'Face of the Moon.' (1797) John Russell was the finest British pastel artist of his time. One of his sitters, the astronomer William Herschel encouraged him to buy a telescope, and with this he produced a number of remarkable pastel drawings of the moon.

and best thing at the V&A

Ladies & Gentlemen, without further ado, let us present to you the 550 year old Arbour Oak in Wollaton Park, Nottingham

Rather marvellous, this 👇

'The Kissing Trees' Mixed media on Paper Private Collection Exhibition of Print .. congleton.nub.news/whats-on/art...

Other work by the Ladybird artists. Monsal Dale in Autumn Cover picture, Readers Digest, 1983 Artist: SR Badmin

'The lines are busy' by contemporary UK printmaker Sarah Morgan #ReframingWomenPrintmakers

An oil on board from April 2017 showing flowers from the garden and a few still life objects. This painting was sold. #art #oilpainting #stilllife #flowers #botanicart

Detail from large watercolour - what happens when I’m in a vibrant rhythm and patterning mode…

To note. Seems there’s already one vehicle bobbing about in it. Tut.

Set of 3 bat drawings, from 2021 #bats #mammals. I lived really near a bat colony then and would see them all the time :)

Morning. Raven, Charles Tunnicliffe.

BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...

Near where I live is a field of sunflowers, highly appreciated by those of us walking through them on the footpath. They’re not yet harvested but are slowly decaying. I noted a ring of tiny spots of fungi around the back of most of the flower heads.

As someone who now needs a kidney transplant myself (due to damage caused quite suddenly by an autoimmune disease), here’s some information about becoming a living donor 🥰 www.cuh.nhs.uk/our-services...

The emergence of Brian, fully prepared for winter from the ears up:

This petition came across my airwaves today: www.change.org/p/ensure-bbc...

As a TV licence payer I would like to give the BBC my permission to say fuck off to Trump. Pass it on.

“Oh you’re home early”

Delightful detail from the Roman “unswept floor” mosaic by Heraclitus, showing a mouse nibbling a walnut. Superb use of darker tiles for subtle shadow effect! 2nd century AD. Vatican Museums www.museivaticani.va/content/muse... #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

The BBC isn't perfect, but it belongs to Britain not Trump. Political leaders across the UK must unite in defending its independence from the White House.

When I hear on my landline a recorded voice tell me it’s Gabby my local energy advisor, all I can visualise are the soulless corridors and bright green carpet squares in the offices in Severance. And Mr Walken in his blue overall…

There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate

If you are interested in more mushroom content…

This is not an ad! I just think it’s important to share when people do good things! I actually own some Irish Traveller tinsmithing from We Make Good, which I treasure. Here’s some of their Christmas range: wemakegood.ie/collections/...

Are there mycologists or publishers out there who need a Mycological illustration artist? This is the only place I’d even ask this question. 😁 Putting it out in the world that I’d love to take on a detailed project & illustrate a fungi book! Willing to build a portfolio if this is a possibility ⬇️

One of the greatest pastellists of the 18thC, Maurice-Quentin de La Tour is known as much for his insight into the character of his sitters as for his remarkable command of the medium. This superb self-portrait is from around 1737.

Don’t forget to have a look at NorthStar Landscapes, my new Etsy shop! 😃 Perfect for Christmas gifts, there’s free postage and packing and all prints come with photo mounts 🥰 www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Nort...

Hedgerow jewels

A guest blog, which adds more detail to the narrative of detecting in England & Wales. Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊 #Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/08/w...

I don’t know where fresh pineapples are coming from to Sainsbury’s atm but they are perfectly delicious. And so cheap - thank you farmers so far away from the UK! 🍍🍍🍍

Erm… Your engineer is estimated to arrive between 02:05 PM and 05:05 PM on 07.11.2025. You can manage your repair here: https…

If you're going to make a post praising an incredible news photo, it's a real bad look when you don't include the photographer credit in the post.

Even I thought this was one of mine!

OK hear me out. Celebrity Traitors but with the cast of Slow Horses, all in character.

Paul Gascoigne free kick for Spurs vs Arsenal, F.A Cup semi final, 1991

- A Time of the Season - Two Doors Studio. Alsager. alsager.nub.news/whats-on/art...

A man bares his bottom at an archer about to fire an arrow. A detail of a c1500 misericord in the M Shed Museum, Bristol for #Woodensday, originally in the Augustinian abbey in the city. I dare say there's a niche site on the internet somewhere for this kind of thing.

Still my strictly replacement choices. And Marina Hyde is absolutely correct about the talent of Tess.

'Fern Dance' art quilt by artist and quilter Susan Brubaker Knapp #WomensArt

Amazing news for ex- postmaster 92 year old Betty Brown - FINALLY she has been awarded close to 100% of financial redress after losing £50k thro Post Office Horizon IT scandal We’ve followed her story on #Newsnight & she wanted to be live on the show tonight so that’s what’s happening :)

2/2…Arts Trail. I was with her when she purchased it as I was exhibiting alongside the artist, her name is CHIU-I WU, my mum and I loved her work, this is her website www.chiuiwu.co.uk It’s a piece that I’ll treasure, my mum had a keen eye for great artwork. Treasure. Thank you, Pops 🥹x

Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, Nationwide and Santander will join HSBC and allow people without a fixed address to open bank accounts, in initiative with Shelter and government bit.ly/4nPm6U0

I think this has been my favourite #GBBO in terms of the lovely characters taking part.

The relief decoration and Greek inscription on the surface of the glass cup was created using the mould-blowing technique. See how it was done in the video on this link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlrI...

Evening all! Kenilworth Castle is now on Instagram 👏👏👏 Give them a follow! #bestcastleinwarwickshire

I’ve just launched my #Christmas Gift Guide Here’s an offer that might tempt you to have a look www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/christmas-gi...

Things are happening @reecedinsdale.bsky.social 💪https://x.com/commonscms/status/1985382685221490926?s=48&t=WFupJwWPFzFV0ZH2yFpGlg

This is one of the studies (1885) John Singer Sargent made for 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose.' The lanterns which we can see here were painted with very thin layers of paint; this allowed the light to seem like it was emanating from within rather than just sitting on the surface.