Selfless Appreciation.

Sadly we aren't allowed to start any more image threads right now....nice idea tho

I was not aware of such rule. Thank you for letting me know Rose. I shall find another way of doing this.

Have a great time

Bita, I'm allowing this one

Abbie you are so sweet and I thank you for being so kind.

I hope he doesn't mind...
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/bird-flamingo-wading-tables-mike-savad.html

Bird - Flamingo - Wading tables: The liquid lunch, often a popular choice for those that like the taste of things, but not the filling of things. A hard job for a waiter, because not only does he have to remember your order (hard to hold a pen with a wing), but also carefully carry drinks to tables.
I suppose its a little fun interrupting a flirting couple playing footsie under the table. But I have to keep it professional, so I can earn my tips.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/nicole-and-cellie-abbie-shores.html

Nicole and Cellie: A girl and her horse

Sorry

Oops, sorry Abbie and Bita...mea culpa

Beryl Jasper: Wandering through the Landscape



Beryl Jasper: Lighting Up the Pathway



Bruce Bodden: Jefferson Park Bridge




Bruce Bodden: Smith Park Bridge

Oops I think I misunderstood what to post. Sorry. Need another cup of coffee🥹

Two different artists
Two different images of those two artists

so 4 images total

2 x 2

Thank you SO much for sharing mine!!!

(Sorry I also missed understood instructions)

I did not intend a fishing theme but there you have it.

There are some images that are all time favorites - this is one!


This one I just happened to see today. So glad I did!

I’m going with the two Jims today…

Jim Whalen





Jim Taylor

Ng Kok Hwa…

Deer In Winter Digital Painting:
A digital painting of two deer in the Wyoming Winter. This is from an original photo I took about 2008.



A classy goat:
I am a classy goat. Eating delicate blackberries.

Jennifer Stackpole






and her equally talented husband, Charles Stackpole

Bird 2:
Digital Artwork.


Flamingo:
Digital Painting Created In 3D Workspace.

by Nailia Schwarz

by L A Feldstein

Alan L Graham

Spring Woodland Fog 2
A peaceful woodland view on a foggy morning shortly after the emergence of the first leaves of spring.



Winter Moonrise
An early evening winter landscape with the full wolf moon rising in Stowe, Vermont.

Veikko Suikkanen

The cat and the moon
Oil painting on canvas 50x40cm



Beautiful Autumn Morning
Autumn misty morning on the beach. Salo, southwestern Finland.

What a wonderful thread! I'm so glad that this image thread was allowed, just looked at it today for the first time. I'll have to come back with some artists I admire!

Sean Davey: Ocean Flare. I love the refreshing photos of the ocean



Sean Davey: Blue Room (which I used as a starting point for my Wave at Sea Watercolor)



John Twynam: John Backhouse Mill (which I used as a starting point for my Wagon at Dawn and also for Carnival)



John Twynam: Spillers Cove. I love these photos from Newfoundland

Alan Brown

The Hesitant Step
An anxious boy hesitates when faced with the step into a lake of uncertainty.
This is a metaphor for times we all face in our lives when faced with uncomfortable decisions. Do we take the leap of faith into an outcome that may not be clear, or remain within the safety of our own solid ground?



Fall Forest Abstract
Sunlight streams through trees causing autumn foliage to glow

Betty Denise

Cool Cocker Spaniel, Roadie
This cool Cocker Spaniel was sitting contently after having an ice cream at the local ice cream stand.




Jenne Farm, Reading, VT
The infamous Jenne Farm is such a quintessential New England scene. On this particular day I was fortunate enough to have a light snowfall in the area.. This helped to combine a fall and winter scene into one! And, to make the scene complete, I literally waited... till the cows came home!

King of Beasts:

Head of the Pride


Six Turtles Sunning:

Cox Arboretum

Tasty Treats:

Giraffe tongues and lips are tough and specially adapted to allow giraffes to forage on trees that other animals would avoid, such as acacias, which are very thorny. What colour is a giraffe's tongue? Giraffe tongues are dark blueish in colour, which is thought to be a form of sun protection.


Kingly:

The lion, large, powerfully built cat that is second in size only to the tiger. The proverbial 'king of the beasts,' the lion has been one of the best-known wild animals since earliest times. Lions are most active at night and live in a variety of habitats but prefer grassland, savanna, dense scrub, and open woodland.
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/kingly-nancy-carol-photography.html

Thanks for reminding me about this thread, Lucia.

These two pieces were in my activity feed this morning. First by VIVA Anderson, Janes Orchids - this just took my breath away.



And this, totally different, from Yolanda Terrell: Two Ladies. What a vintage feel!

My pleasure, L A :)

Lucia Waterson has posted animal photos. Here are two of her paintings and two photographs from Eva Lechner

From Lucia Waterson

Lost Penguin



Dolphin Kiss




By Eva Lechner

Early Morning



Winter in the Woods

How kind, L A! Thank you ever so much!!

By Douglas Fromm

And amazing work of Keith Dillon

Two works out of many amazing works of Dr Debra Stewart's gallery

Two paintings out of many wonderful paintings of Laurel adams.

All Ears:
My son's dog, Pepper, in transparent watercolors on archival paper.



Rabbit:
This is taken from my sketchbook. It is pencil on paper.

Painting - Colored Pencil On Paper




Painting - Colored Pencil On Paper

Too Cold to Swim:

These ducks are contemplating if they wish to swim in that very cold water.. There are a few who braved the cold. What are the others going to do? Join with the others in the water? Or hope for a rapid Spring to come.


The Show Off:

It was a delightful Sunday brunch at Green Pastures, which was a Victorian plantation now used as a restaurant. The food was perfect with all the extras being perfectly presented. After eating we went outside and discovered several peacocks and peahens strolling on the grounds of this property. Their beauty is fascinating. Of course we had our camera ready!!