Wendy Wiens
@wendywiens.bsky.social
Exec. Dir. with Province of BC. Social Worker. Defender of wildlife and wild places. Trail cams, dogs, science, coffee. Opinions my own.
Ktunaxa and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.
Ktunaxa and W̱SÁNEĆ territories.
Pinned
“.. there is other music in these hills, by no means audible to all. To hear even a few notes of it you must first live here for a long time, and you must know the speech of hills and rivers.”
~ Aldo Leopold
(Stagleap Provincial Park/Nov ‘24)
~ Aldo Leopold
(Stagleap Provincial Park/Nov ‘24)
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Ulla Thynell (Finnish Artist, born 1982)
"Yule", 2017.
Drawing with Ink Pens and Markers, 13" × 17".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Yule", 2017.
Drawing with Ink Pens and Markers, 13" × 17".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 23, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Ulla Thynell (Finnish Artist, born 1982)
"Yule", 2017.
Drawing with Ink Pens and Markers, 13" × 17".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Yule", 2017.
Drawing with Ink Pens and Markers, 13" × 17".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Anders Zorn,1860-1920, Svedish
Sea Study Watercolor , 1894, Zorn Museet Mora
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Sea Study Watercolor , 1894, Zorn Museet Mora
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Anders Zorn,1860-1920, Svedish
Sea Study Watercolor , 1894, Zorn Museet Mora
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Sea Study Watercolor , 1894, Zorn Museet Mora
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
A Black Bird With Snow Covered Red Hills, 1946 by Georgia O'Keeffe #womensart
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 AM
A Black Bird With Snow Covered Red Hills, 1946 by Georgia O'Keeffe #womensart
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
#FestiveSeason
Mishel Alekyan (Armenian, born 1990)
The Minimal Happiness, 2024
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Mishel Alekyan (Armenian, born 1990)
The Minimal Happiness, 2024
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 22, 2025 at 4:34 AM
#FestiveSeason
Mishel Alekyan (Armenian, born 1990)
The Minimal Happiness, 2024
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Mishel Alekyan (Armenian, born 1990)
The Minimal Happiness, 2024
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 cm
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Study of a Hare in Winter
Clarence Gagnon
1922
Clarence Gagnon
1922
December 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Study of a Hare in Winter
Clarence Gagnon
1922
Clarence Gagnon
1922
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Winter Lights
Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
2024
Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
2024
December 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Winter Lights
Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
2024
Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian
2024
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
December 21, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath,
the door of a vanished house left ajar...
~ Margaret Atwood, "Shapeshifters in Winter"
the door of a vanished house left ajar...
~ Margaret Atwood, "Shapeshifters in Winter"
December 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future; the place of caught breath,
the door of a vanished house left ajar...
~ Margaret Atwood, "Shapeshifters in Winter"
the door of a vanished house left ajar...
~ Margaret Atwood, "Shapeshifters in Winter"
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
'Winter Night in the Mountains,' was made in 1901 when critics were trying to associate Harald Sohlberg with Impressionism. He dismissed the idea saying he had no interest in capturing ‘half-hour of devotion,' to atmosphere but the vastness and physical presence of the landscape.
December 20, 2025 at 11:16 PM
'Winter Night in the Mountains,' was made in 1901 when critics were trying to associate Harald Sohlberg with Impressionism. He dismissed the idea saying he had no interest in capturing ‘half-hour of devotion,' to atmosphere but the vastness and physical presence of the landscape.
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Solstice Peace, Hope, Light... ✌️✨🫶
December 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Solstice Peace, Hope, Light... ✌️✨🫶
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Deer
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
December 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Deer
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
Benjamin Chee Chee ~ Ojibwe
1976
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Two of my watercolour drawings of the Warrior, Portsmouth. These were both done (plus others) sitting on the shore near the dockyard entrance in the early '90s. The first one was sold and the second one is a rather dull photo of the original
#art #watercolour #Portsmouth #Warrior #pleinair
#art #watercolour #Portsmouth #Warrior #pleinair
December 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Two of my watercolour drawings of the Warrior, Portsmouth. These were both done (plus others) sitting on the shore near the dockyard entrance in the early '90s. The first one was sold and the second one is a rather dull photo of the original
#art #watercolour #Portsmouth #Warrior #pleinair
#art #watercolour #Portsmouth #Warrior #pleinair
"We can slip into the Beautiful with the same ease as we slip into the seamless embrace of water; something ancient within us already trusts that this embrace will hold us."
~ John O'Donohue
(Saturna/Aug ‘25)
~ John O'Donohue
(Saturna/Aug ‘25)
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
"We can slip into the Beautiful with the same ease as we slip into the seamless embrace of water; something ancient within us already trusts that this embrace will hold us."
~ John O'Donohue
(Saturna/Aug ‘25)
~ John O'Donohue
(Saturna/Aug ‘25)
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
December 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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Tom Killion（American Artist, born 1953）
"Big Sur Coast (II)", 1990.
Woodcut Print, 20 × 28 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Big Sur Coast (II)", 1990.
Woodcut Print, 20 × 28 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Tom Killion（American Artist, born 1953）
"Big Sur Coast (II)", 1990.
Woodcut Print, 20 × 28 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"Big Sur Coast (II)", 1990.
Woodcut Print, 20 × 28 inches.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Singing Trees
Emily Carr
c. 1935
Emily Carr
c. 1935
December 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Singing Trees
Emily Carr
c. 1935
Emily Carr
c. 1935
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
Caribou Reflection
Kananginak Pootoogook ~ Inuk
2002
Kananginak Pootoogook ~ Inuk
2002
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Caribou Reflection
Kananginak Pootoogook ~ Inuk
2002
Kananginak Pootoogook ~ Inuk
2002
..”Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.”
~ Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
(Jupiter at left)
~ Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
(Jupiter at left)
December 18, 2025 at 6:46 AM
..”Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.”
~ Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
(Jupiter at left)
~ Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
(Jupiter at left)
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
how then can this one small heart beat
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
how then can this one small heart beat
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
The Red Sleigh
Sarah Robertson
c. 1924
Sarah Robertson
c. 1924
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The Red Sleigh
Sarah Robertson
c. 1924
Sarah Robertson
c. 1924
Reposted by Wendy Wiens
“Inuit Nunangat is at the forefront of climate change, and irreversible changes are occurring in our homeland. Our adaptation costs & needs will grow whether or not global temperatures remain within 1.5 or 2.0C. ITK is deeply concerned that Canada won’t meet its emissions targets.”
Record Arctic warmth meets retreating climate action, leaving the North exposed
From shrinking sea ice to wetter weather, the latest report card catalogues a year of rapid-fire change
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
“Inuit Nunangat is at the forefront of climate change, and irreversible changes are occurring in our homeland. Our adaptation costs & needs will grow whether or not global temperatures remain within 1.5 or 2.0C. ITK is deeply concerned that Canada won’t meet its emissions targets.”
Mountain lion and three cubs 💚
(Jan ‘22)
(Jan ‘22)
December 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Mountain lion and three cubs 💚
(Jan ‘22)
(Jan ‘22)