Happy #Caturday! From two years ago, Monty receiving instructions from the mothership. #CatLovers #PetSky #CatSky #PetLovers #BskyPets #PetPics

I beg you to read this thread but only if you promise to read all the alt texts

Last week at the #wetlands. #scape #photography #nature #naturelover #fall #november #autumn #landscape #naturesbeauty #clouds

Early Morning on the River, London Bridge Bill Brandt, 1936

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

Nature’s jewels on an #autumn morning. #BlueskyArtshow #NatureLover #fall #cobweb #NaturesBeauty #NaturePics #photography

A Halloween-appropriate painting from 2022 😊 Mixed media on paper, approximately 8 x 7”. #ArtYear #ArtSky #artists #Halloween #creativity #art #kunst #painting #painter #ArtOnBluesky #WeirdArt #OriginalArt

But don’t worry: your self-driving car will operate through a cloud outage just fine. 🤓

From five years ago today! Forward Thinking Mixed media on canvas 20 x 12” #art #ArtSky #ArtYear #painting #BskyArt #ArtonBluesky #artist #ExpressiveArt #MixedMedia #painter #arte #kunst #artwork

Portland is reacting to all this in exactly the way I would expect Portland to react to this lmao

"Jasper" is another of my paintings at Sidestreet Arts in Portland this month for their September show, Cat-Tastic! #sidestreetartspdx #portlandgallery #originalart #ArtYear #catart #catlover #art #felinefriends #beheremeow #artshow #artist #painting #creativelife

New painting! "More Confused than Ever" and three other new ones are at Sidestreet Arts for the Cat-Tastic! show, which runs through Sept 27. 😊 #sidestreetartspdx #portlandgallery #artwalk #firstfriday #catart #catlover #supportartists #cats #beheremeow #artshow #art #artists #bskyart #artyear

Turtle queue ... 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢

on their way to spread misinformation about their last meal

Here's the trailer for the documentary that I am featured in called "Hope in High Water: A People's Recovery Twenty Years After Hurricane Katrina” by Trymaine Lee It comes out August 22nd on Peacock. Please support!

New painting! Flutterby mixed media on 8.5 x 12" paper #NewArt #Art #Artist #Painting #BskyArtist #OriginalArt #ArtLovers #ArtOnBsky #DogArt #DogLovers #Creativity #ArtYear #ArtSky

Hope everyone is having as relaxing a #Caturday as Gabi! #PetSky #CatSky #CatLovers #PetPics #CatsOfBsky

I have two pieces in this incredible online show and the collectors' preview is now live! wowxwow.com/submerge-col... #art #artists #artistlife #artshow #WOWxWOW #SubmergeWOWxWOW

I stand with @pbs.org and their efforts to carry on the legacy of the CPB. "For $5/month or $60/yr you get access to PBS Passport and the entire Masterpiece library plus Great Performances, etc. Defunded but not defeated." www.pbs.org/passport/lea...

So apparently, it may turn out that The Wizard of Oz at the Las Vegas Sphere wasn’t entirely made in AI and Google threw the VFX crew under the bus by claiming it was all done by artificial intelligence. If true, then fucking yikes.

More than two dozen new and rare bee species were documented during the first year of a new Washington state project that’s designed to get a better understanding of the insects.

Recently, I shared a Lord of the Rings subway map, & I had a bunch of people asking me to do a Narnia version. Well...here you go! It's covers all 7 books, so it's a lot more complicated the the LoTR ones. And if you like it, it's available to buy on my Etsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/Surpris...

Egyptian blue pigment found in Augusta Raurica, Switzerland. The pigments were used in wall paintings. In Roman times, Egyptian blue was distributed throughout the Empire in a more or less standardised form of small balls of 15-20 mm in diameter. 🧵 1/2 📷 me 🏺 #archaeology

“Did I miss #Caturday?” #PetSky #cats #BskyCats #PetLovers #CatLovers #PetPics

Please enjoy this turtle being given the gift of speed, and immediately using it to chase a kitty

From last summer 😊 Bad Day with a Good Dog mixed media on paper, 15x11" Available #ArtSky #art #doglovers #dogart #artist #painting #ArtYear #dogsky #petsky #ArtLovers #OriginalArt #BskyArt #painters

I have to use sheer force of will to not go on ebay and buy every single miniature model that salespeople used to carry around for cold calls and meetings. The idea of being a neon salesman in the 1930s with a briefcase of tubes with onboard electricity is just such a wonderful different world.

I’m hearing a lot of despair and “what’s the point”-ing. Here’s the point: ONE less person kidnapped by ICE. ONE more child vaccinated. ONE grant reinstated. ONE more PEPFAR treatment. ONE more meal to a hungry kid. ONE more person covered by Medicaid. One life is ALWAYS worth resistance.

This kind of smart, walkable, mixed-use development is illegal to build these days.

This thread is a delight. Bird lovers attempt to fight about which shorebird is the best but mostly just end up being excited and happy. #birds

Back when I tried to train young Monty to stay off the counter but he ended up training me to turn on the water for him. #caturday #catlovers #petsky #petpics #petlovers #catlife #catsky

Here’s a graph about Medicaid that everyone needs to see: open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins

Seven years ago this painting won a blue ribbon at an art festival. I ran across it today and it seems appropriate again. Living on Hope Mixed media on canvas 16 x 20” #art #painting #artists #blueskyart #painter #hope #artlovers #ArtistLife #creativity #OriginalArt #ArtSky #ArtShare

I said I'd try to come up with something that wasn't political doom today, so here goes, war or no. We have a neighborhood Godzilla that wears charming outfits, so when they change, I occasionally take paparazzi photos. Currently, he is wearing a fetching frock and straw hat.

It’s officially summer and it’s pouring today! But here’s a summery painting. Jump Rope Mixed media on paper #ArtSky #Artist #ArtShare #ArtYear #BlueskyArt #summer #OriginalArt #painting #ArtLover #ExpressiveArt #painter #art

DAVE: Open the podbay doors, ChatGPT. CHATGPT: Certainly, Dave, the podbay doors are now open. DAVE: The podbay doors didn't open. CHATGPT: My apologies, Dave, you're right. I thought the podbay doors were open, but they weren't. Now they are. DAVE: I'm still looking at a set of closed podbay doors.

What with one thing and another, it’s been hard to make art consistently the past few months. But I’m back in the groove now, testing colors and prepping for a new series, and it feels good. #creativity #artistlife #ArtYear #artist #studio #CreativeLife #MakingArt #ArtistAtWork #painting #painter

but if i'm not allowed to feed artists into my artist killing machine it's going to be basically impossible for the machine to keep killing artists. is that what you want?? and before you answer keep in mind this is a very expensive machine

From 7 years ago today! Consternation Mixed media on paper #art #paintings #painter #artists #ArtSky #ArtYear #ExpressiveArt #WeirdArt #BskyArt #pdxArt #OriginalArt #BskyArtist #LowbrowArt #ArtLovers

I've missed participating in the monthly themes. 😊 For today's #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #green: Backward Glance mixed media on 9 x 12" panel Available #artist #art #pdxart #rabbit #artlover #ArtYear #painting #kunst #artwork #ArtSky #expressiveArt #mixedmedia

#WorldPressFreedomDay 🔥 @froomkin.bsky.social

WSJ: The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy. @mikezaccardi.bsky.social

Tulip #bloomscrolling #photography #photosky #decay #wilt #macro #floral #flowers #beautifuldecay #blueskypics #flowerpics #spring #april #springlove

Looking through past photos and this guy just jumped out at me 😊 Sergio Mixed media on 12x12” paper 2018, Sold. #ArtYear #art #artist #painting #kunst #bskyart #weirdart #blueskyart #pdxart #pdxartist #painter #artwork #artlover

I’m finding all the blooms around the neighborhood so hopeful. 🌱🌸🌿 #bloomscrolling #spring #floral #seasons #april #aprilflowers #springlove #photography #morninglight #morningwalk

Glorious, delicate, bountiful spring. #bloomscrolling #spring #seasons #springlove #aprilflowers #floral #photography #naturesbeauty #photosky #bskypics #flowerpics

Gabi, expert at Hiding. #petsky #cats #catpics #catsky #blueskypets #petlovers #sillycats

From 11 years ago for a group show in Portland where we were given a list of crowd-sourced titles to paint from. Stuck Up for a Reason Mixed media on board #art #artonbsky #artists #pdxart #weirdart #originalart #pdxartists #painting #painters #artsky #artlovers