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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹
@wgsaraband.bsky.social
Portuguese turned Scot. Artist. Pro-indy Scotland. 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+. Husband. Books. Games. MA Medieval Islamic History. Sweary. Owned by 2 cats. He/Him

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My artwork: wgsaraband.com
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Hi - thought I'd introduce myself here!

I'm a Portuguese-born, Scottish-based abstract painter (and lapsed writer) working from Edinburgh since 2015. I'm politically active, live with my husband and our two black cats Scott and Zelda, and became a gym rat over this past year. #art @bsky.art
Not a man in sight on my Spotify wrapped, again 🥰
December 3, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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You too could have an awesome new painting hanging in your home, like the one below, filling it with colour and joy - have a look through wgsaraband.com 😉
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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@wgsaraband.bsky.social They've arrived safe and sound!
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
You too could have an awesome new painting hanging in your home, like the one below, filling it with colour and joy - have a look through wgsaraband.com 😉
December 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Yesterday might've been a horrifyingly shite day but today I got a special visit from this wee bundle of love called Hamish and everything got better 🥰
November 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Was in a state of shock this morning after witnessing a really violent pitbull attacking a cocker spaniel whilst out cycling. Horrifying chaotic scene with two adults and a couple more dogs, man was kicking pitbull while it had cocker locked in its jaws and was tossing it quickly side to side
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Just sold as a gift from one spouse to another before their wedding tomorrow! 🥂

"Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald"
100x70cm, acrylic on canvas

Do have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and treat yourself or a loved one to a painting that will stay with you for life 😉
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just sold as a gift from one spouse to another before their wedding tomorrow! 🥂

"Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald"
100x70cm, acrylic on canvas

Do have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and treat yourself or a loved one to a painting that will stay with you for life 😉
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Always feel a mix of melancholy, longing and hope when I catch sight of a skein of geese off on its southward migration for the winter
November 27, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Christmas is coming up and any support after a difficult year as an indie artist is very welcome. Please have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and consider a painting that's truly unique, all-human made, and lasts a lifetime.

Geometric kingfishers, silly cats, Scottish landscapes and more!
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Fellow lovers of geometric abstract art can peruse my "Geometric Compositions" online gallery at: wgsaraband.com/geometric-co...

From smaller works on paper to bigger canvases, have a wee look and get in touch if anything catches your eye!
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Inspired by the strength, resilience and beauty of our trans siblings, this is my abstract rendition of Scotland's iconic Loch & Ben Lomond in trans flag colours.

“LIKE LOMOND YOU BELONG TO SCOTLAND” - 100x80cm / 39x31 inches, acrylic on canvas

Available here: wgsaraband.com/scottish-lan... #art
August 8, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Fellow lovers of geometric abstract art can peruse my "Geometric Compositions" online gallery at: wgsaraband.com/geometric-co...

From smaller works on paper to bigger canvases, have a wee look and get in touch if anything catches your eye!
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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My abstract, colourful take on one of Scotland's most unique and inspiring sights: Skye's Old Man of Storr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

“STORR“ - 100x80cm / 39x31 inches, acrylic on canvas

Available for purchase here for anyone looking for something truly special this Christmas: wgsaraband.com/scottish-lan...
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Some others available too, so please check the link - if you're looking for something smaller there are also watercolour paintings available of some iconic Scottish places that will liven up any wall!

Check them out here: wgsaraband.com/landscapes-g...
August 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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An abstract rendition of Ben Lomond and the surrounding hills, bringing colour to your everyday 😉

Available here - get in touch if interested: wgsaraband.com/scottish-lan...

“TROSSACHS” - 80x70cm / 28x31 inches, acrylic on canvas
August 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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The implication from Labour is that we, migrants, don't contribute enough, don't integrate enough, don't work enough.

Meanwhile I've volunteered in political activism for no pay, I've taken Gàidhlig evening classes, I make a living as an artist creating abstract renditions of Scottish landscapes.
September 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and get yourself some handmade, unique art made with all the strengths, faults and emotions of an actual human being.

Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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A lot of original canvases to choose from as well as smaller watercolour art, I have pieces available for different tastes as well as different budgets - so consider having a look through wgsaraband.com and don't hesitate to get in touch if something catches your eye 😉
November 18, 2025 at 9:27 AM
My abstract, colourful take on one of Scotland's most unique and inspiring sights: Skye's Old Man of Storr 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

“STORR“ - 100x80cm / 39x31 inches, acrylic on canvas

Available for purchase here for anyone looking for something truly special this Christmas: wgsaraband.com/scottish-lan...
November 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Christmas is coming up and any support after a difficult year as an indie artist is very welcome. Please have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and consider a painting that's truly unique, all-human made, and lasts a lifetime.

Geometric kingfishers, silly cats, Scottish landscapes and more!
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
One the one hand, this mad xenophobic spiral in UK politics is making me want to sort out my British citizenship out of fear and worry; on the other hand, every day I ask myself if I really want to become citizen of a place so insistent on letting me know that I'm a shitty little no-good foreigner.
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Today is our 10th anniversary living in Scotland - we were two 24 & 26 year-old babies, with two suitcases, barely any savings and only each other. But Scotland embraced us, this country felt like home from the moment I first breathed it in, and it still feels like a dream to call Scotland home 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM