Sally Parker, @ArtQuartet

Coloured birds with bluebells, cornflowers and even a bird’s nest decorate this musical stave drawn in ink and coloured chalks by Edward Burne-Jones in the 1880s ~ included in a letter by the artist to young family friend Katie Lewis
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

an eastern tiger swallowtail basking on a rock covered with lichen and moss

#ButterflyWeek #Stunday #SundayYellow

Ein kleiner bräunlicher Schmetterling, der auf einer wunderschönen Margerite mit klaren weißen Blütenblättern und gelber Mitte sowie viel Grün im künstlerisch unscharfen Hintergrund gelandet ist;

Schönen Freitag, happy Friday 🦋🌼🌞
A beautiful Meadow Brown for #ButterflyWeek 🦋
#ukwildlife #ColorADay #WhiteFri #Scape #FlowersOnFriday #FloralFriday #bloomscrolling #flowers #FlowersOfBluesky #flowerfeed #nature #photography

different type and colors of grasses in the wetlands with slight fog.

“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.”
— Rachel Carson

Just one week to go! Opening my studio on Saturday 16th August.
It would be lovely if you could visit! Check up to date opening hours/days online (my website under news or Hampshire Open Studios)

#exhibitions #painting #art #artists #hampshire #seasons #nature #myth #folklore

Just one week to go! Opening my studio on Saturday 16th August.
It would be lovely if you could visit! Check up to date opening hours/days online (my website under news or Hampshire Open Studios)

#exhibitions #painting #art #artists #hampshire #seasons #nature #myth #folklore

Have a stressfree #Saturday everyone

09.08.25 #naturally #summer #Finland #photography

Once teasels have flowered, they are still visited by wildlife! The seeds within the dried heads provide a crucial food source for birds, especially goldfinches, throughout autumn and winter.

#Blueskyartshow
#jagged

#seasons #nature #flowers #summer #photography #art

Once teasels have flowered, they are still visited by wildlife! The seeds within the dried heads provide a crucial food source for birds, especially goldfinches, throughout autumn and winter.

#Blueskyartshow
#jagged

#seasons #nature #flowers #summer #photography #art

blue sky, clouds, trees reflected on water

#waterWednesday

Thank you for your illuminating posts, dear Bibliophiles!✨

See you next week on #BookologyThursday

art by Meraylah Allwood

A black swallowtail on a dark pink zinnia surrounded by other zinnias and its green foliage.

Usually when the swallowtails come by, it’s a brief visit, but this one has been here for over ten minutes. 🦋🌸
#ButterlyWeek
#butterflies
#flowers

“My name is Sherlock Holmes. Possibly it is familiar to you. In any case, my business is that of every other good citizen -- to uphold the law."

📖 “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place” ~ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1927

#BookchatWeekly #BookologyThursday

#BookologyThursday
#BookChatWeekly
#LetYourLightShine
Lilium candidum or Madonna Lily Candidum (L) = shining or pure white
Golden anthers have appearance of bright glowing light.

White Lily with a dragonfly 'Book of Flower Studies' c1510 The Met (Master of Claude de France)

#folklore #nature

Join us this #BookologyThursday as we celebrate #NationalLightHouseDay with the theme:

✨🔥🕯️Let Your Light Shine🕯️🔥✨

✨From bonfires, candles, electricity, and suns, moons, stars, to fireflies, jellyfish, and fungi✨

~in literature, art, and folklore.

#BookologyThursday
#BookChatWeekly
#LetYourLightShine
Lilium candidum or Madonna Lily Candidum (L) = shining or pure white
Golden anthers have appearance of bright glowing light.

White Lily with a dragonfly 'Book of Flower Studies' c1510 The Met (Master of Claude de France)

#folklore #nature

#Thursday on my mind

07.08.25 #summer #Finland #nature #photography

Dryope (tree-faced), was a mortal princess, & her father was King Dryopos (Oak-faced). Her son was Amphissus, by Apollo. Hamadryad nymphs of the #oak and poplar #trees were her guardians. They would teach her to sing hymns and to dance.
#LegendaryWednesday #myth #nature #trees

Dryope (tree-faced), was a mortal princess, & her father was King Dryopos (Oak-faced). Her son was Amphissus, by Apollo. Hamadryad nymphs of the #oak and poplar #trees were her guardians. They would teach her to sing hymns and to dance.
#LegendaryWednesday #myth #nature #trees

#ButterflyWeek sounds lovely 🤍
Have a wonderful day!

A sunflower with darker shades of orange against a bright blue sky.

Sunflower - Evening Sun

My #summer #blog - now available to read
www.artquartet.co.uk/news/summer-...
This #season celebrates Hampshire Open Studios, #Earthpathways & #peonies are the #flowers featured in my 'Healing #Garden'
Happy summer to you all!

#seasons #nature #painting #art #photography #writing #events

Woman in white kimono with yellow parasol, kneels on edge of pond in garden

American impressionist Lilla Cabot Perry was an associate of Monet and helped promote impressionism in the US. She travelled widely and was influenced by Japanese art during her three-year residence there. Here’s her ‘In a Japanese Garden’ (1901)

#BlueSkyArtShow
#Gratitude

#Hydrangea - language of flowers

#nature #flowers #folklore #photography

Ours look different, but here’s one on a hot day.

Ein niedliches, graues Eichhörnchen mit buschigem Schwanz ruht auf einem horizontalen, moosigen Ast, inmitten leuchtend grüner Blätter, und knabbert an einer Walnuss.

Schönes Wochenende, happy weekend 🐿️🌞
#squirrel #ukwildlife #wildlife #woodland #scape #photography #nature
#ColorADay #GreenSat #BlueSkyArtShow #gratitude 💚🐿️

Overlooking Rice Lake in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The sun is shining through the cloudy sky and there are several mountains and trees in the distance.

I feel so much #gratitude for the healing power of nature, now more than ever! 🌿

#Scape #BlueSkyArtShow #GreenSat #ColorADay #mountains #trees #sky