For this week's #BlueSkyArtShow I would like to share a photo of my tiny watercolor landscapes in a mini art gallery in my neighborhood. #Small

British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo #ShareGoodNewsToo

I think this painting at China Bar in the Auburn State Recreation Area captures the #Bright light of that summer morning. Why was I choosing to paint while squinting into the sunlight when it was already over 90 degrees Fahrenheit at 9AM? The world may never know. #BlueSkyArtShow

I am pretty happy with this orchid painting.

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice. KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond. His reply was a doozy.

For #BlueSkyArtShow this week, I am sharing a quick painting from quite a while ago that was inspired by grasses growing near a pile of fallen leaves in the sun. This week's theme is #Autumn.

#BlueSkyArtShow I was trying to figure out what art I have that would showcase the theme for today, #inside And then I realized, this skull used to be inside of a wildcat. This was done in carbon dust, a typical medium for medical illustration.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Vertical

#BlueSkyArtShow Today's theme is #vertical which makes me realize I focus on horizontal quite a bit. Anyway, these sunflowers have strong vertical stalks.

The Oatmeal made a great comic about AI: theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_ar... It doesn't cover the massive environmental costs, but it's a pretty good statement on the necessity of human creativity.

Artists Meeting Artists

We should be asking this c o n s t a n t l y.

My new book Designing Imaginative Environments is coming soon! Jump to the Kickstarter page to be notified at launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/190...

#BlueSkyArtShow #Glow Today I am sharing this painting of Grassnut flowers, also known as Ithuriel's Spear, with the glow of sunshine coming through the petals.

#BlueSkyArtShow Today's theme is #Relax Years ago, I painted my husband on a vacation, playing video games on his laptop. It was such a peaceful day.

Pumpkins

I think you should see this! bsky.app/profile/evol...

For today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme #TheRoad I am sharing one that I didn't really like, but looking at it again I see there are aspects that I appreciate. The flowers on the right are a very pale variety of Ithuriel's Spear, aka Grassnut.

#BlueSkyArtShow today's theme is #angles So I thought I would share this quick painting I made to experiment with metallic watercolor a few years ago.

Last weekend, I was at UC Davis for the YoloArts.org August farm visit. Bringing art & agriculture together, and here, ag science. It was hot enough that my phone decided to stop taking pictures, but otherwise a great day. Scientists are out there trying to improve food, medicine, life...

Here's an old one for the #BlueSkyArtShow theme #Shiny I had a boring temp job at the time, so I drew this at work.

Today's #BlueSkyArtShow is #pieces which seems like a good fit for my Oak Tree painting that was done on 20 8" squares of black watercolor paper.

#BlueSkyArtShow #Smooth I called this one Molten Wings...

One of the things I love about living in California is the fresh produce all year. But that wouldn't be possible without thousands of hardworking farm laborers.

#BlueSkyArtShow #SummerDaze I called this one August Sun.

The pseudonymous account Rev. Howard Arson accused Saeed Ismail of being a fake, AI-generated person. After I wrote about how Saeed is real, Arson is now creating AI videos of Saeed and his blanket. I don’t know Arson’s goal with all of this, but it strikes me as incredibly cruel.

Ironically missed the #BlueSkyArtShow for June 28th with the theme of #GetOutside because I was, in fact, outside painting. Work in progress from Rodegerdts farm in Yolo County.

Just over two years of work... Researched the native oaks of Northern California and picked leaves to use as inspiration & stamps. Painted everything white first for contrast, then added color. Replaced a few squares when I got lost in detail & forgot to consider the composition.

#BlueSkyArtShow Looks like today's theme is #narrow I called this one Pinchpoint.

If you think it can’t happen here, remember that it already did. In 1942 soldiers came with rifles to our home and ordered us out. They put us in internment camps. Most of us were citizens.

BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.

#Choose20Paintings Critical Race Theory by Jonathan Harris

#BlueSkyArtShow Today's theme is #Joy I have to say that what brings me the most joy is the people I love, so here's one of my daughter and her friend from several years ago.

A little farther away... Mushroom: Questioning #gameofshrooms #gameofshrooms2025 #gameofshroomssacramento

A little farther away... Mushroom: Secret witch #gameofshrooms #gameofshrooms2025 #gameofshroomssacramento

Mushroom: bluepink #gameofshrooms #gameofshroomssacramento #gameofshrooms2025

Mushroom: rainbow sky #gameofshrooms #gameofshroomssacramento #gameofshrooms2025

Mushroom: Floppy hat #gameofshrooms #gameofshroomssacramento #gameofshrooms2025

Mushroom: Purple curl #gameofshrooms #gameofshroomssacramento #gameofshrooms2025

Mushroom: Pillars of our community #gameofshrooms #gameofshroomssacramento #gameofshrooms2025

I love participating in #GameofShrooms, an annual mushroom-themed art scavenger hunt. I will soon be going out to hide this year's shrooms. #gameofshroomssacramento #gameofshrooms2025

I have decided that these days aren't required to be consecutive, so here's the next one. #Choose20Paintings Symbolic Landscape by Diego Rivera

I'm a fan of using intense colors, but the one that came to mind for #BlueSkyArtShow theme #vibrant was the pink butterfly

##BlueSkyArtShow #Underneath This is the road crossing at the Auburn Confluence

#Choose20Paintings R by Victor Reyes

Let Go | Frou Frou #music #songs #NowPlaying youtu.be/B0aOuLyCrzo?...

#Choose20Paintings A page from Smow White by Trina Schart Hyman.

'Bush Flowers' by Raelene Stevens, contemporary Indigenous Australian artist #WomensArt

This is the kind of thing that makes me extremely happy