John Azelvandre

Sounds great! My idea is to plant one female and one male. I haven’t seen any in my immediate surroundings, so I think I’ll need both. How fast do they tend to grow, if conditions are favorable?

I should also tag this #ecoregion59 #nativeplants #hudsonvalley #kingstonny

Although we’re deep in winter here, I’m thinking about spring and my plans for native plants. I’m in #ecoregion59i, and I’m considering possibilities. One tree id really like to grow is Ilex opaca — American Holly. Thoughts on this?

I had fun time at the Neighborhood Print Studio in Kingston, NY making some dry point prints — easy to carve, but not easy to ink! Still not bad for a three-hour whirlwind class! #printmaking #drypoint #neighborhoodprintstudio #mkad #kingstonny

Time-Being (Being-Time) #watercolor

Time-Being (Being-Time). #watercolor

« Dessine-moi un mouton,
Le ciel est vide sans imagination
C’est ça, dessine-moi un mouton,
Redevenir l’enfant que nous étions;

« Dessine-moi un mouton,
Le monde est triste sans imagination
C’est ça, dessine-moi un mouton,
Apprivoiser l’absurdité du monde »

—Mylène Farmer

Happy New Year! Among goals for 2026 is more reading. Today I’m reconnecting with an author I enjoyed when I was young: Tanith Lee! Marvelous! #currentlyreading #fantasyfiction #books

One of my aims in the new year is to read more. I’ve already started by ending the year with a fantastic book — “Bread of Angels” by Patti Smith #currentlyreading #books #rebelhump I highly recommend it!

The future’s so bright… ! (end of year Art News) Thanks to everyone who visited me at Gowanus Open Studios back in October! As I announced then, it was my final appearance in Gowanus (barring some cataclysmic rearrangement of the universe); all o…

Hey folks! Happy Holidays! here is a new blog post to end the year: azelvandre.net/artistseye/2... #fineart #thoughts #happynewyear

Here’s a post for all of us weather geeks — I’m learning that Apple Weather is routinely wrong for my location. First image: the forecast. 2nd and 3rd images - the reality. It is snowing and 5 degrees cooler. #weather #weatherforecasting

Since this is social media in the year 2025, I am going to share with you my unrequested opinion on AI: the emperor has no clothes. 🥱

New woodblock prints just made! Always a blast to pull prints to see how it’s going to turn out.

I grabbed some time today to work on a little #woodcut project. So much fun! #printmaking #ponckhockie

Tonight seems like a good night for Macvin du Jura!

First snow of the season. #kingstonny #ponckhockie

“Live neither in the entanglements of outer things,
Nor in inner feelings of emptiness.”

— Faith-Mind Poem (Xinxin Ming) #zen #buddhism #philosophy

Slabsides, John Burroughs’ writing cabin, which can be toured in warmer months.

Lots of moss and ferns to enjoy after all the leaves have fallen.

The pond, which has a name I have forgotten. I think it has a name.

Me enjoying the woods and the crisp November air.

Here are a few pics from Saturday’s hike in the John Burroughs Nature Sanctuary, located in Ulster County, Hudson Valley, New York. #hiking #hudsonvalleyny

Fall foliage has come to Kingston! Pics from Hasbrouck Park this past weekend. #kingstonny #hudsonvalley

Hobble-Bush (Viburnum lantanoides), somewhere on or near the Escarpment Trail, Catskills, NY, September 27, 2025. Shot with the Fujifilm X100F

Another shot of the Hobble-Bush, with delicious fall colors. #catskillsny #fallfoliage #fujifilm

Hobble-bush (Viburnum lantanoides), on or near the Escarpment Trail, Catskills NY. Taken with the Fuifilm X100F

Fall foliage on or near the Escarpment Trail, Catskills, NY. Taken with the Fuifilm X100F

We are in full autumn here in Kingston, New York. The foliage colors have been somewhat muted until this week, owing to the dry weather, I think. Here are a few shots taken on or near the Escarpment Trail in the Catskills Park at the end of September. #catskills #fujifilm #hobblebush

Day two of #gowanusopenstudios has started. Here are some of the “Time-Being” watercolors I have on display. #watercolor #artistsonbsky

Yes, absolutely!

Yours truly in the studio today 🐻‍❄️ #artistsonbsky

Gowanus Open Studios is happening now. I made it down to Brooklyn and am more or less set up. #gowanusopenstudios2025

“Yellow Sky (Lifeworld Study)”, oil on canvas, 10x10”, 2022.

Here is the final painting in my Gowanus retrospective. Today is the day! If you’re in NYC this weekend, look us up! #gowanusopenstudios2025 #keepgowanuscreative #fineart #painting #artistsonbsky #artsky #art #BlueSkyArt #expressionism

“Frozen (Lifeworld study), oil on canvas, 10x10”, 2022.

Lifeworld study, oil on canvas, 10x10”, 2022.

Visit me during Gowanus Open Studios October 18-19! I’ll have on hand a large number of works I’ve created in Gowanus over the past 15 years. Everything is for sale! #gowanusopenstudios2025 #keepgowanuscreative #fineart #painting #artistsonbsky #artsky #art #BlueSkyArt #expressionism

“Sunset on the marsh (Paysage planétaire (sunset)), oil on canvas, 24x24” (60 cm sq), 2022.

“Cedar Swamp (Lifeworld 46)”, oil on canvas, 20x20”, 2022.

Visit me during Gowanus Open Studios October 18-19! I’ll have on hand a large number of works I’ve created in Gowanus over the past 15 years. Everything is for sale! #gowanusopenstudios2025 #keepgowanuscreative #fineart #painting #artistsonbsky #artsky #art #BlueSkyArt #expressionism

“The Tree’s Dance (Dharmadhatu 3)”, oil on panel, 18” diameter, 2021.

“Green Fog (Lifeworld 47)”, oil on canvas, 2022.

Visit me during Gowanus Open Studios October 18-19! I’ll have on hand a large number of works I’ve created in Gowanus over the past 15 years. Everything is for sale! #gowanusopenstudios2025 #keepgowanuscreative #fineart #painting #artistsonbsky #artsky #art #BlueSkyArt #expressionism

Common Grave VI, oil on canvas, 20x16”, 2021

Visit me during Gowanus Open Studios October 18-19! I’ll have on hand a large number of works I’ve created in Gowanus over the past 15 years. Everything is for sale! #gowanusopenstudios2025 #keepgowanuscreative #fineart #painting #artistsonbsky #artsky #art #BlueSkyArt #expressionism