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Paul Rogers

@rogers492.bsky.social

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Retired meteorologist/software developer/IT project manager. Living in Devon UK and enjoying my painting. Interested in science, arts, history and the issues of the day.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, Paul. Yes it can read as a sunrise on buildings 🙂

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 1d

Love the still-life of the vase; just enough movement in the shadows to prevent the symmetry becoming static 😍

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 1d

Project 2025. 2025, 40 x 30 cm, oil pastel on canvas. #art #painting #pastel

An abstract painting of several vertical blue columns in a row, with orange encroaching from the bottom right; pencil plan/construction lines are obvious. Alternatively: a blue city being engulfed by flames from the far right.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 7d

Hi Paul, this is one of many wonderful works by @neotropicbirds.bsky.social. If you like this then go check out their account 🙂

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Neotropicbirds @neotropicbirds.bsky.social · Apr 3

I had a lot of fun painting this Sulphur-rumped Tanager.
These guys can be found on the Caribbean slopes of both Costa Rica and Panama.
#BirdArt #Birds #Art #tanager

A sulphur rumped tanager perched on a branch with white berries and leaves with palm leaves in the background

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 8d

Yes, it turned into a lovely day! Thank you for your kind words 🙂

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 9d

Sidmouth Beach. 2025, 30 x 40 cm, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolor #watercolour

Looking out to sea from a misty pebble beach. The wan sunlight paints the sea a silvery green as breakers crash onto the pebbles.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you very much, Paul 🙂

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 14d

Dark City. 2025, 40 x 30 cm, oil pastel on canvas. #art #painting #pastel

A geometric abstract painting of broken-colour, blue/black/purple rectangles, orange/red circles and grey criss-crossing lines and dots.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you Paul, very kind 😊

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 16d

Almost Home. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, watercolour on paper. #art #painting #watercolour #watercolor

View from a car heading down a Devon road towards a lowering sun that is casting yellow, orange and pink onto shower clouds ahead. The road is flanked by high hedges and a couple of autumn trees.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 17d

Jo, Reading by the Window. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, soft pastel on pastelmat. #art #painting #pastel

a portrait of a blonde white woman reading a book

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John Douglas @johndouglasart.com · 27d

Dusk
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#scape #ForestFriday #sketch #painting #nature #peaceful #art #forest #naturelovers

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you very much, Paul 🙂

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 28d

Rain, Glass and Steel. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, tinted charcoal and soft pastel on pastelmat. #art #painting #pastel

A painting of a glass walled skyscraper on a rainy day, showing reflections of rain clouds, other buildings and a glimmer of sunshine.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 28d

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · 28d

Stepping Stones. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, oil pastel on Hahnemuhle Velour paper. The stones cross the Harbourne River, near Bow, Totnes, South Devon, UK. #art #painting #impressionism

Impressionist painting of stepping stones across a shallow river.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · Sep 15

Saint Michael's Mount at Low Tide. 2025, 20 x 30 cm, soft pastel on Hahnemuhle Velour paper. Saint Michael's mount is a small island just off the coast at Marazion, UK. At low tide you can walk across the stone causeway to reach the castle, church and amenities, otherwise it's a short boat ride.

A brightly coloured painting (purples and pinks with some yellow, orange and blue) of a cobblestone causeway winding out across the sea to a small island, in silhouette.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Vale at Summer's End. 2025, tinted charcoal on pastelmat. #art #painting #drawing #charcoal

Looking into a rural English valley with fields, trees, bushes and rolling hills. Rain showers crowd into the sky. Colours are muted greens and earthy yellows, with a warm grey sky.

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Cor Wijtman @corwijt48.bsky.social · Sep 4

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Greg Sandford @gregsandford.bsky.social · Aug 22

PJM & Forsythia Clippings No.1
8 x 8 soft pastel on prepared wood panel
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#softpastel #forsythia #softpastelpainting #pastel #pastelpainting #flowerspainting #stilllife #art #painting #blueskyart

A colorful soft pastel painting of flower clippings in a short vase on a dining room table with cast shadow.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · Sep 1

They Don't Sleep Anymore, on the Beaches. 2025, 30 x 20 cm, pastel on pastelmat #art #painting #drawing #pastel

A pastel drawing in muted tones of blue, grey, black and white: the ghosts of fallen heroes of the Greatest Generation arise from the moonlit sands of the invasion beach where they fell. A young hero that is yet to rise lies prone in the foreground, still partly buried in the sand.

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Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great album!

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · Aug 30

Great song!

Paul Rogers @rogers492.bsky.social · Aug 15

It's gonna be another hot night! Larry's painting captures this feeling beautifully.

larrysart.bsky.social @larrysart.bsky.social · Aug 11

Cat in the Window, 8/11/2025 – a watercolor and ink painting on paper, created in 2013. It’s late afternoon, and I’m sipping a cup of coffee at a café across the street. The cat in the window watches me the entire time. I suppose, in a way, I watched the cat too.

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