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Wreath created by Pandala using windfallen foliage, berries and lichens.
Pacific Northwest.
Solstice Poem
Keep your Yule fires burning
Shadows and stars in this frozen land
Jack rabbit is nuzzling around-
Sometimes an owl.
Stoke the fire-
It's all, between us,
and the Night.
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(Four Seasons by Angmar)
Winter
Snowy Trail WNY Angmar
Winter WNY Angmar
Winter WNY Angmar
Winter WNY
Autumn
Fall WNY
Fall WNY
Spring
Early spring WNY
Summer
Boat launch at Mendon
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From the Wyrd World of MollyBloom
Hidden Terra
The Moon Men are here.
And there.
And Everywhere.
Once upon a time they prowled
the dark edges of forgotten
Cityscapes, hungry ghosts
wrapped in fog.
But no more.
Now sunlight glints off their
rainbow obsidian nails and
porcelain fangs.
In sky-high crystal towers
they plot.
And plunder.
Peace for Power
© 2016 MollyBloom. All Rights Reserved.
House of God, House of Cards
The Tower always falls.
Its gleaming façade of liquid silver first
fractures, then sloughs off painfully,
bit by bit.
Once sturdy walls still clutching
steel blue beams spectacularly implode.
The great foundations rumble, and in
half-light, finally crumble to reveal a
venomous snake pit below.
What will you do? when the Illusion shatters.
Swan dive to Freedom?
Or ride the ruins down, down, down into Despair?
© 2019 MollyBloom. All Rights Reserved.
Second Chances
I wanted to run my fingers through your hair,
but someone else was there first.
I wanted to trace the outline of your cheek
while your head rested on my pillow,
but someone else was there first.
I wanted to sink into the deepest depths
of your dark eyes and whisper, “I love you”,
but someone else was there first.
And as much as I wish I were
that someone else, I’m not.
But I’m here with you now
and I won’t hold back.
© 2021 MollyBloom. All Rights Reserved
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Photographs by Clickadee
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Recent paintings by Ralphdog
Rough Morning at Gull Cove
Autumn Sunrise on the Genesee
Dawn at Lee's Landing
Letchworth Pond
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Works by A Pagan in Arizona.
Sympathetic Magic II. Acrylics on canvas panel. 2024. A 2D version of the skull titled Sympathetic Magic from earlier in the year.
Both versions hanging together on my wall.
I currently have two new skulls (both horses) in the cleaning process, but it'll be next year before I can work with them. When I run out of the real thing I create alternate versions of skulls I've already done, using those as references for the contours and natural colors of the 2D versions.
Another Song. Acrylics on canvas panel. 2024. A 2D version of the skull titled A Song for Cernunnos, which now belongs to my son.
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Mixed Media Paintings by Desert Scientist
Van Patten Resort ruins, Dripping Springs, Ice Canyon, Organ Mountains, New Mexico. Mixed Media- watercolor, ink, pencil. Quarter sheet Arches watercolor paper, 300 lb. Ice Canyon was one of my favorite haunts when I lived in New Mexico. Both Pat Garrett and Pancho Villa stayed here!
Montezuma Castle, Arizona. Along the Verde River. One of the most picturesque Pueblo ruins. Mixed Media. Watercolor, ink and pencil. Quarter sheet Arches watercolor paper, 300 lb.
Pacific Coast at La Push. Olympic Peninsula, Washington state. Mixed Media. Watercolor, ink and pencil. Quarter sheet Arches watercolor paper, 300 lb.
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Ceramic Arts by MEL in PGH
Hello Art Friends!
I only have 2 pieces to display for this expo. Why? Because holiday sales were rather brisk this year and I am sold out other pieces….not that I’m complaining. I have only just begun to replenish my inventory.
A group of potters in Pittsburgh have formed a new non-profit called Clay Pittsburgh. Their main mission is to promote interest and education in the ceramic arts. If you visit their link (above) you will see that one of their activities is hosting studio tours. Our studio participated in the tours in April and November. They were rather successful and we’re hoping that they become even more successful in the future.
My 2 new-ish pieces are a birdbath/birdfeeder and a 2-tile trivet:
Birdbath/Birdfeeder mounted on an “antique” cast iron base.
2-tile Trivet also mounted on a cast iron base
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AIRBRUSH ART BY KIWIDEE
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WATERCOLOR AND INK BY RIVEROFTHEWEST
Storybook House, is a watercolor and ink drawing of the house I have lived in for many years. The house is in town but in this depiction it’s on a hill in the country. Artistic license has been taken especially as to landscaping.
The 1930 house is basically English Cottage style, but some details are “Storybook” which is one of many styles derived from Gothic Revival. The Storybook House is done in the style of illustrations in children's books of the 1920s and '30s. I expect to do more in this style when I illustrate the Endless Work-In-Progress, my local history book -- it's a fun technique!
The House Next Door 9”X12” Mixed Media: Watercolor/ Ink on Paper
The house I’ve lived in since 1970 was built by Herbert Roe, a high school custodian who built several homes still standing here in The Dalles,, Oregon. Roe and his wife were caretakers at Fort Dalles Museum between 1926-’29 – at that time the docent/caretaker actually lived in the museum building -- when they designed the “Storybook House” built in 1930. While building this house they lived next door in a small cottage dating back to around WWI or perhaps even the late Victorian era. That house was owned by the Roe family and used as a rental until quite recently.
The current owner felt that this pretty little house deserved a more cheerful color scheme than decades of white and beige, and has followed through with gusto. She continues to work on the house since the photo I used in 2023 was taken.
Photos by gizmo59
Vapor Trails at Sunset (June 2024)
Windows, Scripps College (October 2024)
The Setting Full Moon (November 2023)
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