Akane Hashimoto

I wish I remembered Elms. They must still have been a feature of the landscape in my early childhood, but I didn't know, then, to take notice... Both of these paintings of the tall Elm trees bordering the garden in Iver Heath/Bucks, where he grew up, are by Paul Nash (1889-1946)

Hoy, Orkney.

🎆 Spot the similarities between the real fireworks and the 'Antarctic fireworks'! The Antarctic animals (left) photographed here are: 🕷️ Top: A Sea spider, by Dave Bowden 🌀 Middle: A swirl of Nudibranch eggs, by Jenny Beaumont 🪶 Bottom: A feather star, by Pete Bucktrout

On a scale of "anxious medieval animals" which one are you today?

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

Things have just got a lot more difficult . Here’s what I think . I had no control over what just happened . None . But I do have control over how I will react to it . And I am not going to give up on the beautiful and the good , the grip on my dreams just got tighter .

Via Neil Chakraborti

For no particular reason, I’ve been thinking a lot today about that old Circassian proverb that goes öküz saraya çıkınca kral olmaz; ama saray ahır olur, or “a bullock does not turn into a king when he moves into the palace; the palace turns into a barn”

super into these paintings (london, london, edinburgh, derwent water) by chinese artist chiang lee while living in the uk between the 1930s to 50s

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The Daily Orpin Jen Orpin AMAFA at the Union Gallery Bethnal Green

Good one for a finale

It is the season to appreciate the names of Scottish gritters #Scotland

Some of the women and girls who worked packing layers of herring and salt into barrels, #Shetland, undated [source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]

Jam making should be for everyone!

The Yellow One Oil on cradled Panel 20x30cm The day is as grey and gloomy as this scene. Thank goodness for glorious golden yellow. 🩶💛 Currently in my solo show UNION Gallery - London #painting #art #artist #detail #MotorwayArt #northern #bridge #manchester Grim Art

'Aurora' Northern Lights over the #sycamoregap tree by UK artist and printmaker Rebecca Vincent #WomensArt