'Kolochava Valleys' Oil painting on cardboard of autumnal valleys.

GM 🌄 ☕️ 🍂

🎨 Alexander Shandor

reaping, harvesting and associated activities on the land

In these striking colour linocuts, Sybil Andrews, a longtime associate of Cyril Power, brings gritty drama and dynamism to country life (1930s)

British artist Cyril Power’s colour linocuts of sporting pursuits display an extraordinary blend of grace, rhythm, power and speed (1930s) ~ here, a rowing eight / hockey players / relay runners

Painting of stylized peacock, often referred to as "Royal Peacock I" by artist Chariklia Zarris. The artwork features intricate patterns and ornamental designs filling the form of the peacock, creating a decorative and elegant appearance. The peacock's feathers are adorned with detailed, folk-inspired motifs, symbolizing elegance, tradition, and sophistication. The color palette includes shades of blue, green, yellow, and brown.

Morning.
Royal Peacock, Chariklia Zarris.

Well, life is full, full of surprises as a wise woman once said.

The nightmare before Christmas.

I expect Jemma and Marina are both working hard to that happen - a Christmas ‘special’ so to speak. I think I’d pay to hear it!

a woman in a purple dress is standing on a stage with the words surprise surprise written on the bottom Alt: a woman in a purple dress is standing on a stage with the words surprise surprise written on the bottom

It was peak Cilla - surprise, surprise!

She’s really going for it isn’t she. I wonder what the ‘it’ she’s going for actually is though. Do you think she knows?

Sparkle darling, sparkle!

Well, that was all kinds of ‘special’ I think it’s safe to say.

Oh, I am loving this for them (pfft).

Okay, Liz Truss next (crosses fingers, legs, eyes, and anything that comes to mind).

Léopold Survage, Melancholy (oil on canvas) (1936)

Just enjoying the dynamism of English modernist Cyril Power’s linocut ‘The Tube Station’ (1932)

YouTube video by 1 Minute Animals Red Panda 🐼 The Cutest Self-Defense Tactic!

Must've been terrifying...
youtu.be/FUf-3kBY9hM?...

Red pandas

Red pandas

Red pandas and grey old man

For Christmas I got an experience day, meeting and feeding Red pandas at the Peak Wildlife Park.

It was absolutely horrible, as I'm sure you can imagine

My painting GOLDEN HAY BALES

Sketch-like artwork featuring a view looking down to a central road in a rural area which stretches into the distance and on which a tiny figure walks

Katja Lang, Road to E. (2022) #WomensArt

Well, it’s like they say - don’t knock it till you have tried it and, to be fair, it certainly sounds like you have. You sassy madam!

Time for 🛏️
#sunset

I get the feeling that a lot of them are easily distracted by bright, shiny objects.

I’ve had to get the restraint harness out again. At least it’s not a full moon!

Ouch!!!

Just to cheer up your day, here's a video of two baby pandas trying to get into a hammock, which I added the Benny Hill theme tune to.

And I thought of Butlins when I saw Barbara!

But on the plus side, it matches my bedroom curtains.

And well who would.