Kristian Purcell

… makes me now think I should have cropped the image further in the painting!

A pale green painting of a woman posing in a 1950s fashion photograph

Detail of a new work in progress #painting

Fantastic. If I had the spare cash I’d definitely grab one. Maybe this should push me to do a sale of my drawings so I can get one of yours!

These are a bargain Nick. Are these the only ones left?

an illustration of Kate Bush with white eyes, her hair is big and tied up on the top of her head. Green speckled ivy curls around her and in and out of her hair. the background is a peach pink colour with splotches of sage green and white

under the ivy

A black and white illustration of a woman in black standing among reeds and tall grass. Big clouds overhead.

A black and white illustration of a horse & cart making its way towards a large Victorian house situated on a small island at the end of a causeway.

A black and white illustration of a large Victorian house situated on a small island at the end of a causeway that cuts across an estuary.

A black and white illustration of a woman in black standing amongst the ruins of an abbey and headstones in an abandoned graveyard. In the distance looms a large Victorian house shrouded in fog, a lone figure of a man stares back at the woman.

Original artwork still available to purchase directly from me. Very affordable if I say so myself.

Email: nicktankardart@gmail.com

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So quietly beautiful.

Incredible as always 👏

What a picture!

Ha! Yes, first thing I thought of too!

“Dinner dinner” JFC.

No sectarianism at the Starmer dinner dinner table.

His painting of Judith and her maid riding off into the sunset like Thelma and Louise remains lost to history.

Also Trump, in June claimed to have obliterated Iran’s nuclear capabilities and has given zero evidence of a miraculous recovery.

She’s voting green, she’s just not telling him.

A bearded man takes a selfie in room full of paintings, and an old Raleigh bike.

Having my studio wall this full hasn't happened in years, and there are some good reasons for that but what if I see this as the end of the beginning, just establishing a phase of productivity that still has room to grow. Its all about what happens next.

Feeling anxious isn't a sign of things failing, it's just a sign that you're in a new space and haven't yet learnt the rhythms that make things work. I can handle this, I can do the work. I can make better work still.

But that is the attitude that has got me nowhere over the years, waiting for the 'right time', saying I'm not ready, but his week I realised that there is a different option, what if I make this the new normal, what if I add a few more new irons in the fire, and just learn how to manage it all.

The New Normal
This week I have been feeling bit overwhelmed. It's been largely the result of good things piling up, but its all new and unfamiliar and for a bit I've been feeling very distracted by it all and wondering if I've made the right decisions, and looking forward to things quieting down.

Thank you! (Sorry I missed this at the time)

A ma with beard and headphones sits in front of a painted self portrait

Haven’t done a proper self portrait in years. #studioselfie

Thank you!

I get that.

Yes!

I made a showreel of my paintings, takes look and hope you like them x

Might have finished my Laura copy… maybe a few more touches on the hands. #filmnoir #genetierney

I relate to that completely, I’m one of those people that normally decides in advance that I won’t get into that exhibition or course, that no one one is interested in my work. That negative voice, it’s a killer. Trying to battle that hard this past year or so.

Love this! Brilliant work.