Jane Tomlinson - Artist 🌻⭐️

Painting of the Uffington White Horse

“Long Grass at #WhiteHorseHill” is the #painting I’m most often asked to turn into a #canvasprint. I did this for someone who wasn't so confident ordering online. So I did it for her. Her print arrived last wk & she's "delighted".
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#uffingtonwhitehorse

Garden birds including redpolls

Since we moved to our new house in Oct we've been counting bird species seen & heard - 52 so far!
We're v pleased with the siskins & esp #REDPOLLS. They're not rare but they're not common either so it's a joy to see 2 pairs visiting the feeders every day!
Photos: Moth Clark
#birds #ukbirding

Detail of Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger from Wind in the Willows in a painting of Old Father Thames by Jane Tomlinson

#OTD in 1859, author of #WindintheWillows Kenneth Grahame, was born. Naturally Toad, Ratty, Badger & Mole feature in the middle of my #painting of Old Father #Thames, #flowing from source to sea.
See the whole #painting here:
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#riverThames #BlueSkyArtShow

Exhibition for Oxfordshire Artweeks

It's just 2 months until my bro @paultomlinson.bsky.social & I open for our #Oxfordshire #Artweeks #exhibition.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: 9, 10, 16 & 17 May in #Eynsham #Oxfordshire. You're invited!
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#paintings #art #oxfordshireartweeks

Ancient Oxfordshire tea towel

My #painting of Ancient #Oxfordshire is now available as a #TeaTowel! It might even make the washing-up a little more enjoyable. 😊
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Made in UK, 100% cotton, Price inc P&P to UK
#ancientstonebothering #megalithic #standingstonesunday

Last night's #life drawing session in #Eynsham, #Oxfordshire.

Next sess: Weds 18 March at 7pm. Join us!
More info: bit.ly/life-eyns

#lifedrawingclass #drawing
@paultomlinson.bsky.social

Musk, worth $829 billion, owns X.

Bezos, worth $234 billion, owns The Washington Post & Twitch.

Zuckerberg, worth $231 billion, owns Facebook, Instagram & WhatsApp.

And now Larry Ellison, worth $202 billion, is about to control CNN, CBS, TikTok & HBO.

Yes, this is oligarchy.

And the northern cardinal! Tons of ‘em.

Painting of State Birds of the USA featuring John James Audubon

If you’re obsessed with #birds & you're watching the BBC's #smallprophets you probably did a double take when JJ #Audubon’s book 'The #BirdsofAmerica' popped up in the plot!

I pay tribute to Audubon in my hand-painted map of #StateBirds.

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#birding #art #painting

a war in the Middle East, but with morons. what could possibly go wrong? spoiler alert: every fucking thing

here's today's post: "a war in the Middle East, but with morons. what could possibly go wrong?" — spoiler alert: every fucking thing.
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I'm actually jealous of you seeing it for the first time...

Have you had your break yet?

#SmallProphets - the most joyful thing on TV since #Detectorists. Such warmth, humanity & acceptance as well as quirks & whimsy.
An antidote for a world that's gone MAD.
(UK viewers - binge the whole series on BBC iPlayer. We've already watched it thru 4 times.)
#MackenzieCrook is a genius.

YES! Agreed. And followed :-)

Yes, yes, yes! Mac is a genius. So much warmth, kindness and acceptance in his writing.

We've watched it through four times already. Yes, there will be a fifth and sixth time... and probably a seventh, eighth...
It's as genius as #Detectorists.
#SmallProphets

Hand painted map of Pembrokeshire

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy #StDavidsDay!
Here's a #map I painted of my favourite Welsh county: #Pembrokeshire. 😍 Have you been?
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#painting #art #cartography #visitPembrokeshire
@bancyreithin.bsky.social
#EastCoastKin #StandingStoneSunday

Thanks so much Robert! X

Journey Around the Sun

My #painting 'Journey Around the Sun' depicts a whole year as the earth moves #Round the sun and the seasons change.

#BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #Art #nature #PlanetEarth

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Other work by the Ladybird artists
‘Curlews And Turnstones’
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe

A painting of the arrival of spring

It feels almost like #spring here today in Southern England! The #blossoms are appearing, the #birds are singing, the sun is shining & I’ve been outside in short sleeves!

I made this #painting of the ‘Arrival of Spring’ last year.
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#art #blackbird #springtime

painting of ocelots

For today's #BlueSkyArtShow, my #painting: "Spirits of the Forest" of #Two #ocelots climbing on vines. What a privilege it was to see these cats living wild & free in #Brazil!

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#art #ocelot #pantanal #Caturday #EastCoastKin

garden being landscaped

Ah yes. You'll be wondering how the garden landscaping is getting on. Out of the OCEAN of mud, things are finally emerging. Wonderful things!

Cold. Wind. Rain. Darkness. Despite these, a few of us hardy souls made it to the warm studio in #Eynsham for a session of #lifedrawing ✍️ with model Lauren.

Nxt sess: Weds 4 March at 7pm. Join us!
More info: bit.ly/life-eyns

#lifedrawingclass #oxfordshire #drawing
@paultomlinson.bsky.social

See that tiny figure at the foot of the tree? That's me!

Painting of the Grizzly Giant, a redwood in Mariposa Grove, California

I 💚 #trees. Here's my #painting of one of my faves: a #GiantSequoia called the #GrizzlyGiant. It's 209ft tall & apprx 2000 yrs old.

#JohnMuir called the #redwoods "Nature's Forest Masterpiece". They are magnificent!

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#BlueSkyArtShow #Wood #EastCoastKin

Painting of love birds

Here are two little 'Love Birds' for you on Valentine's Day.💖
Whichever way love shows up in your life - a partner, a friend, a family member, a pet - may it feel safe, warm, true, and a little bit magical today.

#valentinesday #lovebirds #folkart

Raining cats and dogs

If you're as FED UP as I am with this persistent #rain 🌧️here's a bit of #painting of wet #weather to amuse you.
It's from my "Weather Map of Folklore & Fact".
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In other news, the lovely people at the @metoffice.gov.uk say it might be sunny tomorrow!😀🌞
Yippeeeeee!

Having our garden landscaped in winter = #mudbath.
It was raining when they started this morning. We offered the lads tea & cake in the garage mid-morning. By lunchtime it was TORRENTIAL! They all went home. Don't blame them!
The cats can't help bringing in mud on their paws :-(
#gardening

A new #VillageSign has just gone up in #NorthLeigh, #Oxfordshire. Guess who designed it?!

I wish we had one in #Eynsham!

#PublicArt is important - it fosters a sense of belonging & identity in a place & it’s one of the few cultural experiences we all participate in, whether we plan to or not.

A map of all the plays of Shakespeare

All the plays of #Shakespeare as a #map to show the places #TheBard set them.
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Posters, tea towels, jigsaws & cards available.
#painting #WilliamShakespeare #ShakespeareSunday #EnglishLiterature #ShakespeareFans #EnglishTeachers
#ShakespeareQuotes