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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 24

Urban composition, Belfast...

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 22

Field notes, late August.

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 12

The field, mid- August, am and pm...

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Aug 2

Weekend notes from the field...

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 29

Today is the 135th anniversary of Van Gogh's death. He has long remained my painter's touchstone. Some more notes from another field...

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 28

'Figures by a Water Tank', oil on canvas, 2025

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 28

Notes from another field #2...

Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 28

Notes from another field.

Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 25

Field notes, late July.

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 4

Field notes, early July.

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · May 20

Field notes, late Spring.

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 29

Hedgerow report, Spring no.1

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 29

Field notes. Spring no.4

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 29

Field notes, Spring, no.3

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 27

Field notes, Spring no.2

Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 25

Three weeks of a work in progress...

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Visual Artists Ireland @visualartistsirl.bsky.social · Apr 25

Zona | Mark McGreevy at Ulster University Art Gallery

Mark McGreevy: Zona showcases a compelling new series of drawings and paintings created over the past five years, reflecting the artist's fascination with sentient landscapes as a repository for materials and
visualartists.ie/events/zona-...

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 23

Do art debates like this even take place anymore? I mean on the level of argument and interrogation. The extraordinary recordings by John Link, of the Mountain Lake Symposium in 1980...

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Apr 21

In two days: this Wednesday, April 23 at 6:30pm, I'll be in conversation with environmental scientist Peter Groffman at
@thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Very excited for this event! Free and open to the public, in-person and online; reservations required: www.gc.cuny.edu/events/city-...

City of Science: Van Gogh and the End of Nature - Michael Lobel in Conversation with Peter Groffman

Elebash Recital Hall

www.gc.cuny.edu

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 21

Field notes, Spring, no.1

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Apollo @apollo-magazine.com · Apr 17

A book about the history of iconophagy – eating images – is an enlightening if occasionally stodgy read, writes Tim Smith-Laing.

Pictures that look good enough to eat | Apollo Magazine

This chronicle of iconophagy – the act of consuming an image – is an enlightening if occasionally stodgy read, writes Tim Smith-Laing

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Apr 16

If you need a pick-me-up today, definitely check out this lovely video posted by @libbyr.bsky.social of Wayne Thiebaud talking earnestly about Rosa Bonheur's majestic painting "The Horse Fair" at the Met Museum. Love how he identifies himself: "My name is Wayne Thiebaud. I'm a painter & teacher."

Libby Morse @libbyr.bsky.social · Apr 16

I love this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZwZ...

The Artist Project: Wayne Thiebaud

YouTube video by The Met

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 16

Looks great, I have registered for the livestream.

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Michael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · Apr 16

In one week, Wed. April 23 at 6:30pm, I'll be in conversation with environmental scientist Peter Groffman at @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social. Very excited for this event. Free and open to the public, in-person and online; reservations required www.gc.cuny.edu/events/city-...

City of Science: Van Gogh and the End of Nature - Michael Lobel in Conversation with Peter Groffman

Elebash Recital Hall

www.gc.cuny.edu

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Dougal McKenzie @dougalmckenzie.bsky.social · Apr 16

One of the best ever painting books, by Julian Bell...the last page of What Is Painting? ends with the most intriguing statement to have been made on the subject:

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