http://thenewstalkers.com/feed/group_discuss Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:58:50 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/27124/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/27124 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
                                ]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2026 04:21:52 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/27096/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/27096 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
                                          ]]> Fri, 30 Oct 2026 04:24:27 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/27063/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/27063 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
                                  ]]> Thu, 22 Oct 2026 21:45:08 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/27039/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/27039 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!

                                    ]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2026 03:57:32 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/27007/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/27007 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
                                                        ]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2026 22:21:57 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26981/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26981 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!

                                          ]]> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:48:28 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26954/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26954 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!

                                          ]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 04:25:16 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26923/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26923 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
                                ]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:23:05 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26888/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26888 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!]]> Thu, 10 Sep 2026 21:37:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26865/creative-arts-group http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26865 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
Statue of Tomáš Mašářík, Prague (© G.Gam)
                    ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:20:50 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26836/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26836 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!
REMEMBERING NEPAL AND TIBET--
                                    ]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:49:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26813/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26813 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 04:12:34 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26777/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26777                        

PLEASE POST YOUR CREATIVE EFFORTS.
IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM! ]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:50:17 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26741/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26741 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:47:29 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26696/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26696 Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:44:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26652/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26652
PLEASE POST YOUR CREATIVE EFFORTS.
IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM! ]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:10:28 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26620/creative-art-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26620 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:13:27 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26572/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26572 IF YOU HAVE A PAINTING, A DRAWING, A PHOTOGRAPH, OR YOU HAVE WRITTEN A POEM, OR RECORDED AN ORIGINAL PIECE OF MUSIC, POST THEM!]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 21:35:27 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26555/college-art-exhibition-showcases-classical-chinese-painting http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26555 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:31:23 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26554/hand-stencil-made-almost-68000-years-ago-is-the-oldest-cave-art-ever-found http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26554 Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:46:59 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26527/creative-arts-weekend-4th-of-july http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26527      
     
Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776 by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930)

PLEASE POST YOUR CREATIVE EFFORTS.
WE WILL KEEP THIS ARTICLE OPEN UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT. ]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2026 23:09:30 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26467/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/gsquared/group_discuss/26467 The first piece I am posting is View of Delt by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), which hangs in the Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague, the Netherlands.  It is one of the great works of art.  When I was at the Mauritshuis I studied View of Delft for a very long time and could not pull myself away from it.  I have visited art museums in many different countries, and View of Delt is the most beautiful painting I have ever stood before.
                                 
               


POST YOUR CREATIVE WORKS!!!! ]]> Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:54:19 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26457/artist-brings-the-healing-power-of-eastern-aesthetics-to-new-york http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26457 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:24:10 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26430/china-porcelain-global-journey-art-exhibition-opens-in-luxembourg http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26430 Sat, 20 Jun 2026 20:37:36 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26418/creative-arts-weekend-changing-of-the-guard http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26418 This is the last Creative Arts Weekend article I will be posting - next weekend's article will be posted by another, although I will still be around and filling in should I be needed.  However, that should not prevent you from posting whatever artistic endeavour you may have created, or a comment, or a vote up.  So take advantage of the venue and post away.  I will be posting some of my favourite photos that I have taken, most of which you may have seen previosly, but unfortunately I'm no longer getting around and taking new photos.
A boat on the Yellow River
]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:45:51 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26373/creative-arts-weekend-still-kicking http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26373 Although today the world's attention might be more directed to sports, at least that's a lot better than what has been dragging us along lately.  But it's always time to enjoy the arts, and here is your chance to post what you have created - photos, paintings, sculpture, something you have made or built, whatever - all are welcome here. 
This weekend I have chosen to post images related to a title or line of a poem or song.  For example, from the song Autumn Leaves...."The Autumn leaves drift by my window, the autumn leaves of red and gold."

]]> Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:27:42 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26359/where-art-and-technology-meet http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26359 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:49:49 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26316/creative-arts-weekend-show-your-stuff http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26316 This is the time and place to get away from all that distraction and post something you have photographed, painted, sculpted, built or just created, cause we'd all like to see something that will pull us away from the news we're having to watch every day.  Votes up and comments are welcome as well.  


]]> Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:24:15 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26303/painted-boat-studio-revives-the-spirit-of-chinese-landscapes http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26303 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:04:01 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26264/creative-arts-weekend-paths-to-explore http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26264 We all follow paths in our lives, sometimes they are the right one, sometimes they could be the wrong one, but all of them lead us to where we are today.  Post whatever you would like that is in some way creative - a photo, a painting, an image of something you have created, or even a poem.  
]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 22:50:38 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26230/creative-arts-weekend-for-the-memories http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26230 This will be a long weekend because I'm adding Memorial Day Monday to the weekend to give everyone a chance to post whatever creative image or object, comment or vote up - all are welcome.  

]]> Thu, 21 May 2026 23:31:10 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26213/chinas-10-best-destinations-to-take-beautiful-pictures http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26213 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:33:04 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26203/7-important-types-of-chinese-art-from-pottery-to-poetry http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26203 Mon, 18 May 2026 06:49:38 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26188/creative-arts-weekend-return-to-the-fore http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26188 My apologies to those who care, but I missed posting three weekend articles due to my having to spend the time in the hospital, but Buzz is back again, and so is the Creative Arts Weekend.  Hopefully those of you who are loyal to A.Mac's group will post that which is creative (photos or other artistic endeavours of any kind).  
]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 22:05:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26165/paintings-within-paintings-bridge-east-and-west http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26165 Mon, 11 May 2026 07:51:30 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26044/creative-arts-group-ooops-late-again http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26044 I've not been posting much lately, no articles for a couple of days, so my attention has been elsewhere - watching a bunch of movies I've not seen before.  But that shouldn't stop anyone from showing us what they have photographed, painted, sculpted, grown, built or created no matter what.  Let's see what you've got.  You have lots of time, cause I'll add a day to this weekend and close the article Monday night. 
]]> Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:38:18 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/26000/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/26000 A change of pace this weekend,  Over the years I have posted the photos I took of my cruise down the Li River from Guilin to Yangshuo in the Guangxi Autonomous Region of China, through the strange Karst Mountains, but my photos do not compare with those taken by Bob Nelson when he made that journey so he is now going to take you on that trip upon his river tourboat ship down the river through those unusual mountains.  In his photos, unlike mine, you will see that the river is mostly smooth and reflective as a mirror, and the atmosphere is misty and dramatically mysterious.

But this is also the time for you all to post your photos or artworks, tell your stories, and just post whatever you like that you think others might appreciate. ]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:25:01 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25951/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25951 This is your opportunity to post your photos or other items that you have created for all to enjoy.  
]]> Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:14:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25887/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25887 Definitely wanted to post it on time this weekend.  Now release your creativity and show us some of what you have created or photographed.  Take note of what Albert Einstein said - "Creativity is intelligence having fun", so have a little fun.
 
]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:26:20 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25858/10-most-iconic-portraits-of-famous-people-of-all-time-global-icons http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25858 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:16:47 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25831/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25831 Tomorrow's the first day of Spring, so more Spring flowers.  Posted pretty late so I'll add a day to the weekend.  Lots of time so let's see whatchya got, and it can be whatever you've created or photographed.  

]]> Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:12:25 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25797/the-romance-of-spring-decoding-chinas-classic-scroll-paintings http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25797 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 01:13:13 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25766/creative-arts-weekend-spring-flower-time http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25766 Now is the time to post your favourite Spring flower photos.  If you don't have any Spring flower photos, then post something else.  Hope the fact that it's Friday the 13th and almost The Ides of March doesn't screw things up. 
]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:29:45 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25743/colorful-exhibition-highlights-womens-creative-power http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25743 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:22:03 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25707/creative-arts-weekend-early-this-time http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25707 Last weekend I was late posting this, so this time I'll make sure it's more than just on time.  I'm posted some landscapes taken over my years here, so lets's see what you've got.
]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 21:40:52 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25658/creative-arts-weekend-almost-forgot http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25658 So much is happening these days I got lost in it, but no worries, a little late but still here.  Hope to see some creative contributions.  For me, it will be a little night life.
]]> Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:38:31 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25612/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25612 We're Baaaaaaaak!  Another opportunity to post your creative artwork, whatever artwork, in fact just plain WHATEVER.  Post a vote up, a comment, a photo, a painting, anything at all that the NT rules and A.Mac's rules allow.
We just celebrated Chinese New Year and are in the midst of the Spring Festival.  About 5 or 6 years ago we took a walk through a Chongqing park during Spring Festival, and back then I posted on Creative Arts Weekend photos I had taken at the time.  However we went nowhere this time, so I am posting again some of the photos I took back then.  

]]> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:29:41 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25575/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25575 This is the place to post for all to see that which you have created, photographed, painted or just wanted to show us or tell us about.  It being only a few days before Chinese New Year and Spring Festival, and time to shop for decorations and more for the New Year, here is a photo I took of a store in Chendu a number of years ago.
]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:51:09 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25550/tiny-sheets-of-paper-carry-profound-history http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25550 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:27:04 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25537/art-types-uncovered-a-comprehensive-guide-to-artistry http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25537 Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:52:00 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25517/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25517 Give your mind and soul a break from the chaotic politics and spend a little restful time on the arts - it will be good for your health.
]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:17:51 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25493/woodcarving-exhibit-celebrates-year-of-the-horse-in-beijing http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25493 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:31:59 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25473/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25473 Show your stuff, post your creation, your photo, your painting - here's your opportunity, and AWAY WE GO....

]]> Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:07:17 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25454/exhibition-opens-to-celebrate-year-of-the-horse http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25454 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:07:57 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25409/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25409 It's okay, you're all safe here.  This article has nothing to do with Trump.  But it would be great to see whatever artworks you have created, and any comments about them. 
]]> Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:23:56 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25368/creative-arts-weekend-come-out-of-the-cold http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25368 Warm youirselves up by posting something creative, photo, painting,  sculpture, whatever.  Take your mind off of invasions, kidnappings, threats, tariffs, murders, expenses and give yourself a little time to relax with a little creativity, a little beauty, a little fun. 
]]> Thu, 15 Jan 2026 22:20:20 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25353/a-photographers-lens-reveals-the-spirit-of-horses http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25353 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:18:38 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25333/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25333 Posting this early this weekend because I will be going out today.  Hope to see many creative things posted when I return.  This article is a good place to post and see things that are a lot nicer than what you are seeing on the Front (Home) Page these days, so enjoy.
]]> Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:23:13 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25290/creative-arts-new-years-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25290 Time for all to have a Happy New Creative Arts Weekend.  Post something creative - a creative photo, painting, sculpture, one of your kids (well, you helped create them, didn't you?), a creative comment or even a creative vote up.  
                  ]]> Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:55:59 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25258/creative-arts-holiday-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25258 Now that you have the time to think about what you've done in the line of creative arts, please let us see the results of your thoughts, whether it be a photo, a painting, a sculpture, a kid, even a photo of the result of that special recipe you have cooked - afler all, you created it.
  ]]> Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:59:11 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25220/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25220 Here we go again - post your pictures, paintings, sculptures, whatever you created, for all to see. 
]]> Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:34:26 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25199/embroidery-converses-across-centuries http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25199 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 22:56:04 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25167/creative-arts-weekend-is-back-again http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25167 So wachya got for us today?  Let's see your photos, paintings, sculptures, garden, result of your special recipe ,  kids....whatever you've created.
]]> Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:45:08 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25120/painters-works-marked-by-cultural-nourishment http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25120 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 22:12:32 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25112/its-creative-arts-time-again http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25112
Here's your chance to post an example of your creativity, a photo, a painting, a sculpture, whatever you created.  Well, you had a part in creating your kids, didn't you?  Let's see them.  ]]> Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:59:18 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25067/inspired-strokes http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25067 Sat, 29 Nov 2025 01:41:53 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25059/creative-arts-thanksgiving-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25059 Post the photos of your Thanksgiving Dinners or whatever else that is creative.

Because it's a holiday weekend this article will remain open until Monday night. ]]> Fri, 28 Nov 2025 05:58:21 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25046/nat-geo-pictures-of-the-year-celebrates-most-powerful-photos-of-2025 http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25046 Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:04:01 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25018/a-miracle-woven-in-silk http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25018 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 21:16:11 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/25004/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/25004 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:07:07 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24971/labor-of-love-keeps-old-animation-art-form-alive http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24971 Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:04:43 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24952/late-but-still-creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24952 As usual here and now is your opportunity to post your creative efforts, be it photos, paintings, or what you will that is something that you did.  As well, your comments are welcome and votes up are appreciated.
]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:53:37 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24937/ai-digital-art-created-from-movie-quotes http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24937 "We'll always have Paris"  (Casablanca)

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"Well, Nobody's Perfect"  (Some Like it Hot)

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"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."  (Gone With the Wind)

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"I'll make him an offer he can't refuse."  (The Godfather)

LOL.  Don't ask me what happened to the offer.
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"Say hello to my little friend."  (Scarface)

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"I've got a bad feeling about this."  (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

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"Wax on, wax off."   (The Karate Kid)

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"Nobody puts baby in a corner."  (Dirty Dancing)

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"Luke, I am your father."  (Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back)
 
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"My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father.  Prepare to die "  (The Princess Bride)

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"You're gonna need a bigger boat."  (Jaws)

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"Go ahead, make my day."  (Sudden Impact)
]]> Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:20:56 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24917/technology-meets-art-in-yizhuang http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24917 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:40:06 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24899/creative-arts-weekend-whats-new-with-you http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24899 This is the time and place for you to post an example of your creativity, be it a painting, a photograph, any kind of visual art, or whatever...
This weekend I am posting photos I've taken of others' creativity.

]]> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 22:08:23 -0500 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24837/creative-arts-weekend-being-there http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24837 Time to post your photos, your paintings, your hobbies, whatever your creative efforts, and don't forget to post your comments and your votes up.
]]> Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:19:47 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24775/a-little-night-magic-on-creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24775 Post your day or night photos, your comments, your votes up, anything creative - all are welcome.
]]> Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:11:22 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24720/harmony-blooms-in-urban-art http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24720 Sun, 19 Oct 2025 22:16:59 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24703/good-morning-its-creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24703 Take a break from the usual everyday and post something - a photo, a painting, something from your hobby, a comment, or just a vote up.

Hallowe'en is in a couple of weeks... ]]> Fri, 17 Oct 2025 06:44:15 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24672/an-epic-lightning-strike-a-bird-taking-flight-and-our-other-favorite-photos-of-the-day http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24672 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:41:30 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24634/here-we-go-creative-arts-group-autumn-issue http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24634 Post whatever you like - images, comments, votes up - all are welcome, especially if they are original and creative.
]]> Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:26:02 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24583/late-but-here-now-creatove-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24583 Show us your stuff.
]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:41:32 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24513/creative-arts-weekend-its-that-time-again http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24513 Here's the place to post your creative stuff, or whatever you want to say about it.  
]]> Fri, 26 Sep 2025 01:38:36 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24458/creative-arts-weekend-late-but-still-here http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24458 Ready and waiting for contributions of creative art by NT's creative artists
]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:42:43 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24437/photographer-no-223-stages-solo-in-beijing http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24437 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 23:52:48 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24388/be-creative-its-the-weekend-article http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24388 Let's see your stuff.
]]> Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:26:40 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24359/do-you-remember-this-photo http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24359 Tue, 09 Sep 2025 08:36:33 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24318/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24318 Posting a few hours early because I'll be going out soon, so don't be shy, post whatever you want that is an image or a comment, creative or not, but let's keep this group active for A.Mac who is unable to be with us for a while.  I'm going to post some photos from my collection that are somewhat strange or unusual that you may have seen before, but whatever, do as you will. 
]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:51:51 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24259/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24259 A.Mac is unable to host this article this weekend, but don't let that stop you.  As the description of this group says:
Post Your Imagery & Artwork, Bring a Friend;  Experiment, Let's Talk "Photography," "Digital Art," "Photoshop (Image-editing Applications)," Decorative & Functional Art. 
Setting the stage:
]]> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 22:57:12 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24182/creative-arts-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24182 It's that time again.  Let's post some of the favourite photos we have taken, or anything else creative.
]]> Thu, 21 Aug 2025 23:03:31 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24101/art-as-editorial-commentary-on-creative-arts-three-day-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24101 Around age 11, at a religious service to which my parents hijacked me, it hit me; worshipers were praying, nevertheless, in a language they couldn't translate, & that in fact, like many, many, many children throughout history, I too, before I could make objective decisions, had been TOLD WHO I WAS, WHAT I BELIEVED, & GIVEN MY RELIGIOUS IDENTITY . And from that moment of revelation, I have rejected & found irrefutable evidence to REJECT ORGANIZED RELIGION , & to think SPIRITUALLY rather than DOGMATICALLY.
And yet, GIVEN THE DISGRACEFUL TREATMENT OF INNOCENT HUMAN BEINGS IN MY OWN COUNTRY, I  asked God to take the heartless politicians and judges.  
But instead, HE TOOK MY SWEET LITTLE DOG, GRACIE!
Let me be clear; this is my article, and it is not about POLITICS; so be forewarned. This is about the most recent confirmation of my many decades-long disdain for the bastardization of religions by religionists, et al, and how religion has been used for the attainment of power and wealth REGARDLESS OF HOW RUTHLESSLY, MERCILESSLY and HYPOCRITICALLY so-wielded, particularly by the institutions having deluded us through guilt and shame into believing them to be the pillars of civilization - namely, family, church, government, law, "justice," media, and their carnival-barker conmen and women!

My Gracie is gone, while God spares the most despicable amongst us! Rest in Peace my girl. ]]> Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:37:35 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/24032/creative-arts-weekend-pictures-can-be-poets http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/24032 Can we create poems from pictures?  Alfred Joyce Kilmer did.

Let's be creative and post one of your pictures (photo, painting, drawing) and create a short poem about it.  Any other relevant comments are welcome too.
]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2025 22:40:16 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23966/whats-more-americana-than-route-66-on-creative-arts-three-day-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23966 © A. Mac/A.G.

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© A. Mac/A.G. ]]> Thu, 31 Jul 2025 20:10:06 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23934/a-chinese-lens-a-tour-of-china-through-noted-chinese-photographers http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/23934 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 08:04:02 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23914/nature-abstract-imagery-on-creative-arts-three-day-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23914 Swallowtail Butterfly on Thistle Flower
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Deer in a Misty Forest as the Sun Penetrates Through
© A. Mac/A.G. ]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:06:22 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23851/new-stuff-on-creative-arts-three-day-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23851 © A. Mac/A.G.

© A.Mac/A.G. ]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2025 22:06:13 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23787/forest-interiors-are-my-places-of-spirituality http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23787 © A. Mac/A.G.

© A. Mac/A.G. ]]> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 22:00:09 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23718/artist-broadens-peoples-encounters-with-ink http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/23718 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 22:44:58 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23668/portrait-of-a-friend http://thenewstalkers.com/buzz-of-the-orient/group_discuss/23668 Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:47:39 -0400 http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23644/fun-pix-on-creative-arts-three-day-weekend http://thenewstalkers.com/a-macarthur/group_discuss/23644 Kids on the Beach, Ocean City, New Jersey, c. 1996
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Four Year Old Boy Practices His Fishing Techniques
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