Sketchbook page Trying to collage some negative shapes. #artmatters #blueskyart #art

Diary 20.02.2026

"For me nature is not landscape but the dynamism of visual forces, an event rather than an appearance." Bridget Riley #art #blueskyart #artmatters

birdscanflystore.com/product/let-every-pansy-bloom-t-shirt/ New shoot, new shirt. The phrase "Let Every Pansy Bloom" comes from a banner photographed at the 1978 San Francisco Pride March by William S. Tom.

My little piece is on its way to Den Haag in the Netherlands for the postcardartexhibit.com #art #blueskyart #artmatters #postcardartexhibit #postcardartexhibit26

The scapegoat and the golden child. #honesty #artmatters #blueskyart #art

'She's desperate to believe her own fiction' #artmatters #blueskyart #art #honesty

#peace #draw #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters

Sketchbook pages. Art matters. My favourite Faber Castell Albrecht Durer watercolour pencil gets a run out #nightgreen #nachtgrun #artmatters #blueskyart #art

On a verge near home today. The first #daffodils #spring #Lancashire

A painting of layers—hidden and revealed. Formality undermined by the irregular and the awkward. #art #painting #paintingthoughts #studiopractice #quietpainting

If you wish to participate in our upcoming exhibit in The Netherlands for Alzheimer’s, the call for artists is now open. To register, please visit postcardartexhibit.com Also visit our FAQ page for any questions: postcardartexhibit.com/faq We hope that many of you can join us 🙏❤️

It's the entitlement that makes me sick. Chaotic sketchbook page #art #blueskyart #artmatters

Can you find, identify & record 100 wild plants in 2026? BSBI is confident that (with our support) yes, you can! Beginner botanists, will you accept the challenge? Sign up today for #100Plants2026 challenge: bsbi.org/take-part/ac... Check out the webinars & #WildFlowerID help we've prep'd for you!

Two important things: 1) after tomorrow the sun will not set before 5pm again in the UK…until October 2) if you’re struggling just now *please* be kind to yourself

Sketchbook page #artmatters #art #blueskyart

A new drawing, along with a photo showing the back of a tattered poster in a bus shelter, which inspired the drawing.

Gelli printing day 😍 #artmatters #art #blueskyart

To celebrate the returning light here's a giant bunch of tulips I bought in Haarlem market a few years back #Imbolc

Still love this image I made of Haarlem Station years ago #artmatters #Blueskyart #art

Experimenting with drawing something a little more whimsical in the sketchbook #artmatters #art #blueskyart

So glad I went and sat with these pictures by @paulharfleet.bsky.social at Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool. Each pansy has been planted at the site of a homophobic attack.

So delighted with how my work features at the Open Eye Gallery, LOOK Climate Lab 2026 is open now in Liverpool - More information here: openeye.org.uk/whatson/look...

A Riso print I made in 2016 when my country disastrously voted for Brexit. #art #artmatters #blueskyart

I'm learning to have a conversation with my sketchbook pages, about how to move forward. Looking back over them is helpful too. #blueskyart #artmatters #art

Three originals available. Anyone interested in them can DM me Size 17 by 13 inch On paper Medium oil

My mind and heart feel fried/scrambled. But I am trying to lean into being creative anyway. 5in x 5in Mixed media on clayboard. #ArtYear #art #painting #watercolor #abstract #mixedmedia #ArtistsOnBlueSky #BlueSkyArtShow #AbstractArt #Painter #Artist #WomensArtBlueSky #AbstractArtist #BlueSkyArt

Whether you draw, or paint, or compose, or mix - whatever form of art you choose to create, make it exist. Bring it to life. Create it in a tangible form that can be enjoyed. It need not be perfect. It might need work. It might serve as practice. It might even remain unfinished. Just create. 😁

I think this might be finished #art #blueskyart #abstract #artmatters #keepmaking

This scrolled by on my screen, and it seemed very appropriate to the moment. #keepcreating

No #robin turned up for your #BigGardenBirdwatch? Crochet your own with my fully-illustrated pattern. Also available as a complete kit.

Sketchbook page Experimenting with ink and a cocktail stick #ArtMatters #art #blueskyart

Sketchbook page

#sketchbook pages. Collage Acrylic paint Watercolour pencils Drawing ink. Art matters #art #blueskyart

Some breaking art historical news for you - a lost portrait of Robert Burns by Sir Henry Raeburn was unveiled today at the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. It’s been missing for more than 200 years. 1/3

'Alright pal, got plans for the #BigGardenBirdwatch?' 'Nah, just the usual... hang out of sight whilst she's doing the count, then touch down once the hour's over. You?' 'Classic. Planning some fly-bys with a few of the boys, but we'll only land one at a time.' 'Niiice.'

Occasionally we get tiny Goldcrests in the garden, hunting for insects amongst the evergreens. They’re resident in Britain, but some Goldcrests cross the North Sea to escape the harsher continental winters; people used to believe they rode on the backs of migrating Woodcocks. (watercolour) 🐡🪶

We have an early CME hit! This was the fastest I've ever seen it arrive. I'm taking this pic standing in the middle of a typical Icelandic hail squall but you can see the aurora through breaks in the clouds. Go outside now if you're in Europe! 19:50 | Þingvellir, Iceland #aurora #northernlights

Art matters. Collage, acrylic paint Watercolour pencils #blueskyart #art #artmatters

If you'd like to boost independent businesses and creatives, join us for chat, support and promotion using the #UKGiftHour #UKGiftAM hashtags. On X, we were open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9am-midday so we'll try that on Bluesky too. If it doesn't work exactly the same way, help us to evolve 🎁🤗

Tall trees in our corner of #Lancashire #trees #GoldenHour

"Crow" Acrylic on paper. #art #abstract #collage #painting #FuckEverything Find it here: flo-karp.pixels.com/featured/cro...

#sketchbook pages. Collage Acrylic paint Watercolour pencils Drawing ink. Art matters #art #blueskyart

"Window Shopping" Acrylic, oil pastel, paper. It lives here: flo-karp.pixels.com/featured/win... #art #abstract #FuckEverything

Sketchbook page #art #blueskyart #sketchbook

Sketchbook pages. I like the space. #art #artmatters #blueskyart

It's the 10 year anniversary of the Womensart project so I just wanted to thank you ALL for your kind support and for ALL the wonderful artists featured, many of whom I've since met or worked with 🧡💛🧡 Cheers!!

TENDER — my word for 2026 Image: cyanotype print made with an acetate stencil Thinking of Laurie Anderson & Lou Reed’s rules for living: don’t be afraid, get a good bullshit detector, be really, really tender. What's guiding you for the year ahead? #cyanotype #aspiration #tender