Just a little background, if you don’t know my work… #WhenBeastsSpoke is a collection of illustrated thoughts from the animal’s perspective. Contemplations on anything from self-love and gratitude, to observations on the little things and joys of nature. And I paint the animals.

I am no Luddite, but laziness and commercially driven interests (corporate and personal) risk damaging our capability to develop the mind, think and reason independently, which is a clear and present danger to us all Don't say 'No' rather use it wisely engelsbergideas.com/essays/a-warni…

Good morning! This week's theme is Rooftops. ----- 'Attic Window', Pimlico (c.1934) by Noel Kilgour (Newcastle Art Gallery NSW)

Simon Palmer ‘Cycling Home’ Yorkshire Watercolours painter Uredale not Wensleydale. His work is all this good, he’s one of the best in this genre. I’m a fan

by Kaoru Yamada "Memory in blue"

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Not the final one today but in the middle of the pack ‘Violet Moon and Estuary’ One of my favourite artists John McKinstry. And with a readable signature that’s rare.

The Male Choir from Treorchy, Wales, singing Myfanwy in a pub on a 1986 TV show called Corau Mawr and reenacting their origins when the choir formed in 1883. Myfanwy" is a secular love song, specifically a "saddest love song" or lament, popular with Welsh male voice choirs.

'London, Houses in Snow' (1920s) by Janet Cumbrae Stewart (National Gallery of Victoria)

Mark Grantham (Canadian Artist, born 1966) "The Snow", 2017. Acrylic on Wood Panel, 24" × 18". Private Collection.

England in 1963.

"Art is the whisper of history, which overcomes the noise of time." Julian Barnes Photo, net

"There is a deep human need for beauty, and if you ignore that need in architecture, your buildings will not last, since people will never feel at home in them." — Sir Roger Scruton

"We are fighting against three giants, my dear Sancho: injustice, fear and ignorance." Miguel de Cervantes Art, Picasso

Incredibly rare crescent Moon, Venus, and Jupiter (along with its Galilean moons) rising over Stonehenge 🌙🗿

🚨BREAKING: The Fire Horse solar eclipse ring of fire path is over Antarctica.

These 'Beach Animals' were created by Theo Jansen as a fusion of art and engineering. The kinetic structures walk on their own and get all their energy from the wind.

Mike Hall’s work appears on my site quite a lot ! Another piece which shows how talented he is. The shadow work abs the colour of the water. I haven’t seen this one before

That fresh smell after rain is called petrichor. When raindrops hit dry soil, they release plant oils and geosmin from bacteria, creating that rich, earthy scent.

'Lina Stores Ltd, Brewer St. London' by Steven P Smith artiststevenpsmith.com