A closeup photo of a a female common whitetail dragonfly resting on weathered wood

A photo of a male common whitetail dragonfly resting on weathered wood

Did you know that these are both the same species of dragonfly? I didn’t until after I spent an afternoon as a self-appointed dragonfly paparazzi.

#Dragonfly #CommonWhitetail

A colorful collection of seaweeds and driftwood resting on rocks and sand.

Found myself on a beach with so many interesting things yesterday! This was an entirely unstaged photo, I touched nothing but my phone.

#BeachLife #TidePooling

An acrylic pour painting with fiery reds oranges and coppers reaching upwards in a flame-like shape.

A wet acrylic pour painting with fiery reds oranges and coppers reaching upwards in a flame-like shape.

#Fire reminds me of the very first time I tried to make a pour painting look like something. Dry on the left, wet on the right.

#MakersMARTch #FluidPainting

A late day view with the sun getting low over the pigeon point lighthouse. The waves come in to meet the rocky shore below the cliff I’m standing on.

A rocky coastline lit by golden hour sun curves away into the distance

After giving some elephant seals a ride yesterday I just had to stop and enjoy this gorgeous coastline.

#Pacific #PigeonPoint #Lighthouse

Dolly Parton pays homage to late husband Carl Dean with 'If You Hadn't Been There' Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died on Monday. On Friday at midnight, Parton released the song "If You Hadn't Been There" in his memory.

Dolly Parton's husband, Carl Dean, died on Monday. On Friday at midnight, Parton released the song "If You Hadn't Been There" in his memory.

A handful of intensely purple flowers spread their petals wide, showing off dark centers

These anemones from the farmers market have been making me smile all week

#FridayFlowers #FloralFriday #BloomScrolling

Yep. Arctic oil.

So satisfying!

A tightly framed photo of a painting created by pouring fluid acrylic paints onto the canvas. The colors are bright, but there is a translucent layer of white over them that softens their impact.

What I planned was bright rainbow colors. What I got was this #Soft hazy effect! Always so interesting.

#McCannStudios #MakersMARTch #PourPainting

A view of a sandy beach cove from the vantage point of an elevated cliff. The rescue required navigating down to the beach and safely carrying the animal back up.

Went out on a marine mammal rescue today. The view from the office is pretty nice.

#SantaCruz #MarineMammal #WildlifeRescue #California

Thank you!

Three green pears rest in the center of a free-form ceramic dish. The dish is textured and mostly glossy blue breaking brown over the texture. The pears reflect slightly against the glossy dish in the bright sunlight.

A trio of #Pears were the perfect accompaniment to this dish.

#McCannStudios #Pottery #FebruArty

A fresh acrylic pour painting. Rainbow colors are all present, and turquoise is the most dominant element amongst them all. Glimpses of the work surface in the background (a vinyl tablecloth to catch drips).

#Turquoise ended up somewhat dominating this painting, and I wasn’t mad about it.

#FebruArty #StillLearing #PourPainting #FluidPaint #WetPaint

Completely!

A 50 foot high sculpture of a Native American woman holding a quilt spread behind her. The work is titled Dignity of Earth and Sky. Most of the surface is metallic grey, and various details are picked out in light or dark blue, including the trim of her dress, and the diamonds on the quilt pattern. The quilt pattern also moves with the wind.

#ArtYear #Februarty #OnlyBeautifulThings #Travel #Sculpture

This is Dignity, by Dale Claude Lamphere. She is in South Dakota, and well worth a visit.

A photo of very sharp dried out barnacles clustered on a broken wooden piling.

#FebruArty and #SensoryArt are looking for #Rough today. These barnacles both are and have it rough. The wharf they lived under collapsed in storm surge and their piling ended up high and dry lodged on the jetty.

#SantaCruz #MontereyBay #MarineLife

A photo of dark grey lava rocks with a dark grey marine iguana resting on top and blending in. A brighter sally lightfoot crab scuttles in the foreground.

A #Monochrome #MarineIguana for #FebruArty and #BlueSkyArtShow

#Galapagos

A pair of sunflower blooms with dark centers and petals that graduate from yellow at the tips to maroon at the base.

#Pairs #FebruArty #BloomScrolling #OnlyBeautifulThings #🌻

A ceramic plate being held vertically in my hand. The plate is medium blue and has a butterfly in the center. The butterfly wings are glazed glossy in orange and black, the colors of a monarch butterfly, and the center “body” is a softer satin black.

#Orange for #FebruArty

#McCannStudios #Pottery #Butterfly #Monarch #Plate #ClayBuddies

My mom has had a frame with that poem for as long as I can remember 👣

Thank you 😊

Very cool way to see them!

Macaron cookies arranged in arcs of bright colors to entice passersby

A pretty display of #Macarons for #Sweet #SensoryArt and #FebruArty. I did not make them, just enjoyed the colors

This makes my scientist heart happy! Thanks for the really interesting paper!

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Thank you!

Now that would be useful! “Out of my truck please sand” “stay on the beach please sand”

Thank you ☺️

Thanks, it took a bit of effort to get the angle and timing right :)