How often do we take the time to look at the sky? This is how your awareness grows.

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I’ve always been a great admirer of the artist Joan Miro, the Spanish surrealist painter (1893-1983).

His work is an expression of the subconscious in free form. He uses brilliant colours superimposed with playful, delicate lines and abstract, amoebic shapes. His works often have a humorous quality. His backgrounds are usually neutral and rendered in a limited set of basic colours.

Earning international acclaim, his work has been interpreted as Surrealism, a sandbox for the subconscious mind, a re-creation of the childlike, and a manifestation of Catalan pride.

joanmiro.com

Wonderful website for art lovers. Great design, and use of media. Plus some excellent art! sheeranlockartgallery.com

Here’s a picture of a Very Tall Giraffe …
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Here’s one of the most compelling and sad stories I’ve ever read. Proving that the Internet can still come up with great gems like this:

“Yesterday I came across a slightly mysterious website — a collection of Polaroids, one per day, from March 31, 1979 through October 25, 1997. There’s no author listed, no contact info, and no other indication as to where these came from. So, naturally, I started looking through the photos. I was stunned by what I found …”
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Photography is a very powerful medium and a very difficult craft. Excellent photos don’t only display some facts — they tell stories, awake feelings and manage to share with the audience the emotions a photographer experienced when clicking the shot button. To achieve brilliant photography you need practice and patience. However, it is worth it: the results can be truly stunning … Check out these Brilliant Pictures and Photos

At the start of the 20th century, the art of photography was rather more limited – to black and white images, with various shades of gray in between. Now, for the first time ever, vivid vintage pictures of a world still largely unexplored ( in color ) were revealed to a mesmerized public … Fascinating article from the Daily Mail.