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Mary Lou Foley

@mlouarts.bsky.social

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Artist of birds, wildlife, nature, pets, portraits.True Blue, living on Cape Cod. Looking for like minded folks and other Artists to follow. #art #fineart #drawing #painting Mloufoley.com

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · 22h

Going to the No Kings protest on Cape Cod.
Thanks for the artwork!❤️

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · 29d

👏👏👏👏👏

Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Jul 30

Lovely! ❤️

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Jul 10

The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.

Will we listen to his words today?

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Jul 6

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · May 30

This baby cardinal's parents were nearby watching,he was crying for them, but then took a tentative leap to the next branch, flapping his baby wings...then papa bird arrived and fed him a juicy worm.
#birds #birdphotography #nature

A fluffy baby cardinal perches on a bush branch cries out for feeding

Papa cardinal feeds the baby bird a green juicy worm

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · May 25

As an artist who sometimes feels I should be doing so much more-
From poet Amanda Gorman...
"Being an artist is about how and why you touch people’s lives, even if it’s one person. Even if that’s yourself, in the process of art-making.”
This self portrait is a charcoal drawing titled, "No Filters"

A black and white charcoal drawing of a woman gazing at the viewer

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Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · May 19

For Malcolm X, born 100 years ago today

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · May 3

It's Kentucky Derby Day! So I'm posting "The Final Turn" a pastel painting I did a while back. It's now available at Eastwind Gallery in Orleans.
#art #blueskyartist #painting #KentuckyDerby #horseracing
#horseart #horses

A pastel painting of a close up view of horses and their jockeys rounding the final turn at the Kentucky Derby

Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Apr 29

Oh,my heart! ❤️❤️😊

Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Apr 24

Sentinels of the Marsh, pastel, 9x12
#art #painting #landscape #pastelpainting #natureart #artist #trees
#fineart

A pastel painting in colors of purple and green of a marsh with a large stand of trees in the middle distance

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Apr 7

A little 5x7 graphite drawing of a little sleeping cygnet.
I think graphite is my favorite art medium.

#birds #birdart #natureart #wildlifeart #blueskybirds #blueskyartists #birdwatching #art

A graphite drawing of a sleeping cygnet in soft grays, whites and black, its beak nestled into its fluffy feathered back

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Apr 5

At the Hands Off protest in Eastham, MA on Cape Cod. About 750 people, lots of honking and thumbs up support from passing cars!

Woman in hat holding small Canadian flag

Man holding sign that says Hands Off our National Parks

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Mar 28

It only works if we all stand up.

An editorial cartoon showing a crowd of people standing up to an evil strongman

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Mar 23

This is scary as hell if true, but it fits with what we see happening now.

Jon Sneider @jonsneider.bsky.social · Mar 16

🧵 DARK MAGA EXPLAINED

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This is by far the most viral thing I've ever posted.
200K Impressions / 115K Accounts Reached / 2K Reactions / 600 Comments / 350 Reposts.

So I'll recreate it here as a thread. Strap in.

www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Mar 14

Follow Jesse. Incredible editorial art.

Jesse Duquette @jesseduquette.bsky.social · Mar 14

Home is where the hearth is

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Mar 6

This is pastel painting,from my own reference photo. A momma egret on her nest in a tree in the Cypress Wetlands,Port Royal, SC. 8x10, pastel
#birds #birdart #paintings #birdenthusiast #natureart #wildlifeart #blueskybirds #blueskyartists #birdlovers
#art

A large white egret stands above her 2 eggs in a nest made of sticks. The background is shades of green leaves

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Mar 3

Do you use the float test? Drop a quarter size bit of your starter in a cup of water. If it floats, it's ready! This is the recipe I used ...and her website has so much info, recipes and videos. Great for beginners. I made delicious pancakes using discard.
www.farmhouseonboone.com/beginners-so...

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Mar 1

My first attempt at making sourdough bread was a great success! Crisp on the outside and soft and springy on the inside. I used heritage wheat from Sunrise Flour Mill. It was a long and sometimes confusing process, but now having done it, the next one will be easier. #sourdough
#breadbaking #baking

A round loaf of bread with decorative slashes on the crust

Slices from a loaf of sourdough bread on a cutting board with a bread knife

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Feb 28

Today's diplay of arrogance and bullying by Trump and Vance was disgusting.
I painted this shortly after Russia invaded. His courage and his seemingly fearless resolve inspired the world.
I'm still with him!
"Zelenskyy" Watercolor 8x8
#Ukraine #art #watercolor #painting
#Zelensky #artist

A portrait painting of Zelenskyy with a determined look. With yellow and blue background

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Feb 22

"Speak up, speak out, get in the way. Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”
-Rep. John Lewis

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Feb 22

Happy Heavenly Birthday to John Lewis.
Thinking about the man, his courage in the face of injustice, and all he stood for. Boy, we really need to make some Good Trouble, some necessary trouble, before it's too late. Who's with me?

John Lewis, Good Trouble, 9x12,charcoal.
#JohnLewis #art #drawing

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Nick Varga @karaoke-god.bsky.social · Feb 14

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Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Feb 14

Today is a good day to focus on Love.
#birds #birdart #paintings #birdenthusiast #natureart #wildlifeart #blueskybirds #blueskyartists #birdlovers #birdnerd #birdwatching #art

A graphite drawing of 2 swans with their necks intertwined

Mary Lou Foley @mlouarts.bsky.social · Feb 14

Let's focus on love today!❤️
#birds #birdart #paintings #birdenthusiast #natureart #wildlifeart #blueskybirds #blueskyartists #birdlovers #birdnerd #birdwatching #art

A drawing of 2 Herons, colors of pinks, black and yellow, their necks and heads intertwined to form a heart shape

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