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Mark Pritchard
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Curious about the world, and more specifically about communicable disease dynamics.
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Day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar: a drawing of Tower Bridge #art
Pen drawing of Tower Bridge, viewed from a low perspective looking up at the bridge
December 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Broken Arch, in Arches National Park, Utah. #ArtAdventCalendar day 4, #art #painting
Acrylic painting. A sandstone arch dominates the foreground. The sky is blue and some hills are seen in the distance.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A sketch I did of the view toward Skiddaw in the Lake District. This was meant to be the start of a habit of making frequent sketches. Hopefully I will revisit this habit soon. #ArtAdventCalendar day 3 #art #drawing
Pencil sketch with a building in the foreground in the right and hills and mountains in the distance
December 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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For day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar, a view of the Matterhorn seen from Zermatt. The mountain was very bright and golden in the early morning light but I am afraid I somewhat ruined the painting with the trees. I plan to revisit this view more carefully in the future. #art #painting
Acrylic painting of the Matterhorn. The mountain is bright and mostly covered with snow. Trees and hills in the foreground to either side are much darker
December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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This year has raced by and I don’t think I have much new to show for it so here’s one of my favourites that I shared last year: Greylag geese flying over Coral Beach (Isle of Skye) (acrylic) #ArtAdventCalendar
Acrylic painting. 16 greylag geese fly over a curved black and white beach
December 1, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Bar chart of temperature change in Birmingham
June 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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These stripes show a clear trend. This is 174 years’ of climate in Birmingham. (The website also has versions as bar charts that allow finer comparison between years.) #ShowYourStripes @uniofreading.bsky.social

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Graphical representation of temperature change in Birmingham since 1850. There is a vertical line for each year. There is a mix of colours, many pale and blue for years before the 1980s. The most recent years are vivid reds
June 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Goose
Photograph of a Canada goose on a wooden deck
April 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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When I said I would paint the house…
Acrylic on paper. Day 17 #ArtAdventCalendar (It isn’t actually my house)
Acrylic painting of a house
December 17, 2024 at 11:57 PM
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Self-portrait for day 16 of #ArtAdventCalendar
Pencil drawing of my face, looking directly at the viewer
December 16, 2024 at 8:49 PM
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A painting of Gylen Castle on the island of Kerrera for #ArtAdventCalendar day 15.
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic painting. A castle on a hill with a beach in the foreground
December 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
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For day 14 of #ArtAdventCalendar I am sharing a watercolour study of flowers
Watercolour painting of flowers. There are red and orange poppies and a purple spiky flower
December 14, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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Coloured pencil drawing of a redwing. #ArtAdventCalendar day 13
Coloured pencil drawing of a redwing, a brown thrush with a red patch under its wing
December 13, 2024 at 8:43 PM
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Day 12: halfway through #ArtAdventCalendar. I have really enjoyed this so far. I don't know if I have another dozen pictures but I'll continue as far as I can. Today I am sharing this photograph of a polar bear being chased away from her meal by a big male under the midnight sun, north of Svalbard
Photograph of two polar bears. The one in the foreground is jumping from one piece of ice to another but is about to land in the water. Behind her, a second polar bear stands next to the carcass of a seal
December 12, 2024 at 9:01 AM
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A photograph of Bryce Canyon at sunrise. #ArtAdventCalendar day 11
Photograph of Bryce Canyon at sunrise. The light is making the orange rock look even more orange. In the foreground, hoodoos (stone columns) make patterns of light and shadow. Behind them is a cliff of striped rock with trees at the top. The sky is blue with the moon visible just above the trees.
December 11, 2024 at 7:56 AM
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Bergen port at night. #ArtAdventCalendar day 10
Pastel on sugar paper. I feel I still have a lot to learn about using pastels, and there is a lot that could be improved in this image, but I was pleased with some of the effects
Pastel drawing of Bergen port at night. On the far side of the port are a ship and some buildings, with lights that are reflected in the harbour water. The remains of a sunset are visible just above the horizon
December 10, 2024 at 8:26 AM
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Photo portrait of a gentoo penguin for day 9 #ArtAdventCalendar
Photograph of a gentoo penguin. The background is white, providing a strong contrast with the black plumage of the penguin's head, and almost merging with the white on its chest
December 9, 2024 at 8:06 AM
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For day 8 of #ArtAdventCalendar a pair of ring-trailed lemurs
Photograph of ring-tailed lemurs. A mother with an infant on her back, both looking at the camera
December 8, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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A painting of Broken Arch, Arches National Park, for day 7 of #ArtAdventCalendar
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic painting of Broken Arch. a sandstone arch in Arches National Park. It's a sunny day with a blue sky, the arch is a sandy brown colour, and there are green trees in the background
December 7, 2024 at 9:11 AM
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For day 6 of #ArtAdventCalendar, a reflective avocet at Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau
A photograph of an avocet in water with a very clear reflection. The image is inverted so the reflection appears the right-way-up, and the bird appears upside-down
December 6, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Staying with photographs from Madagascar for day 5 of #ArtAdventCalendar, I am sharing this picture of a Malagasy paradise flycatcher
Photograph of a Malagasy paradise flycatcher. It sits on a horizontal stick in dense woodland. Two long white feathers hang down from its tail
December 5, 2024 at 7:46 AM
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A photograph for day 4 of #ArtAdventCalendar: This mouse lemur lives under the roof of a building at the botanical gardens just outside Toliara, Madagascar.
Photograph of a mouse lemur at nighttime. The lemur is on a wooden beam, looking out from under a green-coloured corrugated roof
December 4, 2024 at 1:06 PM
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This was intended as an exercise but I was pleased with the result, so for day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar I am sharing a drawing of Tower Bridge. Pencil and pen on paper
Pen drawing a of a Tower Bridge. Two towers with arches at the bottom with a road running through, and two high-level walkways connecting the towers
December 3, 2024 at 8:57 AM
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For day 2 of #ArtAdventCalendar I am sharing this painting of a skein of greylag geese flying over Coral Beach on the Isle of Skye. The beach isn't actually made of coral but that doesn't make it any less beautiful.
Acrylic on canvas
Acrylic painting. A beach curves around a bay on the left. In the foreground the beach is mostly black, becoming mostly white further away. Overhead, 16 greylag geese fly from right to left
December 2, 2024 at 8:02 AM
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I cannot profess to be an artist, but the amazing
#ArtAdventCalendar images have inspired me to try sharing a few. I'll start simple for day 1 with the picture I already have as a banner on here:
Photograph of a greater flamingo at Parc Ornithologique du Pont de Gau, France
Photograph of a flying greater flamingo, taken with a slow exposure so its wings and the background are a blur of movement
December 1, 2024 at 9:09 AM