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Today’s small moment —

A breathtaking March visit (a couple years ago) to Mabry Mill (on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia), seeing it in winter light when the trees were bare and the landscape stripped down to its quiet essentials.

Without leaves or lush greenery, the mill, water, and surrounding hills felt even more striking—reflections perfectly mirrored, colors softened, and light doing all the work.

It was exhilarating to witness how stunning this place can be in its quieter season, reminding me that beauty doesn’t depend on abundance.

This image will be added to my gallery at https://beautifulsunphotography.com/

#landscapephotography #naturephotography #blueridgeparkway #winterlandscape #mindfulmoments #Virginia #AYearForArt

Mabry Mill on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia in winter, with the rustic wooden mill and waterwheel reflected clearly in a calm pond. Bare trees line the banks, their branches mirrored in the water, while soft winter light and muted browns, grays, and blues create a peaceful, serene scene. This image will be added to my gallery at https://beautifulsunphotography.com/

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Today’s small moment — remembering Monocle Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

This photograph was taken a couple of summers ago at Monocle Lake, near the Point Iroquois Lighthouse, just west of Sault Ste. Marie. We visited this lake often when I was growing up, and it’s one of those places that has stayed with me over the years.

Looking back at this image, I’m reminded of how peaceful it always felt there — calm water, quiet trees, and a sense of stillness that never seemed to change. Some places live on through memory just as clearly as they do in real life.

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#NaturePhotography #FindYourCalm

A calm summer scene at Monocle Lake in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, showing still, clear water reflecting dense green forest along the shoreline. A narrow sandy edge curves into the lake on the left, while layered trees and soft blue sky create a peaceful, mirror-like reflection across the water.

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Great white egret glides over the Everglades. The morning sun illuminates its outstretched wings.
Beautiful wall art for your home or office.

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Great white egret with wings fully outstretched, backlit by the morning sun as it glides over the everglade wetlands

Great white egret, wings outstetched lit by the rising morning sun fly over the Florida Everglades hangs on a wall in a large framed format.

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Winter in the Valley

Stoneman Bridge in Yosemite Valley is a popular spot for photographers and painters alike. Looking up to the Northeast the Merced River flows down from Happy Isle and crosses in Front of Half Dome. To the south you can follow the river down along the eastern walls of the valley.

https://pixels.com/featured/winter-in-the-valley-bill-gallagher.html

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Winter In The Valley

A quiet winter hush settles over Yosemite Valley in this scene. Fresh snow softens every surface, turning the landscape into a world of muted whites and silvers. The Merced River moves slowly through the frame, its dark, glassy surface reflecting the pale sky like a strip of polished obsidian. Along the riverbank, snow-laden pines lean inward, their branches heavy and still, absorbing sound the way thick velvet absorbs light.

Half Dome rises like a ghost emerging from thinning clouds—its granite face catching a faint wash of afternoon sun that glows warm against the cold surroundings. The air feels crisp enough to sting the lungs, carrying the faint scent of wet stone and pine bark exposed beneath the snow.

The entire valley seems to exhale slowly, as if pausing between storms. Light drifts across the scene in soft, shifting patches, illuminating the western bank where the sun briefly kisses the fresh snowfall, making it sparkle as though dusted with crushed crystal. It’s a moment of stillness, clarity, and quiet awe—winter holding Yosemite in a gentle, luminous grip.

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Golden Thistle

With good light quality you can take a subject that might be dull and un-interesting and turn it into an object of beauty. That is what I hoped to accomplish in this image. I really like how the light on the dried up thistle make the little tufts shine and sparkle.

https://pixels.com/featured/golden-thistle-bill-gallagher.html

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Golden Thistle

A dried thistle stands against a soft, muted backdrop, its spiky crown glowing as if lit from within. The late‑day sun brushes each tuft with a warm golden shimmer, turning brittle fibers into threads of light. You can almost feel the contrast: the rough, wiry stem beneath your fingertips and the delicate, feathery tips that catch the sun like tiny sparks. The surrounding air seems still and warm, carrying the quiet of an open field at day’s end — a moment where something humble becomes unexpectedly luminous.

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Rainbow Falls

Located outside of the small town of Mammoth Lakes, California. A tight cascade of white water plunges over dark volcanic rock, captured in rich black‑and‑white that highlights every texture and contour. This striking composition turns Rainbow Falls into a study of power and elegance, offering a timeless, dramatic focal point for any refined space.

https://pixels.com/featured/rainbow-falls-bill-gallagher.html

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Rainbow Falls

A column of water surges over the cliff in a smooth, silken sheet, then explodes into a churning cloud of white mist as it strikes the dark volcanic rock below. The black‑and‑white tones sharpen every texture—the slick, glistening stone, the frothy turbulence, the deep shadows carved by centuries of flow. You can almost feel the cool spray on your skin and hear the steady, thunderous pulse of Rainbow Falls echoing through the canyon.

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Caito Bros
This is a capture of a working fishing boat docked in Noyo Harbor in Ft Bragg California. Ft Brag is roughly 3-1/2 hours north of San Francisco and may as well be in another world. This is an area that started out as a lumber town, the town was owned basically by the lumber company. Once most of the redwoods in the area were cut down the area morphed into a fishing village.

https://pixels.com/featured/caito-bros-bill-gallagher.html

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Caito Bros

A small working boat sits quietly in the harbor, its presence as sturdy and unpretentious as the coastal town it serves. The hull is painted in bold, weathered colors—reds, blues, and whites that have softened under years of salt, sun, and hard labor. You can almost feel the rough texture of the paint, chipped in places where ropes have rubbed and waves have slapped.

The name “Caito Bros” curves across the cabin in crisp lettering, standing out against the boat’s lived‑in surfaces. Metal railings catch the light with a muted gleam, dulled by sea air.

You can almost smell the brine, the diesel, the faint sweetness of drying nets.

The whole scene feels grounded and honest—no glamour, no polish—just the quiet dignity of a vessel built for work, resting between journeys in a rugged corner of the California coast.

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1y

Can I have your sandwich?
Pleeease!!!!

Black headed gull on a sandy beach hand-painted acrylic painting - here: https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/black-headed-gull-on-a-sandy-beach-karen-kaspar.html

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Black-headed Gull on a Sandy Beach is a hand-painted acrylic painting in a contemporary square format by the artist Karen Kaspar.
Against an abstract background in various shades of orange, sand and yellow, a small black-headed gull stands and looks curiously at the viewer.

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"Room With A View" ... A favorite of mine taken on top of #BlueKnob mountain several years back. The part I like is the feeling of early, early springtime! We're nearly through February, and that means spring is on it's way!!!

At my website: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/room-with-a-view-lois-bryan.html

And at #FineArtAmerica: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/room-with-a-view-lois-bryan.html

#BlueKnobAllSeasonsResort #spring #landscape #photography #NotAi #Pennsylvania #LoisBryan #BuyIntoArt #ayearforart #clouds #mountains #dandelions

A quaint little shack sits alone and forlorn on top of Blue Knob Mountain, All Season's Resort, in Claysburg, PA.

Seen on a quiet spring day, you would think the true view here at the top of Blue Knob Mountain in Claysburg, Pennsylvania, would be just at the rim of the hill the shack is perched upon. And that is the view we normally can't wait to visit. It's breathtaking ... the rolling hills of the Laurel Highlands ripple out in front of us like waves upon the sea. But on this day .. the quiet light, the trees just beginning to leaf out, the clouds ... and most fun, the golden dandelions at our feet, beg us to take a extra moment or two to enjoy the simplicity of the wooden ski-shack itself.

It'll take a couple of seasons, but soon it will no longer be forlorn. As soon as snow flies, the skiers will return ... and it will see its share of fun again.

"Room With A View" ... A favorite of mine taken on top of #BlueKnob mountain several years back. The part I like is the feeling of early, early springtime! We're nearly through February, and that means spring is on it's way!!!

At my website: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/room-with-a-view-lois-bryan.html

And at #FineArtAmerica: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/room-with-a-view-lois-bryan.html

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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

Woman bowing at the end of a dance.

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It wasn't a mighty and enormous river, one with a name that everyone recognized worldwide. But that didn't mean that it didn't make a difference as it flowed through its landscape, didn't have a purpose in its journey, or didn't deserve to exist.

Because, you know, Big isn't the only size tht rivers come in.

Gentle Flow in Zion canvas print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/gentle-flow-in-zion-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #zion #utah #river #nature #travel #hiking #water #nationalpark

Small stream flowing through landscape.

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

Canyon Silhouettes -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/canyon-silhouettes-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

May the artwork take you to a place of silence, calmness, serenity, and peace.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #arizona #travel #hiking #nationalpark #USA #canyon #landscape #painting #fedigiftshop #sale #nature #southwest #view #panorama #wallart #canvas #print #homedecor #decor

Painting of the Grand Canyon.

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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

Spiral notebook of a Christmas scene.

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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

Country scene at twilight.

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1y

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

Framed print of an original oil painting depicting an historic Italian town.

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

Evening Light at the Grand Canyon -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/evening-light-at-the-grand-canyon-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

May the artwork take you to a still, silent place full of majesty and grandeur, one that invites you to stop everything you're doing and simply be awestruck by creation.

#art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #nature #travel #sunset #buyintoart #ayearforart #fedigiftshop #decor #canyon #nationalpark #arizona #southwest #vacation #peace #quiet #calm

Canvas print of an original oil painting depicting the Grand Canyon at sunset.

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Ever since I was a little boy, I have always wanted to get to the top of the landscape, to see the full view, capture the panorama.

And for most of my life, I have lived in valleys . . .

But that's okay, because I love to hike, and there are many, many places to climb up to.

High on Zion art print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/high-on-zion-steve-henderson.html?product=art-print

#zion #utah #hiking #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart #nature #travel #vacation #fedigiftshop #nationalpark #artist #landscape

Art print of an original oil painting depicting various cliffs in Zion National Park, Utah, USA.

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Petaluma Morning

The town of Petaluma in Southern Sonoma County in Northern California has a pretty active nightlife for such a small town. So I'm guessing many people never see the town in the morning as the sun is coming up over my shoulder.
I captured this image from the base of the new footbridge that crosses the river in downtown.

https://pixels.com/featured/petaluma-morning-bill-gallagher.html

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Petaluma Morning

The scene opens in the quiet stillness just after dawn, when the world feels freshly washed and the air carries that cool, faintly earthy scent of early morning. Soft sunlight rises from behind the viewer’s shoulder, bathing the town of Petaluma in a gentle, golden glow that feels almost warm on the skin.

To the right, unused railroad tracks run along the water’s edge. They look weathered and slightly overgrown, the metal dulled with age, carrying the faint suggestion of history—of trains that once rattled through carrying eggs, grain, and wheat toward San Francisco. Now they rest in silence, adding a nostalgic texture to the scene.

Buildings along the waterfront rise in soft morning shadow, their windows catching hints of color from the sky. The architecture feels familiar and small‑town—solid, welcoming, and touched by the first light of day. The whole scene is wrapped in a hush, the kind of quiet that makes you instinctively lower your voice.

The colors are the soul of the image: purples melting into reds, reds into warm yellows, all softened by the misty quality of early light. It feels serene, contemplative, and gently alive—an intimate moment of a town before it stirs.

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Neither circumstances nor weather, she determined, would decide either the course or the mood of her day.

If it were rainy, she had an umbrella; and if it were sunny, she had a parasol.

Either way, she knew that this was going to be a great day.

Hello New York canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/hello-new-york-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#newyork #nyc #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #travel #fashion #retro #ayearforart #nostalgic #nostalgia #style

Canvas print of an original oil painting depicting a woman in New York City opening up an umbrella.

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1y

A sunny flower from me to you to brighten your day ...

Sunny flower handmade watercolor painting - find more here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/sunny-flower-karen-kaspar.html

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Sunny Flower is a watercolour painting in portrait format painted by artist Karen Kaspar. A single sunflower with a bright yellow and orange blossom and green leaves stands against an abstracted background in shades of blue, purple and pink, perhaps the evening sky at sunset or the first light of early morning.

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1y

Pink Rose is a handmade watercolor painting I painted several years ago...
Enjoy!

See more here:
https://karen-kaspar.pixels.com/featured/pink-rose-watercolor-painting-karen-kaspar.html

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Pink Rose is a watercolour painting in a contemporary square format hand-painted by the artist Karen Kaspar.
A close-up of a rose blossom in shades of pink, rose and red shows how the delicate petals unfurl outwards from the centre. The gentle colour gradients and highlights create a sense of depth and emphasise the natural beauty of the flower.

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Leaning Silo

Golden morning light washes over a weathered barn and its iconic leaning silo, creating a timeless portrait of rural Sonoma County. This evocative scene blends nostalgia, character, and quiet resilience—perfect for collectors who appreciate rustic Americana and the beauty found along forgotten backroads.

https://pixels.com/featured/leaning-silo-bill-gallagher.html

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Leaning Silo

Warm early‑morning light spills across a weathered red barn and its famously leaning silo, bathing the scene in soft gold. The metal bands and steel cables glint gently, holding the aging structure upright as grasses rustle at its base. The sky opens wide above—pale, calm, and cool—while the barn’s faded boards and the silo’s tilt create a quiet tension between endurance and collapse. The whole landscape feels still, touched by the crispness of dawn and the timeless grit of rural Sonoma County.

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Morning on the River

Petaluma is located in Southern Sonoma County just north of Marin County. Since the early days Petaluma has been primarily an agricultural city although the products have shifted over time.
In the earlier days Petaluma's main name to fame was the egg industry and the Petaluma River was key to getting the products to market across the San Francisco bay to the markets in the city.
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Morning On The River

The scene opens in the hush of early morning, when the world is still holding its breath. A soft golden light spills across the Petaluma River, the kind of light that feels warm even before the sun has fully risen. The sky is painted in layered hues—deep amber near the horizon, fading upward into pale yellow and hints of lavender. These colors ripple across the water’s surface, creating a mirror so smooth it feels almost unreal, as if the river has turned to glass.

A long, graceful bridge stretches across the frame, its silhouette dark and clean against the glowing sky. The structure feels quiet and steady, like a sentinel watching over the river. Its reflection doubles it, forming a perfect archway of shadow and light on the water below.

Along the riverbanks, the land is still wrapped in the coolness of dawn. Trees and grasses appear as soft, dark shapes, their details muted by the low light. There’s a faint sense of mist in the air—something you can almost feel on your skin, cool and delicate, carrying the earthy scent of river water and waking soil.

The entire scene radiates calm. Nothing is moving. The water is still. The sky is slowly brightening. It’s the kind of moment that feels both intimate and expansive, as if you’re witnessing the world quietly turning toward a new day.

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Sunrise on the Petaluma River II

A tranquil Petaluma River morning unfolds in soft gold as the rising sun ignites the sky and reflects across still water. Boats rest quietly at the docks, framed by warm light and gentle color. A serene, nostalgic moment of Northern California beauty—perfect for bringing calm and warmth to any space.

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Sunrise On The Petaluma River II

The scene opens in a hush of early morning, where the Petaluma River lies smooth as polished glass. A band of molten gold stretches across the water, catching the first fire of sunrise as it spills over the horizon. The sky glows in soft gradients—peach, rose, and pale amber—blending like brushed pastel.

Moored boats rest in stillness, their reflections trembling gently in the mirrored surface. The air feels cool and clean, carrying the faint scent of river mist and distant salt. Wooden pilings and docks rise in dark silhouettes, grounding the luminous scene with quiet structure.

The whole moment radiates calm: a small‑town river waking slowly, bathed in warm light, inviting the viewer to breathe a little deeper and linger in the glow.

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Mallard Pair ... an oldie from way back in 2009 that I never posted anywhere but Greeting Card Universe ... finally gave it an upload onto my website with #FineArtAmerica, today. Shot taken at the pond where we used to live ... those summer evening reflections on the water were amazing!!! Good memories!

At my website as wall art, coffee mugs, puzzles and more: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/mallard-pair-lois-bryan.html

#art #giftideas #wildlife #mallards #ducks #photography #NotAi #LoisBryan #buyintoart #ayearforart

Mallard Pair ... an oldie from way back in 2009 that I never posted anywhere but Greeting Card Universe ... finally gave it an upload onto my website with #FineArtAmerica, today. Shot taken at the pond where we used to live ... the occasional wildlife and those summer evening reflections on the water were amazing!!! Good memories!

At my website as wall art, coffee mugs, puzzles and more: https://lois-bryan.pixels.com/featured/mallard-pair-lois-bryan.html

And at Fine Art America: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/mallard-pair-lois-bryan.html

#art #giftideas #wildlife #mallards #ducks #photography #NotAi #LoisBryan #buyintoart #ayearforart

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