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🇨🇦 JenPaints
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GenX. Artist. Mom and grandma. I own a music store with my husband. Maritimer and proud Canadian. 🇨🇦 I like history and nature.
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🇨🇦 JenPaints @jenpaints.bsky.social · Dec 9
Day 9 #ArtAdventCalendar
I painted this a few years ago for fun. I love Maggie Smith as Violet, the Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey. I love her face and the expressiveness of her eyes. I'm sorry she is gone now. She was brilliant.
Maggie
11x14 Acrylic on Claybord
#Acrylic #painting 🎨
Acrylic portrait of Maggie Smith as Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham from the show Downton Abbey. She is looking directly at the viewer. She is wearing a brown jacket over a peach blouse with pearl earrings and a pearl necklace with a large brooch in the center.
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Day 8 is 1/3 the way through #ArtAdventCalendar!

Close Encounter
40×48in 101x122cm
Oil on Canvas
2021

#art #painting
Abstract landscape: storm clouds and mothership lit from below over hills leading up to a mesa
December 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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When in doubt, get sprinkles. Hope your Sunday is sweet, #ArtAdventCalendar friends.

#watercolor
Watercolor painting of a raised donut with pink icing and multicolored sprinkles
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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🪸🐙 Reef Dreams VII & VI ✨

🐙 Hand sculpted from clay & lovingly painted 🎨🪸 Tiny Glass Beads & Wire.

#ArtAdventCalendar #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡
Reef Dreams VII. A mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted Caribbean Reef Octopus sculpture, a bluish teal octopus with neon green patches around the eyes. It is painted with very tiny detailed brush marks in pearl, bronze, green and teal. The octopus is sitting on top of a teacup, which is overgrown with hand crafted corals. The corals are mainly purples and teals with hints of gold. Reef Dreams VI. A mixed media artwork featuring a hand sculpted octopus and corals made from tiny glass beads. The octopus depicts the species Caribbean Reef Octopus, a bluish teal octopus with a fine brush marked pattern and shimmering bronze gold patches. The reef consists of tiny beads woven on silver wire and is predominantly pink, teal and green. Including colors such as salmon, carnation, hot pink and a variety of cool bluish greens and teal.
December 7, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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For #ArtAdventCalendar Day 7, I present one of my favorite things I’ve ever drawn, let alone drawn during this “damn near impossible to draw anything” marathon-of-depression year.

Sled dogs are some of the happiest dogs on earth. Always good for a pick me up. 😊
A stylized black linework illustration of three sled dogs pulling a Viking-era sled. The lead dog’s head is pointed skyward as she howls, with her song shown as rainbow watercolor ribbons streaming back over the entire team. The image is shown on a black background surrounded by white text reading: Art Advent 2025 Day 7: Sled Dog Song Post original art every day thru Dec. 24 Tag #ArtAdventCalendar on Bsky & Masto
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Love this. Reposted for the art. Followed for the name.
December 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Barred owl. Day 7 #ArtAdventCalendar
A maybe unfinished drawing from last winter. We see and hear these owls all the time. Last summer we had babies squawking around the yard!
#birds #natureart #wildlifeart #owls
Drawing of a barred owl flying through starry blue woods. A ghostly rabbit is fleeing below.
December 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Day 7
#ArtAdventCalendar 🎨
Peaches
8x8
#acrylic #art #painting #stilllife #peaches
Painting of two peaches nestled on a yellow cloth with a blue background.
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Peaceful Pacific Grove, a watercolor for #ArtAdventCalendar day 7.
I was inspired to paint this after walking the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. Love visiting Pacific Grove. 💙 #art #watercolor #landscape #Monterey #California #coast

Prints available 🎨 1-elizabeth-kennen.pixels.com
Watercolor painting of a coastal landscape. Monterey Bay with rocks, cliff, ice plant.
December 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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Day 7 of #ArtAdventCalendar. Hand sketch, charcoal and white pencil crayon.
Sketch of a an upturned hand in black and white on grey paper.
December 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 7: This mountain lion was carved by my father as a present to my mother for their anniversary many years ago. I love the simplicity of the carving, yet you can see it come alive so eadily.
Wooden carving of a mountain lion climbing down from a rocky cliff. This was carved by my father as a gift to my mother.
December 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 7: Another very old piece from 2015, this time Eurasian blue tit! This one I still like super much, which is unusual with my old artworks.
#art #traditionalart
Traditionally drawn and painted artwork depicting a blue tit on a deadwood branch.
December 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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For Day 7 #ArtAdventCalendar morning

Chaser Sunset
35x44in 89x112cm
Oil on Canvas
2020

#Art #Painting
Abstract landscape: blue and purple mammatus fading to sparse sunset lit clouds over a green field with a road
December 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar #ForestFriday

Dec 5: watercolor of Appalachian mountains, the smooth curves covered in green forest.
watercolor showing layers of Appalachian mountains fading from view as they recede into the distance. the outlines show the silhouettes of many trees on the nearest hills, but they smooth into gentle undulating curves as they get farther away.
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Day 5
#ArtAdventCalendar 🎨
The four girls are myself and my high school chums. It's an ode to our youth and friendships growing up... a distant memory. One of us is gone now. The fallen red leaf is for her.
Forever Friends
24x36
#Acrylic #Art #Painting #RED #whistpr #autumn 🍁🌳
Autumn painting depicting 4 teen girls walking away down an old country road to a bright mystical light the trees. There is one falling maple leaf.
December 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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Still life Pencil Drawing from 1988 assignment in 10th grade art class.
#artadventcalendar #pencil #drawing #eastcoastkin #stilllife #artyear
Still life pencil drawing of a woven basket, small flower vase and bowl of eggs.
December 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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It is rare to find Hans Heysen's early work from when he was at Académie Julian and Colarossi’s Academy in Paris in the decade before WW1. This work, painted on a cold Parisian morning, is prosaically titled, 'From the Apartment Window, Paris, 1901.'
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Beautiful
bakerart.bsky.social Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 4d
Here are three of my pastels showing the Dixie's Retro Fashion stall on Cambridge market. This was for a long time a visual delight on the corner near Great St Mary's. These all found buyers.
#art #pastel #cambridge #retrofashion #fleamarket
The retro fashion stall on Cambridge market. I think they are mostly doing pop-up shops now. See Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cambridge.market.retro/ The retro fashion stall on Cambridge market. I think they are mostly doing pop-up shops now. See Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cambridge.market.retro/ The retro fashion stall on Cambridge market. I think they are mostly doing pop-up shops now. See Instagram https://www.instagram.com/cambridge.market.retro/
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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A trio for day 4 of #artadventcalendar

Atlantic Puffins hanging out

#watercolor #seabird
Puffins watercolor painting
December 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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Day 4
#ArtAdventCalendar 🎨
10x10 Green water.
#acrylic #art #painting #water
Acrylic painting of a small waterfall gushing down grey/purple rocks into a pool of green water.
December 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Love this!
emmasartworks.bsky.social Emma @emmasartworks.bsky.social · 6d
Goldfinches (the European species) in the winter’s morning sunshine. Ink and watercolour.
#artAdventCalendar
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Ink and watercolour painting of two European Goldfinches perched on bare twigs against a pale blue sky
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar Day 4 morning

Breakup
30x36 76x91
Oil on Canvas
2021

#art #painting
Abstract Landscape: orange sky with swirling dark blue clouds over a lake with ice, melt ponds and beach
December 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
jenpaints.bsky.social
Wow! Beautiful ❤️
torilart.bsky.social toril art @torilart.bsky.social · 6d
Day Threeeee! Weeeee! #ArtAdventCalendar
Make it a good one, BlueSky Friends
"Remembering Why We Came"
Acrylic On Canvas
#painting
#torilart
#art
#fineart
#acrylic
#stillontime 😀
This painting depicts a vibrant forest stream, rendered in bold, swirling strokes and rich colors. Tall trees lean toward the water, their trunks streaked with earthy browns and greens. The river reflects the sky in rippling blues and whites, creating a sense of motion and depth. Above, dramatic clouds twist across a turquoise sky.
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Day 3
#ArtAdventCalendar 🎨
This is a painting from a few years ago. It's based on a photo I took at our favourite fishing spot.
#acrylic #art #painting #stilllife
#landscape #water
Rippling water along a shore line with a pink and blue sky.
December 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Wow! Beautiful ❤️
artbyemilytull.bsky.social Emily Tull ASGFA @artbyemilytull.bsky.social · 6d
Day 3 of #ArtAdventCalendar
"Layer By Layer"
Hand embroidery thread painting artwork
#PortraitArt #enbroidery #FiberArt
A hessian fabric background with ripped edge pieces of natural linen and a cream flocked paisley pattern organza overlayed on the left hand side. On the right is a fragmented hand embroidered older female portrait looking face on and smiling. A ripped edge holey piece of black velour is stitched on round the neckline.
December 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Day 2
#ArtAdventCalendar 🎨
8x8 acrylic study for a much larger painting I'm working on.
#acrylic #art #painting #stilllife
Painting of pears along with a small glass jar with a white rose.
December 3, 2025 at 12:25 AM