Japanese Paradise Flycatcher Southeast Asia Near Threatened 📷: Maepin Sensei #birds

Max Ernst travaillant sur sa fresque 'Pétales et jardin de la nymphe Columbine' au théâtre Corso de Zurich, 1934 - Gotthard Schuh, photographe suisse (1897-1969), figure majeure de la photographie humaniste européenne, connu pour ses reportages sensibles et poétiques. #MaxErnst #GotthardSchuh

a letter from Matisse

This l’il fella is a gold amulet from Roman Egypt, possibly representing the Egyptian god Anubis as a defender of Osiris-Dionysus. He wears a military tunic and breastplate, signifying him as a defender of Osiris; he also holds a thyrsus of Dionysus, equated with Osiris. 🏺 1/ 📸 me #MetMuseum

Jamie Perry, American, 1962 Aim High, 2021 Acrylic on Canvas |c 24" x 20" #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Art installation "Alice" by Spanish artist Cristina Lucas, 2013 #womensart

- The garnet pitta (Erythropitta granatina) is a species of bird in the family Pittidae. - Photo courtesy of Ananth Ramasamy‎, Malaysia.

#ForestFriday #Scape

6.30pm, spring’s concealment: today’s late bus, Exeter - Moreton via Whiddon

In the increasingly convincing darkness The words become palpable, like a fruit That is too beautiful to eat. — John Ashbery (“The Explanation”)

#pdx #slaptags #streetart

I love finding a poem for the exact feeling of a morning. From Timothy Liu's book, Say Goodnight: bookshop.org/a/862/9781556590856 #poem #books #writing

Incredible perfectly banded Lake Superior agate. #Photography #Agates #LakeSuperior

Mountain tarweed (Madia glomerata) smells like tar. Look at all those glandular hairs!

Tray (Pan) in the Form of a Plum Blossom with Birds and Flowers, China, Late Southern Song dynasty, about 1200-1279. Carved red lacquer on wood core; Height: 7/8 in. (2.2 cm), Diameter: 7 3/8 in. (18.8 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sam K. Lee.

Egyptian prince Thutmose was entombed with his companion cat Ta-Miu (aka “little mewer”). Here’s the cat’s sarcophagus ~ the inscription says “I myself am placed among the imperishable ones that are in the Sky / For I am Ta-Miu, the Triumphant” (1,500 BC)

this creature is in amzn.eu/d/05PUbzDd - out next Jan, wrote last year… #evolutions #skeletons

Sliced Bread Brian Griffin, 1985

Auguste Herbin Danseuse, 1919

Cabbage Leaf - Edward Weston, 1931

Talamanca Hummingbird (Eugenes spectabilis)...Costa Rica and Panama...they typically stay at high altitudes (above 2,000 m./2187yds.). #birds #nature #wildlife #photo

Figure from Monte Albán, Oaxaca, the Zapotec capital (500 BCE–800 CE). The exposed ribs and internal organs are typical of funerary or ancestor imagery. It is a deified ancestor, a ruler, or a funerary effigy placed in a tomb. Large ceramic figures were sometimes discovered in elite burials.

Naum Gabo, influential sculptor, theorist, and key figure in Russia's post-Revolution avant-garde. Head No.2 1916 (enlarged version 1964) #Sculpture #Constructivism #ModernArt

Even though the eclipse yesterday didn't work out, I was still in the White Mountains for sunrise 🥰 #sunrise #landscape

Pyramidion of the royal scribe Ramose (Deir el-Medina, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, reign of Ramesses II (1275-1240 BCE)) Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

Bird Perched on a Plum Tree (2021) Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

Early stroll. The made-to-measure sky. A possibility of loitering mist. Historic sites of former puddles. The bus passes slowly, like time sometimes does. A security light blink, blinks again, then stays awake.

Street art, Crete 2024 #TagTuesday #StreetArt #Photography #Greece #Crete 📷

Open-Air Bath in the Snow (2021) Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...

Spring Night and Willow. #Art © Nickolai Astrup

gesticulations of saffron

The Tajín clay statues of the Totonac civilization depict various figures, incl. gods, animals, and ceremonial objects, showing the spiritual and daily life of the Totonac people. These statues serve as a testament to the artistry and rich traditions of Totonac civilization in Veracruz, 800-1200CE.

How Amazing labradorite with moonlight-like sheen. 📷 Adela_jewellery_hk #minerals #geology

Victorian fly ring, 1900s Gold, Ruby #ring #gold #fly #jewelry

Naum Gabo, influential sculptor, theorist, and key figure in Russia's post-Revolution avant-garde. Construction in Space with Crystalline Centre (1938–1940) #Constructivism #ModernArt

It's rare to see such gem quality tanzanite (zoisite) on graphite matrix, especially with turquoise blue apatite, and diopside From Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. 38x21x14mm 📷 Fine mineral photography #minerals #geology

the colour blue. #ocean #shore #vancouverisland

Jewels.

Flower! 花！ Blume!

3rd March 2026 18.08

#Twosday #RockinTuesday How Hoodoos are formed, Bryce Canyon N.P., #Utah #photography

The last piece of the puzzle: Withington Roman Villa mosaics, Corinium Museum – The Past the-past.com/shorts/the-p...

Irina Vasilyeva (Russian, b.1931) "Egyptian Cat," Stained glass #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt #caturday #catlover

A tiny painting from 2021, featuring a Many Spotted Tiger Moth on a Crassula Buddha's Temple succulent. Was also the cover of @doorisajarmag.bsky.social last Fall. Interrelation Acrylic on canvas 4" x 4" #art #painting #surrealism #moths #insects #nature #contemporaryart

#Art #JohannFriedrichVonWaldeck The pyramid of Xochicalco 1829

Maya figure of a lord, 550-950 CE, from the Jaina region in Campeche, known for its rich artistic output, particularly the creation of finely crafted figurines that depict royalty, deities, and individuals in ceremonial contexts. An excellent representation of the Maya artistic styles.

Blossom at Waimea, Hawaii #MacroMonday #Photography #Flora #Flowers #Hawaii #ColorADay #PinkMonday 📷

Frosty morning full moon setting behind the tree line in West Field... Galway, Ireland #NightSky #Sunrise #Ireland #Scape #Moon #Landscape #Sky #Clouds #CloudScape #SkyScape #Photography

Na̱mx̱iyalagi̱yu, a halibut-like sea monster from the Undersea World, carved by an anonymous Kwakwaka'wakw artist from British Columbia, Canada. On display at the Indigeous Arts section, Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado. #photography #art #NativeAmerican