged monster in his basement. Caption reads "Go back to bed, you're having a nightmare."

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56d

A new short film is here.... Even I can't keep up with which one is my newest short film. I rushed to finish this so asto fully focus on The Night Dancer, then forgot to post about it as I was shooting. So here it is, #FearTheFlower the story of a cheating husband who turns into a monster.

https://video.ploud.jp/w/hBRDDrJtxiur3gaGoD5B8Z

#film #sff #monster #monsters #horror #vfx #blender3d #blender #cgi #digitalart #art

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I made another Capybara and Duck duo !
#art #woodcarving

Woodcarved plump capybara with a duck on the top of its head

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Mary Cassatt Gave Women a Place in the Impressionist Movement

Mary Cassatt reshaped the art world by elevating everyday domestic moments into beautiful Impressionist works of art. Discover how she championed the visibility of women as both subject and artist and helped bring Impressionism to American museums.

By Crawford Alexander Mann III

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/smithsonian-american-womens-history-museum/2025/06/03/mary-cassatt-gave-women-a-place-in-the-impressionist-movement/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=editorial&lctg=93133550

Mary Cassatt at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Mary+Cassatt

#art #impressionism

Cassatt seated in a chair with an umbrella. Verso reads "The only photograph for which she ever posed. Courtesy of Durand-Ruel."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Cassatt#/media/File:Mary_Cassatt_photograph_1913.jpg

Cassatt is dressed in a sophisticated, perhaps slightly informal, attire, likely representative of the late 19th or early 20th century fashion. Her expression is serene, with her gaze directed slightly off to the side, as if lost in thought or observing the world around her. She grips an umbrella with both hands.

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The Artistic Inspiration Behind 10 Iconic Paintings

https://www.thecollector.com/artistic-inspiration-behind-paintings/

#art

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#notesArt #mastoArt #art #illustration

A dark, grim space that shows a concrete floor and nothing else. In the middle of the concrete floor is a neatly drilled hole, like a manhole without a cover. A ladder protrudes from the darkness of the hole. Beyond, the room extends into darkness. Hanging from above is a glowing sign with white letters. While the glow is predominantly white, it ranges across a number of different colors: yellow, green, pink. The letters say "Open". The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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69d

QUAR

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/quar-justin-farrimond.html

Under a purple sky a QUAR dreamscape.
Is this the beginning or another end?

#PhotoOfTheDay #Dreamscape #Photography #Art #PhotographyIsArt #InteriorDesign #ArtPrint #QUAR #DailyPic

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Colour adjusted photograph showing an inner city car park under a purple sky.

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69d

Kick off summer and celebrate the weekend with the Memorial Day sale at Steve Henderson Collections -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/

All prints and products 20% off, all weekend long.

#sale #memorialday #art #memorialdayweekend #artwork #gifts #decor #summer #homedecor #summervibes #summer2025 #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #weekend #sale #summertime

Collage of artwork and products featuring art by Steve Henderson.

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I send thanks to the buyer from Canada who purchased a canvas print of

Forever Yours -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/forever-yours-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

May the artwork take you to a place of quietness, peace, romance and joy.

#art #artwork #kiss #kissing #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #rowboat #wedding #couple #boating #night #lights #painting #notai #bridge #sale #romance #romantic #nostalgic #love

Canvas print of an original, hand-painted oil painting depicting a couple in a rowboat, kissing.

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25d

#sketchbook #FountainPen #Ink #art #SilentSunday

Sketchbook page of ink drawings drawn in teal fountain pen ink. At the top is the date 4-7-24. There are three drawings framed in drawn rectangles. On the left is a drawing of a tree. In the middle there is a drawing of a forest. On the right is a drawing of some bamboo. At the bottom in a wide but short rectangle frame that spans the entire width of the pages is a drawing of water lilies.

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53d

Trouble. #grickledoodle #birds #smoking #tough #cartoon #art #drawing #funny

A cartoon illustration of a small mean looking bluebird with a cigarette surrounded by tough looking seagulls who are all smoking cigarettes. Caption reads "Lil' Warren was the toughest bluebird anyone had ever seen at the docks."

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Last weekend, Elon Musk shared some images on his X platform that he claimed had been created by the Grok AI system. They were actually just edits of original work by Australian artist Charles Brooks, a former concert cellist who is known for photographing the insides of instruments. An X user named Eric Jiang had run some of these through Grok, adding people to the original photos so they look like buildings. Musk retweeted the post with the comment "Generate images with @Grok." @404mediaco's Matthew Gault spoke with Brooks. “I feel like, if he’s plugging his own AI software, he has a duty of care to make sure that what he’s posting is actually attributed correctly and is properly his,” he said. “But ‘duty of care’ and Musk are not words that seem to go together well recently.”

https://flip.it/OQhrJ3

#Art #AIArt #GenerativeAI #Grok #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #CharlesBrooks #ElonMusk

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55d

I can confirm via Patioboater's Crappy Lungs-o-meter(TM) that the air quality outside in this smokey sunset is terrible.

Pretty sunset, tho'.

June 2, 2025. Wolverine Lake, Michigan.

#sunset #photography #sun #sunspots #astrophotography #michigan #wildfire #wildfires #smoke #lake #lakes #art #MastoArt

Sunset photo of a red and orange sun in a dark grey sky over a tree-lined lake with the red light of the sun reflecting in the surface of the water.

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65d

My painting, "Capybara in Summer"! This is one of a series of four paintings celebrating the four seasons. Gotta relax and cool off in that summer heat!

#art #summer #capybara

Painting of a capybara sleeping in water surrounded by palm trees. The bright neon sunset is in the background. The artist's signature and watermark @joyousjoyfuljoyness are at the bottom right.

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