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Shropshire Hills
Now a permanent resident of Shrewsbury I’ve started to explore the wonderful landscapes of this locality. Here’s a 51cm x 41cm acrylic on...
Keith A.Blackburn
Dec 29, 2024
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A Long Lost Painting
A portrait I painted some 20 years ago, the photos of which I managed to lose, appeared out of the blue yesterday on social media. It’s a...
Keith A.Blackkburn
Jul 9, 2024
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Summer 22 at 28
Just heard from Faye Pearson-Jones who runs the excellent Mrs Jones gallery in Shrewsbury that they have accepted my painting of son...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jun 10, 2023
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Touching bass
The official handing over ceremony of the Graham Read portrait which was part of my "British Jazz Musicians" exhibition at London's...
Keith A.Blackburn
Feb 28, 2023
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Fitzrovia Gallery
Very pleased that one of my lockdown home haircut self portraits has been chosen for the Hampstead Art Society's open exhibition at the...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jun 5, 2022
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The Garden fence mural
Painting a mural to conceal these two fence panels - a tricky prospect. Well on the way. The finished 12' wide mural, adding an extra...
Keith A.Blackburn
Sep 12, 2021
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Lockdown haircut self portrait No 3
Genuine delight at the long awaited return to the hairdresser's salon, but also an uneasy feeling that I was being watched. Hopefully...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jul 14, 2021
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Second thoughts on a second lockdown haircut
Another self portrait, hopefully the last one on this theme.
Keith A.Blackburn
May 6, 2021
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New website design
Just finished revamping/ overhauling the website and would appreciate any comments - positive, negative, indifferent or just plain rude....
Keith A.Blackburn
Dec 23, 2020
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Hot off the press
Out today, the new edition of The Decorator magazine.
Keith A.Blackburn
Dec 10, 2020
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Another fireplace
As the old saying goes, " You wait ages for a bus to come along, then two arrive together." Same with fireplaces, following on from the...
Keith A.Blackburn
Nov 14, 2020
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Desperate measures
My contribution to the visual history of 2020. A painting called Reflections On A Reflection Of A Lockdown Haircut or The Scissors Of...
Keith A.Blackburn
Oct 6, 2020
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A bit of marbling
This mid Victorian fireplace has had a hard life having been painted over many times with one of the coats being a particularly...
Keith A.Blackburn
Sep 24, 2020
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The sound of the organ
Now I can regard the job as being finished.
Keith A.Blackburn
Sep 7, 2020
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W2 mural, finished at last!!!
From the outset a very difficult job, interrupted by lockdown, but now finished to everyone's relief and satisfaction. Here's a short...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jul 25, 2020
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The Big Day.......
So pleased and relieved that the All Hallows organist Martin Kemp was on hand to supervise the reassembly. A genuine feeling of delight...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jun 25, 2020
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They shouldn't have done it...........
Whilst working at the church this morning I wondered what Queen Victoria would have thought about somebody deciding to paint this Thomas...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jun 23, 2020
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Trompe l'oeil
Hi G, the escutcheon plate is painted. Thanks for the comments and encouragement, we're hoping to be able to put this 3-D jigsaw together...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jun 22, 2020
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Progress at last!!!
Back into the church to hopefully get the job finished soon. Alex pictured with his stunning reproduction of the original appearance of...
Keith A.Blackburn
Jun 21, 2020
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The pipes
My friend and colleague Alex Schouvaloff has just finished restoring the pipes to their former glory and they are stunning. He...
Keith A.Blackburn
Apr 17, 2020
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