I haven’t regretted leaving for a minute. My soul is a 1000 times more peaceful without the constant churning and screaming and hating. The best thing you can do for yourself is to free yourself from that algorithm.
Visual artist, writer. Intensely colorful watercolors, b&w ink drawings, a notch realer than real. Former freelance writer working to complete a political sf novel. Spending my retirement years living my best life. joycekjensen.com
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I haven’t regretted leaving for a minute. My soul is a 1000 times more peaceful without the constant churning and screaming and hating. The best thing you can do for yourself is to free yourself from that algorithm.
It’s super easy to switch to DuckDuckGo on an Apple products, just go to set up and choose it instead of Google.
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This is terrible. You were one of the last reasons I kept my subscr, but I just canceled for good. Every time I tried to cancel they offered me a cheaper and cheaper subscription, to the point where I joked they would soon start sending me money. Ms Attiah, keep up the good work!
Happy Star Trek Day! In those days I was a huge sci-fi fan, eagerly awaiting the premier. But first things first. My husband and I were on our honeymoon in Toronto, so I started with episode two the next week! LLAP🖖🖖🖖 #StarTrek
I’ve always considered myself an introvert, but I recently read this book which defines a new character type, the otrovert. It puts a more positive spin on the need to be alone. www.amazon.com/dp/031657608...
Everyone in clothes that fit well, the men’s jackets buttoned for the formal photo. One in the middle looking like he’s asleep on his feet, ill fitting clothes drooping off of him.
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Sunset. Daniel Smith watercolors on 140# Arches cp. 14 x20”. #watercolor #sunset #realism #landscape #fineart #painting #sky
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It would be so wonderful if they somehow became a nonprofit. They’ve even ruined the sudoku game, lol.
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Inspired by photos I took at Grand Teton National Park in 2004. Daniel Smith watercolors on arches 140# cold pressed paper, 14 x 20”. © 2025 Joyce K Jensen. #watercolor. #painting #sky #GrandTeton
Sort of like a Gary Larson cartoon come to life. Was he caught talking to the cows as well?
Finally some good news!
I’m not saying anything people don’t already know when I say psychopaths rule the world. All throughout recorded history, and certainly before recorded history, a subset of those born without a conscience have grabbed power, and most of the money too. I’m 80 years old, I don’t see a solution.
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Thank you for the work you do, Anne Appelbaum. Please know how much it’s appreciated by those of us out here in the big bad world. I have been off X quite a while and never intend to return. I don’t miss the ugly miasma of hate and anger.
They are looking forward to the day when the weather service has been privatized, and each and every one of us has to pay that $73 to have access to the information, and the 10 people who run the company will soon join the class of billionaires.
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More sky practice. From a photo taken outside of.Taos, NM. Painted wet in wet on an Arches rough block, 10 x 14“, Daniel Smith watercolors. #watercolor #sky #landscape #painting
The Dawn of Everything: A New History off Humanity
Two weeks ago, long distance call with my sister. She talked about a product, and after we hung up my Facebook feed was flooded with ads for it. Truly creepy
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Congratulations! I get it! This isn’t a link so erase it if you want to, but it’s a little water lollipop to reward you for your hard work. 😊
An experimental 7 x 10“ watercolor landscape, a little practice piece. The sky and land were done with the same three colors, Daniel Snith indanthrone blue, perelyne red and Hansa yellow medium. Few things are more fun than color mixing. #watercolor #painting #landscape #clouds
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This was really just a practice piece because I was playing with some new brushes, but I like it, it has a nice spring-like feel, and it isn’t politics. #tulip #watercolorpainting #artist
That man is an ignoramus. One autistic friend has a PhD, another is a wildly creative musician. They’re both brilliant.
Not to mention, how much pollution did they spew for their 11 minute joyride.
Please tell her that there is a little old lady out here in the world somewhere who thinks that is wonderful and who sends good wishes and good vibes. ❤️❤️❤️
Yes yes yes!!! My new paintbrushes arrived, I’m just going to play with watercolors and not do anything serious.
I’ve heard that they all come with an extra tube of glue now.
I never got very good at guitar chords. 😅
I took down my first comment because I don’t know how experienced you are as an artist, and I was giving advice as if you were novice, for which I apologize.
I don’t know your situation, but maybe you just need to step back and play a little with technique, or whatever is giving you fits. For me, it was like throwing a ball or learning guitar chords, it just took time and lots of practice. There are no mistakes in art, only learning experiences.
Follow the money . . . straight to Wall Street.
I normally only post my creative stuff but my grandson shared this beautiful video with me. I was born before the end of WWII. This made me realize that my generation has indeed lived through interesting times. I pray that change is coming again. youtu.be/wEBlaMOmKV4?...
I’ve had 5 for benign tumor in last 3-4 years. Big hospital system, $225 after Medicare. Private imaging business $95. County hospital facility $350. They did the best job but can’t afford them. Radiation worked but broke the bank. Lucky for Medicare.
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Thank you so much for the kind words. I sometimes work in acrylic too but haven’t put the hours in to learn as I have with watercolor. Whichever you do, have fun!
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Thank you! Don’t give up, just keep practicing. I went through a lot of paint and paper learning the craft. And listened to a ton of audiobooks along the way. ❤️😊
Thanks, and they were tasty as well. 😊
Tomatoes Onions and Asparagus Watercolor 8x11” Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches 140# cp paper © Joyce K Jensen #watercolor #tmatoes #fineart #realism #paintng
Looking forward to shaking your hand and meeting you face-to-face when we get there.
He meant stock prices. 😂
Fascinating.
Sell them to wealthy donors, who will then charge exorbitant rents for the government to use them. Everything about this whole fake cost cutting scheme is for someone inside to rip off the government.
I have a relative who scoffs because I read history books. This person said they could learn history by going on vacation and reading the plaques on confederate statues. The truth is, I think it’s jealousy, but I worked hard to put myself through college and they didn’t even try.
Before I cheer him on, please tell me if he’s one of the billionaires who actually pays taxes or not.
We need to start calling him Krasnov. SLAVA UKRAINI 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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It was a planned ambush, set up to be acted out in front of live cameras to turn Magats against Ukraine. Consider Vance’s language: “disrespectful” to our glorious leader. I hope Europe has the courage to stand up and fight back. I don’t think it’s going to play the way Krasnov thought it would.
Star Trek 4 The Voyage Home
When looking for corruption, the advice is always follow the money. And among the truest words in the Bible are, the love of money is the root of all evil. Money is a useful necessity until it becomes a cruel tool.
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My aunt and uncle’s big beautiful Wisconsin dairy barn is no longer needed. Heartbreaking to watch it deteriorate. “Barn Window” India ink with Daniel Smith watercolors Arches hot pressed watercolor paper 7.5x9” #InkDrawing #barn #watercolor
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It seems like a nice day to share a little oil painting from a few years back with a big blue sky, on Bluesky. Here in the Midwest we barely see the sun all winter. I called this one Afternoon Sunlight. Oil on canvas, 11 x 14”. #oilpanting #landscape #winter
It doesn’t look good. 😢
Mentally I’m still the kid that couldn’t get enough of the mummies and dinosaurs at the Field museum. My almost-octogenarian feet aren’t up to the task anymore but i’m always surprised when people talk to me like I’m old. The wrinkles betray me but I’ve never lost that “sense of wonder.”
Go forward, keep up the good fight, and have some fun while you’re doing it! A goodly number of years ago when I turned 60, I did my best to thumb my nose at the world. Give them hell ! ❤️
@klnappier.bsky.social Welcome aboard!
Yes, and thank you for checking with me first.
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I had a very good lens on that camera. When I studied the photos I realized I hadn’t been aware of the detail on the statue. It’s an astonishing work of art in itself. I tried to capture a bit of that.
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Thank you. Great image.
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Thank you! Lady Liberty is so beautiful, I’m glad if I could capture a bit of that.
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Thank you! Lady Liberty is so beautiful that you want to give her your all.
A watercolor I did 15 years ago from photos during our last trip to NYC. It’s called Beacon of Hope, and I often pair it with Emma Lazarus‘s beautiful poem. Are we still a beacon of hope? Daniel Smith watercolors on Arches cold pressed 140# paper. 20x17” #watercolor #painting #statueofliberty #art
That’s breathtaking! Just amazing.
Yet another 60s era song that feels painfully relevant in our current era. "Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend. Do it in the name of Heaven, you can justify it in the end."
Is a big joy OK? My son dropped by and stayed for dinner.
My son has been encouraging me to watch Idiocracy. Maybe Sunday evening would be a good time.
😂. It wouldn’t be so funny if it weren’t so true. Years and years ago, my husband picked up the pizza but forgot the kids.
That reminds me of something my late husband said half a lifetime ago when we were having a major disagreement for the third or fourth time. I said, I’m never having this argument again, and left. He wasn’t one to compromise easily, but he found me and said, Change is hard but it’s worth it. It was.
