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Brian Shields

@brianshieldsart

Art of the imagined and of the real. Painting, sculpture, print and film. Eden Valley, Cumbria www.brianshields-artist.co.uk @brianshieldsnim

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Never seen before - greatstuff, I love AG thanku kindly

12.03.2026 20:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Hi there Sarah.....artists books! - for years the idea has so appealed. A John Clare or William Blake kinda fever dream but seems mighty, mighty scary! I'll check out yr future posts for encouragment and maybe tips, Best to you Brian.

12.03.2026 17:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Another easel day begins for 'Avian John'......no body said it would be easy. #johnclare #johnclarepoetry #romanticism #art #painting

10.03.2026 11:09 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lovely, lovely, lovely

08.03.2026 18:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

TOP stuff

08.03.2026 12:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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'Blake Lights the Way' small William Blake acrylic on board. One of several on the go....some with Samuel Palmer, others with Mark Linkous. #williamblake #romanticism #acrylicpainting

08.03.2026 12:15 👍 13 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Blake's Song and Roar William Blake, wren and tiger - after a few changes #williamblake #romanticism #acrylic #gouache

03.03.2026 18:01 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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'Blake's Song and Roar' William Blake, Wren and Tiger, Acylic + guache #williamblake #romanticism #acrylic #gouache #painting

19.02.2026 22:09 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wondrous! Bloomin fantastic R - thanks for digging out and posting

11.02.2026 19:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lovely romantic stuff. I'll suggest it to the Mrs.......after a glass or three

07.02.2026 16:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oooo? .....maybe leave as is - working for me M!

03.02.2026 10:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

DITTO, DITTO, DITTO!.....poor ladies eh!

28.01.2026 14:14 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Never a dull moment with you G, always surprising!

28.01.2026 09:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Gosh! Wonderful and new to me, thanku

26.01.2026 09:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

His Best?.......I reckon so. I was 3rd row centre Wembley Pool 1976 'n' remember every second

23.01.2026 18:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Oooooo! Liking thast M

23.01.2026 18:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Loving this one Richard - lovely start to the day. I love the thought of Blake and Palmer having a chin wag over a pint of ale....just imagine!

23.01.2026 09:36 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Liking this lots'n'lots - keep on keeping on dear chap!

23.01.2026 09:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

OH WOW, love to see this show.....live in the wilds of Cumbria tho - sigh! Is the catalogue worth sending for?

20.01.2026 10:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Head and shoulders my fave painter........the world needed a new Bonnard right now

20.01.2026 10:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Lovely work!

20.01.2026 09:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love it! Bravo!

20.01.2026 09:51 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yr cooking on gas M!

20.01.2026 09:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

BRILL! It's the real deal for sure, thanks for the boost!.....hey what about 'STOMP' too

19.01.2026 17:49 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That's a beauty - bravo!

19.01.2026 13:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Charged and strange - love it

18.01.2026 17:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Really lke the awkward positioned tree top right - makes it G

18.01.2026 17:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wondrous!

10.01.2026 18:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Marve! I've been off comput' for a while - laptop went bonkers combined with much needed detox thing - but great to see yr work again

10.01.2026 18:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ooo! That's a new Munch to me...bloomin brill - ta for that!

10.01.2026 17:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0