Alex (Sandy) Tomlinson
@alexillustrator.bsky.social
Reclusive Illustrator; previously - editorial (Fortean Times etc), mid career - storyboards, concept art. Now it looks like I'm working with my old film friends to make comics/OGN. Also now painting big canvases. Autistic. 🚫NoAI
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Post your most popular art from Twitter. 10 years ago when the Tour de France was in town this sold several hundred fancy A2 giclee prints, t shirts, etc. At one point I was getting an alert saying my printer had sold another print every 2-3 minutes. That was in the days when twitter worked.
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Poverty is not real.
You should not be allowed to work from home.
Minimum wage is a bad idea.
Women need to stay at home and have kids.
Migrant workers are the problem.
I don’t know guys. It seems like Reform might not represent the working class at all?
You should not be allowed to work from home.
Minimum wage is a bad idea.
Women need to stay at home and have kids.
Migrant workers are the problem.
I don’t know guys. It seems like Reform might not represent the working class at all?
Reform have totally let the cat out of the bag about who they are.
Zia Yusuf lecturing that poverty and peoples everyday struggles with rising bills and rent is exaggerated.
A party of the failed status quo, funded and representing big corporate interests.
Zia Yusuf lecturing that poverty and peoples everyday struggles with rising bills and rent is exaggerated.
A party of the failed status quo, funded and representing big corporate interests.
February 15, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Poverty is not real.
You should not be allowed to work from home.
Minimum wage is a bad idea.
Women need to stay at home and have kids.
Migrant workers are the problem.
I don’t know guys. It seems like Reform might not represent the working class at all?
You should not be allowed to work from home.
Minimum wage is a bad idea.
Women need to stay at home and have kids.
Migrant workers are the problem.
I don’t know guys. It seems like Reform might not represent the working class at all?
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Another example (just like the Essex campus closure) of how refusing to have a structured and effective HE policy destroys the rest of the government’s place-based goals www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Shattered dreams: How the battle for Sunderland’s glass centre turned into a political flashpoint
Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for fools
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Another example (just like the Essex campus closure) of how refusing to have a structured and effective HE policy destroys the rest of the government’s place-based goals www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
My head has had the earworm “I put the kettle on” playing on repeat all week. It still makes me smile. #smallprophets
February 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
My head has had the earworm “I put the kettle on” playing on repeat all week. It still makes me smile. #smallprophets
I am just going to assume from now on that anyone who is obsessed with acquiring wealth is some sort of nonce.
February 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
I am just going to assume from now on that anyone who is obsessed with acquiring wealth is some sort of nonce.
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Norway's former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with "aggravated corruption" after a police probe into his alleged ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the law firm representing him. https://cnn.it/4qvWnB1
February 13, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Norway's former Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland has been charged with "aggravated corruption" after a police probe into his alleged ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to the law firm representing him. https://cnn.it/4qvWnB1
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The newish bartender asked if all the books I brought to the red shelf are stuff I read before. I said oh no it’s cheap used paperbacks I curate to stuff I think the bar would like. He said he took a werewolf book off it last week and liked it, the project works.
February 14, 2026 at 2:54 AM
The newish bartender asked if all the books I brought to the red shelf are stuff I read before. I said oh no it’s cheap used paperbacks I curate to stuff I think the bar would like. He said he took a werewolf book off it last week and liked it, the project works.
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People are wondering why Germany's second most-powerful politician Julia Klöckner agreed to an IDF-guided tour in Gaza without speaking to a single Palestinian or aid organization; for pictures likes this: 100% MAGA-chic, 0% empathy. This is what "conservatives" want to be known for globally
February 12, 2026 at 3:33 PM
People are wondering why Germany's second most-powerful politician Julia Klöckner agreed to an IDF-guided tour in Gaza without speaking to a single Palestinian or aid organization; for pictures likes this: 100% MAGA-chic, 0% empathy. This is what "conservatives" want to be known for globally
Have used 3/4 of a polychromos 101 white pencil today. That's like burning two pound notes. Don't tell me I don't know how to have a good time.
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Have used 3/4 of a polychromos 101 white pencil today. That's like burning two pound notes. Don't tell me I don't know how to have a good time.
Proper Dickensian snow going on up here now.
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Proper Dickensian snow going on up here now.
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Just doing some tricky drawing on the Cintiq and caught myself doing a celebratory 'stick twirl' with my stylus like some sort of big hair 80's metal drummer. I miss having big hair. *le sigh*
a man is playing drums in front of a vh1 rocks logo
Alt: Man is playing drums in front of a vh1 rocks logo maybe Jimmy De Grasso.
media.tenor.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Just doing some tricky drawing on the Cintiq and caught myself doing a celebratory 'stick twirl' with my stylus like some sort of big hair 80's metal drummer. I miss having big hair. *le sigh*
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Pippa Crerar, "Would you write off university fees?"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Pippa Crerar, "Would you write off university fees?"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
Zack Polanksi, "We need to look at abolishing tuition fees and bring back maintenance grants"
"We need a conversation about debt forgiveness"
Argh man. Bud Cort now. RIP
a woman dressed as a clown with red hair
Alt: A gif from the death party scene in Brewster McCloud
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Argh man. Bud Cort now. RIP
Decided to enter the Jackson’s Art prize at the very last minute despite being 99% sure my painting with be disqualified for *checks notes* being 'an irregular shape'. Worst case scenario they kick me out and I wasted 2 hours writing stupid artist’s statement waffle.
February 11, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Decided to enter the Jackson’s Art prize at the very last minute despite being 99% sure my painting with be disqualified for *checks notes* being 'an irregular shape'. Worst case scenario they kick me out and I wasted 2 hours writing stupid artist’s statement waffle.
The men’s cross country skiing stance seems to be “I think I might have soiled my ski suit”.
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
The men’s cross country skiing stance seems to be “I think I might have soiled my ski suit”.
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Relationships between Jews and Christians definitely are the foundation of this country but perhaps not like that.
The crusades the Christian right in the UK worships so much were funded by expropriating a Jewish underclass while inventing blood libel & Jewish banker stereotypes that persist today.
The crusades the Christian right in the UK worships so much were funded by expropriating a Jewish underclass while inventing blood libel & Jewish banker stereotypes that persist today.
February 11, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Relationships between Jews and Christians definitely are the foundation of this country but perhaps not like that.
The crusades the Christian right in the UK worships so much were funded by expropriating a Jewish underclass while inventing blood libel & Jewish banker stereotypes that persist today.
The crusades the Christian right in the UK worships so much were funded by expropriating a Jewish underclass while inventing blood libel & Jewish banker stereotypes that persist today.
Loving this show and particularly the songs of Amelia Baker/Cinder Well.
cinderwell.bandcamp.com/track/the-wi...
cinderwell.bandcamp.com/track/the-wi...
The Wise Man's Song (Original Theme from Small Prophets), by Cinder Well
track by Cinder Well
cinderwell.bandcamp.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Loving this show and particularly the songs of Amelia Baker/Cinder Well.
cinderwell.bandcamp.com/track/the-wi...
cinderwell.bandcamp.com/track/the-wi...
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🚨Buckle up!🚨
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 AM
🚨Buckle up!🚨
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
Poland is investigating potential connections between Jeffrey Epstein and Polish victims, as well as possible involvement of Russian intelligence in his activities. The Polish government has set up a special task force.
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
Binged the first two episodes of Small Prophets and am now lost in Cinder Well’s back catalogue. I think I’ve found my soundtrack for the next painting. I can suddenly smell horses. I like it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Binged the first two episodes of Small Prophets and am now lost in Cinder Well’s back catalogue. I think I’ve found my soundtrack for the next painting. I can suddenly smell horses. I like it.
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Omg I just learned that it was a prosthetic dick. HBO's Knight of the seven kingdoms had a fake dick budget.
February 9, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Omg I just learned that it was a prosthetic dick. HBO's Knight of the seven kingdoms had a fake dick budget.
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The US is run by traitors.
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The US is run by traitors.
Gave up on the new series of Patience after 10 mins. I understand what they're doing by introducing a new character that brings conflict, and I'm a Jessica Hynes fan, but I would've told her character to get fucked if she'd talked to me like that, which is why I don't work in an office any more.
February 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Gave up on the new series of Patience after 10 mins. I understand what they're doing by introducing a new character that brings conflict, and I'm a Jessica Hynes fan, but I would've told her character to get fucked if she'd talked to me like that, which is why I don't work in an office any more.
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Aside from the message, which I support, his control of his instrument is impressive
"The British Olympic Association... is understood to be relaxed that Kenworthy has given a personal opinion on a subject that sits outside the Games." www.thetimes.com/sport/winter...
GB skier avoids censure for writing ‘F*** ice’ in snow ‘with urine’
Gus Kenworthy, whose Instagram account boasts 1.2million followers, will not face disciplinary action for message about US immigration officials
www.thetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Aside from the message, which I support, his control of his instrument is impressive