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David Brown
@dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
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Printmaker and artist in East Anglia. Art, architecture, music & poetry. Borromini and Hawksmoor. Rembrandt and Hepworth. Work in the V&A & other public & private collections.
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David Brown @dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social · Mar 25
Just arrived on BlueSky, so hello! Here's a print with which to introduce myself, 'Le Jardin des Plantes'. The title comes from an Elizabeth Bishop poem, and the print is part of a collaborative project with the poem Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social
Print showing the ornate gates (shut) of a botanic garden, between 2 stone pillars. A path stretches beyond.
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nicktankard.bsky.social
In February I’m making my illustrations and sketches for The Woman in Black available to purchase.

Affordable original handmade illustrations. Spread the word, much appreciated!

Details following in *FEBRUARY*
A black and white pen and printmaking ink illustration of a man sat in a cart being pulled by a pony towards a large dark house. A dim light can be seen at the doorway of the house the only other source of light is from the stars in the dark sky.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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mamady.bsky.social
Aged 16, I watched Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Like every other boy, I left infatuated with temples.

#humansofbluesky #eastcoastkin #photography #nature #art #classicmono #monochrome #blackandwhite #b&w #scape #thursday #urban #bluesky #landscape #travel #photographersofbluesky #mono
A black and white photo of Angkor Thom’s West Gate standing watch as a lone scooter rider moves along the narrow road, passing beneath carved stone faces where centuries of history meet quiet, everyday motion.
December 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
Oh - that is exactly where I want to have my breakfast
caldeiragiselle.bsky.social GC Gi @caldeiragiselle.bsky.social · 10d
Pierre Bonnard, Breakfast under the Tunnel, 1908. Morning
Pierre Bonnard, Breakfast under the Tunnel, 1908. A breakfast table appears in the foreground, covered with a light-colored tablecloth and set with a teapot, cups, a thermos, and a small red dish. Beyond the table, dense green foliage fills much of the composition.
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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deelilley.bsky.social
Olive Trees, Henri Matisse 1898
Olive Trees, Henri Matisse 1898
January 5, 2026 at 5:21 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
Luscious!
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
I don't know, sorry - anyone? (NB - a birch tree)
garvansam.bsky.social Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social · Dec 9
Can you tell me what this fungus is? Under a beech tree. Moderately large, say 5-6 cm across. Thanks!!

#fungi #mycology
Two fungi, decurrent (is that the word?) gills, brown top, pale underside, chunky stalk. The rims curling upwards.
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
Quote with your model of masculinity
Andrew Wyeth - Adrift. Sea painting, close up of a rowing boat, no oars in rowlocks, the boatman lying down in the boat, on his back, fully clothed, asleep.
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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ramblingidiot.bsky.social
I suppose I should try and promote the business, over here.
Me and my wife have started our own business Cut From The Land. Making and Selling linocut prints inspired by nature, folklore, the seasons, folk art, mythology and some films and music. Pics below.

cutfromtheland.bigcartel.com/products
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November 15, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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garvansam.bsky.social
Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament? You can still return to the House of Lords - for life.
No real consequences. No accountability.
Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Ban rule-breaking peers from the House of Lords.
Lords found guilty of serious misconduct – like bullying or lobbying for cash – still get to make our laws. I just signed a petition to kick rule-breaking peers out of the Lords for good. Want to add...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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agavinart.bsky.social
Love Bill Traylor
labelsonhumans.bsky.social labelsonhumans @labelsonhumans.bsky.social · Feb 26
a camp chicken?

anyway its by the fantastic Bill Traylor. 'ta dah!'
November 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
Two key moments happened in Félix Vallotton’s life in 1899: he married his wife Gabrielle (seen here slumbering in bed), and he decided to fully commit himself to painting rather than the more profitable line of engraving.
November 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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museoparticular.bsky.social
#Bodegón de #PaulSérusier #Francia 1864–1927 uno de los #postimpresionistas franceses líder o gurú del grupo de los #Nabis los #profetas especie de #secta #artística adelantada a su tiempo consagrada al #color místicos que supusieron una notable influencia en el #arte posterior #museoparticular
Bodegón de Paul Sérusier Francia, 1864–1927 fue uno de esos postimpresionistas franceses que ejerció de líder o gurú del grupo de los Nabis, «los profetas», una especie de «secta artística», adelantada a su tiempo y consagrada al color, unos místicos que supusieron una notable influencia en el arte posterior. Postimpresionismo Nabis
November 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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canadianpaintings.bsky.social
Groupe
Suzanne Duquet
1941
November 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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simoninsuffolk.bsky.social
A close-up of St Edmund on the Thornham Parva retable. Made in the 1330s, part of that great flowering of English art that was about to be snuffed out by the mid-century pestilence, and probably made for the Blackfriars church at Thetford.

Thornham Parva: www.suffolkchurches.co.uk/thornhamentr...
November 20, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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museoparticular.bsky.social
🎨Oleanders, 1888. Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890. Oil on canvas. #vangogh #painting #art #artwork #museoparticular
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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markmakingmarks.bsky.social
#rain #cloud #graphite #art #theKymin #drawing #hike #landscape #pencil #nature
This is a graphite sketch of a landscape scene. There is a large cloud in the sky. The Sun is still casting the shadow on the bushes in the field.
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
Yes, they are great ...
garvansam.bsky.social Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social · Oct 16
"Although they warned me about Gaston's gas gun
Twenty times an hour the gas gun startles me."

I'm enjoying the funny, lyrical, moving poems in 'Object Permanence' by @anneberkeley.bsky.social
The cover of Anne Berkeley's book, 'Object Permanence'. Blue sky. Green meadow grass and hedges. Half lost in the grass, a large, rusting, mysterious piece of farm machinery.
October 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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esloudon.bsky.social
Coming soon coming soon.... an anthology of new work by writers who are also carers. I'm in here somewhere. Thank you so much to @bookwormvaught.bsky.social and a heads up to @ylbooks.bsky.social and any other bookshops who might like to carry a copy (out in November).
Cover of an anthology of writing. Title is Curae.
October 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
wow!
womensartbluesky.bsky.social womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · Oct 11
Artist Susanna Bauer adds thread and crochet to dried leaves, creating miniature artworks #womensart #Autumn #Fall
October 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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ahistoryinart.bsky.social
'Sleeping Centurion,' (c1765) is a preparatory sketch for a sleeping soldier in Ubaldo Gandolfi's fresco of the Resurrection, painted in the eleventh chapel of the Portico di San Luca, Bologna. The fluid brushstrokes achieve a work of intimacy and great charm.
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
What a fun project to do - and it looks great
johndilnot.bsky.social John Dilnot @johndilnot.bsky.social · Sep 30
The images in this book are taken from a series of paintings made over fragments of London street maps.
TREE SEEDLINGS edition of 50
it is available from my website shop
and can be seen at the
SMALL PUBLISHERS FAIR @smallpublishers coming soon
#smallpublishersfair2025 #smallpublishers johndilnot.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:03 PM
dbrownprintmaker.bsky.social
Unexpectedly splendid portrait of a dog - Josephine Bowes
Full frontal 'head and shoulders' portrait of a small dog with a reddish collar. Maybe a jack russell? White front, black head with a bit of tan. Very alert and friendly looking! What big ears it's got...
October 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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garvansam.bsky.social
"After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on a long record of inclusion and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all their gyms"

@goodlawproject.bsky.social

Send Virgin an email:

goodlawproject.org/virgin-activ...
Virgin Active: Stop following transphobes, follow the law
After a legal threat from GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry, Virgin Active turned their back on a long record of inclusion and enforced a changing room and bathroom ban on trans people across all th...
action.goodlawproject.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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michellehughes.bsky.social
Kilburn White Horse, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. One of the original prints, which went off to a new home at the York Printmakers Print Fair.

#SuttonBank #ClevelandWay #NorthYorkMoors #linocut #printmaking
September 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Agnes Kasparkova, 90-Year-Old Czech former agricultural worker who turned her small village into an art gallery by painting traditional Moravian motifs on the local houses. The project went on for over 13 years #WomensArt
Various photos of houses with white walls and blue painted floral designs, as well as the artist herself at work
September 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM