Mark Donaldson
@markdon.bsky.social
Husband, father, grandfather, retired graphic designer, amateur photographer, iphonographer, pursuing fine art in my retirement. Jesus-follower seeking to love my neighbor well…
"I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)
"I have been seized by the power of a great affection!" (C.S. Lewis)
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'a Winter's Palette' (2025) -- Brunswick River Path, Brunswick, ME
'In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was, in me, an invincible summer' -- Albert Camus
#Stunday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
'In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was, in me, an invincible summer' -- Albert Camus
#Stunday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
December 14, 2025 at 9:27 PM
'a Winter's Palette' (2025) -- Brunswick River Path, Brunswick, ME
'In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was, in me, an invincible summer' -- Albert Camus
#Stunday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
'In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was, in me, an invincible summer' -- Albert Camus
#Stunday ✨ #ImageAndVerse ✨
#Photography #Landscape
#Monochrome #ClassicMono
#EastCoastKin #JayceeCrawford
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December 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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The news, the cold, the holidays, bring so many to a dark place.
Take care of yourself. Take a break. Do something enjoyable. It helps.
Act in kindness. Donate, buy someone a coffee, if in doubt, a smile is free.
Kindness, to yourself and others, has an exponential effect of spreading good.
Take care of yourself. Take a break. Do something enjoyable. It helps.
Act in kindness. Donate, buy someone a coffee, if in doubt, a smile is free.
Kindness, to yourself and others, has an exponential effect of spreading good.
December 15, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The news, the cold, the holidays, bring so many to a dark place.
Take care of yourself. Take a break. Do something enjoyable. It helps.
Act in kindness. Donate, buy someone a coffee, if in doubt, a smile is free.
Kindness, to yourself and others, has an exponential effect of spreading good.
Take care of yourself. Take a break. Do something enjoyable. It helps.
Act in kindness. Donate, buy someone a coffee, if in doubt, a smile is free.
Kindness, to yourself and others, has an exponential effect of spreading good.
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Joseph Christian Leyendecker (German/American, 1874-1951)
Santa’s Lap, 1923
Oil on canvas
27 1/2 × 20 1/2 in (69.9 × 52.1 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Santa’s Lap, 1923
Oil on canvas
27 1/2 × 20 1/2 in (69.9 × 52.1 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Joseph Christian Leyendecker (German/American, 1874-1951)
Santa’s Lap, 1923
Oil on canvas
27 1/2 × 20 1/2 in (69.9 × 52.1 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Santa’s Lap, 1923
Oil on canvas
27 1/2 × 20 1/2 in (69.9 × 52.1 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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'Tis the Season # 26. Seasonal Symmetry. #europapassage #hamburg #germany #christmasdecor #shoppingcentre #holidayseason #architecturedesign #festivevibes #christmastree #citylife #winterlights #shoppingtime #urbanexploration #smartphonephotography #photography
December 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
'Tis the Season # 26. Seasonal Symmetry. #europapassage #hamburg #germany #christmasdecor #shoppingcentre #holidayseason #architecturedesign #festivevibes #christmastree #citylife #winterlights #shoppingtime #urbanexploration #smartphonephotography #photography
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© Paul Evans.
'Winter Light,' 2022.
Ink and acrylic.
28 x 28 cm.
'Winter Light,' 2022.
Ink and acrylic.
28 x 28 cm.
December 14, 2025 at 1:32 AM
© Paul Evans.
'Winter Light,' 2022.
Ink and acrylic.
28 x 28 cm.
'Winter Light,' 2022.
Ink and acrylic.
28 x 28 cm.
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Happy 100th Birthday Dick Van Dyke December 13, 2025
December 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happy 100th Birthday Dick Van Dyke December 13, 2025
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✨ Your light carries hope within it. Quiet and gentle, yet stronger than any darkness. Let it shine – for yourself, for others, for the world. 🌟
December 14, 2025 at 1:42 AM
✨ Your light carries hope within it. Quiet and gentle, yet stronger than any darkness. Let it shine – for yourself, for others, for the world. 🌟
One of my favorite contemporary landscape painters:
Mark Boedges - “Wild Basin”
(30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas)
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings
#landscapepainting
#oilpainting
#MarkBoedges
Mark Boedges - “Wild Basin”
(30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas)
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings
#landscapepainting
#oilpainting
#MarkBoedges
December 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
One of my favorite contemporary landscape painters:
Mark Boedges - “Wild Basin”
(30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas)
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings
#landscapepainting
#oilpainting
#MarkBoedges
Mark Boedges - “Wild Basin”
(30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas)
#BlueSkyArtShow
#FavoriteThings
#landscapepainting
#oilpainting
#MarkBoedges
December 13, 2025 at 3:42 PM
December 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
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Another snow day❄️❄️❄️
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Another snow day❄️❄️❄️
“Where the forest meets the sea.” PNW Washington coast, Rialto Beach - Olympic National Park
#ForestFriday
#RialtoBeach
#OlympicNationalPark
#ForestFriday
#RialtoBeach
#OlympicNationalPark
December 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“Where the forest meets the sea.” PNW Washington coast, Rialto Beach - Olympic National Park
#ForestFriday
#RialtoBeach
#OlympicNationalPark
#ForestFriday
#RialtoBeach
#OlympicNationalPark
December 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This artist’s birdart is fantastic! Check her out… and follow!
A plumpy tawny owl and the moon🌙
#illustration #art #artwork #bird #animalart #birdart #originalart #owl #tawnyowl #birdwatching #digitalart
#illustration #art #artwork #bird #animalart #birdart #originalart #owl #tawnyowl #birdwatching #digitalart
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This artist’s birdart is fantastic! Check her out… and follow!
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Carol Collette b.1945 Canada
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Carol Collette b.1945 Canada
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"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."
W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper."
W.B. Yeats
W.B. Yeats
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I would like to be adopted, please 🥹
December 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I would like to be adopted, please 🥹
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Good night, Bluesky!
Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington on a rainy night
📸Jack Darling
Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington on a rainy night
📸Jack Darling
December 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Good night, Bluesky!
Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington on a rainy night
📸Jack Darling
Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington on a rainy night
📸Jack Darling