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Images to help you relax and reflect.

Reflection

Thanking the Front Line Workers

Taking some time to think about and thank all the people around the world who have worked to combat the pandemic the world is experiencing. IPhoto by Georg Arthur Pflueger / Unsplash

Buildings and Structures

Past Posts No 20 October 2018: Windows

Windows are such an essential part of our daily lives that we seldom stop to think about them and how they affect our perception of houses and the world around us. The Past Posts bring "windows" into focus in a variety of ways. Image: A section from "The Studdio" by Anne Newman

Photography

Reflection: Japanese Gardens

Take a few moments today to reflect on the beauty found in a Japanese garden. The trees are magnificent,

Nature

Reflection: Picking Blackberries

Reflecting through picking blackberries and all it implies. Image: Folk Art Blackberry Patch Rural Country Farm Landscape Painting - Blackberries Rustic Americana by Walt Curlee (https://fineartamerica.com/)

Birds

Reflection: Feathered Flight

Let us take a moment or two to reflect on the marvels of flight as displayed by our feathered friends. Enjoy a video "Birds in Flight" by Wildlife World, 2010.

Photography

Reflection: Look Even Higher

As you go about your busy day remember to look up into the sky and it is worth while staying up a little late at night to marvel at the starry canopy which floats above us. Image: Unsplash/Greg Rakozy

Metalwork

Reflection: Smiths

Our reflection today encourages you to think about all the people in our lives who use their hands to use metal to make essential objects and works of art to give pleasure. Image: (nippon.com)

Tribute

D Day Landings - 76th Anniversary

Today is the 76th Anniversary of D-Day. We commemorate this, and the 80th anniversary of the Evacuation of Dunkirk a couple of days ago, by looking at some paintings done by artists who were actually there. Image: Courtesy of The Imperial War Museum © IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 4093)

Photography

Reflection: The Fleurieu Peninsula

The glorious landscape of the "Fleurieu Peninsula" in South Australia provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the magnificence of the natural world. Image: Fleurieu Peninsula (Tourism Australia / australia.com)

Reflection

Reflection: The Northern Lights

A reflection post where the magnificence of "The Northern Lights" reminds us of the magic that is found in the natural world. Image: Joshua Earle/Unsplash

Tribute

Reflections on ANZAC DAY 2020

Reflecting on the way that Anzac Day was commemorated in Australia this year under very different circumstances which brought a far more personal touch.

Naive and Folk Art

Creativity Abounds in Times of Isolation

In this challenging time of isolation I thought I would let art take us beyond the present and into some art works through Edward Hopper Image: Sunlight in a Cafeteria by Edward Hopper (edwardhopper.net)

Reflection

Easter Saturday

Claude Mckay's poem "The Easter Flower" is used as a reflection on this important day in the Christian calendar. Plus a wonderfully inspiring photo of the universe by Greg Rakozy. (Image: en.wikipedia.org)

Celebration

Good Friday

Today, on Good Friday we stop to thank all the people engaged in saving lives around the world, especially those at the front line whose sacrifice we will never forget. Image: NASA/Unsplash.

Sense of Place

Escaping to Another World

Sharing some "other worlds" where we can escape to at the moment as illustrated by Louis Maniquet, SGR, Asif Nahas, Alexander Andrews. Includes a link to podcasts from Beth Erikson of Artists Network.

Celebration

St Valentine's Day

Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day and sharing some images from the past.

Nature

Remembering Our Forests

In the stark reality of the bushfires enveloping Australia we stop to remember that the destruction to our forests, especially the rain forests of Southern Queensland, is of huge significance. Ann Arnold and Anna Salleh write about trees. Images of the Australian Eucalyptus trees.

People

Remembering the Emergency Service People

Remembering the people from the Emergency Services who work to keep us safe. Shown are an early painting of a bsufhre by von Guerard, the Three Sisiters Blue Mountains by John Wilson, a firefighter by Ben Hoole,

Relaxation

A Time to Reflect and Remember

Take time to reflect and relax with a video and some paintings by Edma Morisot.

Celebration

Boxing Day

Boxing Day, Cricket, Movies, Shopping, Sydney to Hobart yacht race, Tsunami 2004

Celebration

Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights

A little information from en.wikipedia.org explaining the Jewish festival Hanukkah. Also showing art works by Dominic Alves, Yoram Raanan, David Brook, Rosa katzenelson.

Tribute

Stopping to Remember Our Volunteer Firefighters

Rembering the two volunteer firefighters killed at Green Wattle Creek (New South Wales) 19 Dec 2019

Photography

Carmel By The Sea

Relaxing at Carmel-by-the-Sea with "Unsplash" photographs by: James Ting; Hendrik Cornelissen; Angie Corbett-Kuiper; Cameron Venti; Marco Bicca; Meric Dagli; Ganapathy Kumar.

Tribute

Remembrance Day 2019

Remembering the 11th November -Armistice Day- with Blood Sept Lands and Seas of Red by Paul Cummins at Tower of London.

Cats

Reflecting on Pussy Cats

Enjoying some delightful images of cats. Sponsored by UnSplash. Image: Raul Varzar/Unsplash