Sally Parker @ArtQuartet

My #summer #blog - now available to read artquartet.co.uk/news/summer-20… This #season celebrates Hampshire Open Studios, #Earthpathways & #peonies are the #flowers featured in my 'Healing #Garden' Happy summer to you all! #seasons #nature #painting #art #photography #writing #events

Happy birthday to Beatrix Potter, born July 28th, 1866! Known for Peter Rabbit and more, she was also a dedicated farmer and conservationist who preserved over 4,000 acres in the Lake District, leaving it to the National Trust. Her stories and legacy continue to inspire today.

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This new digital Curation complements our current exhibition 'Out of Chaos: Post-War Scottish Art 1945-2000'. The curation focuses on post-war women artists. Explore the exhibition here: artuk.org/discover/curat… Summer Grasses and Barley on the Clifftop Joan Eardley (1921–1963)

British artist Stanley Spencer was a prolific painter of flowers ~ here’s his Blue Iris / Landscape with Magnolias (1930s)

Viburnum fruits

A common blue has now turned up this afternoon.

Passiflora, passion flower or passion vine. #seasons #nature #summer #flowersonfriday #flowers #journal #photography #painting #writing

Summer Song Sarah Siltala.

Mosaic of the Doves, Roman, 2nd century AD, Musei Capitolini.

💫This week's theme is weddings! Join us Wednesday with your matrimony legends, flower arrangements, cake traditions, dress tales, magical ceremonies, big day disasters & united deities. Share a #legend #folklore #quote #fairytale #poetry #film #art #mythology #LegendaryWednesday

The #apple #tree was sacred to Hera & Aphrodite in ancient Greek #myth. The earth-goddess Gaia had gifted an apple-tree with golden apples - a #wedding present for the goddess Hera.🍃🌅 #LegendaryWednesday #seasons #nature #summer

Sisters Harriet & Helena Scott, avid collectors & meticulous artists, broke into the male-dominated world of 19C science, being among the first to illustrate the life histories of Australian caterpillars, moths & butterflies (1864, Australian Museum / SMH)

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Necter for All..

An unusual interaction between a Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Little Owl wins Clive Daelman today's Photo of the Week.

fireflies up to heaven crescent moon Akari

Akira Kusaka.