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January 30, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/104031/
![“I went out one morning to look at [the Shelton Hotel] and there was the optical illusion of a bite out of one side of the tower made by the sun, with sunspots against the building and against the sky,” said Georgia O’Keeffe, recalling the precise moment that inspired her to paint The Shelton with Sunspots. Although her depictions of flowers and the southwestern landscape are powerful and evocative, O’Keeffe painted a group of cityscapes in the 1920s that are no less intriguing. She married the photographer and dealer Alfred Stieglitz in 1924, and the following year they moved into the Shelton, a recently completed skyscraper. O’Keeffe was fascinated by the soaring height of the building and emphasized its majesty in this painting by rendering it from the street below. In the glaring light of the emerging sun, the building becomes an abstracted series of rectangles arranged in the center of the composition. Yet the hard edges of the Shelton are softened by the numerous circular sunspots and wavy, flowing lines of smoke and steam, suggesting that despite her urban subject matter, O’Keeffe nevertheless sought to unify man-made and organic forms, just as she would in her southwestern paintings such as Black Cross, New Mexico .
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January 30, 2026 at 8:42 AM
The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/104031/
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Police harass citizens at home for criticizing the government on social media.
Miami, USA.
Miami, USA.
January 19, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Police harass citizens at home for criticizing the government on social media.
Miami, USA.
Miami, USA.
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Winslow Homer 1894, The Artist’s Studio in an Afternoon Fog
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Winslow Homer 1894, The Artist’s Studio in an Afternoon Fog
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Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Mamdani has only been Mayor for a day & criminals are already fleeing New York
We ain’t in Kansas anymore Toto
January 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We ain’t in Kansas anymore Toto
Imagine too, the aromatic pots bubbling with French cuisine lining her nostrils
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Imagine too, the aromatic pots bubbling with French cuisine lining her nostrils
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Tips on drawing sea waves.
"Acrylic markers are great for this. The colors are vibrant. To create a sense of dimension, use a strong contrast between light and dark shades, but also incorporate gradients. Overlapping waves shouldn't be arranged neatly; variation looks more natural."
#art #drawing
"Acrylic markers are great for this. The colors are vibrant. To create a sense of dimension, use a strong contrast between light and dark shades, but also incorporate gradients. Overlapping waves shouldn't be arranged neatly; variation looks more natural."
#art #drawing
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I thought he resigned. Why the silence this past year?
December 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I thought he resigned. Why the silence this past year?
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Call them for what they really are: The TearRummp files
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Call them for what they really are: The TearRummp files
Might as well call them what they really are: the TeRummp files
December 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Might as well call them what they really are: the TeRummp files
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Underwater Christmas Tree Coral 🪸
Video taken at Koh Tao (Turtle Island), a small, stunning island in Thailand's Gulf.
It's famous as a global hub for affordable scuba diving and snorkeling, known for clear waters, coral reefs, and marine life like turtles and whale sharks.
#travels #thailand
Video taken at Koh Tao (Turtle Island), a small, stunning island in Thailand's Gulf.
It's famous as a global hub for affordable scuba diving and snorkeling, known for clear waters, coral reefs, and marine life like turtles and whale sharks.
#travels #thailand
December 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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The Black Place https://www.artic.edu/artworks/32630/
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The Black Place https://www.artic.edu/artworks/32630/
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"Well, what shall we hang? The holly, or each other?"
Now that's a Christmas movie.
From 'The Lion in Winter' (1968).
With the brilliant Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole
Now that's a Christmas movie.
From 'The Lion in Winter' (1968).
With the brilliant Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole
December 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
"Well, what shall we hang? The holly, or each other?"
Now that's a Christmas movie.
From 'The Lion in Winter' (1968).
With the brilliant Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole
Now that's a Christmas movie.
From 'The Lion in Winter' (1968).
With the brilliant Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole
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Istok Pavlovic narrates his take on what made the Mona Lisa painting famous.
#monalisa #davinci #marketing #art
#monalisa #davinci #marketing #art
December 26, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Istok Pavlovic narrates his take on what made the Mona Lisa painting famous.
#monalisa #davinci #marketing #art
#monalisa #davinci #marketing #art
At least they can get their jobs back if we act fast but we’re not fast
December 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
At least they can get their jobs back if we act fast but we’re not fast
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Stump in Red Hills https://www.wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-keeffe/stamp-in-red-hills
December 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Stump in Red Hills https://www.wikiart.org/en/georgia-o-keeffe/stamp-in-red-hills
Pink explosion next time
December 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Pink explosion next time