Samsung is discontinuing its native texting app & says to switch to Google Messages. But instead of handing your private data to Google, why not switch to an opensource messaging app? F-droid has you covered. I like this free opensource messaging app. f-droid.org/en/packages/...
Ha, me too — my plans have a dubious track record, but good amusement value I understand : ) Likewise though, please post updates, I’d love to hear how the sandpaper works!
I’d love to hear how this works out! This year I’m trying old greenhouse shelving with the feet set in dishes of water, to see if it’s enough of a barrier to keep slugs getting to the spinach and kale up top. Copper tape on the legs for good measure. Sandpaper would be easier to keep up with though…
A photograph of the underside of Scheveningen Pier, where two large pillars stand in the sea, positioned side by side with space between them. They rise vertically from the water, appearing dark and solid against the lighter tones around them.At their base, the water moves gently, carrying patches of sea foam that form soft, swirling patterns on the surface. These shapes drift and curve around the pillars, creating a sense of slow, natural movement rather than force. The foam traces the flow of the water, wrapping loosely around the bases without breaking into waves.The composition is simple and focused, with the two pillars acting as the main structure while the moving foam adds detail and variation. The contrast between the fixed, upright forms and the drifting patterns of the water gives the image a calm but slightly abstract quality.
'PILLARS AND SWIRLS'
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Foam traces its way through pillars beneath Scheveningen pier 🇳🇱
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#photography #photographersunited #eastcoastkin #photographersofbluesky #scheveningenpier #longexposurephotography #monochromephotography #wallart
artists - do you have any online portals you recommend? ones to avoid? I'm thinking of those "curated" art websites. not etsy. if you don't know of any you can recommend a share would be great! #artsky
Digital painting of a ghostly figure looking at the viewer with large bright eyes and pursed lips. A hand is reaching out to the face as if to caress.
Am I Pretty Yet?
#surreal #digitalpainting #art
Think I’m done for the night.I really need a new book.Nothing in my to read pile is grabbing me atm.
Across the miles
#sustainability
This is really interesting, this is the first I’ve heard of this company, anyone know anything about them? Looking at their website, it looks like they’re committing to DIY repairability and not jamming in bloated spyware software.
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear...
Loose and minimal, blank and white. Two vertical brush strokes at right suggest humanoid forms. A roughly drawn black square sits at lower left.
#art #minimalism #blackandwhite #b&wart #digitalart
Angels. Heaven.
Digital ink painting with Procreate
Two abstract circular shapes portrayed in black and white, loose strokes. The circle at lower left is more defined, a whirl of blocky movement with four thinner white lines forming a square. The circle at upper right is larger and blurred, maybe in the distance, with a single rough rectangular patch of ghostly white.
#art #minimalism #blackandwhite #b&wart #digitalart
Imagining and Remembering
Digital ink painting with Procreate
My little peace with that is that money measures a very specific kind of value, and one of art’s best if sharpest lessons is to shine light on what money doesn’t measure.
Or possibly I‘m just really fucking bitter and clinging to a fuzzy delusion.
David’s tarot deck shown in its wooden box. The top card visible is the Page of Wands.
#tarotsky #art #b&wart
This is 25 year old work. I don’t promote it much, but thought I’d share. Printed professionally in 2024 for the first time. It comes with optional hand finished wood box, screen-printed image of The Fool on top. My one & only item on Etsy : )
davidchastain.art/davids-tarot/
Black and white closeup of a white rose, only the nearest petals in focus.
Close-up black and white image of spent Smoke Tree bloom. Almost the entire image is out of focus, with just the nearest stems and seed heads in focus.
#art #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #minimalism #animism #banalphotography
Black and white image of the leaves of a Maidenhair Fern. The tight depth of field and slow shutter give the image a sense of ghostly motion.
#art #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #minimalism #animism #banalphotography
I think I’ve posted this before, but I like it, so here it is (again)
Black and white close-up of two dried leaves connected by a stem. The leaves form a looping composition within the square frame. The depth of field is very tight with only the closest leaf in focus. The background is white and stark with just a bit of ground in focus.
#art #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #minimalism #animism
Black and white abstract closeup of leak leaves forming a twining braid.
#art #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #minimalism #animism
Black and white closeup of the tops of three upright bananas hanging in a bunch. Black bruises on each banana form and interesting progression of shapes, reminiscent of symbols or glyphs.
#art #photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #minimalism #animism
Thanks!
Gracie the cat relaxes amidst some pillows and blankets in complimentary shades of gray, blue, and browns. Her look suggests mild interest, desultory disdain, and pride at having totally discovered this cozy nest no help at all from the stupid humans.
Gracie the cat relaxes on her throne of cozy blankets and pillows, looking up hopefully at a human, out of frame, who perhaps has salmon or kibble to offer in tribute?
Gracie the cat looks out the window at something interesting - bug, bird, interloper cat? Shaggy grass in foreground that the stupid human should really have replaced with fresh by now.
Gracie the cat, photographed from behind in black and white, ears sticking up in regal fashion.
Gracie’s day so far. Happy Caturday!
#caturday #photography
(Sorry if this is a duplicate, I don’t think the first post saved)
Stark empty image with three forms drawn with simple black brush strokes. The bottom and largest has an organic feel, like wood or stone, a shape like a lintel or a log. Above is an echo of the same form but vague as if in distance or mist. At top center is a distant upright form that is undefined open to interpretation.
Leaving
Digital ink painting with Procreate
#art #minimalism #blackandwhite #b&wart #digitalart
Whimsical loosely drawn image of a little dude with unkempt hair, leaning back with effort in the lower right of frame. He holds a long string attached to a big ball of chaos floating in the upper left, a wild scrawl of brush strokes.
True Story
Digital ink painting with Procreate
#art #blackandwhite #b&wart #digitalart
Close-up of a spent Dahlia flower head in winter. The head is a round abstract shape with husky brown layers. It appears to float above the blurred background because of the tight depth of field.
Close-up image of two bananas, beginning to brown and spot. The fruit forms an abstract arch at left, creating an interesting composition and negative space with the blurred blue background.
Close-up of a dark wooden sculpture depicting a sitting figure hugging its knees. Dust is visible on the surface. The background is blurred.
Close-up of a single white rose with slightly curled and faded petals and water droplets, set against a blurred background.
Simple shapes with rich texture like stone or charcoal create a whimsical stocky figure in profile with a dark face and long nose under a textured wide brimmed hat. A hand extends from a long robe, holding a stick or twig.
Pokey Stick
Digital ink painting with Procreate
#art #minimalism #blackandwhite #digitalart
Black and white abstract image, a simple square drawn with loose brush strokes sites in the lower left of the frame. At center top, the square is repeated within a wild cloud of loose wet brush strokes. A single strong brush stroke connects the upper cloud to the bottom of the frame.
Where Stories Come From
Digital ink painting with Procreate.
#art #minimalism #blackandwhite #digitalart
Black and white image of a dark figure (human?) in the foreground, a circular patch of white (light?) where the face would be. Behind and below is maybe the shadow of the figure or an echo.
Time Travel
Digital ink painting with Procreate.
#art #minimalism #blackandwhite #digitalart