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Derek Sylvester

@dereksylvester.bsky.social

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Artist. Posting paintings to spread some joy and maybe even a smile. www.rockyartworks.com Married with two grown children. Cavapoo. 2 cats. Love Clumber Spaniels. Likes: Art, Music, Food, Science, Comedy

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 5d

At 14 I went to my first protest in Berkeley. The riot was started by 'plants' within the demonstrators who threw rocks & bricks at the police & National Guard. A photograper was killed. His lens mistaken for a gun. If you protest, be on guard for the 'plants'. Be peaceful.
#nokings

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you Allan Smitheel. I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 2h

Thank you Corutani. I appreciate you.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 2h

Clement Mok Quote
Digital Graphic 36"x48"
#art #digitalart #popart #eastcoastkin #artshare #clementmok #design #graphicdesign #history #culture

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 8h

Matchbox Construction Set
Digital Painting 80"x28"
#art #digitalart #popart #eastcoastkin #artshare #matchbox #toys #vintagetoys #england #breatbritian #history #culture

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 10h

Love this! Thank you for sharing Wayne.

Wayne Edson Bryan @wayneedsonbryan.bsky.social · 9d

Searching For Some Woke To Blame/Wabi Sabi Circus Series, 2023, 32 layers of ink on paper drawings, digitally colored and assembled, 24 x 24 in.

linktr.ee/wayneedsonbr...

#contemporaryart #contemporarydrawing #collage #wabisabicircus #circus #outsiderart #trump #dailynews #humor #wayneedsonbryan

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for your kind works Artistic Cass ♥︎. I love the art you are posting.

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Artistic Cass ♥︎. I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Jeff. I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Paul. Appreciate you.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you Corutani. I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 1d

Red Night Fuchsia
Digital Painting 36"x36"
#art #digitalart #popart #eastcoastkin #artshare #fuchsia #plants #flowers #nature #science #culture

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 2d

Love this. Thank you for sharing Kalman Go

Kalman Go @kalmango.bsky.social · 10d

𖢗 Third day in Adygea 𖢗
Excursion to the "Khajokh Gorge"
𓊈 08/19/25 𓊉
⪨ Wild Beach ⪩
#Adygea #art #traditionalart #watercolor #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #landscape #LandscapePainting #painting

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you. Along with the crystal(s), I received number of stones and fossils. Among them is a fossilized whale vertebrae. It is about the size and weight of a bowling ball. Can only imagine how large the whale was. I will take a pic and post for you to see.

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you Earthling for all the likes. I posted a homage to NET.ART to my feed. Please feel free to take a copy.

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

I saw this for an art exhibit here in San Francisco.
www.famsf.org/exhibitions/...
Thought of your artwork. If you are not in this show, you should be. Your artwork stands out above others. Keep up the great art you do.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you OldeHippi. Appreciate your reply. Yes, I do enjoy having it nearby.

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Crystal
Minifigure shows size relationship.
A friend left this crystal to me. Said is was powerful. I do not have knowledge regarding crystals. This one seems large to me. Love to get some feed back on this.
#eastcoastkin #artshare #crystals #rocks #stones #geology

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Love this! Thank you for sharing Paul.

Straight Jacket Dreamer @paulmollon.bsky.social · 6d

Respectfully submitted for your approval for #fishyfriday the Bonnethead Shark. Bonnetheads are one of my favorite sharks and from my own experiences observing them, they are very placid and “Disney Cute” 😃 More in alt text #fish #sciart #artshare #artyear #blueskyart #marinebiology

Bonnetheads (Sphyrna tiburo) are light gray upper skin color and very white underneath. They are prominent shark in SWFL and the Keys. They are very shy and small and are the first known Omnivores in the Shark family. They are essential to maintaining our Sea Grass Beds. Their diet is mainly Crustaceans, very small fish and some of the Sea Grass for essential nutrients, “mom said eat something green every day”😝😜 I always find a group of them when I Reef Snorkel in the Sea Grass Beds, and I am always safe because that means other larger predators are not around. Their vision is way better than mine👍🤩😃

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚊𝚘𝚕𝚘. I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you 𝚙𝚒𝚎𝚛𝚙𝚊𝚘𝚕𝚘. I appreciate you.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you shedevilpatrol. I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Looking great Barry. Love the eyes on this one.

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Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you shedevilpatrol. I appreciate you.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Mia Blais-Côté (MiaQc). I appreciate your support.

Derek Sylvester @dereksylvester.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you Paul. I appreciate you.