We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme "outdoor art". Here are some of the pictures we received from around the world.
Aurelius Pinheiro
Aurelius Pinheiro: "The seemingly bare walls of Croydon [London], brought to life by the local artists. If you are around the High Street, these murals are hard to miss."
Adrian Warr
Adrian Warr: "The artwork, named The Bristol Whales and designed and built by 'Cod Steaks', was installed at Bennett's Patch & White's Paddock Nature Reserve in 2015. The head of a humpback whale and tail of a blue whale are depicted by the six-tonne pieces, which are made from willow harvested in Somerset. According to the Avon Wildlife Trust, which manages the site, the area has a whaling history dating back to the 18th Century."
Jenny Pearce
Jenny Pearce: "The hammock is ready."
Lee Slater
Lee Slater: "A felled mighty redwood tree has been recycled into a collection of sculptures in the Hanmer Forest, New Zealand. Keep an eye out for beavers, rats, dogs, birds and Gollum peaking out from amongst the trees."
Yvonne Warriner
Yvonne Warriner: "One of the beautiful wire fairies created by Robin Wight at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent."
Michelle Kelsall
Michelle Kelsall: "During lockdown last year I learned how to do double exposures in my camera. It's very much trial and error. This is one of my favourites taken in the garden, of a hosta leaf and gladioli. It reminds me of a painted fan."
Jan Sonenthal
Jan Sonenthal: "This is the colourful painted art gallery building in Eastbourne, East Sussex."
Marek Olejarnik
Marek Olejarnik: "A sculpture located at the Park of Spa Naleczow in Poland."
Victor Tregubov
Victor Tregubov: "I found this beautiful piece of art (I cannot call it graffiti) in one of the tiny lanes in Salzburg, Austria."
Michelle Pack
Michelle Pack: "Spotted this on my walk in our local woodland."
Christopher Pond
Christopher Pond: "While pumpkin picking in Dorset, we discovered this giant pumpkin monster."
Amanda Van Meter Burch
Amanda Van Meter Burch: "It's always darkest before the dawn."
Stuart Else
Stuart Else: "A photographer giving some scale to the huge Reformation Wall, Geneva."
Michael Salander
Michael Salander: "With so much to see in Venice above ground (or water), it's rare that you find yourself looking downwards, but I felt that this was worth photographing."
Annette Mills
Annette Mills: "Classics in the sun."
Julia Jacs
Julia Jacs: "A kitchen sieve to protect a pink succulent from the frost."
The next theme is "woodland walk" and the deadline for entries is 18 May 2021.
Aurelius Pinheiro
Adrian Warr
Jenny Pearce
Lee Slater
Yvonne Warriner
Michelle Kelsall
Jan Sonenthal
Marek Olejarnik
Victor Tregubov
Michelle Pack
Christopher Pond
Amanda Van Meter Burch
Stuart Else
Michael Salander
Annette Mills
Julia Jacs
