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June Flanagan

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🍁 Botanist, environmental horticulturist, nature photographer, author/coauthor of 5 books for prairie plant enthusiasts and gardeners. Aspiring botanical illustrator. πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ www.juneflanagan.ca Nature inspires my inner artist. 🌿

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a fast moving stream tumbling over mossy rocks and logs as it flows down a steep hillside

a fast moving stream tumbling over mossy rocks and logs as it flows down a steep hillside

Day 4
#ArtAdventCalendar

Memory from a hot summer day

04.12.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! I’ll share a couple more. ☺️

03.12.2025 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This painting shines!

03.12.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, your colours and details are stunning!

03.12.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful piece!

03.12.2025 14:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Winter’s low angle light really makes your sculpture glow here. 🌾✨

03.12.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful theme for your beautiful illustrations!

03.12.2025 14:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fascinating thread about this scientist. Thanks for sharing it with your beautiful print.

03.12.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely piece

02.12.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. Borscht is delicious too!

02.12.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a clump of brilliant red trumpet-shaped amaryllis blossoms and unopened red buds on pale green tubular stems with flat strap new leaves emerging between the blooming stems

a clump of brilliant red trumpet-shaped amaryllis blossoms and unopened red buds on pale green tubular stems with flat strap new leaves emerging between the blooming stems

Day 2 #ArtAdventCalendar
Every November, I plant an amaryllis bulb indoors, just to observe its spear-shaped stalk slowly emerge from the bulb, tipped with a bud that eventually swells and reveals a cluster of magnificent trumpet-shaped blossoms during the depths of winter.

02.12.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Did you know that Alberta has many species of carnivorous plants?

01.12.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spectacular image ✨

01.12.2025 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🧑

01.12.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photograph of a Common Yarrow flowerhead consisting of several small white florets.

Black and white photograph of a Common Yarrow flowerhead consisting of several small white florets.

Yarrow in black and white.
#bnwphotography #monochrome #wildflowers #photography πŸ“·

01.12.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice image!

01.12.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A field of vividly colored flowers stretches towards a distant mountain range. Above, a dynamic sky swirls with stars and multiple hues.

A field of vividly colored flowers stretches towards a distant mountain range. Above, a dynamic sky swirls with stars and multiple hues.

My latest wet felt/needle felt piece
for day one of #ArtAdventCalendar
A fantasy landscape of a world I made up, in the colours that make me most happy! 😊
β€œThe Floral Fields Of Lunaria” it is called, and it’s also going into a physical art show for the month of December! πŸ˜β˜€οΈ
#textileart #felting

01.12.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calling all artists! Pollinator Partnership is seeking an artist to create the 2026 Pollinator Poster titled "Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants and Caterpillars.” This theme is an opportunity to show the life cycles of butterflies and moths and highlight the plants that support them.

19.11.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

01.12.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The unveiling of my public art piece.

The unveiling of my public art piece.

Titled β€œThe Steersman” an abstract canoe with the silhouette of a paddler.

Titled β€œThe Steersman” an abstract canoe with the silhouette of a paddler.

Day 1. A public art commission honouring Joseph Lewis, he was thought to be the first black fur trader in the Edmonton area. It is titled β€œThe Steersman”.
#ArtAdventCalendar

01.12.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
My painting of a turbulent sky and setting sun over a dark horizon. The sky is full of tufts of white and grey clouds. Streaks of orange and green sky above the horizon and a bright yellow sky. 
Rough and Tumble
30x30, Oil on wood panel

My painting of a turbulent sky and setting sun over a dark horizon. The sky is full of tufts of white and grey clouds. Streaks of orange and green sky above the horizon and a bright yellow sky. Rough and Tumble 30x30, Oil on wood panel

Today is the first day of #ArtAdventCalendar. It's the brainchild of artist @jayispainting.earthskyart.ca created to blanket social media with art. Artists from around the world are participating, posting daily till Dec 24. Follow the hashtag,share your favourite posts, follow the artists you enjoy.

01.12.2025 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful work!

01.12.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love these prints and pollinator garden theme

01.12.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful view.

01.12.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
watercolour illustration of a beet root, with violet red leaves that are surrounded by stubs left from harvesting young leaves for salad greens

watercolour illustration of a beet root, with violet red leaves that are surrounded by stubs left from harvesting young leaves for salad greens

For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 1
β€˜Bull’s Blood’ beet, watercolour on hot press paper

I grew a clump of heirloom beets from seed, harvested the beautiful leaves as baby greens for salads, then painted this one at the end of the season, and roasted the roots. Delicious!

01.12.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Lovely!

27.11.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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#ArtAdventCalendar In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24.Β Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…

Do you make...

Paintings, pots, sculptures, sketches, photographs, quilts, digital art, beading, textiles, mini figs, printmaking & any other visual art...

Whatever skill level you're at, if you made it, it's mostly sfw, and not AI (never AI) I want you to participate!

Starts in 4 days!
#art

27.11.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 112    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

πŸ’•

25.11.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really looking forward to this!

25.11.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s gorgeous! We have clouds.

13.11.2025 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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