“Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow... creation of new wilderness in the full sense of the word is impossible.” ~ Aldo Leopold

Truth hath no confines.

Rockwell Kent travelled to Greenland on three occasions between 1929 and 1935, it was during the latter trip he wrote a book about his experiences titled 'Salamina.' This work documents the lifestyle and culture of this part of the world.

'Small Bird' by Kate Boxer, contemporary UK painter and printmaker #WomensArt

Great Thunder Christian Morrisseau ~ Anishinaabe n.d.

#watercolor #watercolour #traditionalart Looking for the light

Fish Rock (1993) rock carvings designed and created by #Greenlandic artist Aka Høegh #womensart

Japanese artist Narumi Takada's 2021 textile piece, "Stepping on Fresh Snow" with snow created using punch needle and straight/satin stitches for the boot and paw prints #Womensart

Kitkatla Winter Roy Henry Vickers ~ Haida, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian 1993

Stay safe and take care of each other, your loved ones and your neighbours. #FightFascism Photo credit: @madeleinevasaly.com #photojournalism

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'Hedgehog' embroidery by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, England #womensart

Winter, Edvard Munch, 1899.

Franz Marc, "Dreaming Horse," 1913. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Winter Picnic Anne Meredith Barry 1994

"Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting." ~Haruki Murakami

A ‘clapotis’ off the East Sussex coast.

Truro Cottage by the Sea, Robert Abele 2025

Two Caribou with Stars Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq n.d.

Lowell Birge Harrison (1854 – 1929) A Wintry Walk (undated)

‘A new reality’: B.C. glacier collapse forces guides to confront risks of rapidly melting world: thenarwhal.ca/glacier-melt...

Florence Camm (1874-1960), UK stained glass artist who was one of the most successful designers her age #WomensArt

Snowy Morning (circa 1947) by American artist, Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009). Tempera on panel 53 x 41 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Sleighs in Winter, Quebec Sarah Robertson 1925

Kootenay Lake 1/2

Flickers 1/2

Contemporary Polish painter Martha Zamarska #WomensArt #January

The Winter Wolf Moon Paul Evans

Snowbird - Dark Eyed Junco Dawn Langstroth 2017

Accelerating climate heating means shrinking glaciers in the Rockies & reduced river flows eastward. For Mb Hydro, this is a #ClimateDisaster. Pro-fossil fuel governments, like those led by Smith, Moe, Kinew & Carney, make it worse. #EnergyTransition www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Ever relevant, this poem by Mary Oliver, especially today.

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

“Well, every day is all there is.” ~ Joan Didion

Emily Carr (Canada, 1871-1945) Inside a Forest, c. 1935 oil on wove paper, mounted on cardboard 91.4 x 60.8 cm National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt #HappyNewYear

“You live by what you thrill to, and there's the end of it.” ~ D.H. Lawrence Happy New Year all!

Landscape and Train, Vincent van Gogh 1890

Commute.. this week’s changing light

these marvels (like all marvels) are mere repetitions of the ages

Look to the Sky Mike Gough 2022

Number three on my top 10 favourite photos of 2025 I have photographed a lot of moose in my time but this is one of the best shots I love it for its tranquillity and its sense of place. #Moose #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Jasper

To keep with the music theme here's a pastel showing my fiddle lying on the bed with a very sweet little cat that shared our lives for a long time before passing away quietly at home from old age. Her name was Kitty. This one was sold but I have others of her. #art #pastel #violin #fiddle #cat

Good morning from mr Fox

'Snow Shadows' by contemporary printmaker Alexandra Buckle #WomensArt

Northern Lights Tom Thomson 1917

The extent of global sea ice cover will end the year at more than 2 million square kilometers below average 😞 Monitor at zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...

Milton Avery, Green Sea, 1951

Thank you for the coffee (2024) By Gustav Sundin born 1982 Swedish artist Oil on linen - 84 x 110 cm #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Le Cabaret - Baie St. Paul Bruno Côté 1983

Fiddle players in the pub, mixed media on lightly primed card #art #pubmusic #fiddles #violins #Irishmusic #guinness