A cosmetic container in the shape of a #duck. The wings of the container pivot outward, revealing a storage compartment. Dating 1550-1196 BC. Ducks were a popular decorative motif in ancient #Egypt. Made from hippopotamus ivory, elephant ivory, and bone. 📷Walters Museum of Art

The monastery of Geghard contains a number of churches and tombs, most of them cut into the rock, which illustrate the very peak of Armenian medieval architecture. The complex of medieval buildings is set into a landscape of great natural beauty, surrounded by towering cliffs at

Lake Titicaca, perched high in the Andes and spanning the border between Peru and Bolivia, is a true marvel of nature. At an impressive elevation of around 12,507 feet (3,812 meters) above sea level, it proudly claims its spot as one of the highest large lakes in the world.

This beautiful stop-motion animation gave me pause for thought 🖤 SHUCK youtu.be/tbmVhb1-fPg?si… via YouTube

Haven’t felt well enough to paint for a couple of days, so here are some old ink sketches of Darwin! 😃#CatsOfTwitter #inksketching

The bog myrtle and heather has dried really vibrantly. Might need to dye more and make myself a scarf.

Enjoying my first spot at #BathContemporaryArtistsFair #GreenParkStation #Bath Runs til 5pm today - come and say hello! 💫 #pastelartist #landscapeartist #BathArtist

Delighted to be one of the invited #artists in ‘When Palmer met Blake’ adamsgallery42 in #Reigate #Surrey 19 September - 3 November All details & tickets for events can be found at:- adamsgallery.co.uk #exhibition #exhibiting #samuelpalmer #williamblake #paintings #prints

Isn’t she beautiful 🦉 George McGavin Jake Fiennes Brigit Strawbridge Chris Packham Lussas Rare melanistic barn owl rescued from Norfolk nest where her parents had stopped feeding her

Autumn

A happy day yesterday facilitating the 'Pastel Landscapes' workshop at Heatherley School of Art 💫 So impressed by everyone's creativity - beautiful work! 👏 #PastelSociety #pastelpainting #pastel #charcoal #drymedium #artworkshop #London

Chair of Natural England warns that disappearance of butterflies is a sign of the collapse of our life support systems Seems like the sort of warning worth listening to theguardian.com/environment/20…

My finished watercolour from this mornings demonstration at the Mall Galleries Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition. Thank you to all those who watched and chatted. I always enjoy this and better still I am quite pleased with the painting. #mallgalleries #watercolour #rsma

Old World Language Families Map

The Sacred Bee - In ancient Greece, bees (mélissa), were considered sacred messengers of the gods, particularly by the Muses. The Muses, goddesses of art, poetry and science, sent bees to mortals, ordering them to smoother their lips with honey (μέλι - méli), in order to bring

‘Evergreen II’, Unison Colour #pastel, #charcoal & #graphite on Fabriano paper, 34x34cm Currently on show in the Autumn Song show #BlueTreeGallery #York #NorthYorkshire, til 26th Oct. Love the contrast of deep greens against pale wintry greys 💚🌲 bluetreegallery.co.uk/janine-baldwin…

«Students don't need a perfect teacher. Students need a happy teacher, who's gonna make them excited to come to school and grow a love for learning» — Richard Feynman

Heather and bog myrtle on silk. Sun setting on another beautiful day. Our summer has been condensed into a week in September and it has been magic ✨

Leaping Lurcher 1972 Fay Godwin