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Posted on March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 by admin

The Age of Unbelief

The Age of Unbelief

High above the turning world
The glow of dreaming skies
Warms the lost and fragile heart
Reflected in your eyes

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'LOST' (acrylic paint on A3 paper) 1999 'The tempe

'LOST' (acrylic paint on A3 paper)
1999
'The temperature continued to fall. They had reached their goal without hope of rescue or return. Their futile heroism would only ever be known to themselves as the approaching blizzard would surely erase both them and the tiny, precious orchid that bloomed impossibly through the crack in the mile deep ice.'
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'Sanctuary' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) A s

'Sanctuary' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board)
A simple concept - though complex to paint.
Fur, whiskers, grass and leaves all woven together in a patchwork of muted tones - with one bright eye gazing out at the viewer.
The hare, safe in it's world, hidden away from harm.

Limited edition Fine Art prints of this are available via my webshop at www.philipdownsart.co.uk
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'Leap Year' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board) 20

'Leap Year' (acrylic paint on A4 canvas board)
2020
A blast of colour, exuberantly lovely wildlife, and twelve different backgrounds (to symbolise one year in the life of a wild hare). A signed. limited edition, fine art print of this is available at www.philipdownsart.co.uk/product/leap-year/
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'Good little catholics' (acrylic paint on A3 paper

'Good little catholics' (acrylic paint on A3 paper)
Inspired by tales of the 'Pope's Bodyguard' and of the not-so-hidden crimes of the 'Holy Elite'.
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'Peter and Paul' (acrylic paint on A3 paper) 2000

'Peter and Paul' (acrylic paint on A3 paper)
2000
'Paul hatched eggs from the warmth of his hat and the birds carried his thoughts far and wide. His brother brought twigs for the nest, and food for the young, and together they reared a flock of pure and fine creatures. And when Peter saw the approaching danger, it was already too late to halt the spread of their winged messengers.'
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'The Believers' (acrylic paint on A3 paper) 1999 '

'The Believers' (acrylic paint on A3 paper)
1999
'An eccentric life indeed; literary arguments, philosophical discussions, politics and pamphlets, marching and music - and sixty years of quiet love.'
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'The Family' (acrylic paint on A3 card) 1999 'They

'The Family' (acrylic paint on A3 card)
1999
'They gathered for the portrait from all corners of the house, interrupting games, prayers, tapestry and business. Then they and the photographer waited in uneasy silence for Aunt Ingrid to finish her blessing and for little baby Jolly to stop his infernal laughing...'
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'Happy Bunny' (acrylic paint over previously paint

'Happy Bunny' (acrylic paint over previously painted framed canvas - details)
2009
Angst. Bunny ears. Pyjamas. Turning one's back on the void and sucking an ice lolly.
Ah, yes - the joys of thoroughly pretentious art.
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'Happy Bunny' (acrylic paint over previously paint

'Happy Bunny' (acrylic paint over previously painted framed canvas)
2009
Angst. Bunny ears. Pyjamas. Turning one's back on the void and sucking an ice lolly.
Ah, yes - the joys of thoroughly pretentious art.
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#expressivefaces #portraiture #portraits #painting #instaart #surreal #darkart #acrylicpaint #surrealart #selfportrait #macabre #postmoreportraits #acrylicpainting #portraitisreligion #creative #instaartist #artsy #artistic #illustrator #arte #artoftheday #portraits_ig #instagram_faces #beautifulbizarre #fantasyart #veganartist #bunnyears #icelolly #ilovemypyjamas #doubleportrait

A portrait of the pioneering aviator and showman S

A portrait of the pioneering aviator and showman Samuel Franklin Cody, inventor of the Cody kite, and distant relative of my schoolmate Paul Cody.
I created this piece for Paul as a thank you for our many years of shared friendship.
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'The Patient' (acrylic paint on A3 card) 1999 'Whe

'The Patient' (acrylic paint on A3 card)
1999
'When all of the clamour of the world grew too much to bear, he retreated into the safety of the inside. Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil - even his blood ceased to flow in his veins.' I guess I was feeling a bit blue at the time I painted this. I remember using the philosopher Wittgenstein's eyes for the face, and my own huggy bear for his toy.
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Taking time off from art, from animal right, from

Taking time off from art, from animal right, from real life. Messing around in some local woods (Camerton in Somerset). Cold, clear winter light, a leaf strewn forest floor, ancient trees with mossy roots - and a twat on a rope.
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Here's what I got up to exactly a week ago when I

Here's what I got up to exactly a week ago when I was busy being @vegan_artivist rather than @mr.cronch...
A few scenes from the PLANT POWERED EXPO held in London Olympia (1st - 2nd Feb 2020) in which the @artofcompassionproject were invited to curate another exhibition of their collective's artwork. This time we were raising funds for the @littleoaksanctuary in Australia.
Thanks to the organisers we were given a massive wall space between two lecture areas, AND we had folk musicians nearby to fill the venue with jigs and reels!
This was a new venture for us, as we took a sideways step from the usual animal rights/vegan world into a plant-based one, but it was good to be able to share our compassionate principles with a different audience and maybe change some hearts and minds there.
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'25 Blue Skies' (acrylic paint on A3 card) A portr

'25 Blue Skies' (acrylic paint on A3 card)
A portrait of my lovely partner @cathymccd, painted way back in 1999. We lived in Leicester at the time and used our free time to visit museums, art galleries, castles, stately homes, country villages and churches. These are the 'blue sky' days of the title.
(There were more than 25, to be be honest. That's just me being pretentious.)
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20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Art

20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Arts Organisation to paint a series of 'Leicester Locals' which, I'm proud to say, were exhibited at the main museum/art gallery in the city, and have ended up being conserved in the city archives.
Each one of these fine people were characters that I encountered in my daily life in the city, and I took a quick snapshot of each (before they had time to pose!) and painted them as miniatures, no more than 10cm x 10cm.
Here are: the Big Issue seller, the artist, the cyber café owner.
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20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Art

20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Arts Organisation to paint a series of 'Leicester Locals' which, I'm proud to say, were exhibited at the main museum/art gallery in the city, and have ended up being conserved in the city archives.
Each one of these fine people were characters that I encountered in my daily life in the city, and I took a quick snapshot of each (before they had time to pose!) and painted them as miniatures, no more than 10cm x 10cm.
Here are: the bakery ladies, the librarian, the local radio DJ.
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20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Art

20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Arts Organisation to paint a series of 'Leicester Locals' which, I'm proud to say, were exhibited at the main museum/art gallery in the city, and have ended up being conserved in the city archives.
Each one of these fine people were characters that I encountered in my daily life in the city, and I took a quick snapshot of each (before they had time to pose!) and painted them as miniatures, no more than 10cm x 10cm.
Here are: the cafe waitress, the music librarian, the market stallholder, and the corner shop owner.
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20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Art

20 years ago I was commissioned by a Leicester Arts Organisation to paint a series of 'Leicester Locals' which, I'm proud to say, were exhibited at the main museum/art gallery in the city, and have ended up being conserved in the city archives.
Each one of these fine people were characters that I encountered in my daily life in the city, and I took a quick snapshot of each (before they had time to pose!) and painted them as miniatures, no more than 10cm x 10cm.
Here are: the school kids, the security guard, the seamstress, and the arts worker. .
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'The Dark Inside' (acrylic paint on A2 stretched c

'The Dark Inside' (acrylic paint on A2 stretched canvas - details)
2007
Expressive faces, a tattooed homunculus figure holding an ancient Janus faced stone head, and a background of church floor tiles. The whole weird tangle inspired by a trip Dublin Cathedral and museum. (And probably drinking too much Guinness)
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'The Dark Inside' (acrylic paint on A2 stretched c

'The Dark Inside' (acrylic paint on A2 stretched canvas)
2007
Expressive faces, a tattooed homunculus figure holding an ancient Janus faced stone head, and a background of church floor tiles. The whole weird tangle inspired by a trip Dublin Cathedral and museum. (And probably drinking too much Guinness)
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#expressivefaces #humanbodyart #decorativetiles #janus #portraiture #portraits #painting #instaart #surreal #darkart #acrylicpaint #decorative #surrealart #selfportrait #macabre #postmoreportraits #acrylicpainting #portraitisreligion #creative #instaartist #artsy #artistic #illustrator #arte #artoftheday #portraits_ig #eyes #instagram_faces #beautifulbizarre #fantasyart

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