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BrendaJay

@brendajay.bsky.social

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Abstract artist working mainly in acrylics - https://www.brendajay.com/ Also like books (SF, crime, fantasy, horror), other people's art, photography, food, animals, some news, countryside, coasts

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 4h

"Autumn" acrylic on paper
The mood, the weather, the change of seasons
Photo of the full painting first and then a detail photo
This painting is for sale - if interested please email [email protected]

#autumn #art #abstractart #texture #color #movement

Photo of "Autumn". The colours are spread around the piece with ridges across the colours spreading it around in lines. There are browns, yellows, oranges and reds denoting the colours of autumn with blues, whites and greys signifying the changing weather

Detail of "Autumn" showing the ridges on the painting with blue, brown, yellow and white all showing

BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 2d

@medianews-rt.bsky.social Thank you for the repost! 😊

BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 2d

@coreyartusimagery.com Thank you for the repost - much appreciated 😊

BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 2d

"Crisis" My interpretation of the world as it is at the moment, but could just as easily be a state of mind or life. There is always hope however!
Please contact me if interested [email protected]
Acrylic on stretched canvas w.50cm h.118cm d.2cm
#art #abstractart #artist #life #world #painting

Underneath the whole image are dark grey girder-like structures holding everything up. These are covered at the top by luxuriant growth in greens, reds, oranges & yellows representing our beautiful world.
At the bottom of the painting there is a black soup gradually making its way up to the beauty of the top where it is killing off the lush growth.
Between the black & the colourful are the bad players represented by yellow & black stripey snakelike creatures.

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 4d

This is "Crisis"
Acrylic on stretched canvas w.50cm h.118cm. d.2cm
Interpretation of the world at the moment. Beauty & colour at the top gradually morphing into black soup at the bottom. More detail in the alt text.
Available for purchase - £200 - please contact me if interested.

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Marcus Easterling @detailenjoyer.bsky.social · 8d

Tanzanian Half-Moons

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Susanna_Point_Photos @susanne-photos.bsky.social · 9d

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 9d

Some of you may have seen my previous posts about this artwork.
I've finally finished! This is the story from end to beginning - Enjoy 😂
It's called "Crisis". Which crisis is up to you.

#crisis #abstractart #art #artist

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Linda @linda2.bsky.social · 10d

Sometimes they are black. Other times brown. If lucky, when the sun is shining, hues of indigo blue will ripple throughout the plumage. A Cormorant.

#UKWildlife #Birds #BirdOfTheDay #Black #Ornithology #Cormorant #PhotographersofBluesky #Sonyalpha

A cormorant photographed from behind. His head turned to the left and the sun illuminates the blue eyes.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 10d

I have a few favourite wave photos, taken over the years at a few beaches in #Iceland, and this is one of them, from this day in 2021. Slowing down the exposure (this is 0.3 sec) allows you to capture some beautiful movement 🌊

A large greenish wave is breaking as it meets the beach. The exposure is slowed down so the water is smooth. There are some white areas of froth above and lines as the wave breaks, as well as on the beach in front. Behind is grey sea.

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 15d

Perfect!

BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 15d

"Night on Bare Mountain" painted a while ago, while listening to the piece by Modest Mussorgsky on repeat. Someone recently told me that they could feel the music while looking at the painting!
I think it's about time I did some more painting to music
#art #abstractart #abstract #music

photo of night on bare mountain. Acrylic on paper. Lots of swirls and smudged lines in red, purple, yellow, turquoise and black

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yes it could be argued that keeping up with world events is important but alternatively can I interest you in hugging an ancient mossy boulder that looks like a face and quietly listening while it tells you stories from centuries cloaked in mist.

A lovely mossy boulder with a face. I walked past this venerable stone gentleman on Dartmoor when I was beginning to write my first novel, Villager, and it whispered all 104,000 words of the book to me. So now I have to pay it all of my royalties. Unfortunately my ex-publisher stopped paying me royalties last year. Understandable, the boulder was not happy. But now I have a new publisher and the book is being republished this Thursday. So remember if you purchase a copy you will be helping a boulder to eat, pay the rent on his riverside moss garden, and feed his boulder family.

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 17d

You're a star, thank you!

BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 17d

Would really appreciate being added! Thank you for doing this. Based in the UK
Original abstract art - www.brendajay.com/original-art...
Prints - www.brendajay-prints.com

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Original Artwork Store

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 17d

I’m going to have to keep trying! A disconcerting dry spell re sales, I’ll calm down when I’ve had a couple. Thank you guys for being supportive

Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 23d

I’ll try again. All of these original artworks are still available on my website, there are some spooky things and some nice textures and lines that you won’t find anywhere else. Thank you for looking. 🖼️ and if you share this that would be super

www.chloecumming.com

Sweep in undulating charcoal and graphite, an ancient puppet

Paul McCartney all neat and monochrome in 1969, a drawing

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 18d

I'm never leaving home again!
Last weekend my better half and I went up north (a bit) to visit his parents.
Having been perfectly well for months on end we are both coming down with something unpleasant! No idea what it is, hasn't completely manifested yet - can't wait!

#comingdownwithsomething

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born miserable @bornmiserable.bsky.social · 18d

19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PROVERB: may you live in interesting times
ME, IN 2025: first of all, fuck you

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 18d

@elaschneider43.bsky.social Thank you so much for the repost! 😊

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 18d

I've put my larger painting on the back burner for a while - it needs some contemplation! So, in the meantime I've done this - no name as yet - it will come to me in its own good time...
I've added detail photos to show texture

#art #abstractart #newart #artist #abstractartist

Photo of painting - background colours of red, blue white & black, some presented in blocks. On top are circles with bright yellow edges and black filling with yellow scratches round leading to solid black centres

detail - Photo of painting - background colours of red, blue white & black, some presented in blocks. On top are circles with bright yellow edges and black filling with yellow scratches round leading to solid black centres

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 23d

Born in the 60s - haven't seen Sound of Music or Mary Poppins!

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 23d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 24d

@paulgarrard.bsky.social Thank you for the repost 😊

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 24d

My abstract art has a lot of detail giving great depth and texture. It is incredibly difficult to get this across on social media. The recent open studios I did showed me that I was right!
Any idea how to combat this issue?
Detail pic first with explanation
#abstractart #art #abstractdetail

Detail of painting "Swamp" showing the colours (orange, green, black, copper, greys & yellows) and texture giving the impression of streams emanating out through the swamp

Full painting that doesn't fully show how detailed the actual painting is

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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 25d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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BrendaJay @brendajay.bsky.social · 26d

I have just sent out one of my sporadic newsletters! This one summarises my experience with Open Studios over the last couple of weeks.
If you would like to read it and subscribe to future newsletters please sign up using this link - www.brendajay.com/subscribe
Thank you xx

subscribe — BrendaJay - Artist

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