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Your pictures on the theme of 'outdoor art'

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 Mural on a buildingAurelius 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 Whale tailAdrian 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 Colourful hammockJenny Pearce
Jenny Pearce: "The hammock is ready."
Lee Slater Sculpture of Gollum in the treesLee 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 Wire fairyYvonne Warriner
Yvonne Warriner: "One of the beautiful wire fairies created by Robin Wight at Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent."
Michelle Kelsall LeavesMichelle 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 Colourful buildingJan Sonenthal
Jan Sonenthal: "This is the colourful painted art gallery building in Eastbourne, East Sussex."
Marek Olejarnik Sculpture of a coupleMarek Olejarnik
Marek Olejarnik: "A sculpture located at the Park of Spa Naleczow in Poland."
Victor Tregubov Painted figure on a wallVictor Tregubov
Victor Tregubov: "I found this beautiful piece of art (I cannot call it graffiti) in one of the tiny lanes in Salzburg, Austria."
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Michelle Pack "Stay safe" painted on a rockMichelle Pack
Michelle Pack: "Spotted this on my walk in our local woodland."
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Christopher Pond PumpkinsChristopher Pond
Christopher Pond: "While pumpkin picking in Dorset, we discovered this giant pumpkin monster."
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Amanda Van Meter Burch Dancer on a street at nightAmanda Van Meter Burch
Amanda Van Meter Burch: "It's always darkest before the dawn."
Stuart Else Person standing by a statue in GenevaStuart Else
Stuart Else: "A photographer giving some scale to the huge Reformation Wall, Geneva."
Michael Salander Figures painted on a pavementMichael 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 A building painted to look like a bookshelfAnnette Mills
Annette Mills: "Classics in the sun."
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Julia Jacs Pink plant in a sieveJulia Jacs
Julia Jacs: "A kitchen sieve to protect a pink succulent from the frost."
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The next theme is "woodland walk" and the deadline for entries is 18 May 2021.

The pictures will be published later that week and you will be able to find them, along with other galleries, on the In Pictures section of the website.

You can upload your entries on this page or email them to yourpics@bbc.co.uk.

Terms and conditions apply.

Further details and themes are at: We set the theme, you take the pictures.

All photographs subject to copyright.