Daniel Svitek (@dasvitek)

I am once again posting

12.03.2026 02:49 👍 24 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1

😎 This weekend, ESA marks 18 years of Europe’s Columbus laboratory in orbit, and we’ve got a couple of these epic ‘How Columbus Learnt to Fly’ books to give away! Just share this post for a chance to win!👍

08.02.2026 22:23 👍 29 🔁 24 💬 1 📌 2

Antonietta Brandeis (Czech, 1849-1910)
Palazzo Albrizzi, Venezia, n.d.
Oil on panel
46.2 x 27.3 cm (18 3/16 x 10 3/4 in)
Private collection

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

11.03.2026 10:08 👍 23 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Derek Penix - American, born 1980
“Les Vieux Bateaux”, oil on panel, 20 x 20

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

11.03.2026 11:23 👍 29 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

"Croatian Seascape" 2025

Maximillian Damico (b. 1987) Italian Artist

Watercolor on Paper

9 x 14.5 inches

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

12.03.2026 04:20 👍 16 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Here's my bottom line:

Much of what they are doing is bad.
Much of what they are doing is unpopular.
Pushback is working.
We are winning.
Keep fighting.
Be creative.
Push for what you'd want.
Allow for insiders and outsiders.
Realize that change takes time.
Reduce harm in the meantime.

11.03.2026 22:00 👍 2587 🔁 628 💬 22 📌 24

My painting SAN DIEGO SUNSET

11.03.2026 21:54 👍 684 🔁 53 💬 14 📌 3

Place de Furstenberg, Paris (1975)
by Armand Dalian

11.03.2026 11:30 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

John Boyd Didn't Understand Clausewitz Part 1: Aims, Terrain, and the Superiority of the Defensive

It’s time for part 1, where we get into what Clausewitz aimed to accomplish in “On War,” what Boyd didn’t understand in his comments on terrain, and why the overall superiority of the defensive is at the heart of his theory.

open.substack.com/pub/deadcarl...

11.03.2026 16:17 👍 84 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 5

Water Lilies isn’t one painting—it’s a series.
Monet returned to the subject again and again, creating over 250 canvases. One pond, endless light.

10.03.2026 08:06 👍 90 🔁 17 💬 0 📌 0

The Pave de Chailly - 1865
https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/6692

11.03.2026 13:41 👍 68 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1

The Biden Admin directed hundreds of billions to clean energy/manufacturing.

Did these investments shift public opinion?

We find that these projects are visible but not traceable: People notice nearby investments, but connect them to Governors, not Biden.

Thread 👇
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

26.02.2026 17:20 👍 197 🔁 66 💬 3 📌 13

J. Morera i Galícia (1854-1927)
— Esperando la Marea, 1904.

08.03.2026 12:32 👍 45 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0

Elizabeth Floyd

11.03.2026 08:07 👍 20 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

you'll like this book/find it interesting:

11.03.2026 15:02 👍 32 🔁 4 💬 4 📌 0

"Brno Meeting Point" 2025

Maximilian Damico (b. 1985)

Italian Artist

Watercolor

20 x 25.5 inches

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

10.03.2026 06:42 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Jay Moore (American Artist, born 1964)
"Song of March", 2014.
Oil on Linen, 40 × 30 cm.
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

11.03.2026 04:25 👍 142 🔁 25 💬 1 📌 0

good book on the missed opportunity between the Soviet-US competition to get a peace settlement within the Middle East:

11.03.2026 04:35 👍 145 🔁 17 💬 1 📌 0

The Sun is blue, purple, and black with a bright purple line surrounding it. Scattered across it are some brighter purple spots where there is higher activity. Just above center is a bright red and white X: This is the solar flare. Credit: NASA/SDO

Feb 6, 2026: An X4.2 solar flare erupts from the Sun, demonstrating the potential impact of solar activity on technology and space travel.

www.nasa.gov/image-article/strong-solar-flare

11.03.2026 02:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0