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New Products Added To The Space Art Collection...

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New Products Added To The Space Art Collection...

Well, I'm still busy creating murals at Elland Road (LUFC) and when I'm not doing that, I'm working on the new product lines for the website. So here's the latest additions. You can keep an eye on all the progress on my instagram feed. Come and check out the new arrivals in the Space Art Collection. New in this month are: Jupiter Rising original art work mugs, tote bags, hoodies, T-shirts, sweatshirts, art prints and posters. Moon Rise art prints, posters, hoodies, t-shirts & mugs. Thanks for reading! Johnnyinthe56

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Kirkstall Art Trail & Other Travels.

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Kirkstall Art Trail & Other Travels.

  This month saw the return of the annual Kirkstall Festival and then the Kirkstall Art Trail. These are two great events held in the Kirkstall area of Leeds. The Festival is the biggest community run festival in England and it has been going for decades. It has a parade, dog show, music stages, comedy, stalls, games, rides and even a tea dance and canoes - all crammed into the abbey grounds - we had a fantastic time! Kirkstall is also home to an Art Trail which has run for several years and is hugely popular amongst the local and...

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What I Think About When I'm Not Thinking About Football or Art...

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What I Think About When I'm Not Thinking About Football or Art...

So the football season is well and truly over and life's other distractions can take over for a few short weeks. A moment to draw breath and look about us before the next season, with all it's excitement arrives! So, I was thinking about things other than football and here are some of highlights, in no particular order!   Posca pens - these are great art pens - they're my favourite art thing - I know I said not thinking about football or art, but that's not really possible. Waterslides & roller coasters - they please my inner-child. Joe Strummer's...

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NEW IN STORE! The Space Art Collection .....

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NEW IN STORE! The Space Art Collection .....

Hi there, so we launched the Space Art Collection on the Johnnyinthe56 website, this month - please excuse the pun... The Space Art Collection curates the Space themed original paintings by the artist: Johnnyinthe56. As some of these have now sold, we've also created a range of high quality art prints, prints and and range of clothing and gifts, also featuring prints of the original art works. Here's the actual products that are available: Museum quality art prints. Large format posters. 100% organic cotton t-shits in a good range of colours and sizes. 100% organic cotton and recycled polyester hoodies...

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Happy New Year - It's been a Slow Start to 2024!

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Happy New Year - It's been a Slow Start to 2024!

Happy New Year 2024 to you all! It's quite likely that you've (like me) been enjoying the dubious pleasures of the 100 day cough! It may have been a virus or possibly three, according to my doctor! Either way, it has finally done one and I now feel that I can look forward to the year ahead, or what's left of it!   So here's what I'm planning for this year: Ongoing work on the LUFC murals and a new mural project is on the books for 2024. We'll be adding more of my 200+ paintings for sale on the...

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