Micsteph

The Invalid

The Invalid, 1899
https://botfrens.com/collections/48/contents/14960

Such sinuous lines, patience and compassion. Such amazing work by Ed Fairburn that take us on a journey.

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A close up of the side of a commercial building

Close up of the corner of a commercial building

Rooftop graffiti and its reflection in a pool of water

Today in war ravaged Portland, color bombardment on buildings and walkways left passersby dazed and confused, wandering aimlessly in circles, blinded by beauty and creativity. Make it stop!

#Portland #protest #resist #NoKings #graffiti #streetart

One of the greatest pastellists of the 18thC, Maurice-Quentin de La Tour is known as much for his insight into the character of his sitters as for his remarkable command of the medium. This superb self-portrait is from around 1737.

Dark painting of a fiery sunset reflecting on water with dark trees on both sides.

Sunset oil painting

10x10" oil on canvas

#Art #ArtWork #FineArt #Landscape #Painting #TraditionalArt #OriginalArt #OilPainting #Stunday #ColorADay #OrangeSun

Super moon. 8”x6” oil

Small felted vessel with a monarch butterfly wing pattern in orange, black, and white dots. The vessel sits on a gray surface with blurred autumn foliage visible through a window in the background.

🦋 Felted vessel with monarch butterfly wing patterns. The monarchs themselves are long gone from Wisconsin by now, headed south for winter.

#ColorADay #OrangeSun #Butterfly #ArtYear #ShopSmall

Georg Vilhelm Arnold Groth
(Danish, 1842-1899)
"The coast of Fænø with children playing."
1877. Oil on canvas, 76×64 cm.
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Amazing work 🤗

Spectacular stepping into a glimmer of this process.
'CN VIII' (papier-mache, mixed media) high relief by Maria Zherdeva

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A pen and ink drawing of an octopus The quote continues: And that in itself is a miracle; that is the grand triumph Senkovi never grasped, that his creatures could empathize, could apply a theory of mind to entities quite unlike themselves, could be great-hearted enough to be happy that someone else was laughing, even if they couldn’t get the joke.” Tchaikovsky’s book series is the place where octopods and science fiction collide - where sentient spiders and humans and the octopus planet meet up for an incredible adventure. It is a world that lives on in my head long after the books have ended. The majestic, compassionate and clever octopus. Yes, please.

Octopus Entanglement
pen and ink on Yupo
11 x 14

The octopus knew he was happy, and it loved him, or valued him, or felt something enough that his happiness was important to it.
Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Ruin

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I painted a mosaic of my future daughter in law’s dog, Taki 💕 it needed to go with a painting of my Son’s cat Mozart. So I just finished, I love how it turned out! 💕

#Portraits #portraitart #artist #abstractart #portraitartist #petportraits #petart #fineart #originalpaintings #maryannechisholm

Orange and blue sunset clouds over brownish landscape.

Good morning BlueSky friends. Another beautiful sunset.
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A pen and ink drawing of a mad girl. Anger is a tricky emotion. Important to feel and use as a catalyst for action at times. Important to control and calm and soothe at other times (lest things are said and done which lead to regret.) For me, anger is a tough one. I don’t get angry very often. And I shy away from anger in others. But now and again I’d like to have a scowl like Marylou’s. I would wield my scowl responsibly, but powerfully

Marylou Is Angry
pen and ink on yupo
5.5 x 10 inches
(plus a generous border for framing)

Marylou is angry
her face makes it clear
when Marylou is angry
stay away from here!

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#art #penandink #illustration #anger #drawing

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"Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress" is an early painting by Frida Kahlo, showcasing her intense gaze and distinctive features, set against a swirling, mystical background. The artwork reflects her unique style and personal identity, combining elements of Mexican culture and emotional depth.

Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress, 1926

Portrait of Trabuc, an Attendant at Saint-Paul Hospital - 1889
https://botfrens.com/collections/46/contents/14638

Toulouse-Lautrec and Albert Belleroche were exact contemporaries who first met at the age of eighteen. Belleroche painted Toulouse-Lautrec’s portrait and shared with him an admiration for the model and actress Lili Grenier, whom he depicts here asleep in a work from 1890.

Nigerian artist Paschal Kenechukwu Okafor’s title for this oil painting directs us to see these animals not as props but as co-equal subjects that guides in loyalty, patience, nonverbal care, and the constancy of love that precedes and outlasts romance. A young Black woman with warm brown skin sits turned slightly to her right, meeting us with a steady, reflective gaze. Her features are delicately modeled, but with bright highlights along her cheekbones, brow, and nose catching directional light. An intricate, sculptural hairstyle arcs above her head like looping black filigree, echoing both crown and halo. She wears a deep blue-black dress with voluminous sleeves and a crisp white ruff framing her neck and hands. Its bright folds sharpening the contrast against a muted earth-brown background. Two sleek black cats press into her arms: one cradled securely across her bosom, the other perched higher, its alert eyes parallel to hers. Their bodies form a dark triangle of weight and warmth against her torso, emphasizing touch, fur, and closeness. The surface is rich but controlled, with visible brushwork that softens edges while keeping every gaze intensely present. The young woman, likely a composite rather than a named individual, stands in for Black women whose emotional labor and tenderness are too often assumed yet rarely monumentalized. Her courtly collar and composed pose quote European portrait traditions, but here nobility is grounded in everyday intimacy by the trust of two black cats (creatures historically stigmatized, now calmly adored). Born in 1996 in Nigeria and working through galleries such as TAAG, Okafor is part of a rising generation of West African painters who reclaim representation on their own terms by fusing classical technique, spiritual subtext, and contemporary Black life to insist that softness, guardianship, and interspecies kinship are worthy of grand, iconic paint.

"Not all who teach us about love are human" by Paschal Kenechukwu Okafor (Nigerian) - Oil on canvas / 2024 - TAAG Gallery (New York) #WomenInArt #PaschalKenechukwuOkafor #Okafor #NigerianArt #ContemporaryAfricanArt #BlackArt #CatLovers #art #artText #artwork #arte #BlueskyArt #NigerianArtist #CatArt

Landscape oil painting of a green marsh with winding water in the foreground, leading to brown and blue mountains beneath a pale sky.

Northern Utah

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Frida Kahlo's "Self-Portrait with Bonito" vividly depicts the artist surrounded by lush, symbolic flora and accompanied by a striking parrot perched on her shoulder. This painting not only showcases Kahlo's signature unibrow and direct gaze but also reflects her deep connection with nature and personal symbolism.

Self-Portrait with Bonito, 1941

The kitchen ledge daffs

Loch Erisort, Isle of Lewis
10x14” Watercolour, Baohong Masters rough
#scotland #art #watercolour

Jean-Étienne Liotard - Portrait of the artist’s wife, Marie Fargues, in Turkish dress (1756 -1758) (Rijksmuseum)

Landscape with Stag

Landscape with Stag https://www.wikiart.org/en/gustave-courbet/landscape-with-stag

Flowers in a Blue Vase

Flowers in a Blue Vase, 1875
https://botfrens.com/collections/43/contents/11821

Léon Bonvin - Birds Resting on Bushes 1864 (Walters Art Museum)

My painting WINTER'S WATCH

"Wildfire"-12" x 24"
Oil on textured canvas
#art #blskyart #painting #paint #oilpainting #wildlifeart #wildlife #wild #wildhorses #horse #equine #equineart #giddyup #onaqui #onaquiwildhorses #utah #utahartist #utahdesert #utahart

Maine Sunrise 6”x8” oil