Despite her genius, the Geological Society of London banned women, so male scientists often published her work without giving her credit.
She spent her life in poverty while her "monsters" changed science forever.
Today, we recognize her as the true Mother of Paleontology! 🦴🌊
A striking digital composite that bridges two centuries of scientific history. On the left, a colorized version of the famous 1842 oil painting shows Mary Anning looking resolute in her practical cloak and bonnet, holding her geological hammer. On the right, the image transitions into a modern, high-definition photograph of a complete Ichthyosaurus fossil from a museum exhibition. The fossilized skeleton is embedded in dark, textured shale, showing the creature's long snout, massive ribcage, and distinctive paddles. The composite creates a "then and now" effect, placing the 19th-century pioneer right next to the raw evidence that proved the world was once ruled by extinct reptiles. The lighting on the colorized painting is matched to the museum spotlights on the fossil, making it look as though Anning is standing inside the display itself. This unique artwork highlights her role as the woman who bridged the gap between myth and the modern science of paleontology. Digital composite by Seriously Scientific.
Remembering Mary Anning on International Women's Day!
In the 1800s, the word "dinosaur" didn't even exist.
With just a hammer and chisel, Mary unearthed "sea monsters" from shale cliffs, providing the raw evidence that proved extinction and founded the science of paleontology! 🦕⛏️ #WomenInScience
Gorgeous
Lyijykynäharjoitus ihmisvartalosta päinmakuulla. Taustalla mallikuva
Aamukahvilla on mukava piirrellä, pää ei ole vielä herännyt.
Despite executing one of the most complex physics experiments in history to prove the theory, the Nobel Prize was only awarded to the two male theorists who suggested the idea.
Dr. Wu was completely excluded from the award. :(
Today, we make sure her actual conrtibution is celebrated! 🏆✨
Jonathan Stewardson (British, b.1963)
"Wish You Were Here, Wanstead High Street," 2022
Oil on canvas
101.5 x 101.5 cm
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
When you get to my age, it's more like 10pm!
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We've noticed a significant uptick in corpse outlines at places believed to haunted. It's hard to tell if these ghost-markers are warning or warding. They often seem to memorialise the dead as appeasement. – Sophie Morley of Woden College's Graffiti Research and Formalisation Team (GRAFT), 1981
A monochrome ‘spot the mistake’ scene featuring a postman cycling along a lane besides a half timbered thatched cottage
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes?
From Treasure magazine, 1965
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
Art is not made for anybody and is, at the same time, for everybody.
Piet Mondrian
(Pieter Cornelis Mondriaan),
born on this day, 1872
#art #paintings
#PietMondrian
A pen and ink drawing of a young woman in medieval dress holding a flower. @jookpubstock pose
A pen and ink drawing of a woman in a long dress. She is standing in a garden and has her arm outstretched, and a little bird is flying towards it. @jookpubstock pose
A pen and ink drawing of a fantasy woman in an antlered headdress with beads strung across it. She has long hair and a fur-edged robe and holds a wooden staff. She is outside, and there are trees in the background.
A pen and ink drawing of Eostre, the goddess of spring. She is sitting on a fallen tree, scattering flowers from a basket. Around her feet, spring flowers are growing, and behind her in a lush meadow, a cherry tree is in full bloom.
Posting my ladies. I spent most of winter drawing men, so this has been a change, although probably not a permanent one. Thanks again for the three references from @jookpubstock.bsky.social #ArtYear #art #TraditionalArt
I painted another multiple hundreds of tiny little dots (stars) today over 3 hours but that's really boring and I'd love it if you took 5 minutes of your day to listen to this song that Kim and I made. It's free to listen to.
Gorgeous work! ❤️
I forgot again 🤦♂️! Pose by @jookpubstock.bsky.social
A pen drawing of awoman with long fair hair. She is partially covered in flowers, and has a long split skirt showing one of her bare legs to the thigh. She is sitting on a fallen tree, with long grass and spring flowers around it, and a cherry tree in full blossom behind it to the side. She holds a basket of flowers, and she is scattering them with her other hand.
Another ink drawing..This is Eostre, Anglo-Saxon goddess of Spring #ArtYear #art #TraditionalArt
Today is his day, once again. #davidlynch #myart #art #friday
AI doesn’t have intelligence and isn’t sentient! Stop it!! We can’t even treat living beings (humans or animals) with empathy and respect. Maybe work on that first.
2!
Charles Simic
#Roman #Bridge #of #Cangas #de #Onís #Puente #Vieyu #Sella #River #Asturias #Spain
Thanks for the repost! @john-wilkinson.bsky.social
I'll be at Power Con this weekend in Glasgow alongside lots of other cool comics folks. I'll have some GOLDEN RAGE goodies plus some other comics this lassie from Dundee done-did and a small supply of prints like these! Details: www.forthefans.uk/power-gaming...
A footpath with an oak.
Close up of large trunk
Second trunk close up
Oak and footpath at Peter Tavy this week, #Dartmoor, #Devon. #photography #oaks
A full colour illustration of spring nature including blossom, bluebells, cowslips, catkins, willow, a daffodil, snowdrops, wood anemones, and buttercups.
I now have a shop again!
tamzincavendish.co.uk
It has art prints, including ones with FSC certified frames.
There are hoodies and T-shirts made with 50% recycled materials.
Plus notebooks, bags, etc.
So my work is now available worldwide again.
#Wildflowers #Nature #Art
Just sharing this again as this is currently the only social media I have (for now).
It isn’t easy getting anything noticed at the moment and it’s a colourful, spring-like little break from all of the bad news out there.
So if you’re feeling generous then please share the original post? 💚
The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer.
🧵 1/5
Jessica Eggers (South African Artist, born 1995)
"Atlantic Puffins", 2026.
Pen and Ink, Watercolor and Gouache on 200gsm heavyweight Paper.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
