Crossword Man @crosswordman@qoto.org

Is the colour red the same in every artist’s paint tube? Obviously, not necessarily the same. Learning to read a paint tube label can enhance your colour selection for your paintings. In this blog, I’ve listed the 8 important pieces of information you would find on a quality paint tube label. Have a look and would appreciate your feedback.

Here’s the link: https://www.ezeeart.com/how-to-read-a-paint-tube-label-easily/

#abstractart #abstract #AYearForArt #MastoArt #art #artist #mastodon #painting #ArtCollector #fediart #ArtMatters #MastoArtist #mastoartists #artwork #supportart #supportartists #follow #artnetwork #wallart #HomeDecor #InteriorDesign #artbooster #blogging

Introductory post: Hi there! I'm a fledgling block printer, looking forward to improving my skills and learning from other artists. I'm slow to finish things and even slower to post them, but currently thrilled that I recently sold my very first octopus print, and I'm planning on doing different versions of him to practice multiblock and jigsaw print techniques.

#introduction #art #MastoArt #linocut #printmaking #printmakersofmastodon #blockprint #octopus #pumpkin #selfportrait #dumbooctopus

Another backyard visitor for #tinyPrintTuesday. I wanted to capture the slinky way foxes skulk. I’m using little scraps of lino and offcuts of paper. 3”x4”

We were surprised to see a fox in our tiny yard but it lives nearby.

I think maybe I should go even tinier!

#fox #linocut #printmaking #printmaker #peelreveal #washi #wildlife #urbanEcology #wildlifeArt #MastoArt #printmakersOfMastodon

scribo: I write
Minimus is practising his litteras (letters) on a tabula (writing tablet). He's using a calamus (pen) to dip in his atramentarium (inkpot). Minimus has already finished an epistula (letter) and fastened it with his mouse sigillum (wax seal).
#LatinVerbs

The beavers have been busy...

#ThickTrunkTuesday #Wetlands #Beavers

some possible reasons for 8-bit bytes https://jvns.ca/blog/2023/03/06/possible-reasons-8-bit-bytes/

Milkweed.

As seen in Catskill Center Thorn Preserve (before the snow covered everything).

My latest nature drawing: https://matteofarinella.com/Nature-Drawings

#illustration #plants #naturedrawing #nature #sciart

Part 1: I felt like doing a new #Introduction post as I never pinned my original one. I'm Mark a #DigitalArtist and #Photographer - I've been doing this around 15 years now, most of that time it's been my only gig. I feel like I've been starting over the past year as I spent the past 5 years taking care of my Mom who is in the late stages of dementia. Last spring I had to face it was no longer something I could do at home. Luckily she's very close and I walk over to see her almost every day.

Does it look familiar to you? 🤭 #catsofmastodon #kissat

A selection of #insects from the #SLAM #Malaise trap I run in #Canberra for the week 3-10 February 2023.

#Fly: Austrotephritis pumila #Diptera #Tephritidae

Darwin #wasp: Anacis sp. female #Hymenoptera #Ichneumonidae

Click #beetle: Conoderus sp. (probably C. exsul)

Small wasp: #Encyrtidae sp.

https://stangeia.hobern.net/araba-bioscan-slam-3-10-february-2023/

https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?user_id=dhobern&on=2023-02-10&place_id=any&verifiable=any

#Entomology #Coleoptera #Elateridae #Hymenoptera #Ichneumonidae #Encyrtidae

"Aye, the sirens," says the lighthouse keeper, picking a bit of tobacco from his beard. "Some nights, when the wind is just so, I swear I can hear 'em singing." "What do they sing?" I prod him. A faraway look in his eyes, he says in a voice barely above a whisper, "Tubthumping."

Late 1980s: "Old Miles Davis LP: £3.99"
Early 1990s: "Old Miles Davis LP: 50p"
Late 1990s: "Old Miles Davis (jazz musician) LP: 2 for 50p."
2000s: "Miles Davis 1st Quintet. Vinyl, 1st pressing. 1957, (Prestige 7094), deep groove mono, 200gram, Obi strip (VG+/NM-): £950"
#vinyl

Early morning at the Riverside Museum in Glasgow. I love the shape of this building, but unfortunately, the full extent its innovative design can only be appreciated from above.

#glasgow #goodmorningglasgow #riversidemuseum #architecture #architecturephotograhy #glasgowbuildings #glasgowmuseums #glasgowarchitecture #buildingphotography #museums #museumsoftheworld

During tonight's full moon, if you look closely, you might just see the rabbit who lives on the moon, pounding with the mortar and pestle to prepare mochi (rice cakes). 🐰
#ukiyoe #FullMoon #folklore #moon #rabbit #JapaneseArt @folklore
🎨'Rabbit Pounding Rice in a Mortar' - Hokugen, 1855.

Subway Monsters #illustration #kidlitart

Walkers Are Welcome Towns - Ross-On-Wye

It's a quirky little market town sitting high on an escarpment overlooking great horseshoe bends in the River Wye. Walking in the Ross area has something for everyone, from flat riverside paths to steep climbs, fields and woodland – and amazing panoramic views! It remains a hidden gem to escape the bustle of tourism & walking hotspots. Do come and explore!

https://walkersarewelcome.org.uk/waw-towns-o-z/waw/49

#WalkersAreWelcome #Ross #RossOnWye #Herefordshire #RiverWye #Explore

One more Doggie Stick Library!

still waiting for marc's guinea visa (fiona got hers).

spending the day searching for a new o-ring to fix the broken #primus stove. in the end we decided to build a new stove out of trash found on the street and our #victorinox knife. boiling 1l water takes around 30 minutes_

pic4: we borrowed a local made stove to make us a coffee

we might be a bit naive, but at least we are equipped with creative brains 😎

#diy
#woodgasstove