'Michaelmas Daisies,' (1923) is typical of James Bolivar Manson’s stylistic approach. His images are constructed in small impasto touches of colour, creating richly toned, depictions of naturalistic objects and scenes.
Windy day on Saturday on the #Galloway hills walking a circuit on the highest ground around Loch Enoch. There is a wonderful feeling of remoteness here - I didn’t meet anyone!
#Donalds#Corbetts#Scotland
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One of my favourite artists doesn’t seem to be posting art at the moment so I’m sending these two by
Dee Nickerson to keep her name alive. Her work is rooted in the everyday things that we do. I’ve always loved the clothes her ladies wear
Green tea calms the body by lowering cortisol. When paired with regular physical activity, it can significantly improve your mood, reduce stress, and support mental clarity.
Lost Paths author Jack Cornish @cornish_jack spoke last night at Pooley Bridge about the paths used by tramps in the past. This is one of them near Pooley Bridge and still known as Beggar's Trod. The farmer at the end of the path told me about the tramps who called each year.
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Maxfield Parish (1870-1966)
‘Twilight’
♥️♥️Thank you everyone for all support as I reach such a huge total. I’m honoured that you’ve liked my arty posts. I began tweeting art for folk like me who loved art but weren’t quite sure what sort they liked♥️♥️
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"If I was a teacher and had my way, I would forbid the bringing of a fountain-pen into the classroom"
- a remark on X about Gandhi and fountain pens sent me down a rabbit hole and led to this interesting essay: https://t.co/GVqHH8W3Ph
It’s a hefty 206-page research paper, and the findings are concerning.
"LLM users consistently underperformed at neural, linguistic, and behavioral levels"
This study finds LLM dependence weakens the writer’s own neural and linguistic fingerprints. 🤔🤔
Relying only on EEG, text mining, and a cross-over session, the authors show that keeping some AI-free practice time protects memory circuits and encourages richer language even when a tool is later reintroduced.
Thank you to everyone who came along to myself and @NapierHamish sold out Highland Halls Tour 2025 !! 🥳🎉
We loved performing for you and making a connection with you all…..such wonderful communities in incredible places ❤️
Hayao Miyazaki once said “The creation of a single world comes from a huge number of fragments and chaos.” Happy Birthday to the magical Studio Ghibli for creating such wondrous works from the chaos. The studio was founded on this day in 1985.