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Fred and Parky
Just been sorting out some old photos and came across this one which dates from the mid 70s. I was commissioned to make these drawings of...

Keith A.Blackburn
4 days ago


Shrewsbury Arts Trail
Delighted to have one of my pieces “The Mousecroft Neighbours” or “Jackdaw, Jaw, Jaw” selected for show at Shrewsbury Museum and Art...

Keith A.Blackburn
Jul 2


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Second thoughts on a second lockdown haircut
Another self portrait, hopefully the last one on this theme.

Keith A.Blackburn
May 6, 2021
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


Hot off the press
Out today, the new edition of The Decorator magazine.

Keith A.Blackburn
Dec 10, 2020


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


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


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


The sound of the organ
Now I can regard the job as being finished.

Keith A.Blackburn
Sep 7, 2020


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


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


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
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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