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Olympia McEwan
@olympiamcewan.bsky.social
Artist - Portrait Painter & Nature Painter aka FlowerGirlOM / Creativity Evangelist / Dreamer.

"Creativity is our Superpower"
www.olympiamcewan.com

#noAI
Whilst working in my studio, I'm obsessed with listening to fiction authors. They're articulate, compassionate & enlightened.

Here #PatBarker talks about her Regeneration trilogy - on the reality of war, informed by her many years of factual research on the subject. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"As you start to walk on the way, the way appears," (Rumi) or as attributed to Picasso, "Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." Never a truer word... and am enjoying this new path. Watch this space x
October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Connie Converse the original #JoniMitchell in my humble opinion...

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Artworks - Dreaming of Connie Converse - BBC Sounds
Poet Emily Berry explores the music and mystery of Connie Converse.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
My Friday Art Group have been working their socks off to present you with this awesome showcase of beautiful artworks ✨️🎊✨️ #guernseyarts #communityarts #artforall #guernsey #socialprescribing
August 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
(Total fomo moment) Jeremy Deller & William Morris... the dream team... you lucky Londoners 😊 #williammorriswasright

@JeremyDeller #triumphofart #nationalgallery #williammorris #williammorrisgallery #trafalgarsquare

youtu.be/gbjjW-l_4Uo?...
HIGHLIGHTS from The 'Triumph of Art': London Bursts Into Colour, Art and Creativity
YouTube video by London News Exposed
youtu.be
July 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
It's #internationalportraitday& I want to celebrate it with one of my favourite human beings with my first portrait of him 💗 you George!

Own artwork. Oil on canvas board.

#portraitpainting
#celebrationportrait
#familyportraits
#commissionaportrait
#portraitart
#guernseyarts
www.olympiamcewan.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Brilliant piece by Barbara Galińska #barbara_calligraphy on Instagram
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
✨️ Happy Summer Solstice ✨️ the longest day of the year for us in the Northern Hemisphere ✨️

Own artwork. Mixed media.

#NatureInArt #SummerSolstice2025
June 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
🌿It’s World Environment Day!🌿 ...thinking about how much I love and value the natural world and how I choose to reflect this in my art practise.

Here's a sneaky peek at something I'm currently working on... #WorldEnvironmentDay2025

worldenvironmentday.global/about/theme-ho…
June 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
There needs to be more of this in the world... I read yesterday something so profoundly simple it stopped me in my tracks. If we want wars to end - follow the money, follow the people profiting financially from it. If there wasn't money in it for them, there would be peace 🕊 #kagyusamyeling #peace
May 31, 2025 at 8:56 AM
UK recognition is a welcome step towards a better understanding of the story of the occupation of the Channel Islands. Bravo #channel4

But it'll be very disappointing if they trot out the age old tropes of "collaboration" or "gerry-bag" propaganda. Fingers crossed.
May 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Reposted by Olympia McEwan
Sebastiao Salgado, French-Brazilian documentary photographer, dies aged 81
Sebastiao Salgado, French-Brazilian documentary photographer, dies aged 81
Known for his large-scale black-and-white photos of conflicts, famine and the Amazon rainforest, the documentary photographer, born in Aimorés, Brazil, first came to Paris in the late 1960s.
www.lemonde.fr
May 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thinking of this special generation today, for their fortitude and bravery. Their stories will never be forgotten as we continue to honour them on this 80th anniversary of their Liberation.

#LiberationDayGuernsey #80YearsofFreedom #channelislands #LiberationDay2025
#guernsey
#Lib80
#LiberationDay
May 9, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Reposted by Olympia McEwan
The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before
The Settlers review – this vital film forces Louis Theroux to do something he’s never done before
The documentarian manages to stay calm and polite as guns are repeatedly pointed at him in the West Bank. Then someone shoves him …
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Artist led show commemorating 80 yrs of liberation at the end of WWII. 12 artists from a wide variety of disciplines, paying tribute to and reflecting upon this special generation of islanders, their stories and this important moment in our island's history.

Kindly sponsored by Guernsey Arts.
April 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules
Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challenge
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Reposted by Olympia McEwan
Breaking News: Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a former professor, has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward.
$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School
Dr. Ruth Gottesman, a longtime professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, is making free tuition available to all students going forward.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Redirecting...
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April 6, 2025 at 3:37 PM
🌟 We can finally say Spring has Sprung!🌟 Happy first day of spring for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, and the arrival of the spring equinox. 🌟

#Ecopshere Artwork by myself, collage paper and gold leaf on collagraph print.
March 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reposted by Olympia McEwan
Trump administration has now moved not only to defund but to *criminalize* nonprofits working on climate change, env. justice etc; orgs which received Biden-era federal grants for “environmental work” may now be prosecuted for being in receipt of those grants.
newrepublic.com/post/192660/...
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
newrepublic.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Marking #internationalwomensday & looking back at the launch of my 7WOMEN exhibition last year.

"Let's populate our public spaces with more portraits of notable women & their achievements."

#iwd2025 #7women
#womeninpublicart
#publicartproject
#portraitpainting
#oilpainting
#portraitartist
March 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
So sad to see this ✨️ Thanks for the music Roy Ayres ✨️

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
Roy Ayers, jazz-funk pioneer behind Everybody Loves the Sunshine, dies aged 84
Family announces on Facebook that the musician died in New York City after a long illness
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:09 PM