Jay Troyer
@gr8flbluejay.bsky.social
Don’t follow leaders
Watch the parkin’ meters
- Bob Dylan
'I am a pilgrim and a stranger,
Passing through this wearisome land'
- Traditional
"We must become ourselves, before someone else does"
- Robert Hunter
Watch the parkin’ meters
- Bob Dylan
'I am a pilgrim and a stranger,
Passing through this wearisome land'
- Traditional
"We must become ourselves, before someone else does"
- Robert Hunter
RWD-5bis, Poland
1931-37
1/72 scale
Stanisław Skarżyński flew this plane from Warsaw to Rio de Janeiro, 17,885 km, with the Atlantic crossing, from Saint-Louis, Senegal to Maceio, Brazil, occurring on 7-8 May 1933. At the time, the smallest aircraft to make the flight.
Old build, newly repaired.
1931-37
1/72 scale
Stanisław Skarżyński flew this plane from Warsaw to Rio de Janeiro, 17,885 km, with the Atlantic crossing, from Saint-Louis, Senegal to Maceio, Brazil, occurring on 7-8 May 1933. At the time, the smallest aircraft to make the flight.
Old build, newly repaired.
November 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
RWD-5bis, Poland
1931-37
1/72 scale
Stanisław Skarżyński flew this plane from Warsaw to Rio de Janeiro, 17,885 km, with the Atlantic crossing, from Saint-Louis, Senegal to Maceio, Brazil, occurring on 7-8 May 1933. At the time, the smallest aircraft to make the flight.
Old build, newly repaired.
1931-37
1/72 scale
Stanisław Skarżyński flew this plane from Warsaw to Rio de Janeiro, 17,885 km, with the Atlantic crossing, from Saint-Louis, Senegal to Maceio, Brazil, occurring on 7-8 May 1933. At the time, the smallest aircraft to make the flight.
Old build, newly repaired.
Waldemar von Kozak
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Waldemar von Kozak
Carl Larsson, Swedish (1853-1919), Lillanna Feeds The Heater, 1918, watercolour and pencil
November 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Carl Larsson, Swedish (1853-1919), Lillanna Feeds The Heater, 1918, watercolour and pencil
Cornelius Annor, Ghanaian (1990- ), Anigye, 2021, acrylic, fabric and fabric transfer on canvas, 192.6 x 166 cm, private collection
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Cornelius Annor, Ghanaian (1990- ), Anigye, 2021, acrylic, fabric and fabric transfer on canvas, 192.6 x 166 cm, private collection
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese (1929- ), Far End of Disappointment, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 194 x 194 cm, private collection
November 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese (1929- ), Far End of Disappointment, 2015, acrylic on canvas, 194 x 194 cm, private collection
Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch (1853-1890), The Mulberry Tree, 1889, oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm, Norton Simon Museum,
Pasadena, California, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
November 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch (1853-1890), The Mulberry Tree, 1889, oil on canvas, 54 x 65 cm, Norton Simon Museum,
Pasadena, California, USA
Pasadena, California, USA
J. M. W. Turner, English (1775-1851), The Scarlet Sunset, 1830-40, watercolor and gouache on paper, 13.4 x 18.9 cm, Tate, London, England
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
J. M. W. Turner, English (1775-1851), The Scarlet Sunset, 1830-40, watercolor and gouache on paper, 13.4 x 18.9 cm, Tate, London, England
Emilie Charmy, French (1880-1974), L'Estaque, 1905-1915, oil on canvas, 57.3 x 73.7 cm, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Emilie Charmy, French (1880-1974), L'Estaque, 1905-1915, oil on canvas, 57.3 x 73.7 cm, Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gustave Fischer, Danish (1860-1934), Selling Pine Branches, 1900, oil
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Gustave Fischer, Danish (1860-1934), Selling Pine Branches, 1900, oil
Gustave Courbet, French (1819-1877), Edge of a Village in Winter, 1868, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 54.5 cm, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
November 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Gustave Courbet, French (1819-1877), Edge of a Village in Winter, 1868, oil on canvas, 44.5 x 54.5 cm, Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Gerhard Richter, German (1932), Wald (Forest), 2005, oil on canvas, 197 x 132 cm, The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City, New York, USA
November 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Gerhard Richter, German (1932), Wald (Forest), 2005, oil on canvas, 197 x 132 cm, The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), New York City, New York, USA
Ernst Fuchs, Austrian (1930-2015), Atlantis, 1973, egg tempera and resin oil on canvas
November 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Ernst Fuchs, Austrian (1930-2015), Atlantis, 1973, egg tempera and resin oil on canvas
Giovanni Giacometti, Swiss (1868-1933), Bacaria (Metzgete), 1924, oil on canvas, 94 x 108.5 cm, private collection
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Giovanni Giacometti, Swiss (1868-1933), Bacaria (Metzgete), 1924, oil on canvas, 94 x 108.5 cm, private collection
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German (1880-1938), Circus Rider, 1914, oil on canvas, 200.7 x 151 cm, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
November 27, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German (1880-1938), Circus Rider, 1914, oil on canvas, 200.7 x 151 cm, Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Thomas Cole, American (1801-1848), Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire, 1827, oil on gessoed panel, 58.4 x 82.6 cm, private collection
November 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Thomas Cole, American (1801-1848), Mount Chocorua, New Hampshire, 1827, oil on gessoed panel, 58.4 x 82.6 cm, private collection
Henry Perlee Parker, English (1795-1873), Pitmen at Play, 1836, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 cm, National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
November 27, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Henry Perlee Parker, English (1795-1873), Pitmen at Play, 1836, oil on canvas, 77 x 89 cm, National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
Reposted by Jay Troyer
Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.
~ Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
~ Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Whoever wants music instead of noise, joy instead of pleasure, soul instead of gold, creative work instead of business, passion instead of foolery, finds no home in this trivial world of ours.
~ Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
~ Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf
Snyder's and Snider's
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Snyder's and Snider's
Simon Palmer, British (1956- ), Pebbles on the Beach, pen and black ink, watercolor and bodycolor on paper, 84.8 x 60.3 cm, private collection
November 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Simon Palmer, British (1956- ), Pebbles on the Beach, pen and black ink, watercolor and bodycolor on paper, 84.8 x 60.3 cm, private collection
Hermania Neergaard, Danish (1799-1875), Flowering Plants, 1845, oil on panel, 64 x 50 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Hermania Neergaard, Danish (1799-1875), Flowering Plants, 1845, oil on panel, 64 x 50 cm, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark
Paula Gans, Czech (1883-1941, suicide before deportation), Im Gebet beim Laubhüttenfest (In Prayer at the Feast of Tabernacles / In Prayer at Sukkot), 1920
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Paula Gans, Czech (1883-1941, suicide before deportation), Im Gebet beim Laubhüttenfest (In Prayer at the Feast of Tabernacles / In Prayer at Sukkot), 1920
Franz Radziwill, German (1895-1983), Mountainscape with Two Riders, 1930, oil on canvas, private collection
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Franz Radziwill, German (1895-1983), Mountainscape with Two Riders, 1930, oil on canvas, private collection
Frederic Edwin Church, American (1826-1900), Aurora Borealis, 1865, oil on canvas, 142.3 x 212.2 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, USA
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Frederic Edwin Church, American (1826-1900), Aurora Borealis, 1865, oil on canvas, 142.3 x 212.2 cm, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, USA
Mrs. Benson, Tlingit, American First Nations, Chilkat Coat, c. 1885, mountain goat wool, otter fur, and cedar bark, 34 x 29 1/2 in, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, USA
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Mrs. Benson, Tlingit, American First Nations, Chilkat Coat, c. 1885, mountain goat wool, otter fur, and cedar bark, 34 x 29 1/2 in, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon, USA
Emil Jakob Schindler, Austrian (1842-1892), Bosnian Refugees in Spalato Cathedral, oil on panel, 76 x 53 cm, private collection
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Emil Jakob Schindler, Austrian (1842-1892), Bosnian Refugees in Spalato Cathedral, oil on panel, 76 x 53 cm, private collection