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Lydia May
@loafenstein.bsky.social
Artist and arch-procrastinator from the UK. Sharing my art and art that I love. Progress over perfection. Something over nothing.
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Afternoon Matinee, by Scarborough artist and gallery owner Tracy Savage, who draws inspiration from the fragile Yorkshire coastline and landscape. #WomensArt
August 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Hartley (1966)
by Alice Neel
October 8, 2024 at 8:31 PM
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Alice Neel (American, 1900-1984) • A Marxist Woman (Irene Peslikis) • 1972 • Museum of Modern Art, New York City
December 29, 2023 at 12:55 AM
High Tide, Motif from Le Havre (1878) by Norwegian painter Frits Thaulow.

#traditionalart #landscapeartist #landscapepainting
June 13, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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Staithes, Yorkshire, by Clare Caulfield. #WomensArt #NorthernArt
May 6, 2025 at 7:11 AM
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Early Start, Mill Workers, by Stella Platt, 1913-2011. Commissioned by David Whitehead Textile Mill, Rawtenstall.
April 13, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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'Track to the Docks (Liverpool)'
Mixed media full-sized sketch
April 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Just finished doing something I should have done ages ago, which was put my gel prints up in my shop. Maybe buy some or all of them whydoncha.

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April 7, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Liverpool, 1956, by Thurston Hopkins.
March 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I am really enjoying silverpoint 😀 I like that I can't erase my mistakes - it forces me to be confident and commit. Building up value is also slow and therapeutic. I recommend it.

#silverpoint #ukartist #blueskyartists #art #traditionalart #draweveryday #sketch #drawing #portraitartist
March 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I created this drawingusing silverpoint, which means I drew it with a small silver wire. Silverpoint is similar to graphite drawing but instead of depositing graphite on the page a bit of silver residue rubs off on the paper. #drawing #figuredrawing #art #contemporaryrealism #silverpoint #painting
December 14, 2024 at 10:49 PM
My first attempt at drawing with silverpoint, a very old drawing medium that pre-dates graphite. This is a copy of a da Vinci silverpoint drawing. Challenging but fun!

#silverpoint #silverpointdrawing #sketch #sketchbook #draweveryday #blueskyartists
#ukartist
#art
March 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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This link has further linkages to all my commerce opportunities. Paintings, prints of paintings, screen printed posters, t-shirts and all kinds of stuff...

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February 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I've ordered a cheapy silverpoint stylus and some nice new paper (which I'll prepare with gesso)... I'm going to die of impatience, waiting for them to arrive. If anyone out there has tips for working with this old-school medium, please do share.

#silverpoint #art #blueskyartist #ukartist
February 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Started shooting around Bethnal Green last weekend Sunday, it was a little grey and overcast, but plenty of people milling around Brick Lane and its environs. I love this area as there is so much vivid graffiti and street art, everywhere a vibrance of colour and design.

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London Video - Brick Lane Waltz
YouTube video by The London Walker
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February 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Through her signature abstract vistas, Seonna Hong creates what can be called “memory landscapes,” vast scenes that layer themes of environmental destruction, personal reflections, and the artist’s own Korean heritage.

www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/02/seon...
February 25, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Homeward Bound, by Phil Lockwood, retired Sheffield art teacher. #NorthernArt
February 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Credit reference photograph #josiahwg

Charcoal, graphite powder, liquid graphite, pencil on Fabriano 1264 watercolor paper 140 lb., 22,9 x 30.5 cm

#BskyArt #Art #Artwork #Artists #Creatives #Artists #FineArt #ArtSky #artoftheday #sketchoftheday #pencildrawing #pencilart #pencillove #sketchbook
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
One of my most distinct memories of primary school is a lesson where we learned about L. S. Lowry's life and work, and listened to "Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs" by Brian & Michael. I've been in love ever since.

#lslowry #lowry #industrialart #naiveart #northernart #britishart #art
February 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
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Today I've been looking into past drawings, sketches, doodles, satisfying ones, unfinished ones, portraits, animals, building, watercolor, pencils, inks, acrylic - a jack of all trades, and a master of none.
Venezia - fineliners.
#sketchbook #traditionalart #art #urbansketch #fineliner #venice
February 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
A quick little drawing to amuse my other half. Not my best work - but I'm hoping some of you will still recognise him!

#sketchbook #inkdrawing #birodrawing
February 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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She was an inspiration and a titan in her scientific community ✨️ it was a real privilege sending time with the Prof. Thank you #GuernseyMuseums for highlighting my portrait of Professor Josephine Arendt today 💗
#InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience
February 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Lucky Chicagoans!
Hi friends! After nearly a year of planning, we're excited to share that we're opening an art gallery called Joy Machine here in Chicago. Join us on February 21 to celebrate our first exhibition, Light Preserver.

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February 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Last year I started to paint on boxes. I wanted my paintings to become more 3d, objects in a space. And that I could include them more in my mini performances💃
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#art #painting #performance #box #acrylic #portrait #celineschroeder
January 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM