Artful Escapes

Old soul. Proud Canadian. Lover of art, music, nature, and photography.

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Rebecca Stenn (American, born 1968)

Light on the River, 2025

Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 in (121.9 x 121.9 cm)

Private collection

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Whispers of the Sunlit Abbey By Jeff Stanford, 2026 Buy prints of this image at: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/whispers-of-the-sunlit-abbey-jeff-stanford.html   or more of my images at: https://jeff-stanford.pixels.com/

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Pinterest

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Taste the season in every bite.....

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Vittorio Matteo Corcos (Italian, 1859-1933)

Una signora elegante

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Barry Hilton, b.1941 British

oil on canvas

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Phyllis Shafer

Pennyroyal Retreat, 2013

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Jeffrey Larson Morning Cup 1999

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Mike Hall

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Suvemaastik, 1936 Lilly Walther

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People on the Blue Lake (1913) by August Macke. Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.

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Wild Sitka Rose.

Romona Youngquist

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Ed Mell

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Forest Fire Sunset. Redfish Lake Sawtooths Dennis Manhart Oct 2016.

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This video touches my heart so deeply because it is in sharp contrast to the reality of eldercare in our country. "The U.S. ranked at or near the bottom in many categories, including access, affordability, timeliness of care, and care coordination." Health Affairs.

18% of the population are over 65. Average social security payments: $1400 to $1700, not a liveable income, so retirement is impossible. Medicare is a joke. Society ignores our seniors in every way, politically, socially, legally, health & human services. Many are isolated. Most must choose between groceries & prescriptions. Not everyone has an IRA, pension, 401k, & if they do, they've cashed out to pay medical bills. Other countries revere their elderly & multigenerational family living.

Here in the U.S., the elderly are the forgotten, silent generation, thrown away. Politicians don't rally for their rights. We all want to live a long life... yet look at what's waiting for us.

Shameful.

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Summer Refeshments Mike Hall.