Silent Sunday.

#NotAI #SilentSunday #Landscape #Lake #Island #Photography #Darktable

A new book from Phaidon is the purr-fect celebration of cats in art, photography, and illustration across centuries 🐱

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/cats-art-history-book/

#art #books #photography #illustration

Glenn Hardy Jr., “Matching Sets II” (2025)

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/glenn-hardy-jr-excavating-identity-through-style-paintings/

#art #painting

Birds! More beautiful than we could even dream of

📷 Marvin Heinzel

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/marvin-heinzel-bird-portraits-photographs/

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Today on Colossal, we chat with Rodolfo Liprandi, who's behind these dynamic woodland creatures made from foraged branches.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/rodolfo-liprandi-wood-branches-animal-sculptures/

#art #nature

Sally J. Han, “Nap” (2022), acrylic paint on paper mounted on wood panel, 24 × 30 inches

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/cats-art-history-book/

#art #animals

“I really enjoy the process of making these collages—going out into the world and trying to capture what it feels like to be somewhere." —Rich Wells

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/01/rich-wells-moving-digital-multimedia-collages/

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Women to know: Sarah Stone (1759-1844) was a British illustrator whose rich depictions of birds highlight a singular talent during an era when women weren’t even permitted to be members of London’s prestigious Royal Academy.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/sarah-stone-unseen-world-watercolor-paintings-birds/

#art #illustration #nature #history #birds