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Alice
@alishiningbrightly.bsky.social
Creating daily. Dealing with a chronic illness. Heart-Centered Academy Assistant. Tees Delta. WTJU 91.1 listener. INFJ. Cryptic crosswords, and maths puzzles fan. This house has two floors and is well kept. 📎🎨💚
This is the closest I have. Two of my mother's Angry Birds on her mantelpiece. My mother is approaching 80 years old.

#JuliArty
#emoji
#artyear
#angrybirds
July 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
St Bernard puppy. I spotted this in a St Bernard group walk at my local park.

#JuliArty
#artyear
#dog
July 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Look what just arrived!

Thank you @jambookshopuk.bsky.social they are fantastic! (They're always fantastic! )

#artyear
#drawing
July 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I'm feeling very virtuous now. I've managed to repack all my art supplies into the art cart. I'm also knackered! Pass the tea.🎨😁

#artyear
July 14, 2025 at 8:34 AM
If you're talking to me, yep I've heard him. He's one of the reasons I own this beauty. The man was sheer class in bass playing. It wasn't until recently I realised just how close his voice was to Skip James.

If you weren't talking to me, well I still agree with you.

#bass
July 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
What flavour soup do we think this is?

#food
#brainteaser
July 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Take a simple shape, and see where you end up. In this case, a triangle.

#simple
#JuliArty
#artyear
#drawing
July 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This is the best I can do, although it comes nowhere near my personal definition of geek. I filled an entire sketchbook painting my phone app icons. I discovered that there's a real art to crafting a good icon.

#geek
#JuliArty
#artyear
July 11, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Winner! 🥳🏆🥳

#ithadtohappeneventually
July 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Whilst helping out in a charity shop, me and a colleague played chess during quiet times. It took him a while to beat me, but the first time he did, we were both delighted. When he left a while later I gave him this picture of his first winning position.

#game
#JuliArty
#drawing
July 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I swear they tasted better when they were called 'Marathon'.

#JuliArty
#wrapper
#watercolour
July 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I've always thought this spoke volumes. To be fair, Redcar and Cleveland Council do try.
July 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's not always easy to spot the real Middlesbrough, but every now and then, you get a small glimpse.

#JuliArty
#artyear
#boro
July 6, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I have five pieces in various stages of finished from almost to not very, so the obvious thing to do is...start something new.

#artyear
#lackofrestraint
July 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
One of the best pieces of advice I've ever read said 'fill your tank'. The creativity of others inspires your own work. After reading Patti Smith's 'Just Kids', I looked into the work of Robert Mapplethorpe (NSFW).

#JuliArty
#spark
#artyear
July 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Er, I have no idea about this. It's a collage, there's lots of hands, it works in my head. I have no idea what it means, it just looks right to me.

#JuliArty
#mirror
#artyear
#collage
July 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
It's 'perforate your arm for medical science' week. Four holes in seven days, with blood thinners added in for greater effect.

#bloodtest
July 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Inadvertent abstract versions of pictures part 01.

Chalk drawing on pavement, and Hiroshige.

#urbansketching
#artyear
July 2, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Obviously, I really like this subject. I rarely draw anything twice.

This looks like a chocolate and strawberry combination from my local ice cream place.

#JuliArty
#sweet
#artyear
#watercolour
#drawing
July 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I haven't done a challenge for a while. I thought I'd give it a try.

This one is a bit rough, but I wanted it out today not next year.

Maple syrup bottle in graphite.

#JuliArty
#maple
#artyear
July 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A little help please. Can anyone identify this plant? It's obviously a succulent, and it seems to love the hot weather.

#nature
#naturephotography
#plants
June 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Coffee shop sign.

#artyear
#drawing
June 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I realise I'm a bit late, but I'm looking forward to reading this.

Apologies for bad Alt text, but my fatigue is bad today.

#book
#davegorman
#toomuchinformation
June 27, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I can't help but hear this in the voice of Baron Silas Greenback, the villain in Dangermouse.
June 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
June 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM