Claire Cansick
@clairecansick.bsky.social
Painter
Norfolk, UK
Government Art Collection | Paintingsince2000 | Sainsbury Centre | Cold Paradise | Jacksons 19&24 | Firstsite | Contemporary & Country
https://linktr.ee/ClaireCansick
Norfolk, UK
Government Art Collection | Paintingsince2000 | Sainsbury Centre | Cold Paradise | Jacksons 19&24 | Firstsite | Contemporary & Country
https://linktr.ee/ClaireCansick
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February is usually very quiet for me, but I’ve three shows this year. Latest one is at OPO Scarborough from 14 Feb - 8 March, a first outing for this diptych, Adventure. Photos don’t really do it justice tbh.
Here’s me, looking like my gypsy ancestors, standing by my beloved North Sea, in gale force winds.
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Here’s me, looking like my gypsy ancestors, standing by my beloved North Sea, in gale force winds.
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Studies of George Dyer and Isabel Rawsthorne https://www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/studies-of-george-dyer-and-isabel-rawsthorne-1970
February 17, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Studies of George Dyer and Isabel Rawsthorne https://www.wikiart.org/en/francis-bacon/studies-of-george-dyer-and-isabel-rawsthorne-1970
Pancakes ahoy.
February 17, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Pancakes ahoy.
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Henry Shelford, chief executive of charity ADHD UK: it is "hateful and cruel how badly the overall NHS treats people with ADHD”.
ADHD patients stripped of NHS prescriptions under crackdown
GP practices are increasingly withdrawing from shared-care agreements with patients diagnosed by private clinics
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February 17, 2026 at 6:25 AM
Henry Shelford, chief executive of charity ADHD UK: it is "hateful and cruel how badly the overall NHS treats people with ADHD”.
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Saw a man with really weird hair today. He had combed and set it in a singular pyramid over his crown, the rest of his hair sat more naturally. I can only think it was an attempt to cover an egg in the nest.
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Saw a man with really weird hair today. He had combed and set it in a singular pyramid over his crown, the rest of his hair sat more naturally. I can only think it was an attempt to cover an egg in the nest.
Saw a man with really weird hair today. He had combed and set it in a singular pyramid over his crown, the rest of his hair sat more naturally. I can only think it was an attempt to cover an egg in the nest.
February 16, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Saw a man with really weird hair today. He had combed and set it in a singular pyramid over his crown, the rest of his hair sat more naturally. I can only think it was an attempt to cover an egg in the nest.
Been to see Holbein, at Blikling Hall. Along with these other folk, sorry had three kids with me so didn’t grab the names of the artists..
February 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Been to see Holbein, at Blikling Hall. Along with these other folk, sorry had three kids with me so didn’t grab the names of the artists..
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"The imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself."
William Blake
William Blake
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
"The imagination is not a state: it is the human existence itself."
William Blake
William Blake
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Today a chap from NFU spouted guff on R4 about complex rivers being dire for wildlife.
Yet here a willow is creating a natural, oxygenated riffle.
1) Scouring rivers only benefits those who farm flood plains.
2) How do they think wildlife coped before we dredged rivers?
Answer: marvellously.
Yet here a willow is creating a natural, oxygenated riffle.
1) Scouring rivers only benefits those who farm flood plains.
2) How do they think wildlife coped before we dredged rivers?
Answer: marvellously.
February 16, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Today a chap from NFU spouted guff on R4 about complex rivers being dire for wildlife.
Yet here a willow is creating a natural, oxygenated riffle.
1) Scouring rivers only benefits those who farm flood plains.
2) How do they think wildlife coped before we dredged rivers?
Answer: marvellously.
Yet here a willow is creating a natural, oxygenated riffle.
1) Scouring rivers only benefits those who farm flood plains.
2) How do they think wildlife coped before we dredged rivers?
Answer: marvellously.
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@duncjp Great, check out Victor Brauner @artistbrauner
February 16, 2026 at 7:00 AM
@duncjp Great, check out Victor Brauner @artistbrauner
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Philip Guston, North, 1961-62
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135333
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135333
February 13, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Philip Guston, North, 1961-62
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135333
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135333
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Nothing makes me angrier than Cuntyfile.
Greenwashing, factless, half stories. People in bloody bobble hats gurning into the camera.
Greenwashing, factless, half stories. People in bloody bobble hats gurning into the camera.
February 15, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Nothing makes me angrier than Cuntyfile.
Greenwashing, factless, half stories. People in bloody bobble hats gurning into the camera.
Greenwashing, factless, half stories. People in bloody bobble hats gurning into the camera.
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‘The fear of moving away from London is that you will be cut off, wither on the vine or lose that urban edge, but I found it liberating. I thought that if no one’s looking, who cares?’ Jonathan Wateridge finds freedom in his Norfolk studio
Jonathan Wateridge
In his Norfolk studio, the artist enjoys a refreshing sense of solitude after years spent in the close confines of London
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February 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
‘The fear of moving away from London is that you will be cut off, wither on the vine or lose that urban edge, but I found it liberating. I thought that if no one’s looking, who cares?’ Jonathan Wateridge finds freedom in his Norfolk studio
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I rang in sick for work, not because I was ill, but because our cat, who has never once given me a second of affection, fell asleep tucked into my lap. There was no way I was moving anywhere.
February 15, 2026 at 4:20 PM
I rang in sick for work, not because I was ill, but because our cat, who has never once given me a second of affection, fell asleep tucked into my lap. There was no way I was moving anywhere.
Last day today, 10 - 5pm
West End Street, Norwich NR2 4JJ
West End Street, Norwich NR2 4JJ
Third show is a group show Landmark, at Grey Area Gallery also in Norwich. From 6 Feb
February 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Last day today, 10 - 5pm
West End Street, Norwich NR2 4JJ
West End Street, Norwich NR2 4JJ
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Introducing the Famous Five: Cat, Mouse, Weasel, Mole and Hedgehog
BL Harley 3244; Bestiary;13th century; England; f.49v
BL Harley 3244; Bestiary;13th century; England; f.49v
February 14, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Introducing the Famous Five: Cat, Mouse, Weasel, Mole and Hedgehog
BL Harley 3244; Bestiary;13th century; England; f.49v
BL Harley 3244; Bestiary;13th century; England; f.49v
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It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
February 14, 2026 at 9:53 AM
It’s so funny to think about the fact that there’s people out there deferring every life decision to this
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Two women catch winged hearts in a net, 16th century.
From the Petit Livre d’Amour (Little Book of Love) — an ornate bespoke book given by the Lyon-born poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife Marguerite Bullioud: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-little-book-of-love/
From the Petit Livre d’Amour (Little Book of Love) — an ornate bespoke book given by the Lyon-born poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife Marguerite Bullioud: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-little-book-of-love/
February 14, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Two women catch winged hearts in a net, 16th century.
From the Petit Livre d’Amour (Little Book of Love) — an ornate bespoke book given by the Lyon-born poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife Marguerite Bullioud: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-little-book-of-love/
From the Petit Livre d’Amour (Little Book of Love) — an ornate bespoke book given by the Lyon-born poet Pierre Salas to his then lover and future wife Marguerite Bullioud: https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-little-book-of-love/
Great opening of In Proximity at Norwich Castle last night. The show is on for 6 months, and is an intriguing curation looking at all aspects of the title, through subject, materiality and duality. Worth a look. Also it’s £2 after 4pm.
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Great opening of In Proximity at Norwich Castle last night. The show is on for 6 months, and is an intriguing curation looking at all aspects of the title, through subject, materiality and duality. Worth a look. Also it’s £2 after 4pm.
Today begins the garden renovation. Got some extra large tubes of deep heat at the ready.
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Today begins the garden renovation. Got some extra large tubes of deep heat at the ready.
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I'm sorry I love this clip. What the hell is he talking about
Nadhim Zahawi thinks London is now unsafe, because the other day a tired-looking man walked past him during the morning rush hour.
February 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I'm sorry I love this clip. What the hell is he talking about
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The wood's in trouble. Covehithe, Suffolk. Coastal erosion rates at Covehithe are now over 3 metres per year due to climate change and sea level rise.
February 13, 2026 at 6:05 AM
The wood's in trouble. Covehithe, Suffolk. Coastal erosion rates at Covehithe are now over 3 metres per year due to climate change and sea level rise.