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Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by admin

Baby

Her past life was washed away in the fresh blue womb, and she burst forth, reborn and re-engineered, as a biological miracle – no longer a stranger in a strange land, but a new child in a wondrous world…

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WELCOME TO MY WORLD 23: Returning to the kitchen, WELCOME TO MY WORLD 23: Returning to the kitchen, we find a lovely old kitchen dresser (gifted to us by our longtime friend @janemtaylor5) full of bananas and Polish crockery. Also, another gift from Jane, a huge clock which I used to (not very subtly) covet when it hung in her dining room in Battenburg Road, Leicester. On the wall is an original artwork by me cynically entitled 'A Bitter Taste - or - Paradise Lost' which, being very anti-religious, I had oodles of fun painting. . . . . . #creative #homesweethome #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #acrylicpainting #artistic #bigclock #myhome #colourfulkitchen #kitchendresser #instaart #adamandeve #gardenofeden #painter #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #contemporaryart #myart #colourfulart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #artsandcrafts #painting
'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board - details) Inspired by Mark Gertler's large scale canvas of the same name, painted in 1916 as the artist's visceral reaction to the madness of the First World War. My small-scale tribute to a man I much admire and empathise with, feels much the same in tone, if not in execution - a grotesque and gaudy view of our modern human society, caught in its endless whirl of fleeting, shrieking, wild-eyed excess. Round and round and round and round and round.... Going nowhere fast. . . . . . #art #crazyart #painting #contemporaryart #artwork #instaart #darkart #artistsoninstagram #surrealart #macabreart #fairgroundride #markgertler #carousel #weirdart #merrygoround #acrylicpainting #creative #instaartist #artistic #psychedelicart #colourfulart #bizarreart #beautifulbizarre #strangeart #darksurrealism #darkillustration #faces #portraiture #humans #grotesqueart
'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board - details) Inspired by Mark Gertler's large scale canvas of the same name, painted in 1916 as the artist's visceral reaction to the madness of the First World War. My small-scale tribute to a man I much admire and empathise with, feels much the same in tone, if not in execution - a grotesque and gaudy view of our modern human society, caught in its endless whirl of fleeting, shrieking, wild-eyed excess. Round and round and round and round and round.... Going nowhere fast. . . . . . #art #crazyart #painting #contemporaryart #artwork #instaart #darkart #artistsoninstagram #surrealart #macabreart #fairgroundride #markgertler #carousel #weirdart #merrygoround #acrylicpainting #creative #instaartist #artistic #psychedelicart #colourfulart #bizarreart #beautifulbizarre #strangeart #darksurrealism #darkillustration #faces #portraiture #humans #grotesqueart
'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board - details) Inspired by Mark Gertler's large scale canvas of the same name, painted in 1916 as the artist's visceral reaction to the madness of the First World War. My small-scale tribute to a man I much admire and empathise with, feels much the same in tone, if not in execution - a grotesque and gaudy view of our modern human society, caught in its endless whirl of fleeting, shrieking, wild-eyed excess. Round and round and round and round and round.... Going nowhere fast. . . . . . #art #crazyart #painting #contemporaryart #artwork #instaart #darkart #artistsoninstagram #surrealart #macabreart #fairgroundride #markgertler #carousel #weirdart #merrygoround #acrylicpainting #creative #instaartist #artistic #psychedelicart #colourfulart #bizarreart #beautifulbizarre #strangeart #darksurrealism #darkillustration #faces #portraiture #humans #grotesqueart
'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) Inspired by Mark Gertler's large scale canvas of the same name, painted in 1916 as the artist's visceral reaction to the madness of the First World War. My small-scale tribute to a man I much admire and empathise with, feels much the same in tone, if not in execution - a grotesque and gaudy view of our modern human society, caught in its endless whirl of fleeting, shrieking, wild-eyed excess. Round and round and round and round and round.... Going nowhere fast. . . . . . #art #crazyart #painting #contemporaryart #artwork #instaart #darkart #artistsoninstagram #surrealart #macabreart #fairgroundride #markgertler #carousel #weirdart #merrygoround #acrylicpainting #creative #instaartist #artistic #psychedelicart #colourfulart #bizarreart #beautifulbizarre #strangeart #darksurrealism #darkillustration #faces #portraiture #humans #grotesqueart
The ready-to-be-painted drawing of my new piece 'M The ready-to-be-painted drawing of my new piece 'MERRY-GO-ROUND' Inspired by Mark Gertler's large scale canvas of the same name, painted in 1916 as the artist's visceral reaction to the madness of the First World War. My small-scale tribute to a man I much admire and empathise with, feels much the same in tone, if not in execution - a grotesque and gaudy view of a human society caught in an endless whirl of fleeting, shrieking, wild-eyed excess. . . . . . #art #crazyart #painting #contemporaryart #artwork #instaart #darkart #artistsoninstagram #surrealart #macabreart #fairgroundride #markgertler #carousel #weirdart #merrygoround #acrylicpainting #creative #instaartist #artistic #psychedelicart #colourfulart #bizarreart #beautifulbizarre #strangeart #darksurrealism #darkillustration #faces #portraiture #humans #grotesqueart
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 22: Behold our OTHER 'aquatic WELCOME TO MY WORLD 22: Behold our OTHER 'aquatic bathmat' - this one with a huge print of my painting 'Ocean Life', depicting a rare (but real) orange lobster. As a quick aside, it's NOT a cooked lobster, and I absolutely deplore the vile practice of boiling and eating lobsters. The only pigment left in their carapace after they are boiled alive is coloured red, hence the reason everyone thinks that all lobsters are red. If you were cooked alive, you'd probably be red too. This is available from www.society6.com/philipmccullochdowns . . . . . #creative #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistic #imagination #myhome #arts #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #contemporaryart #myart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #acrylicartwork #acrylicpainting #wildlifepainting #aquaticart #aquaticlife #bathroomdesign #bathmat #lobster #lobsterart #lobsterpainting
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 21: Look at what you're standi WELCOME TO MY WORLD 21: Look at what you're standing on in my bathroom - yes, that's right, it's a super-fishy bathmat with a large print of my painting 'EVERYDAY ANIMALS: SCOMBER SCOMBRUS' on it ( that's 'mackerel' to you and me). This is available from www.society6.com/philipmccullochdowns And yes, my bathroom IS always this clean, thank you for asking. . . . . . #creative #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistic #imagination #myhome #arts #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #contemporaryart #myart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #acrylicartwork #acrylicpainting #wildlifepainting #aquaticart #aquaticlife #bathroomdesign #bathmat #fishpainting #fishart #mackerel
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 20: Loitering in the bathroom, WELCOME TO MY WORLD 20: Loitering in the bathroom, we find even more colourful arty nonsense in the shape of my set of 4 canvases 'WaterColourWorld', and we also notice two quite grotesque blue fish, apparently nailed to the wall above the entrance. Why are they there? Are they lost?? . . . . . #creative #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistic #imagination #myhome #arts #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #contemporaryart #myart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #acrylicartwork #acrylicpainting #wildlifepainting #aquaticart #aquaticlife #seahorses #frog #clownfish #chameleonsofinstagram #reptileart
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 19: In the bathroom we find tw WELCOME TO MY WORLD 19: In the bathroom we find two brightly coloured, papier mache fish swimming merrily across the wall. These were the very first things that @cathymccd and I made for our first flat, and they have brightened up every home we've had since... . . . . . #creative #homesweethome #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #fishartwork #artistic #imagination #myhome #instaart #papiermâché #arts #fish #create #welcometomyworld #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #myart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #artsandcrafts #modelmaking #modelman #modelmakingskills
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 18: Lingering in the toilet fo WELCOME TO MY WORLD 18: Lingering in the toilet for one final glance around the tiny (but very colourful) room, we spy an aerial photo of our house from about 2009. Note that I've helpfully pointed out the location of the toilet with the exactitude of a sort of GPS 'finger of God'. On the other wall, there's a photo of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, my childhood home. So - two photos, two homelands, both of them green AND pleasant. . . . . . #creative #homesweethome #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistic #imagination #myhome #artistsstudio #artstudio #instaart #arte #arts #aerialphotograph #create #welcometomyworld #countrycottage #countryliving #cottagestyle #countrylife #mycountryhome #colourfulhome #somersetlife #creativelife #creativeart #somersetstudio #artistsworld #houseportrait
PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the 6 months of UK lockdown (5 of 5) 'The discovery of a colourful little statue in an ancient church sets in motion a 500 mile journey across a foreign land - a pilgrimage along the Floriana Path to the grave of the 'Saint of the miraculous flowers'. All along the route, stories are spoken and collected. Impossible, true, or simply outlandish, all these tales tell of love and its consequences. And someone walks with you, moving inside the stories. Who can it be?' Book available from https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/10298889-pilgrim . . . . . #blackandwhiteartwork #veganwriter #novelillustration #illustratednovel #draw #fantasyart #dreambirds #instaart #penandink #inkdrawing #surrealism #surreal #creative #linedrawing #artoftheday #dreamart #arte #illustrator #artsy #instaartist #artistic #pendrawing #inkart #artistsoninstagram #novel #instablackandwhite #beautifulbizarre #veganauthor #artoninstagram #pilgrim
FOX HUNTING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THIS COUNTRY FOX HUNTING IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN THIS COUNTRY. The cruel, insane arrogance of this is breath-taking. HOWEVER, I am very proud to say that, in a very small way, I am helping to support the @cheshirehuntsaboteursofficial , with an EXCLUSIVE NEW T-SHIRT designed by yours truly NOW ON SALE, with 100% of the proceeds going to fight the hunters. THE ORIGINAL ARTWORK will also be up for auction, AND another fox design for hoodies will be following soon. . . . . . #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
PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the 6 months of UK lockdown (4 of 5) 'The discovery of a colourful little statue in an ancient church sets in motion a 500 mile journey across a foreign land - a pilgrimage along the Floriana Path to the grave of the 'Saint of the miraculous flowers'. All along the route, stories are spoken and collected. Impossible, true, or simply outlandish, all these tales tell of love and its consequences. And someone walks with you, moving inside the stories. Who can it be?' Book available from https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/10298889-pilgrim . . . . . #blackandwhiteartwork #veganwriter #novelillustration #illustratednovel #draw #fantasyart #dreambirds #instaart #penandink #inkdrawing #surrealism #surreal #creative #linedrawing #artoftheday #dreamart #arte #illustrator #artsy #instaartist #artistic #pendrawing #inkart #artistsoninstagram #novel #instablackandwhite #beautifulbizarre #veganauthor #artoninstagram #pilgrim
PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the 6 months of UK lockdown (3 of 5) 'The discovery of a colourful little statue in an ancient church sets in motion a 500 mile journey across a foreign land - a pilgrimage along the Floriana Path to the grave of the 'Saint of the miraculous flowers'. All along the route, stories are spoken and collected. Impossible, true, or simply outlandish, all these tales tell of love and its consequences. And someone walks with you, moving inside the stories. Who can it be?' Book available from https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/10298889-pilgrim . . . . . #blackandwhiteartwork #veganwriter #novelillustration #illustratednovel #draw #fantasyart #dreambirds #instaart #penandink #inkdrawing #surrealism #surreal #creative #linedrawing #artoftheday #dreamart #arte #illustrator #artsy #instaartist #artistic #pendrawing #inkart #artistsoninstagram #novel #instablackandwhite #beautifulbizarre #veganauthor #artoninstagram #pilgrim
PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the 6 months of UK lockdown (2 of 5) 'The discovery of a colourful little statue in an ancient church sets in motion a 500 mile journey across a foreign land - a pilgrimage along the Floriana Path to the grave of the 'Saint of the miraculous flowers'. All along the route, stories are spoken and collected. Impossible, true, or simply outlandish, all these tales tell of love and its consequences. And someone walks with you, moving inside the stories. Who can it be?' Book available from https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/10298889-pilgrim . . . . . #blackandwhiteartwork #veganwriter #novelillustration #illustratednovel #draw #fantasyart #dreambirds #instaart #penandink #inkdrawing #surrealism #surreal #creative #linedrawing #artoftheday #dreamart #arte #illustrator #artsy #instaartist #artistic #pendrawing #inkart #artistsoninstagram #novel #instablackandwhite #beautifulbizarre #veganauthor #artoninstagram #pilgrim
PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the PILGRIM - an illustrated novel written during the 6 months of UK lockdown (1of 5) 'The discovery of a colourful little statue in an ancient church sets in motion a 500 mile journey across a foreign land - a pilgrimage along the Floriana Path to the grave of the 'Saint of the miraculous flowers'. All along the route, stories are spoken and collected. Impossible, true, or simply outlandish, all these tales tell of love and its consequences. And someone walks with you, moving inside the stories. Who can it be?' Book available from https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/10298889-pilgrim . . . . . #blackandwhiteartwork #veganwriter #novelillustration #illustratednovel #draw #fantasyart #dreambirds #instaart #penandink #inkdrawing #surrealism #surreal #creative #linedrawing #artoftheday #dreamart #arte #illustrator #artsy #instaartist #artistic #pendrawing #inkart #artistsoninstagram #novel #instablackandwhite #beautifulbizarre #veganauthor #artoninstagram #pilgrim
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 17: hanging around in the toil WELCOME TO MY WORLD 17: hanging around in the toilet, if you 'take a seat', you're face to face with a huge, colourful, and very complex mandala. This was painted during a time of great change in my life, when @cathymccd and I were moving house from Leicester to Bristol, resulting in us being apart for 5 months. Working on this mandala filled my evenings and gave me something to focus on, as I turned the hours into patterns and colours. . . . . . #creative #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistic #imagination #myhome #toilet #instaart #arte #arts #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #contemporaryart #myart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #acrylicartwork #acrylicpainting #mandala #buddhistmandala #decorativeart #artinthetoilet #bigmandala
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 16: Popping into the toilet, t WELCOME TO MY WORLD 16: Popping into the toilet, the barrage of artyness never lets up! Here we have four framed prints by Tamara de Lempicka, and one by me. This colourful 'Millennium Mandala' is one of a limited set of twenty prints, given to nineteen friends/family members to mark the year 2000. I cut the original artwork into twenty puzzle pieces, and there's a single piece behind each print, which makes each one unique - just like the people who received them. . . . . . #creative #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #artistic #imagination #myhome #toilet #instaart #arte #arts #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #contemporaryart #myart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #acrylicartwork #acrylicpainting #mandala #buddhistmandala #decorativeart #artinthetoilet #tamaradelempicka
Here I am at my parents' home, holding the fort wh Here I am at my parents' home, holding the fort whilst they're both in hospital. This sudden isolation resulted in a healthy dose of me deciding to adopt some heroic poses in the lush greenery of the garden to keep my spirits up. NB: if you look VERY carefully you will see that I AM actually in the third photo - I'm simply deploying my finely honed skills of concealment. They don't call me 'THE SHADOW' for nothing. . . . . . #nostalgia #childhood #parents #garden #nostalgic #gardening #childhoodmemories #instagarden #gardenlife #instagardenlovers #homesweethome #malvern #malvernhills #artist #naturalliving #nature #mumanddad #worcestershire #englishgarden #countrygarden #arsingaround #beingsilly #lockdownlife #goinghome #socialdistancing #appreciatingfamily #posinglikeatwat #poseur #heroic
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