Phil Shallcross

Oliver's Mill, Burslem. Watercolour and charcoal.

🚨 COVER REVEAL! 🚨

Out on 17 August and now available to pre-order, I'm delighted to reveal the cover of 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game'

First class work again from Duncan Olner and the Pitch Publishing team once again

#StreetFootball

The artwork of
Ian R. Pearsall

Love this one; I’m all about the seasons. This sentinel waiting w fierce patience, holding space for the next incarnation of Spring.

the moon in a ditch
on the verge of the roadway
hides among the reeds

#haiku

'Potters & Saggars'
Oil Paint and Charcoal on Paper
Private Collection

I've had this work around for a number of years now and I recently framed it. Today it's off to a new home I'm delighted to say ..

Over the last couple of weeks I have pulled together a comprehensive collection of my Six Towns Works. All in place; curated by Ruthie, and open to viewing as of tomorrow. An official opening will coincide with the 10th Birthday celebration of Two Doors Studio.
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One of our walls

people flowing by in a blurred urban landscape momentary pause

#icm #multipleexposure #photography #streetphotography #connectedbylight #urbangaze

I love these landscapes by Ian, for the same reasons that I love British winters and Brutalist architecture.

Thank you Graham ..
Always moving forward with exciting collaborative creatives : @philshallcross.bsky.social @daveproudlove.bsky.social @minxyowlwriter.bsky.social @intantainicus.bsky.social

This is evocative of my childhood in the Midwest.

'Across Fields'
Mixed media on Paper
Private Collection

'Dans les Vignobles - Chenôve'
Pen & Watercolour Sketch
Private Collection

Always a delight to receive a complimentary letter from a very happy customer - on a new wall tonight!

'The Road to Chatcull'
Mixed media on Paper
Private Collection.

Inspirational article by Reginald Crawford of the same title : The Road to Chatcull
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'Cross Tracks (across a cold landscape)'
Charcoal & Oil Paint Sketch

The artwork of
Ian R. Pearsall

'The End Field (new beginnings..)'
Charcoal and Oil Paint Sketch

Welcome, February
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'The Winter King (of the Hill)'
Oil Paint

‘Sun Down’
Charcoal and Oil Paint Sketch

Underfoot across fallow farm fields the soil is foamy and soft under a Winter crust. Our footsteps break and sink; pebbles as water-worn rounded as on a coastal beach reveal themselves ...
The colour of the sky tells us that it's time to head back home.

‘A Black Afternoon’
Charcoal & Varnish sketch.

'Over wide open stretches of undulating fields the wind blew furiously, icy cold cutting like a razor. Clustered here and there were oases of timeless pools within black wet forests that fractured the driving force, dissipating it for sweet relief.'

🚨 WATERSTONES DISCOUNT OFFER DROPPING SOON!

⚽️ 'Street Football: The Real Grassroots of the Beautiful Game' tells the story of football's origins in the street, and how this still influences the game today

👀 A special pre‑order offer dropping 17 February!

#StreetFootball

The latest Original Works..
Limited Edition Prints.
Collaborative projects : Hand-built reclaimed Oak furniture, and Folio Society Books.
Unit 19 : Victoria Mill : Congleton.
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"There is more to life than shopping. And that fact saved the Coachmakers"

'Revival' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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'Fertile Earth (waiting for a plough)'
Ink

"While my musical journey began in Llandudno and continued in Tunstall, Mike Lloyd Music in Hanley opened my mind"

'The Other Record Shops' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

@ianrpearsall.bsky.social @philshallcross.bsky.social @minxyowlwriter.bsky.social @barewall.bsky.social

"The Victoria Hall....well, there's no better venue and it has given me treasured memories...."

'Victoria' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

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"Paul Oakenfold went from remixing U2 to Glass Street"

'Clubbing (Part II)' #TheHighClearing

#Hanley #ThePotteries #StokeonTrent

@ianrpearsall.bsky.social @philshallcross.bsky.social @minxyowlwriter.bsky.social @barewall.bsky.social

📸 the Sentinel

Still available via @barewall.bsky.social

And illustrated by @ianrpearsall.bsky.social and @philshallcross.bsky.social

#AMotherTownAnthology

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