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

The Memory of Wisdom

Through the eyes of the Ancients we see the way the future should be.
We live in a dark age, and yearn for the light.

A part of the Fable and Folklore collection

Category: Poetry and stories

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A new video from @agitate.art - this time, a very A new video from @agitate.art - this time, a very personal one for me, as this was the painting that started my career as an animal rights activist, and led to my inspirational friendship with one of my lifelong heroes, @joanne.mcarthur Having Jo-Anne contribute her heartfelt voiceover to this video is certainly one of the highlights of my strange and intense artistic life. Please watch this video over on my sister account @agitate.art and subscribe to our youtube channel for further intriguing and informative videos. • • • • • #meatfree #activist #activism #govegan #crueltyfree #vegansofinstagram #dairyfree #veganism #veganlife #veganuniverse #acrylicpainting #meatless #eggfree #weanimals #instaart #savetheanimals #savetheplanet #bethechange #protestart  #instaartist #animalrightsartwork #artistic #contemporaryart #illustrator #fineart #arts #animalrights #factoryfarming #artivist
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 26: Nestled on the book shelf WELCOME TO MY WORLD 26: Nestled on the book shelf by the lounge window we spy a reversible picture frame tucked in amongst the novels. One side is a photo of my family at the South bank in London on my dad's 60th birthday (we saw 'The Lion King' and had a massive pizza lunch) and on the other side is a photo of me as a babber being held by my proud mum - whose arms must've been exhausted, judging by my mahoosive tubby bod! . . . . . #creative #homesweethome #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #myhome #artistsstudio #artstudio #instaart #arte #arts #painter #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #artistsworld #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #familyphoto #babyphoto #fatbaby #chubbybaby #toddler #familygroup #bookshelves #novels #meandmymum #babyartist #measababy #mumandtoddler #myfamily
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 25: I'm stepping back into the WELCOME TO MY WORLD 25: I'm stepping back into the lounge and sharing just one very small detail today - a stone mushroom that has been growing out of various plant pots over the years, ever since we inherited it from my partner's mum, Diane, who passed away in 2003. I think it's the small touches that make a home - and I know that Di would agree. . . . . . #creative #homesweethome #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #somersetgarden #artistic #myhome #instaart #painter #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #colourfulart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #artsandcrafts #cartoony #moneyplant #moneytree #moneytreeplant #mushroom #mushroomsofinstagram #littlemushroom #sunnygarden #cottagegarden
WELCOME TO MY WORLD 24: Before we move on from the WELCOME TO MY WORLD 24: Before we move on from the old-fashioned kitchen dresser, let's take a closer look at the lively teapot sitting on the place mats. Even on the dullest days, this little chap is colourful and cheerful, and always pleased to see us. He also contains not tea, but small change - a rare commodity these days. A full pot of one and two pence pieces, saved up for a rainy day. . . . . . #creative #homesweethome #creativity #instaartist #artistsworld #artist #artistsoninstagram #acrylicpainting #artistic #modelmaking #myhome #claymodel #kitchendresser #instaart #adamandeve #teapot #painter #create #welcometomyworld #colourfulhome #creativelife #creativeart #artistsworld #teapotsofinstagram #myart #colourfulart #mycreativeinterior #mycolourfulinterior #artsy #artsandcrafts #cartoony
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
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