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Commemorate: Selected works by Thomas RiesnerArt

Commemorate: Selected works by Thomas Riesner

Thomas RiesnerNovember 5, 2026

All pieces are ink on paper. Each is 45 cm x 40 cm. Click or tap any image to view it full size.  

.dust motes.Art, Poetry

.dust motes.

Sonja Benskin MesherNovember 4, 2026

day of small things, slowly steadily worked. as we rest the dust motes, shine as gold. quiet, slow, and uneventful it left lasting impressions.…

AriaArt

Aria

Jenn ZedNovember 4, 2026

Pencil, graphic ink pen, black ink, watercolours, acrylic inks on Khadi Handmade Light Weight (smooth) Cotton Rag Paper.. 24cm x 43cm  

Palette Knife and Oils…Art

Palette Knife and Oils…

Jenn ZedOctober 29, 2026

I have a few of these, but I have only digitised two of them so far. I don’t know if I’ll create a proper…

.ghost.Art, Poetry

.ghost.

Sonja Benskin MesherOctober 29, 2026

your ideas come different, you talk of immersion, and security, nothing was further from my mind. becomes part of the pattern, a mark on…

My diaries from 2020Art

My diaries from 2020

Armin Andreas PangerlOctober 28, 2026

Meine Tagebuchblätter von 2020  

Great Auk With Egg, Extinct Birds Series #5Art

Great Auk With Egg, Extinct Birds Series #5

Mary MacGowanOctober 24, 2026

Title: Great Auk, Extinct Birds Series #5 Medium: Watercolor Dimensions: 9” X 9” Great Auk, Extinct Birds Series #5 — Watercolor, 9" X 9"

Visions of Beauty: Ten iPad Drawings by Susan L. PolletArt

Visions of Beauty: Ten iPad Drawings by Susan L. Pollet

Susan L. PolletOctober 22, 2026

 Click on any image to see full size and launch a slide show. 

cuello #2Art

cuello #2

tiko lewisOctober 21, 2026

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Pigma Microns on vellum bristol paper. 14 x 17 inches.

J-Dog 3Art

J-Dog 3

Barry BurgessOctober 18, 2026

  Waiting, a point of absurdity, uncertainty, and purposelessness of human existence   Permanent Ink and Watercolor, 8.25” x 9.25” .