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Eilidh
@adriftbelowwaves.bsky.social
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Late Gen X old soul. Books/art/film and historical whatnots enjoyer. Environmentalist and animal advocate. Intermittent archivist trying to hold on to truth in an increasingly fake world.
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'Snow Tracks (to a Winter Horizon)'
Charcoal & Oil Paint Sketch
January 14, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Sabine Weiss, 1957
January 14, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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ianrpearsall.bsky.social
'Fertile Earth (waiting for a plough)'
Ink
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Sunday plans:
🖼️ School of Ivan Pavlovich Pokhitonov, Cat, Late C19th.
Grey and white cat sleeping in chicken position portrait painted from the side on table against brown background.
January 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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Reading Moth by Candlelight

Fritz Schwimbeck (1889 - 1972)
A black-and-white drawing of a moth reading a book many times its size. The flame of the candle resembles a skull, and the twirling smoke looks like a hand reaching towards the moth.
January 9, 2026 at 2:40 PM
adriftbelowwaves.bsky.social
'The Sleeping Earth', Catherine Hyde
'The Sleeping Earth' by Catherine Hyde depicts a badger in its set beneath a frosted landscape bathed in silver moonlight.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
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In trying to answer the question, "What is your favourite photo of a novelist with a cat?" I have probably forgotten some absolute crackers but right now the one that immediately comes to mind is this one of Georges Perec and Duchat, taken by Anne de Brunhoff in 1978.
George Perec, the genius author of Life A User's Manual, with a black cat, who is trying to use her tail to give George an extra beard
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Call me a luddite but I kind of prefer the old version of the Devil who used to put a murrain on crops and command his demon dogs to terrorise church congregations to the new one who insists on having an app for everything and gets rich by designing clever ways of capitalising on people's fatigue.
November 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
adriftbelowwaves.bsky.social
I'm at the "but I absolutely need to buy a new notebook because all the ones I have are just not *quite* right" stage of writing avoidance.
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Monday plans:
🖼️ Kristina Kemenikova
Mouse in bed with laundry hanging over, wood burner on one side, cupboard with plant on other side. Above ground there is brown grass and white flowers. Illustration.
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 AM
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🖼️ Tadashige Nishida #Caturday
Black cats in various poses on red background, painting.
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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Mykola Pymonenko (1862-1912)
December 5, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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N.C. Wyeth - Winter 1909
December 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Wallace Polsom, “The Heart Wants What It Wants” (12 Dec 2019), paper collage, 15.2 x 23.3 cm | wallacepolsom.com/post/1896285...
January 1, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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Dreaming Horse by Franz Marc, 1913
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137668
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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trahias.bsky.social
Arthur Bianchini (Swedish, 1869-1955).

Stockholm at Twilight

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 29, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Robert Bateman (Canadian, born 1930)
Observing Christmas, 2009
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 in (60.96 x 76.20 cm)
Private collection
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 29, 2025 at 5:26 AM
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danacea.bsky.social
I want to say something clever about AI, weigh in on the various 'open letters' that are doing the rounds, but I'm just so <tired> of the whole subject.

It's class war. Technocratic oligarchs, forcing it into every level of our media and social consumption, while simultaneously gobbling resources..
December 29, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Deep, meaningful, profound art can get people through dark, brutal periods in life - & so sometimes can light, goofy, comforting, fun stuff. Sometimes what keeps you going, what gets you through the next hour, is being reminded there are still things to smile at, or get excited about.
December 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Dave Rheaume (Canadian, b.1957)
"Bryant Park," 2015
Acrylic on canvas
24 x 30 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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Karl J. Kuerner, American, 1957

The Big Freeze, c. 1970s

Acrylic on Panel
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 27, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Elena Sokolova (Russian-Dutch, b.1958)
"Christmas Window,"
Oil on canvas
11.8 x 9.4 in
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 25, 2025 at 5:20 AM
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#FestiveSeason

Ratty and Mole Walking Home at Christmas (2020), illustration for Wind in the Willows by British artist, Chris Dunn (date of birth unlisted).

Watercolour and gouache

24 x 31 cm, 9 x 12 in approx

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 25, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Merry Christmas, Wiener Werkstätte, 1910.
Merry Christmas (Fröhliche Weihnachten) by Austrian artist Fritz Zeymer, created in 1910. It depicts a nativity scene in the Art Deco style. On the left, the Virgin Mary is shown seated, holding baby Jesus, next to Joseph. A small, patterned lamb is visible near their feet. The background features a dark blue night sky with a star and yellow specks. To the right of them, the three wise men, are gathered, with one kneeling. The words "FRÖHLICHE" and "WEIHNACHTEN" (German for "Merry Christmas") run vertically along the left and right borders.
December 25, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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Paul Evans (British Artist, born 1950)
"Winter Light", 2022.
Ink and Acrylic, 28 × 28 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM