May 23, 2025. Peony in full bloom mode.

August 20, 2020. Blackeyed Susans

So, uh, it's back to freezing here in Calgary at last. I don't think the house is any colder, but Freya apparently disagrees.

a jar of pencils these tight-wrapped green daffodils thinking their own thoughts

Took a spin out to Carrizo Plain today to check on the colors. They are starting to pop! #Bloomscrolling #Nature #Photography

Desert time…🌵 #Sedona #Arizona #desert #landscape #cactus #hiking #nature

bitter biting wind singing the lonely high notes of winter's requiem #DailyHaikuPrompt #Haiku #senryu #tanka

Weekend wave - Blue & orange study Still trying to figure out warm and cool shades in ocean foam patterns. Available! 5x5" Acryla gouache on wood $350 (DM if interested)

"Moonglow" 12x12 Acryla Gouache on wood I'm a sucker for pale yellow roses. Always chasing the evening light of blue shadows. This one is currently available: nimasprout.shop/products/moo...

Finished painting featuring Port Townsend. This one was commissioned by a small shop owner there that wholesales my work. I like the series so much I'm going to continue doing Washington State towns and maybe do a calendar next year. Acryla gouache on paper

Hawk pants Red-tailed Hawk 📷🌿🪶

Every so many years I do an ode to gothic horror seaside wave painting and had the urge again today. I watched way too much Dark Shadows TV series growing up lol

🩸Haunted Overlook🩸 🪦🪦🪦 Seascape original is available Size: 5.5x11" Acryla gouache on paper $600 (US shipping including) DM to claim

To avoid any possible trademark issues here is an Outstanding Bowl I just listed to my shop. www.galdrecraft.com/product/a-ve...

I feel like I always paint blueberries in a dusky twilight because their fruit color lends itself to it so well. Magical lil orbs 🫐 Available 4" circle coaster, Acryla gouache $125 (US shipping included) DM to claim

This painting is based on our garden where Cen planted a huge group of "leftover" seeds....it's magical

my hellebore breeding program has yet to produce goth results... some ok plants for further parenting but mostly bright pastel flowers for nimasprouts garden...

hold on i gotta take this

Dreaming of Spring (aka 73 hours of painting leaves in CSP. you know, for fun!) #art 🦢🐡

🐝Coral Peony + Bee🐝 An ode to one of my fav flowers Available! 5x5" Acryla gouache on wood $350 (DM if interested)

The geology of the Colorado Plateau is just incredible -- the colors, the formations. What a delight to explore! #coloradoplateau #geology

enchanted island you can't get there from here #vss365

#Sunset #Impressionism #LandscapePainting #Nature #Art

a mirror placed between us storm water #SenryuSunday #senryu #3lines #micropoetry

mid winter a single branch carries the snow’s weight

Ottoman royal cat on the Sultan's turban carry on lounging #haikufeels carry #dailyhaikuprompt #senryusunday #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #3lines #verse #wss366 #vss365

It's #SundayYellow

beach find the joy of sun-kissed pebbles #vss365 kiss #haikufeels #dailyhaikuprompt #senryusunday #haikuchallenge #writing #poem #poetry #poet #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #haiku #senryu #3lines #verse #wss366

Snuck up to Gibraltar Rock above Santa Barbara tonight for the light show at sunset. Almost didn't got but then I remembered it might be my last chance to see it for five days or so. #Photography #Sunset #SantaBarbara

pilgrimage to nowhere we go holding hands #dailyhaikuprompt (pilgrimage) #haiku #senryu

Morning ride

freezing drizzle right back where we started

Welcome 🌸Please Follow🌸 “Twilight Visions” Trex inks #wildflower #alcoholinkpainting #alcoholinkflower #alcoholink #flower

#DailyTree on a 💚 day

Skull Rock in Joshua Tree National Park - #landscapes #outdoorphotography #pdxphotographer #beautifulEarth #photography

pilgrimage path… halfway thinking it goes both ways #haiku #DailyHaikuPrompt (pilgrimage)

#RedtailHawk #LakeStClairMetroPark #HarrisonTwp #MI #birds #photography #birdphotography #BirdWatching #birdsofbluesky #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Adult Shag still at Castle Howard this morning @yorkbirding.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @birdguides.bsky.social

One of my paintings. This one is called Whitewater Hills. From southeast Indiana.

Welcome 🌸Please Follow🌸 “Forest Nebula 1” Trex inks in the colors Sapphire Seas, Paradise Teal, Matcha Latte & Surf Blue. I thought I’d skip the metallic and just focus on the beautiful cool colors #trexinks #alcoholinkcommunity #alcoholink #alcoholinkpainting #bluesandgreens

Pleurocybella porrigens aka Angel Wings Fungus. Newfoundland, Canada. Photo from a couple of years ago, in autumn. #fungi #fungifriends

right, so, some quite insane professional news from me: last month I went to Paris to interview Gisèle Pelicot about what happened to her, and what her life looks like now - out in print on Sunday

I vastly envy folks who grew up near the ocean. I am 23 years old and have never seen the ocean. It's 1000 miles away.

Taste of your breakfast sandwich pour le chat si vous plait? I'm a bi language type catto 😸 Hump day pals. Get thru today & it's almost the weekend. Family sends love. Hugs ❄️💙❄️

Winter's wild romance dark, moonless nights beguiling the artist, confusing the traveler, on the way home #TankaThursday romance #vss365 #NaTankaMo #poetry #TankaPoem #tanka #5lines #kyoka #haikuchallenge #POEMS #poetrytwitter #haikutwitter #micropoetry #lovingpoetry #haiku #senryu #haikufeels

October 13th 2024 🌹 random rose 🌹

Painting of Portsmouth behind the harbor at sunset. Acrylic on canvas. #acrylic #acrylicpainting #artist #artists #art #painting #originalart #traditionalart #Portland #Maine #fineart #scenery #landscape #portsmouth #nh #newhampshire #sunset #water #beach

October 13th 2024 🌹 random rose 🌹