Abstract multi coloured image showing the blue tongued lizard man singing a magical fire to chase his 2 sons, whose transgressions have ignited his rage.
‘Three Dreamings: Fire, Mulga Seed, and Emu,’ by Rosie Nangala Fleming of the Warlpiri people, NT, Australia.
#art #davesfaves #firstnations #indigenousart
‘Think of Others’ poem, lit by early sun.
Morning light illuminates the poem taped to my desk.
#poetry #palestine #thoughtful #equality
‘I stand with Iran. Unequivocally. Any regimes that need changing, including the US, Israel and ours, need to be changed by the people, not by some bloated, lying, cheating, greedy, resource-grabbing, bomb-dropping imperial power’
Arundhati Roy ✊
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A goldeneye male duck with a glossy emerald green head and golden eye.
First day that felt like spring, had a long walk and enjoyed final sightings of the large flocks of Goldeneye that’ve been here all winter. They’ll be off north very soon.
#birds #nature #ducks
A brown and yellow ochre image of a human like spirit dancing with lightning coming out of their elbows and making smooth round stones when they hit the ground.
‘Narrangem (Lightening Spirit)’ by Wally Mandarrk of the Kune peoples, NT, Aus. Natural pigments on bark. Mandarrk was a renowned rock painter who lived a traditional life. This image is of the spirit who creates lightening at the onset of monsoon.
#art #davesfaves #firstnations #indigenousart
(1/11) If you live in NY, you’ve probably started seeing a new warning: “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN ALGORITHM USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA.” This mandatory disclosure went into effect late last year, and it’s the first attempt by a US state to grapple with a new generation of surveillance pricing.
Curtain call at the national ballet in Toronto showing the orchestra pit and dancers from the Suite en Blanc show.
$12 for a standing ticket at the National Ballet; a great deal! Yesterday was a double bill ~ Suite en Blanc (a French classical piece) and Flight Pattern (a recent creation depicting the plight of refugees, very powerful work).
#ballet #art
A painting on eucalyptus bark of 4 snakes, in yellow ochre, brown, white and black.
‘Gunungu the Black Headed Python’ by George Milpurrurru of the Ganalbingu people, NT, Australia. 1987. The python is a master of the monsoon, bringing on rains by seeding clouds with spittle and creating electric storms with his tongue.
#art #davesfaves #indigenousart #firstnations #nature
A gold, brown and red vertical and horizontal line abstract with spirals across the centre.
‘Untitled’, by Yukultji Napangati. Yukultji is of the Pintupi people, Western Desert, Australia. She lived a nomadic life until she was 14, and had no contact with the West at all. Like much indigenous art there’s a calm walking pace on show in her work.
#art #indigenous #australia
A black and white theatre programme for Eddie Izzard’s ‘Hamlet’ show last night in Toronto.
Great show. Afterwards Eddie said ‘This may not be the best time for a trans woman to be doing a world tour, so I’d appreciate if you shouted about it on socials.’ So, coming to the US next, then Aus & NZ. Check their website for dates.
#eddieizzard #hamlet #theatre
The book ‘Caste’ by Isabel Wilkerson.
A segment from the book ‘Caste’ by Isabel Wilkerson.
A segment from the book ‘Caste’ by Isabel Wilkerson.
A segment from the book ‘Caste’ by Isabel Wilkerson.
Reading this book - and implementing findings from it into daily practice - will see you become hated. Much like standing up for kids in Gaza gets you. I thoroughly recommend it.
#caste #book
A photo of Dora Carrington painting Catharine Carrington in 1924.
The resulting painting of Catharine, by Dora.
Dora Carrington painting Catharine Carrington, 1924, Kings, Cambridge. Dora, and others in ‘Bloomsbury’ such as Virginia Woolf, were despised at this time for their pacifism, and rejection of ‘norms’. The mainstream reaction to them nowadays would be similar.
#art #davesfaves #bloomsbury
There’s a similar thing in Zadar in Croatia, only its a sea organ, it’s pipes are built into a pier so the ocean waves becomes sounds, I sat by it for hours, it’s mesmerizing.
A painting of red and white lines flowing horizontally, resembling sand dunes.
‘Kalipinypa’ by Charlotte Phillipus Napurrula, of the Warlpiri, NT, Australia. The title translates as ‘site/Country’ and this work focuses on sandhills shimmering with the power of the Ancestral beings who have walked Kalipinypa for 1,000’s of years.
#indigenousart #art #davesfaves #humanmade
Your ideas sound really interesting. I hope if you work your thoughts through into creations you’ll post some of the results.
Yes, it’s the transparent plastic sheet that the art store Michaels has on the front of its cheap packs of canvas. I paint mostly onto that and sometimes onto baking foil that I put behind it. Mostly tho the foil is to add a shimmer through the plastic. What do you use it for?
A snowy Icelandic volcano splits the canvas in half, below is the water with basking shark and seals, and orange lava flow, above is yellow smoke and 2 common snipe birds.
‘Iceland’; the 2nd 24”x36” canvas I’ve painted as part of my series titled ‘Before the Great Amnesia’, an imagining of art as it might be if we regain what we lost when we gathered into towns and forgot ourselves (in about 10-8,000BC).
#natureart #art #iceland #canart
A photograph of the head and upper body of a beaver pulling a reed across white ice.
At a nearby creek today.
#wildlife #nature
Two paintings in shades of blue.
‘Welcoming The Refugees’, by Dhambit Mumungurr, a Yolnu artist from Arnhem Land, Australia. She was the 1st Yolnu artist ever to use the colour blue.
#indigenousart #art #davesfaves
The cast of the barber of Seville take a bow.
The Canadian Opera Company is near where I volunteer so I often pick up rush tickets for the evening’s show. Part of the Epstein Class’s strategy is to break us with horror stories, and part of my resistance is to indulge in great culture. Last night was The Barber of Seville, a superb show! #art
A mix of 4 cups soya mince, 1 cup each of grated carrot, onion, beets, and peas, then spices like allspice, onion, garlic, and curry powder, oregano, thyme, and salt and pepper. Plus a couple tbsp each of molasses, soy sauce, and ketchup to finish off. Cooked for about 30 mins.
A white underwater spirit being is in front of a red being, flanked by 2 sinking canoes, on a brown background. Behind is another canoe floating under a cream sky.
‘One who lives under the water’ by Blake Debassige, of the Ojibwa; an artist who’ve I’ve gained much inspiration from.
#davesfaves #indigenousart #art #spiritualart
A multi coloured Van Gogh inspired ‘Starry Night’ style image illustrating a scene from the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin, showing Eliza escaping the slave patrol, across an icy river.
‘Eliza escapes across the Ohio River’. Acrylic on waste plastic and baking foil.
Van Gogh was a great admirer of the anti slavery novel ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’. In a letter he described it as an “astonishingly beautiful book”.
#canadianart #art #vangogh
Some thoughts on the role of the artist in the struggle against oppression
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A yellow Jamaican patty on a white plate with spinach, homegrown sprouts, and purple homemade coleslaw.
This past month I’ve been learning about vegan style Caribbean and Afro-American food, with help from chefs such as Bryant Terry and Lloyd Rose. My Jamaican patties have come on well; I’ve got the fat content down without sacrificing taste, and even slipped some beets in!
#vegan #homemade #health
A real blue lower half shows a snake curled around a tree and 2 turtles, whilst a light blue sky above has a barred owl flying forward over the upper half of the tree.
A new painting, acrylic on 24”x36” canvas, that tells of a camping trip to Frontenac in 2025, when I met an owl, plenty of water-snake, and turtles. It’s influenced by the art of Pacita Abad, Norval Morrisseau, and general principles of Anishinaabe art.
#natureart #art #canadianart
3 seals relax in the water at night, behind is a mountain scape lit by full moon and green northern lights. Inspired by a trip to Iceland, Dora Carrington, and the arte povera movement.
Seals under full moon and northern lights, Iceland. Acrylic on waste plastic and tin foil. Inspired by my visit to Iceland in 2025, and the art of Dora Carrington.
#art #nature #natureart #rawart #canart #canadianartist #iceland
A painting of a puffin, with the ocean and a volcano behind.
‘Latrabjarg’, acrylic on found plastic, with tin foil.
#art #iceland
A couple sit drinking on the right, a monkey sits on the left, behind them is a palm tree and a Spanish seascape.
‘Spanish Scene’, oil, ink, and silver foil on glass. One of my favourite works by Dora Carrington. 16.5cm x 20.3cm.
#davesfaves #art #bloomsbury #humanmade #carrington
A painting of a geometric style map of Sri Lanka with a peacock inside, in mottled morning light, on an easel with several art pieces behind.
Lovely light this morning.
#art #torontoart #canadianart #natureart
