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jrmaddin
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Some drawings, paintings and photos. Some old, some new.
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Quebec City summer breeze
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekWForWindows
#ArtAdventCalendar
#WindowsOnWednesday
#EastCoastKin
#photography
#ArtYear
Quebec City summer breeze pulling a white curtain out of an open window
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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I picked up this poster when the Royal York was doing a remodel of their rooms about ten years ago.
June 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Light cast from the back lane. #LightAndShadow for #BlueSkyArtShow #artyear #photography
Light cast from the back lane on a concrete wall. The back s of wo patio chairs in front and the silhouette of a car behind.
May 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Farmyard gossips #sketch #artyear #drawing
May 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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After nearly three years hidden from view by hoarding and scaffolds the Palm House at Allan Gardens is finally open to the public again. Some salmon swam by for a look-see. #Toronto
Blue salmon sculptures painted with indigenous artwork appear to be swimming toward a glass-domed building Blue salmon sculptures painted with indigenous artwork appear to be swimming toward a glass-domed building
May 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Imaginary landscape charcoal drawing. #artyear #sketch
April 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Sun Betrayed. Quick sketch from Sense8.

#artyear #sketchbooks #drawing #sketching #dailysketch #inkdrawing #ink
March 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Did he mention the hidden compasses on the ceiling where the pathways meet? There is usually a symbol on the floor showing when there is on above you.
March 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
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Late Winter sunlight, Metropolitan United Church in downtown Toronto.

#blueskyartshow #sunlight #ArtYear #photography #toronto
Late afternoon sunlight hitting a church steeple, gnarled trees are silhouetted in the foreground
March 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Looks like you used the find edges filter to create the line work layer.
Image of wine casks showing the effect of find edges filter in photoshop.
March 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Bone dry. Day 10 of #MarchIntoLandscapes #arid #artyear #photography
March 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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A loose pen sketch
#sketch #drawing #artyear #februarty
pen sketch of a couple walking, wiewed from behind
February 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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We had a lot of snow in Toronto this week. This is the building across the street, drawn from my lobby. #urbansketching #artyear #watercolor
February 17, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Gotta be this tall to ride -
#BlueSkyArtShow Sat theme #Monochrome
#photography #blackandwhite #artyear
A young boy wearing a white cowboy hat stands in a corral watching three men on horseback
February 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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HIgh heels stepping out. #FebruArty #shoes #photography
Low angle photo of a woman in high heels on the sidewalk, bright light reflects off of the wet concrete.
February 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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Saturday #BlueSkyArtShow theme is #Light.

Late night street food, Toronto. Are the ghosts in the window hungry, or are they trying to warn them?

#photography #Toronto #FebruArty #streetfood #muchmusic
Late night street food, Toronto. Three people silhouetted againgst the light cast by a hot dog cart.
February 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Last prompt for #JanuArty is: angle
Banker's hours downtown Toronto

#Angle #CityScape #photography #toronto
Moody low angle night photo of older buildings in shadow with modern tower lit up in the background
January 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Thursday #PortraitChallenge

reference: Self portrait, painted in 1947 by Raymond Sheppard

#artyear #penandink #illustration #dailysketch
Pen drawing of a pensive young man looking over his left shoulder towards the viewer.
January 30, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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#BirdWhisperer art project for January - Common loon.
Pencil on paper 9x12
Pencil sketch of a common loon in water
January 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekEforEvents
The Roundup

#photography #ranching
Children watching activity in a corral from a metal rail fence
January 30, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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#JanuArty Day 29: Curve
- Citadelle de Québec #photography #QuebecCity
January 29, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Gentleman farmer. Pencil drawing 7"x10"
#artyear #pencil #dailysketch
Pencil portrait Gentleman farmer in a wearing a button-up shirt and cardigan, with straw hat tipped back on his head.
January 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Put your appearence setting on "Light" mode. Then when you are importing an image the edges will show how the whites will appear. If they are too dark you can go back and adjust.
January 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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January 22, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Hmm... Good trouble or bad trouble? Bit of both?

#sketchbooks #drawing #sketching #dailysketch #inkdrawing #ink
ink drawing of two soldiers in 18th century uniforms. Theone one the right has a musket over his shoulder the othe is holding a shovel.
January 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM