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A sailboat is silhouetted against a dramatic sunset on the open sea and some gradient of colors from orange to deep blue. A beautiful evening down on the beach in Venice Florida, doesn't get much more coastal than this. I love when a sailboat wonders in to the scene for me, it makes for such a pleasant view and photograph. Often during sunset hours there are several sailboats out on the water with sightseers on board, there are a few sunset charters coming out of Venice.
We always try and pick up a piece of art by a local artist when we visit places. This is a dreamwalker sculpture by a local artist named Suzanne Lowry we got while visiting Arizona.
Just a reminder, today is the last day our 2022/2023 Little Gallery applications are online! Please click on the link to download an application, degrazia.org/exhibitions/little-gallery/.
Montmartre, Paris, France - February 2025: In Montmartre, a man walks by colorful street art featuring a smiling girl. Behind him, vibrant murals add to the lively atmosphere of this famous Paris neighborhood.
Their mixed media metal sculptures and paintings will be on display TODAY, Dec. 5th through Dec. 17th.
The Street Art Projects initiative makes a mural to support everyone in these times of corona. On the 80-meter-long construction fences of the old Stationspostgebouw in The Hague, The Netherlands, you can now see the artworks of 20 different local artists with the theme of Covid-19.
The train station post office, which is situated on the corner of Waldorpstraat and Rijswijkseweg behind Hollands Spoor, will be completely renovated and turned into PostNL's new headquarters. Leo Heusdens of Street Art Projects came up with the idea to paint the construction fences. Almost all artists are self-employed and selflessly participate in painting the eighty meter long wall on Waldorpstraat.
Leo Heusdens wanted to brighten up the white fence around it with street art. “I quickly got permission from the project manager, and the municipality sponsored the paint. In this way I hope to give people a heart, to make people happy with cheerful paintings, and it is a great way to bring artists back together ”.
Technical stuff
This is a 3 shot HDR photo. The 3 shot were taken at 2000 ISO, f8.0, 1/90, 1/500, 1/30, -2/3 at 16 mils. The HDR was created with Aurora HDR 2018. Further postproduction included some little amendments in LR. Finally, I added some copyright signs (in PS). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the fact that my photos were frequently copied. So, don't bother commenting on that.
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The stone sculptures in Sno, a small village in the Kazbegi region of Georgia, are part of a remarkable art project in the Caucasus. These sculptures consist of impressive stone artworks depicting giant faces, often with a melancholic or mysterious expression. They were created by local artist Merab Piranishvili, who is renowned for his unique ability to bring faces and emotions to life in natural stone. Working primarily with local stones, he carves expressive facial features that tell stories about life, the soul, and the deep connection with nature. The sculptures symbolize the ancient wisdom of the mountain dwellers and the spirit of the past. The faces sometimes appear sad or contemplative, reflecting both the challenges and the beauty of life in the Caucasus. Fully integrated into the surrounding landscape, the sculptures stand among the mountains, hills, and rugged grasslands, blending seamlessly with their natural environment. This is what makes Piranishvili’s work so unique: he respects the natural shapes of the stones and subtly adds human characteristics without compromising their raw, natural beauty. Piranishvili often works directly in the field, selecting local stones and carving them with a hammer and chisel. He carefully considers the natural form of each stone, adapting his designs to create a result that looks organic and harmonizes with the surrounding environment.
1. centre The echoes of the Caucasus mountains: stone faces of Sno, 2. top left Tkarsheti: a hidden mountain gem along the iconic Jvari pass, 3. The Snostskali river flowing beneath the watchful gaze of North Chaukhi, 4. Vakhtang Gorgasali church: a beacon of faith beneath the Caucasus, 5. Sno castle: a fortress in the shadow of the Caucasus, 6. The stone head of Sno: carving history into the Caucasus mountainside, 7. The stone-carved face of the Caucasus, 8. Alexandre Kazbegi: voice of the mountains and symbol of Georgian spirit, 9. Monument of majesty: King Vakhtang Gorgasali and the scenic splendor of Sno, 10. Sno castle: guardian of the Caucasus and witness to time, 11. The raw beauty of Tkarsheti: untamed peaks and rugged landscapes, 12. Sioni is a sacred haven amidst the majestic Caucasus, 13. Serenity in the Caucasus mountains: cows beneath the Autumn sky of Sno.
De stenen sculpturen in Sno, een klein dorpje in de Kazbegi-regio van Georgië, maken deel uit van een bijzonder kunstproject in de Kaukasus. De sculpturen bestaan uit indrukwekkende stenen kunstwerken van gigantische gezichten, die vaak een melancholische of mysterieuze uitstraling hebben. Ze zijn gecreëerd door de lokale kunstenaar Merab Piranishvili, die bekendstaat om zijn unieke vaardigheid om gezichten en emoties tot leven te brengen in natuursteen. Hij werkt voornamelijk met lokale stenen en geeft ze expressieve gezichtsuitdrukkingen die verhalen vertellen over het leven, de ziel en de diepe verbondenheid met de natuur. De sculpturen symboliseren de oude wijsheid van de bergbewoners en de geest van het verleden. De gezichten tonen soms een droevige of reflectieve uitdrukking, wat de uitdagingen én de schoonheid van het leven in de Kaukasus weerspiegelt. De beelden zijn volledig geïntegreerd in het omringende landschap: ze staan tussen de bergen, heuvels en het ruige grasland, waardoor ze naadloos opgaan in hun natuurlijke omgeving. Dit maakt het werk van Piranishvili zo uniek: hij respecteert de oorspronkelijke vormen van de stenen en voegt subtiel menselijke kenmerken toe, zonder hun ruwe, natuurlijke schoonheid aan te tasten. Sno ligt vlakbij het adembenemende berggebied Stepantsminda en de imposante Kazbegi-berg. De stenen sculpturen zijn een verborgen juweel in deze regio en trekken steeds meer kunstliefhebbers en reizigers aan. De plek straalt een rustige, bijna meditatieve sfeer uit, ideaal voor wie op zoek is naar iets unieks buiten de gebaande paden. Piranishvili werkt meestal direct in het veld, waarbij hij natuursteen uit de regio selecteert en met hamer en beitel bewerkt. Hij houdt rekening met de oorspronkelijke vormen van de steen en past zijn ontwerpen hierop aan, zodat het eindresultaat natuurlijk oogt en harmonieert met de omgeving. Als je ooit in de buurt van Kazbegi bent, mag je deze sculpturen zeker niet missen. Ze bieden een bijzondere ervaring waarin kunst en natuur op een unieke manier samensmelten!
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One of dozens of K9 statues on display throughout the downtown area, each hand-painted by a local artist.
The project is a fundraising effort organized by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and ultimately benefits the families of Chicago Police Officers who have been killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.
Most of that assistance usually is provided in the form of scholarships so the children of these officers can attend the schools of their choice.
For more information on all the programs of the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, please visit their website at:
This scene is located along the west side of Michigan Avenue at Erie.
Our next Little Gallery's featured artist is Brenda Peo! She’ll have an opening reception on Saturday Jan. 6th from 10am-4pm. Her work will be on display through January 12th, 2018. For more information please visit her website at brendapeoart.com.
Saltburn Cliff Lift is a funicular railway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea which provides access to Saltburn Pier and the seafront from the town. The cliff lift is the oldest operating water-balance cliff lift in the UK and has recently undergone a massive restoration. The stained glass windows on the two cars were created by local Artist Chloe Buck
Plaza de la Constitución. Arucas
Constitution square.
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The last Little Gallery featured artists are Lynn Waltke & Muriel Timmins! An opening reception will be held on Sunday, March 8th, from 12:00-4:00pm. Their mixed media works are on display through March 20, 2020.
Memphis has some very talented street artists. Murals, such as this one, can be found throughout the city. This one is beneath the railroad bridge at Cooper and Young.
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Our next Little Gallery featured artist is Geri Bringman! Her portrait & landscape paintings will be on display starting today through Janury 27th, 2023.
***My apologies for my earlier post, I mixed up the dates and the artists, I hope I didn’t cause too much confusion! Both exhibits are beautiful so you are in for a back to back treat!***
Every one does something or the other to earn their livelihood
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I am back from Jaipur Trip and I would be uploading the moments captured during my trip.
I shot this pic in Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan. This man was playing the instrument in Amber Fort to earn his livelihood.
Better go to lovely landscape in France where great impressionist painter Claude Monet lived.To the left you see the work of a local artist who painted Monet's house which you can see on the right here. His atelier is in the little lane of Monet's house. Many artists came to live near the master and stayed and are still inspired by his creativity, even up to now ......
Atlanta area Artist Gloria Perkins was awarded the Grand Prize for her painting "Hotel Baudy Poppyfield" at The Fete de la Peinture in Giverny France, June 2009. Mayor Claude Landais and The Association of The Friends of Giverny presented Perkins with The Claude Monet Certificate for outstanding work in Plein Air Painting.
The annual competition for outdoor painting draws oil painters from around the world who compete in a 1 day festival at the home of impressionist painter Claude Monet who lived and worked at Giverny from 1833 until his death in 1926.
A neat project, calling local artists to create designs to wrap utility boxes in Vancouver: vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/utility-wrap-artist...
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Fittie Of The Rising by artist Chris Bisset placed at Balnagask Golf Course on Wednesday 4th August 2021 overlooking Aberdeen Harbour Scotland.
Light The North charity fundraising art trail goes live on Monday 9th August 2021, this is a regular fundraising event that raises much needed cash for various good causes each year , this year it is Clan Cancer Support , the lighthouse sculptures have already started to be placed in their designated spots in time for the launch on the 9th August , I have tracked some of those down and hopefully will complete the trail over the coming weeks , posting all my shots of my progress in this album .
Fifty stunning lighthouse sculptures are being installed this week, ready for the launch of Clan’s spectacular Light The North art trail.
The 2.5 metre-tall pieces, painted by some of the UK’s most talented artists, will shine a light across Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Orkney and Shetland from Monday August 9, when the trail is officially launched.
Organised in partnership with Wild in Art, which helped deliver Oor Wullie’s Big Bucket Trail in 2019, Light The North will be a major fundraiser for cancer support charity Clan.
The trail also aims to provide a “light in the dark” for those battling cancer and their families.
A team of Clan’s Light The North volunteers and drivers have now started delivering the 50 lighthouses to their specific locations.
Locals and visitors alike will soon be able to find out where each lighthouse is thanks to an interactive map that will be shared by the P&J and Evening Express when the trail officially kicks off.
Little lighthouses created by local schools for Light The North trail
Each of the 50 lighthouses is unique and backed by a local business. Evening Express, the P&J and Original 106 are among some of the sponsors to have their own dedicated lighthouse.
In addition to the main sculpture trail, 76 little lighthouses created by school pupils will be displayed all over the north of Scotland, including in Aberdeen Science Centre and a number of local businesses. The Evening Express and P&J will share an interactive map of the little lighthouses too.
The lighthouse sculptures were gathered and stored at Shore Porters in Aberdeen ready to be delivered and installed across the north and north-east.
More than 70 schools got involved in Clan’s education initiative which was created to give young people across the north-east, Moray, Orkney and Shetland the opportunity to get creative and help their school or group design a little lighthouse to be featured on the trail.
Lighthouse sculptures to be auctioned off to raise funds for cancer charity
At the end of this year’s Light The North trail, which will be present in each of the areas where Clan Cancer Support operates, all the main 50 lighthouse sculptures will be auctioned off to raise funds for the charity so that it can continue supporting people affected by cancer.
Looking good, Darren Hill, communications and marketing manager with Clan, helping prepare the lighthouses.
Fiona Fernie, Clan’s head of income generation and business development, said: “Clan helps people live with and beyond a cancer diagnosis, but we need your help to continue to be there for them. We’ve seen high demand for our services while facing a significant drop in our income.
“Cancer is not going away, and our services are more indispensable than ever, so we want to encourage everyone to get out and support Clan through Light The North.”
Clan’s Light The North Farewell Weekend will take place from Friday October 29 to Sunday October 31 and the auction is planned for Monday November 1.
A fundraising project by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation to support the families of Chicago Police Officers who have been killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty.
For more information, please visit their website at:
Thunder Bay is holding a drive by art gallery for the next few weeks on Saturdays. Different artists around town are displaying their artwork for the public to drive, bike or walk by to see.
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Kauai is nicknamed "the Garden Isle" thanks to the tropical rainforest covering much of its surface.
... this is the type of art you can expect to appear on the main street of Squamish.
Local artist Christina Nick has two more salmon sculptures placed in other locations around town.
Christina is now working on an installation for the BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver, which is slated to open in June next year. The sculpture will feature a mother bear and her cub.
A local artist will paint a mural on your garage door. This one is a few doors away from home. Taken on a crisp day with crisp light.
Kicking off our Little Gallery 2020-2021 season is Matt Moutafis! His oil paintings and sculptures will be on display Nov. 29, 2020 – Dec. 11, 2020.
Artistc edit of some plant in my front yard.
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There are only a couple more days to check out John Vermette's Little Gallery exhibit! His photography on metal works are currently on display through November 16th, 2018.
The first of more than a hundred individually painted K9 statues that will make their appearance in the downtown area over the summer. This one is one of three located at the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel at Michigan & Madison.
The ones that are on display now have been sponsored by various businesses and organizations. Others will be auctioned off to the public in the fall. The proceeds will support the work of the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation and its programs to assist the families of CPD officers who have been killed or catastrophically injured in the line of duty. Each K9 Statue is unique, hand painted by a local artist.
Transgressions are Forgiven (red)
Silver Into the Streets (yellow)
Washed by the Water (bluegreen)
85" Tall X 21" Wide X 3.5" Deep (each)
Mixed Media Free Standing Sculpture
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