Wow! What an amazing building, it looks like a temple or church
I thought it was modern architecture at first glance, but the fact that it used to be a postal office, and it's over a century old...
They certainly don't make 'em like they used to
This is something I've discovered about myself lately and I'm now trying to tackle, and hopefully start to dismantle.
I did a fuck up the other day and may have unintentionally offended someone (a combination of mental and sensory overload led to a louder than expected verbal outburst of frustration)
I've put out an apology and have asked for an accommodation to help with the sensory aspect, but I'm still churning inside and over thinking because of my shitty social and communication 'skills'
Thanks for your comment, it sums things up 'perfectly' 🤣
Yes that could be it! I just remember it being amazing and futuristic pressing the buttons and zipping through hyperspace
I can also remember being very disappointed that the Atari packaging art never reflected the game graphics lol (I was young)
Me and my brother got one of these as a joint Xmas present, it came with a free game- Combat!
I loved playing Space Invaders, Frogger, Empire Strikes Back, there was also a space game where you had to input coordinates into a gadget to then hyperspace jump and fight other space ships, can't remember what it was called but it was great!
It's still at my parents house in the original box...
You can read up on them, and see some nice photos here on mander.... they're really interesting creatures!
....I hope I am not coming across here as being too extreme...
Not at all, you've basically summed up how I feel, plus added something I hadn't considered which is what would happen if I was banned from .ml for a post or comment. I've got a few days holiday to have a think about it all and also ask the community... I don't want to make top down 'executive decisions' without consultation
Cheers 👍
Yep, it's something that has occurred to me, I've got an idea of which instance and all that, but I'd probably need to speak with the admins. I don't know whether communities can migrate over posts/comments etc and part of me is reluctant to leave all that behind... BUT, I've done it once from scratch, so it's not impossible
I have mostly refrained from posting political art, even though I do really like a good caricature (I grew up on Spitting Image, and other British satire progs), and also political art is, well... art
But, people come to see the nice pictures and chill out for a bit, which is fair, and it's good to have that as a community
This is something that that bothers me..... I joined lemmy.ml around 3 years ago as one of the pirate subs on reddit made a backup community there in case they were banned.
Fast forward to the api debacle, I started to use lemmy as a permanent alternative, and made 3 of my favourite art communities- abstract photography, collage and printmaking
It's always been in the back (and sometimes the front of my mind) whether to move them elsewhere, partly because people commenting on their 'blanket ban' of lemmy.ml, and the fact that I sometimes feel that I'm on one of the 'pariah' instances.
It's interesting reading the comments here, especially considering the art communities are laid back, without politics, and haven't had any issues (so far).....
Well that's a bummer.... I just finished watching Season 1 a couple of days ago, and was looking forward to seeing where they were going to go with the next one
This reminds me once again to be extra cautious of watching any Netfilx show unless it already has a couple of seasons under its belt...
......not that it worked for The OA. Fuck Netflix
I've just started to watch Kaos, I'm on to episode 2 and am enjoying how they are retelling the Greek myths as though the gods are real and still a part of the world... I'm nerding out a bit as I love mythology, so it's nice to see what petty arseholes the gods are, seeing Zeus wearing a tracksuit and loafing around his golden palace
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/18464437
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Main image Criccieth, the breakers of dawn
Above, Stanage Sunset
Above, Green Cathedral
Above, Old Man of Storr, Skye
Above, Durdle Door
Above, Venetian Overture
Above, Buxton, the greens of summer
His website
Main image 'The Struggle Lake District'
Above 'Morning Sun, Silverdale Beach'
Above, 'Morning Shadows'
Above, 'Mist Over Bowfell, Lake District'
Above, 'Autumn Shadows, Peak District'
Above, 'Summer Sun Arnside'
Above, 'Sunset, South Lakes'
Above, 'Autumn Shadows, North Pennines'
Above, 'Morning Light, South Lakes'
Above, 'Fingland Wood, Cumbria'
Above, 'Evening Shadows'
Above, 'Evening Light, North Pennines'
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Above, 'Autumn Sun, North Pennines'
Main Image- The Legendary Peveril
Ben Ark – Mixed Media Artist based in Salford
Ben’s style deliberately slips from precise photorealistic detail to less defined washes of colour. He uses a balance of detail, symmetry and movement to create artworks largely featuring contemporary landscapes and urban culture in the North West of England.
The City Road Inn
An Exotic Blend
The White Lion Manchester
The Deansgate
Everything Changes But You
The Life Cycle
...last tram home.....
Where the Journey Began
Main image 'Storm Clouds Over Criffel Hill, Solway'
Above 'Mountain Mist, Isle of Skye'
Above 'Morning light, Scottish Highlands'
Above 'Sunset Silloth on Solway'
Above 'Sunset Silloth on Solway'
Above 'Sunset Outer Hebrides'
Above 'Storm clouds over Isle of Harris Scotland'
Above 'Mountain mist Isle of Skye'
Above 'Luskentyre Beach Isle of Harris'
Above 'After the Storm, Isle of Skye'
Above 'Evening Reflections, Western Isles'
Above 'Autumn Mist, Isle of Skye'
Above 'After the Storm, Isle of Skye'
Her website
edit, now with expanded images!
Found this delight on Rightmove today!
Elegance personified.....
Coco Chanel would have loved to see her logo on a toilet lid
I think there's a fridge freezer in the bedroom???
I don't know what this thing is
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It's grim up North! .......Spotlight on Janet Kenyon and her Northern Cityscapes (watercolour)
(lemmy.ml)
Main photo 'After the Storm, Oxford Street, Manchester'
Janet Kenyon is a multi-award winning water colour artist hailing from Bolton, in North West England.
She began experimenting in water colour whilst studying for her degree at Leeds Polytechnic, where she achieved a BA Hons in Graphic Design.
Her experimental approach continues to push the boundaries of this medium, capturing both natural and artificial light and its interaction with the landscape.
In this post I want to show off her work from my neck of the woods ..... 'sunny' Manchester, and the rather grim, rundown seaside town of Blackpool, famous for its 'Illuminations' where the seafront is decorated with festive lights....
Above- 'The Principal, Manchester'
I enjoy the challenge of painting in watercolour because it's not the easiest of mediums, there's a lot of trial and error which makes it all the more rewarding when it does work out..... source
Above- 'Urban Light, Peter Street, Manchester'
Above- Evening Light, Printworks, Manchester'
[She] is interested in capturing those hidden moments of tranquility or ‘pockets of space‘ .....that exist within the hustle and bustle of a modern-day city.... source
Above- 'Evening Light, Oxford Street, Manchester'
Above- 'After the Storm, Oxford Street, Manchester'
'In my paintings I love to explore the different qualities of light, and through much experimenting over the years, I’m still developing my technique. The method I use to capture light, in my paintings, is the same whether it’s natural or artificial and is made up of many watercolour layers. To achieve this I use clear wax to mask off certain areas and lots of water and repeat this many times over. The highlights in my daytime scenes and the artificial lights in my night time scenes are the first areas to be masked off, then the process of applying and removing the watercolour starts.' source
Above- 'Urban Light, Oxford Street, Manchester'
Above- 'The Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester'
'....I particularly love the challenge I get from painting cityscapes, the shapes, structures and the space between with each city presenting it’s own unique qualities of scale and layout.' source
Above- 'Northern Edge, Manchester'
Above- The Opera House, Manchester'
'There’s still so many cities I’d like to paint one of them being the city of Reykjavik, Iceland which I’m visiting at the end of February, for a few days: hopefully the light will be good as I’m looking to gather as much information as I can for future paintings.' source
....and not forgetting our own Aurora Borealis of The North, Blackpool!!
Above- 'The Golden Mile, Blackpool'
Above- 'Northern Lights, Blackpool'
All work by Janet Kenyon, from her website, and here
I am intending to post some more of her work probably next week..... either her other cityscapes or landscapes (which are amazing!)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15288452
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Main photo, etching Neilltuad
I visited an exhibition recently at Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw in Llanbedrog, North Wales, showing some of his work.
It was unfortunately a retrospective exhibition as he died not that long after the opening
...[The exhibition] celebrates the career of Berwyn Jones and includes a range of works produced during a period of nearly 40 years through many mediums.
Born in Llanbedrog in 1942.... [he] established himself as a self-employed artist in the late 1960s and early 1970s, making a series of small woodcuts mainly of Llŷn landscapes. [Llŷn Peninsula, North West Wales]
In the 1970s he turned his hand to pottery and built an oil-fired kiln. Janet, his future wife, joined him as an Apprentice in 1974 and this began a productive period of creating pottery....
....In 1984 he bought an engraving press which led to the creation of a series of engravings, mainly of local landscapes and seascapes. Then, in 1994 he turned his sights once again to painting oil on canvas creating works such as 'Yn y Berllan' and 'Hen Sugn, Hen Dai'.... Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw
I have to admit I didn't like the pottery, it was a bit too Bernard Leach country pottery- serviceable but not aesthetically pleasing, and also his abstracts weren't working for me....
The woodcuts were a bit too 1960's colour theme and somewhat 'clunky' in the carving
I did however love the etchings! I was particularly drawn to the etchings featuring water or sand ripples.
Also of interest for me were examples of his work sketches and planning for the etchings, including the different plates with colour layers, plus ink samples
Below is a small collection of the etchings, and some of the better wood carvings....
Twlldan Grisia....(A massive favourite of mine, and featuring in the work planning sketches that accompanied the exhibition)
Towyn
Llwybr Llymriaid.....(if I had the money I would have bought this, I really loved the depth of colour)
Garreg Fawr
Bwlch Coch.....(Again another favourite, and featured in the work plan sketches)
Haul Gaerau
Bwlch
Tany Fron
Now some of the wood cuts....
Deuglawdd....(I do actually like this, and the colours aren't too 1960's)
Pengarreg....(Holy 1960's Batman!! Seriously though, there is a charm about it, and I think it turned out well)
Ochor ‘Mynydd'.....(this one has an almost 3d type effect with the colours, especially the sky)
Enlli....(A bit too 1960's but I know the location, so it gets a pass)
All work by Berwyn Jones, and quotes via Oriel Plas Glyn y Weddw
Any opinions are mine and please checkout the website for the rest of the etchings and wood cuts!
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/14071485
Title photo by Michaels Bubbles
Cyerce nigra is well-known for its cerata that resemble overlapping leaves or a ruffled ball gown.
It is found in the Central Pacific, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and grows to 15mm to 30mm in size
Above photo by The Three P Beach Resort Romblon
Above photo by elebe.foto
The dorsal surface features alternating black and white/yellow stripes.....
Above photo by Ludovic
.......while the ventral surface has orange or yellow spots on a black background.
Above photo by rob jeff
Both sides have an orange or yellow edge with two faint black and white lines.
Above photo by Rickard Zerpe
Above photo by touchement
On its head are forked receptors that are hollow halfway through and have the same striking colors, but with a different pattern.
Above photo by Ludovic
Above photo by Patrick Ess
[It]....lives on [the] sandy bottom, on algae fields in shallow water or seldom on coral fields...
Above photo by AGNIESZKA ADAMCZYK
...[It] feeds on algae genus Udotea, especially on Udotea geppiorum
Above photo by joycelynchang
edit, forgot to add location and size!
edit 2, this isn't showing up in mander for some reason, hence the cross post
Title photo by Michaels Bubbles
Cyerce nigra is well-known for its cerata that resemble overlapping leaves or a ruffled ball gown.
It is found in the Central Pacific, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and grows to 15mm to 30mm in size
Above photo by The Three P Beach Resort Romblon
Above photo by elebe.foto
The dorsal surface features alternating black and white/yellow stripes.....
Above photo by Ludovic
.......while the ventral surface has orange or yellow spots on a black background.
Above photo by rob jeff
Both sides have an orange or yellow edge with two faint black and white lines.
Above photo by Rickard Zerpe
Above photo by touchement
On its head are forked receptors that are hollow halfway through and have the same striking colors, but with a different pattern.
Above photo by Ludovic
Above photo by Patrick Ess
[It]....lives on [the] sandy bottom, on algae fields in shallow water or seldom on coral fields...
Above photo by AGNIESZKA ADAMCZYK
...[It] feeds on algae genus Udotea, especially on Udotea geppiorum
Above photo by joycelynchang
edit, forgot to add location and size!
2nd edit- forgot to add a link!
Title photo by Johnny Chiou
This nudibranch, photographed at the top of a reef, looks like it's about to take off in flight.
Location: Kenting,Taiwan
Above photo by Marchione Giacomo
An emperor shrimp shows off his symbiotic swagger by taking a ride on the back of this regal-looking nudibranch.
Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Above photo by Francis Perez
This is a Glaucus atlanticus nudibranch who moves with the current and eat false jellyfish, Physalia physalis
Location: Tenerife, Canary Islands
Above photo by Maurizio Pasi
Photograph of a vibrant nudibranch caring over its ribbon of eggs.
Location: Capo Noli, Italy
Above photo by Lynn Wu
This tiny little nudibranch (Costasiella sp.) looks so cute. White head and black rhinophores; cerata green with reddish tips. It looks like a sheep stopped eating grass.
Location: Bali, Indonesia
Above photo by Martin Klein
A beautiful nudibranch posing for the camera.
Location: Lembeh, Indonesia
Above photo by Irwin Ang
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Above photo by Filip Staes
This Nembrotha nudibranch was searching for food inside a tunicate vase.
Location: Lembeh/Sulawesi, Indonesia
Above photo by Jett Britnell
An Opalescent Nudibranch, sometimes called a Flame Tip nudibranch, laying a ribbon of eggs.
Location: Browning Passage, British Columbia, Canada
Above photo by Lynn Wu
This Chamberlain's Nembrotha nudibranch looks like a bull getting ready to charge at the photographer.
Location: Anilao, Philippines
Above photo by Tom Radio
Nudibranch species: Hermissenda crassicornis
Location: Puget Sound, WA, United States
All images and info from here
Main photo by David Borg
The pilgrim hervia is an aeolid sea slug, its average size is between 3 and 5 cm. The body is thin and slender, with a long sharply pointed tail
Above, photo by Antonio Martin
The orange horns are called rhinophores, and act as their nose—nudibranchs in general have poor eyesight, and instead use their rhinophores to "smell" their food. Their rhinophores are smooth, begin in white, changing to orange with white tips. The tusks are called oral tentacles, and are used to shovel food into their mouths. The tentacles are white, smooth, and usually a fair bit longer than the rhinophores. The mouth opening sits between and slightly below these tenacles.
The orange patch between marks where the eyes are, but I'm yet to read that the colour has anything to do with its vision. source
Above, photo by jordi benitez
Its body coloration is milky white with 8 to 10 clusters of dorsal cerata which can be bright red, purple, brown or blue, with the tips coloured in luminescent blue. [Cerata- are dorsal and lateral horn-like growths on it's upper body]
Those cerata act like gills, and each one contains a terminal outgrowth of the digestive gland, a diverticulum. (An outgrowth of the digestive gland or hepatopancreas of the animal)
Above, photo by Mario Pesce
This species occurs in the Mediterranean Sea and in the eastern Atlantic Ocean from the Channel south to Senegal. This sea slug prefers to live on rocky bottoms and slopes in clear and well-oxygenated water, between 5 and 50m in depth
The pilgrim hervia feeds on hydroids (small predators related to jellyfish)...
These look a bit like spindly underwater branches source
Above, photo by Bart
In recent years, C. peregrina has been the subject of study in "kleptopredation". This is eating food not for just its own nutrients, but for the nutrients of what the food itself consumes! In short, it was found that C. peregrina prefer consuming hydroids that have recently fed themselves (hydroids are predators too) source
Above, Cratena peregrina nudis laying eggs, Greek Aegean. Photo by Ivan Bakardjiev
Info from wikipedia, unless stated otherwise
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I fancy a Mathmos lava lamp, either green oil with blue water, or something a bit warmer with violet or purple....
As usual my mum doesn't know what she wants and neither does my dad (although my mum did suggest getting him some Baileys). My boyfriend hasn't decided on anything yet, so it looks like I'm going to have to do some last minute shopping