Mark Clay
@mrclayox.bsky.social
Husband. Father. Charity Worker. Volunteer. Music and literature lover. Cat dad. Meta refugee.
Award-winning artist exploring memory, experience & mutability, especially in landscape; combining the systematic & the poetic. Oxford, UK.
Award-winning artist exploring memory, experience & mutability, especially in landscape; combining the systematic & the poetic. Oxford, UK.
I will be participating in this new #exhibition at the end of February. "Landscape and Meaning" sees me combining with three great artists and friends.
Volumes 1-3 of "A Never-Ending Way" will be on display, the first time such a major component of this project will appear together in public.
Volumes 1-3 of "A Never-Ending Way" will be on display, the first time such a major component of this project will appear together in public.
February 11, 2026 at 8:18 AM
I will be participating in this new #exhibition at the end of February. "Landscape and Meaning" sees me combining with three great artists and friends.
Volumes 1-3 of "A Never-Ending Way" will be on display, the first time such a major component of this project will appear together in public.
Volumes 1-3 of "A Never-Ending Way" will be on display, the first time such a major component of this project will appear together in public.
"THE world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"
William Wordsworth
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"
William Wordsworth
February 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
"THE world is too much with us; late and soon,
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"
William Wordsworth
Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers:
Little we see in Nature that is ours;
We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!"
William Wordsworth
These things are difficult to photograph though. And I've got two more, with a fourth on the way. 😜🙂
"A Never-Ending Way (Vol. 3)".
pen on 32-page A5 concertina sketchbook.
#drawing
#contemporarydrawing
#pendrawing
#landscapedrawing
#drawingandwalking
"A Never-Ending Way (Vol. 3)".
pen on 32-page A5 concertina sketchbook.
#drawing
#contemporarydrawing
#pendrawing
#landscapedrawing
#drawingandwalking
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 PM
These things are difficult to photograph though. And I've got two more, with a fourth on the way. 😜🙂
"A Never-Ending Way (Vol. 3)".
pen on 32-page A5 concertina sketchbook.
#drawing
#contemporarydrawing
#pendrawing
#landscapedrawing
#drawingandwalking
"A Never-Ending Way (Vol. 3)".
pen on 32-page A5 concertina sketchbook.
#drawing
#contemporarydrawing
#pendrawing
#landscapedrawing
#drawingandwalking
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Today's reminder: Nigel Farage is a traitor to our nation. He has accepted money from foreign governments and organisations that are enemies of our government and must face justice.
#FarageOut
#FarageOut
January 29, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Today's reminder: Nigel Farage is a traitor to our nation. He has accepted money from foreign governments and organisations that are enemies of our government and must face justice.
#FarageOut
#FarageOut
I have completed Drawings 84 and 85 of Volume 3 of "A Never-Ending Way".
In the gloom of an English January, the landscape is harder to capture. The topography is obscured, and even the plants and trees seem indistinct. I feel like I am drawing textures and tones rather than details.
#drawing
In the gloom of an English January, the landscape is harder to capture. The topography is obscured, and even the plants and trees seem indistinct. I feel like I am drawing textures and tones rather than details.
#drawing
January 28, 2026 at 9:47 PM
I have completed Drawings 84 and 85 of Volume 3 of "A Never-Ending Way".
In the gloom of an English January, the landscape is harder to capture. The topography is obscured, and even the plants and trees seem indistinct. I feel like I am drawing textures and tones rather than details.
#drawing
In the gloom of an English January, the landscape is harder to capture. The topography is obscured, and even the plants and trees seem indistinct. I feel like I am drawing textures and tones rather than details.
#drawing
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Brits, please remember with everything that's happening in the US right now, that Nigel Farage wants the UK to create an ICE-style organisation for exactly the same stated purpose.
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Brits, please remember with everything that's happening in the US right now, that Nigel Farage wants the UK to create an ICE-style organisation for exactly the same stated purpose.
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When the shit goes down everybody meet up at the library. The MAGAs don't know about that place.
November 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM
When the shit goes down everybody meet up at the library. The MAGAs don't know about that place.
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The state of Trump’s USA shows what happens when lies go unchecked…
We can’t have that here
For the first time in years, we have a shot at stopping that culture from taking root
A LAW IS ON THE TABLE TO MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR POLITICIANS TO DELIBERATELY LIE
We can’t have that here
For the first time in years, we have a shot at stopping that culture from taking root
A LAW IS ON THE TABLE TO MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR POLITICIANS TO DELIBERATELY LIE
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
The state of Trump’s USA shows what happens when lies go unchecked…
We can’t have that here
For the first time in years, we have a shot at stopping that culture from taking root
A LAW IS ON THE TABLE TO MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR POLITICIANS TO DELIBERATELY LIE
We can’t have that here
For the first time in years, we have a shot at stopping that culture from taking root
A LAW IS ON THE TABLE TO MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR POLITICIANS TO DELIBERATELY LIE
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if Nigel Farage is lazy enough to record a message for paedophile Ian Watkins in exchange for money, what else might he do for money without thinking too hard
January 16, 2026 at 7:54 AM
if Nigel Farage is lazy enough to record a message for paedophile Ian Watkins in exchange for money, what else might he do for money without thinking too hard
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There it is.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 AM
There it is.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
Farage and Reform would end our NHS.
Millions of people could not afford to be ill under a Reform government.
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Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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When he was chasing a headline, Nigel Farage said he’d scrap the two child limit.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
January 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
When he was chasing a headline, Nigel Farage said he’d scrap the two child limit.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
Now Labour’s actually doing it, he’s going to vote against.
You’re a fraud Nigel Farage.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:54 AM
January 3, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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EVERYONE should watch this!!
This should be shared EVERYWHERE !!
If we don’t share this with ppl that are taken in by Farage now then soon it’ll be TOO LATE!
Please share with those ppl we don’t speak to!
I am terrified.
Everyone should be!
A perfect choice for yr award @robespierre1794.bsky.social
This should be shared EVERYWHERE !!
If we don’t share this with ppl that are taken in by Farage now then soon it’ll be TOO LATE!
Please share with those ppl we don’t speak to!
I am terrified.
Everyone should be!
A perfect choice for yr award @robespierre1794.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 12:18 AM
EVERYONE should watch this!!
This should be shared EVERYWHERE !!
If we don’t share this with ppl that are taken in by Farage now then soon it’ll be TOO LATE!
Please share with those ppl we don’t speak to!
I am terrified.
Everyone should be!
A perfect choice for yr award @robespierre1794.bsky.social
This should be shared EVERYWHERE !!
If we don’t share this with ppl that are taken in by Farage now then soon it’ll be TOO LATE!
Please share with those ppl we don’t speak to!
I am terrified.
Everyone should be!
A perfect choice for yr award @robespierre1794.bsky.social
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December 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
"Hinksey Heights Fen" (2025)
A4, pencil on paper.
This commission was produced as a Christmas gift, and it's a depiction of the wetland under restoration at Hinksey Heights Nature Reserve, near Oxford (UK); a place I know well and love. Great to be working with #pencil again! 🤗✏️👌🏻.
#drawing
A4, pencil on paper.
This commission was produced as a Christmas gift, and it's a depiction of the wetland under restoration at Hinksey Heights Nature Reserve, near Oxford (UK); a place I know well and love. Great to be working with #pencil again! 🤗✏️👌🏻.
#drawing
December 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"Duet".
Autumn leaves from my garden. I've had a rotten cold all week and haven't felt like doing much. Nature is the best artist, I often feel, so sometimes I think the best thing I can do is get out of its way.
#autumn
#autumnleaves
#nature
#foundmaterials
Autumn leaves from my garden. I've had a rotten cold all week and haven't felt like doing much. Nature is the best artist, I often feel, so sometimes I think the best thing I can do is get out of its way.
#autumn
#autumnleaves
#nature
#foundmaterials
December 19, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"Duet".
Autumn leaves from my garden. I've had a rotten cold all week and haven't felt like doing much. Nature is the best artist, I often feel, so sometimes I think the best thing I can do is get out of its way.
#autumn
#autumnleaves
#nature
#foundmaterials
Autumn leaves from my garden. I've had a rotten cold all week and haven't felt like doing much. Nature is the best artist, I often feel, so sometimes I think the best thing I can do is get out of its way.
#autumn
#autumnleaves
#nature
#foundmaterials
At this time of year, spare a thought for all those poor people who want a jumper that hasn't got a bloody reindeer on it.
December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM
At this time of year, spare a thought for all those poor people who want a jumper that hasn't got a bloody reindeer on it.
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Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Caring is an act of resistance in a system that thrives on indifference.
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On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’
The Reform leader was performatively racist at Dulwich College, recalls a contemporary who claims to have heard him sing a song celebrating the Holocaust
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The Reform leader was performatively racist at Dulwich College, recalls a contemporary who claims to have heard him sing a song celebrating the Holocaust
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
On Dulwich school trips, Nigel Farage and the other smokers took the ‘Belsen Bus’
The Reform leader was performatively racist at Dulwich College, recalls a contemporary who claims to have heard him sing a song celebrating the Holocaust
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
The Reform leader was performatively racist at Dulwich College, recalls a contemporary who claims to have heard him sing a song celebrating the Holocaust
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
