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Travel On My Mind ...

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Travel On My Mind ...

Having settled back at home after our summer of day trips and travels, I find that I have travel on my mind again. Specifically a trip to Japan. Japan, it’s art, culture, place and people have always fascinated me and I’d love to visit. But, I live on the other side of the world, in Yorkshire, so it’ll need a lot of saving up to get there. Despite the difference in languages, culture and the massive physical distances, I love that there are also similarities. Yorkshire and Japan a both hilly and cold at times, they've produced great literature and...

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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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Time For A Bit Of A Clear Out! ART SALE!!!

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Time For A Bit Of A Clear Out! ART SALE!!!

Spring is properly here now, and the longer, brighter days, are making me feel a bit restless and that I need to be moving more. So I'm having a bit of a clear out . I'm going through my stuff bit by bit and just clearing out anything that I don't really like or use and more. It's really energizing - I've found a few things that were lost and seen a few bits and pieces to inspire some new ideas for paintings along the way. Anything that can be reused has been donated, so all in all a pretty...

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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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