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Here I am proudly showing off the @cheshirehuntsa Here I am proudly showing off the @cheshirehuntsaboteursofficial  t-shirt 'Run Free' that I designed last autumn. If you want to look stylish whilst supporting a VERY worthwhile cause, why not bag yourself one of these little numbers from their website? (cheshirehuntsabs.org) (Artist not included) . . . . . #artwork #fox #activism #animalart #artoftheday #inkart #acrylicpainting #wildlifeart #activistart #artivist #inkdrawing #foxhunting #hunting #huntingseason #foxart #foxdrawing #foxartwork #tshirtprint #tshirtdesign #tshirtart #veganartist #veganactivist #animalartist #animalactivist #artistsforaction #foxtshirt #antihunting #antibloodsports #fuckhunting #huntsabs
Psychedelic magpies! A slightly feverish version o Psychedelic magpies! A slightly feverish version of my recent painting 'TWO FOR JOY' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Stare at it for an entire minute and it'll make your eyes go all bendy. . . . . . #art #birdsofinstagram #nature #wildlife #birdlovers #psychedelicartist #wildlifeart #acrylicpainting #instaart #animalart #birdstagram #animatedart #creative #instaartist #artistic #acryliconcanvas #magpie #blackandwhite #bluesky #britishbirds #britishwildlife #wildlifepainting #wildlifeartist #birdportrait #birdart #psychedelia #ukwildlife #decorativeart #psychedelicart
A blast from the past! 25 years ago I was offered A blast from the past! 25 years ago I was offered a position at the very prestigious DOWNS SCHOOL in Colwall, just over the hills from my hometown of Malvern. I taught art hobby classes, painted the music rooms with garish loveliness to inspire the kids, drew composer portraits to hang in the school rooms, did a portrait for (and presented it to) Nigel Kennedy at a concert there, painted a massive stage backdrop for a concert of Russian/English classical music, and I painted the corridors and the gym with jungle scenes and dragons ('helped' by the kids....) This was all thanks to the faith (mis?)placed in me by the wonderful headmaster Andrew Auster, and the hilarious music teacher Michael Castle. And THAT in turn was thanks to an old schoolfriend, Kevin Brewer, who, when I was fresh out of Art College and wondering what the hell to do, asked me to draw a map of the school for a scouting event he was running there.... A random request that led to a fantastic chapter of my life. . . . . . . #art #drums #mural #muralart #musician #wallart #classicalmusic #murals #wallpainting #muralpainting #surrealart #psychedelicart #jimihendrix #orchestra #drumkit #blastfromthepast #schoolorchestra #nostalgia #musicalinstruments #musicalinstrument #schooldays #schoollife #musicschool #music #musicteacher #musiclessons #musicians #painting #artistic #artlife
'SKY FLOWER' (acrylic paint on card) In loving mem 'SKY FLOWER' (acrylic paint on card) In loving memory of Lulu. . . . . . #garden #plants #skyflower #stainedglassart #brighterdaysarecoming #sopretty #spring #springtime #nature #newgrowth #springflowers #tulipart #decorativeart #natureart #natureartist #natureartwork #acrylicpainting #artoftheday #artistic #instaartist #creative #painting #mothernature #stainedglasseffect #flowerart #beautifulart #veganartist #naturedesign #paintingnature
A final post 'celebrating' the UK dairy industry o A final post 'celebrating' the UK dairy industry on this, the last day of their desperate and misguided campaign 'FEBRUDAIRY'. This painting is called 'Life Sentence: The invisible faces of dairy' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Over 5000 species of mammal produce milk to feed their young. One species continues to drink it after weaning. This they steal from another animal. An animal that is imprisoned and forcibly impregnated for the first time at 14 - 28 months old, and - after giving birth every year to keep the milk flowing - slaughtered once her body is worn out at about 6 years old. Each cow is milked for at least 10 months of every year of her adult life. For 7 months out of that 10 she is both pregnant AND lactating. She will yield between 25 and 50 litres of milk per day, 7 to 14 times more than her calf would naturally drink. This stress on her body commonly leads to lameness, metabolic disorders and mastitis (a painful udder infection). To facilitate the production of milk each cow is re-impregnated 2 - 3 months after giving birth. She would naturally suckle her calf for 9 months to a year, but in dairy farming her offspring are removed within a day or two. Male calves are an unwanted by-product and are shot after birth, or sold for veal production. This is the invisible face of all your milk, cheese, cream, yoghurt and butter. Milk is not the innocent, natural, healthy product portrayed by the dairy industry. There is no such thing as 'Ethical Dairy'. YOU can choose to acknowledge this and change your diet if you wish to. THEY have no choice. . . . . . #dairy #factoryfarming #weanling #antidairy #weaning #veganartist #febudairy #govegan #newborn #veganism #milk #vegansofinstagram #crueltyfree #instababy #veganlife #breastfeeding #painting #calf #acrylicpainting #veganlifestyle #cows #acryliconcanvas #artistic #babies #animalrights #contemporaryart #februdairy #veganpower #veganfortheanimals #dairyfree
To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attem To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attempt to promote their despicable trade by creating 'FEBRUDAIRY' I've decided to re-post some of my more challenging paintings on this subject. This piece is called 'Production Line' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Calves are taken from their mothers 12 - 72 hours after birth. Inseminated at 13 - 14 months old. Spend 7 out of every 12 months simultaneously pregnant AND lactating. Produce an average daily milk yield of between 25 - 50 litres, 14 times more than a calf would naturally drink. Their udders are forced to hold up to 20 litres of milk at any one time, rather than the natural limit of 2. These 'milk machines' last for an average of 6 years until they worn out and cease to be a profitable commodity. (Sheep milk and Goat milk are produced with equally appalling disregard for the animals' welfare.) They live unnaturally short, gruelling lives, in order for the Dairy Industry to provide us with a substance the human body does not need. Soya milk, coconut milk, almond milk, rice milk, and oat milk are all commonly available now. These are natural, healthy and ethical alternatives. There is no such thing as 'Ethical Dairy'. . . . . . #dairy #factoryfarming #weanling #antidairy #weaning #veganartist #febudairy #govegan #newborn #veganism #milk #vegansofinstagram #crueltyfree #instababy #veganlife #breastfeeding #painting #calf #acrylicpainting #veganlifestyle #cows #acryliconcanvas #artistic #babies #animalrights #contemporaryart #februdairy #veganpower #veganfortheanimals #dairyfree
To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attem To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attempt to promote their despicable trade by creating 'FEBRUDAIRY' I've decided to re-post some of my more challenging paintings on this subject. This piece is called 'One in a million' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Two million calves are born on U.K. Dairy Farms every year. Males are shot, used for pet food, or raised for veal. Females are forcibly impregnated to produce milk. (Their babies are taken from them 12 -72 hours after being born). These dairy cows are slaughtered after six years, when their bodies are exhausted and ruined. Every one of those two million calves is an individual, sentient being - a thinking, feeling, conscious entity. Life is NOT a commodity to be bought, sold, abused and killed. . . . . . #dairy #factoryfarming #weanling #antidairy #weaning #veganartist #febudairy #govegan #newborn #veganism #milk #vegansofinstagram #crueltyfree #instababy #veganlife #breastfeeding #painting #calf #acrylicpainting #veganlifestyle #cows #acryliconcanvas #artistic #babies #animalrights #contemporaryart #februdairy #veganpower #veganfortheanimals #dairyfree
To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attem To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attempt to promote their despicable trade by creating 'FEBRUDAIRY' I've decided to re-post some of my more challenging paintings on this subject. This piece is called 'Daege' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) 'Daege' is an Old English precursor of the modern term 'dairy', meaning 'female servant' Separated from their mothers 72 hours after being born, the male babies are shot or taken for veal or beef. Female babies are kept and impregnated at about 15 months old to initiate the production of milk. They are repeatedly impregnated for approximately 6 years. All their offspring are taken from them. When their bodies are exhausted and 'unprofitable' they are sent for slaughter. MODERN ENGLISH: dairy  MIDDLE ENGLISH: daierie  OLD ENGLISH: dæge dæge (female servant)  . . . . . #dairy #factoryfarming #weanling #antidairy #weaning #veganartist #febudairy #govegan #newborn #veganism #milk #vegansofinstagram #crueltyfree #instababy #veganlife #breastfeeding #painting #calf #acrylicpainting #veganlifestyle #cows #acryliconcanvas #artistic #babies #animalrights #contemporaryart #februdairy #veganpower #veganfortheanimals #dairyfree
To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attem To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attempt to promote their despicable trade by creating 'FEBRUDAIRY' I've decided to re-post some of my more challenging paintings on this subject. This painting is entitled 'See how they grow' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Cows are imprisoned and forcibly impregnated for the first time at 14 - 28 months old, and - after giving birth every year to keep the milk flowing - slaughtered once their bodies are worn out at about 6 years old. To facilitate the production of milk each cow is re-impregnated 2 - 3 months after giving birth. She would naturally suckle her calf for 9 months to a year, but in dairy farming her offspring are removed within a day or two. Male calves are an unwanted by-product and are shot after birth, or sold for veal production. If these were human babies, this would be called child abuse, imprisonment, forced impregnation and murder. But these are just the everyday facts of the dairy industry. . . . . . #dairy #factoryfarming #weanling #antidairy #weaning #veganartist #febudairy #govegan #newborn #veganism #milk #vegansofinstagram #crueltyfree #instababy #veganlife #breastfeeding #painting #calf #acrylicpainting #veganlifestyle #cows #acryliconcanvas #artistic #babies #animalrights #contemporaryart #februdairy #veganpower #veganfortheanimals #dairyfree
To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attem To celebrate the UK DAIRY INDUSTRY'S risible attempt to promote their despicable trade by creating 'FEBRUDAIRY' I've decided to re-post some of my more challenging paintings on this subject. This is entitled 'Weanling' (acrylic on A4canvas) A study of the 'weaning ring' or 'suckling preventer'. The spikes act as an irritant to the mother when the weanling tries to suckle, and will eventually stop them breastfeeding This allows the mother's milk to be taken from her for approximately 6 years, until her body is exhausted (and therefore unprofitable) and she is sent for slaughter. Commonly used by the dairy industry on babies. . . . . . #dairy #factoryfarming #weanling #antidairy #weaning #veganartist #febudairy #govegan #newborn #veganism #milk #vegansofinstagram #crueltyfree #instababy #veganlife #breastfeeding #painting #calf #acrylicpainting #veganlifestyle #cows #acryliconcanvas #artistic #babies #animalrights #contemporaryart #februdairy #veganpower #veganfortheanimals #dairyfree
'TOP OF THE MORNING' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas b 'TOP OF THE MORNING' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) The third and final of my bird portraits, inspired by the magpies that began to visit our Somerset garden in autumn 2020 . . . . . #art #birdsofinstagram #nature #wildlife #birdlovers #artoftheday #wildlifeart #acrylicpainting #instaart #animalart #birdstagram #naturelovers #creative #instaartist #artistic #acryliconcanvas #magpie #blackandwhite #bluesky #britishbirds #britishwildlife #wildlifepainting #wildlifeartist #birdportrait #birdart #gardenbirds #ukwildlife #decorativeart #flyingbird
'TWO FOR JOY' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) T 'TWO FOR JOY' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) The second of three bird portraits inspired by the magpies that began to visit our Somerset garden in autumn 2020 . . . . . #art #birdsofinstagram #nature #wildlife #birdlovers #artoftheday #wildlifeart #acrylicpainting #instaart #animalart #birdstagram #naturelovers #creative #instaartist #artistic #acryliconcanvas #magpie #blackandwhite #bluesky #britishbirds #britishwildlife #wildlifepainting #wildlifeartist #birdportrait #birdart #gardenbirds #ukwildlife #decorativeart #flyingbird
'MAGPIE SKY' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Th 'MAGPIE SKY' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) The first of three bird portraits inspired by the magpies that began to visit our Somerset garden in autumn 2020 . . . . . #art #birdsofinstagram #nature #wildlife #birdlovers #artoftheday #wildlifeart #acrylicpainting #instaart #animalart #birdstagram #naturelovers #creative #instaartist #artistic #acryliconcanvas #magpie #blackandwhite #bluesky #britishbirds #britishwildlife #wildlifepainting #wildlifeartist #birdportrait #birdart #gardenbirds #ukwildlife #decorativeart #flyingbird #veganartist
'MOONLIGHT SERIES' - Acrylic paint on A5 paper. A 'MOONLIGHT SERIES' - Acrylic paint on A5 paper. A set of decorative and cheerful pictures celebrating the beauty of the fox, badger and hare, beneath a starry night sky. I'm thinking of producing these as a set of 4 cards to sell commercially. Any thoughts? Would you buy them? . . . . . #badgerart #badger #decorativeart #natureartwork #veganartist #wildlifeartist #painting #instaart #wildlife #artoftheday #creative #contemporaryart #beautifulartwork #moonlight #acrylicpaint #artistic #acrylicpainting #instaartist #wildlife_perfection #animalsofinstagram #hare #hareart #decorativecards #foxart #foxartwork #wildlifeart #animalrightsartist #moonlightart #britishwildlife
'SUNSHINE SERIES' - Acrylic paint on A5 paper. A s 'SUNSHINE SERIES' - Acrylic paint on A5 paper. A set of decorative and cheerful pictures celebrating the beauty of the fox, badger and hare, beneath a spiralling sun. I'm thinking of producing these as a set of 4 cards to sell commercially. Any thoughts? Would you buy them? . . . . . #badgerart #badger #decorativeart #natureartwork #veganartist #wildlifeartist #painting #instaart #wildlife #artoftheday #creative #contemporaryart #beautifulartwork #fox #sunshineart #acrylicpaint #artistic #acrylicpainting #instaartist #wildlife_perfection #animalsofinstagram #hare #hareart #decorativecards #foxart #foxartwork #wildlifeart #animalrightsartist #sunnyart #britishwildlife
'Brighter Days' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas paper) 'Brighter Days' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas paper) A cheerfully decorative art card design. Available soon as a greetings card, each one imbued with positive vibes - or, if you don't like vibes, 'happy colours and a pleasing lack of stress'. Upon receipt of this card, your day is 100% guaranteed to get better. . . . . . #garden #plants #brighterdaysahead #brighterdays #brighterdaysarecoming #sopretty #spring #springtime #nature #newgrowth #springleaves #greenleaves #decorativeart #natureart #natureartist #natureartwork #acrylicpainting #artoftheday #artistic #instaartist #creative #painting #mothernature #stainedglasseffect #newshoots #beautifulart #veganartist #naturedesign #paintingnature
FOUR YEARS AGO - one of the best days of my life! FOUR YEARS AGO - one of the best days of my life! I had my very first solo show of my Animal Artwork, exhibited at Cardiff City Hall. Thanks to the efforts of Jenny Di Leo and Claire Morley, who jointly organised the event (a @vivacharity vegan festival) I had the great privilege of using the magnificent marble room to display my canvas print collection, had a whole stall dedicated to my 'Everyday Animals' t-shirts, sold Fine Art prints, AND had an anteroom showcasing my animal rights videos linked to the animal canvases. Surrounded and supported by my lovely friends from Viva! it was truly a wonderful and formative experience. Four years later I find that my work has been published, exhibited and written about all over the world, and this day in Cardiff was the start of all that.... . . . . . #acrylicpainting #fineart #artlovers #painting #artshow #instaart #painter #gallery #cardiff #artexhibition #artprints #artfair #prints #creative #artistic #arte #artsy #artistsofinstagram #artgallery #artist #veganfestival #veganartist #cardiffcityhall #canvasprints #animslrightsart #animalrightsartist #endfactoryfarming #animalcruelty #myfirstshow #animalrights
PLEASE SHARE THIS POST AND HELP ME TO HELP THE ANI PLEASE SHARE THIS POST AND HELP ME TO HELP THE ANIMALS OF DEAN FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY. FUNDRAISING AUCTION OF ORIGINAL ART! 100% of the sale price will go to @dean_farm_trust (www.deanfarmtrust.org.uk) who offer a permanent, safe home to over 200 rescued animals, including ponies, cows, turkeys, goats, sheep, chickens and pigs - all of whom need bedding, food and shelter, and never more so than during these harsh winter months. Painted in 2016 as part of a 'Pig Project' I was working on back then, this piece is a colourful, celebratory portrait of a rescued pig who was at that time living at Dean Farm Sanctuary. I named this portrait 'CLOVER', and I now want auction it to raise funds for that wonderful sanctuary. I have long admired @maryfrankland and her dedicated team, and I really want to contribute to their incredible efforts in saving abandoned and abused animals. I will be sad to sell this much-loved original canvas, but I know in these difficult times that sanctuaries need funds desperately, so please help me to help them by sharing this message far and wide. 🐷🐷🐷☝☝☝CLICK ON THE LINK IN MY BIO TO GO TO THE AUCTION PAGE☝☝☝🐷🐷🐷 This one-off, original artwork is acrylic paint on a stretched canvas frame, 40cm x 50cm 100% OF THE WINNING BID MONEY WILL GO DIRECTLY TO DEAN FARM TRUST. UK BIDDERS – postage will be £10 - £30 (depending on final value of the painting) OVERSEAS BIDDERS - £50 upwards (thanks, Brexit!) To place a bid, please e-mail me at phdsbl@hotmail.com. Starting bid £100. Auction ends Saturday 6th February at 8pm. On behalf of Dean Farm and all the animals - THANK YOU! . . . . . #activist #activism #vegansofig #deanfarmtrust #animalrightsart #painting #veganartist #instaart #govegan #originalartforsale #savetheanimals #veganism #creative #artoftheday #animalrights #artauction #artsy #instaartist #vegansofinstagram #art #pigfarming #contemporaryart #acrylicpainting #bethechange #pigsofinstagram #acryliconcanvaspainting #ukfarming #clover #deanfarmanimalsanctuary #happypig
A cheeky commission from METAPHOROSIS Science fict A cheeky commission from METAPHOROSIS Science fiction magazine. This magazine cover, due out in April, illustrates a fascinating and cynically realistic story of human greed and profit-driven exploitation as the body of a colossal giant embedded in a far distant planet is mined by an energy corporation. This sort of insightful weirdness is right up my street. . . . . . #art #sciencefiction #scifi #scifiart #space #artist #sciencefictionart #fantasyart #painting #artistsoninstagram #fantasy #illustrator #instaart #creative #arte #artistic #magazinecover #spaceship #futuristic #magazineillustration #illustration #acrylicpainting #acryliconcanvas #scifistory #spacetravel #spaceart #outerspace #interstellar #alien #metaphorosismagazine
'THE FOOLISH PATH' (acrylic paint on A3 canvas boa 'THE FOOLISH PATH' (acrylic paint on A3 canvas board) 'Upon the foolish path we tread, We the living, and the dead' Based on 'The Three Dead Kings', also known by its Latin title De Tribus Regibus Mortuis or as The Three Living and the Three Dead, a 15th-century Middle English poem. Its authorship is sometimes attributed to a Shropshire priest, John Audelay. Basically it is a cautionary tale which imparts to the the reader an age old wisdom that LIFE IS SHORT - SO STOP CLOWNING AROUND AND DO SOMETHING WITH IT. . . . . . #artwork #illustration #instaart #acrylicpainting #illustrator #medieval #acryliconcanvas #medievaltimes #darkart #artoftheday #creepy #strangeart #colourfulart #creative #weirdart #surrealart #macabreart #beautifulbizarre #fantasyart #medievalart #middleages #medievalworld #clowns #clownmakeup #clowncore #allegory #decorativeart #artist #artistic #canvaspainting
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