Leon François Dumont
@leonfdumont.bsky.social
York based artist bringing creatives together. Not as French as I sound. Community Manager and Arts board member with #Yorkcreatives
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York Mister from Precentor's Court, York. The drawing is 9 years old today. Stepping from the Snicket by the Hole in the Wall pub & you are presented with this view.
#YorkMinster
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#YorkMinster
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
York Mister from Precentor's Court, York. The drawing is 9 years old today. Stepping from the Snicket by the Hole in the Wall pub & you are presented with this view.
#YorkMinster
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#YorkMinster
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
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Bonjour nos petits macarons. It us the Merchant Adventurers' Hall!
Today we are going to talk about Napoleon. Specifically this statue of Napoleon and his adventures in York.
Rejoignez-nous!
Today we are going to talk about Napoleon. Specifically this statue of Napoleon and his adventures in York.
Rejoignez-nous!
November 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Bonjour nos petits macarons. It us the Merchant Adventurers' Hall!
Today we are going to talk about Napoleon. Specifically this statue of Napoleon and his adventures in York.
Rejoignez-nous!
Today we are going to talk about Napoleon. Specifically this statue of Napoleon and his adventures in York.
Rejoignez-nous!
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That final point is absolutely crucial.
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
That final point is absolutely crucial.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
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Regina Pessoa, award winning Portuguese artist and animator #WomensArt
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Regina Pessoa, award winning Portuguese artist and animator #WomensArt
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Some of York's war memorials for Armistice Day, 11th November. The North Eastern Railway and York City Memorial. Both designed by Sit Edwin Lutyens. Our employer allowed us to join commemorations at the NER one.
#Illustration #pencil #drawing
#Illustration #pencil #drawing
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Some of York's war memorials for Armistice Day, 11th November. The North Eastern Railway and York City Memorial. Both designed by Sit Edwin Lutyens. Our employer allowed us to join commemorations at the NER one.
#Illustration #pencil #drawing
#Illustration #pencil #drawing
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Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), French portrait painter. Her subjects included Marie Antoinette and she enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities #WomensArt
November 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755-1842), French portrait painter. Her subjects included Marie Antoinette and she enjoyed the patronage of European aristocrats, actors, and writers, and was elected to art academies in ten cities #WomensArt
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Over The Gate. 11°C with sunshine and showers. Redwing have arrived.
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Over The Gate. 11°C with sunshine and showers. Redwing have arrived.
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Exciting news!
Make Space York has been shortlisted for @LNERs community Fund
Please take 2 mins to vote (we’re in Better for People → Make Space York / The Tiny Roar)
Your vote helps create welcoming parks + free events for teenage girls in York!
surveys.perspectusglobal.com?&id=baa0346e...
Make Space York has been shortlisted for @LNERs community Fund
Please take 2 mins to vote (we’re in Better for People → Make Space York / The Tiny Roar)
Your vote helps create welcoming parks + free events for teenage girls in York!
surveys.perspectusglobal.com?&id=baa0346e...
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Exciting news!
Make Space York has been shortlisted for @LNERs community Fund
Please take 2 mins to vote (we’re in Better for People → Make Space York / The Tiny Roar)
Your vote helps create welcoming parks + free events for teenage girls in York!
surveys.perspectusglobal.com?&id=baa0346e...
Make Space York has been shortlisted for @LNERs community Fund
Please take 2 mins to vote (we’re in Better for People → Make Space York / The Tiny Roar)
Your vote helps create welcoming parks + free events for teenage girls in York!
surveys.perspectusglobal.com?&id=baa0346e...
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A hive of resin-cast bees illuminated by solar-powered smart lights will form a glowing swarm down Walmgate, York.
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Here’s why glowing bees will take over a York street
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November 3, 2025 at 9:08 AM
A hive of resin-cast bees illuminated by solar-powered smart lights will form a glowing swarm down Walmgate, York.
yorkmix.com/heres-why-gl...
yorkmix.com/heres-why-gl...
Excited to be working with this initiative! Come down to St Lawrence Community Hall, Lawrence Street on Sunday 16th November, from 9am -12.45 for a workshop to contribute artwork or Walmgate stories in prose or poetry form
A hive of resin-cast bees illuminated by solar-powered smart lights will form a glowing swarm down Walmgate, York.
yorkmix.com/heres-why-gl...
yorkmix.com/heres-why-gl...
Here’s why glowing bees will take over a York street
yorkmix.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Excited to be working with this initiative! Come down to St Lawrence Community Hall, Lawrence Street on Sunday 16th November, from 9am -12.45 for a workshop to contribute artwork or Walmgate stories in prose or poetry form
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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She is telling an accurate story of recent history - the triple punch of austerity, Brexit and covid. It's spot on. But it is terribly strange to say it now in government when you were not prepared to say it in opposition.
November 4, 2025 at 8:18 AM
She is telling an accurate story of recent history - the triple punch of austerity, Brexit and covid. It's spot on. But it is terribly strange to say it now in government when you were not prepared to say it in opposition.
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Extraordinary to hear Reeves cite tariffs and increased defence spending in her speech, as she sets up the blame for tax rises. This message could have been really effective if she'd issued it when Trump introduced tariffs. Now, much less so.
November 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Extraordinary to hear Reeves cite tariffs and increased defence spending in her speech, as she sets up the blame for tax rises. This message could have been really effective if she'd issued it when Trump introduced tariffs. Now, much less so.
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Armed police rushed to the scene after reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train near Huntingdon train station. A nearby road has also been closed.
Stabbing Huntingdon: Police update after multiple people attacked on train
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November 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Armed police rushed to the scene after reports that multiple people had been stabbed on a train near Huntingdon train station. A nearby road has also been closed.
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Self-Portrait (c.1630) by Dutch Golden Age painter Judith Leyster. The artwork is significant for the relaxed and confident appearance of the subject which departs from more formal portrayals of women artists in self portraits #womensart
October 21, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Self-Portrait (c.1630) by Dutch Golden Age painter Judith Leyster. The artwork is significant for the relaxed and confident appearance of the subject which departs from more formal portrayals of women artists in self portraits #womensart
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This is so accurate - they def stopped for lunch too
October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This is so accurate - they def stopped for lunch too
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Palestine Action win right to appeal ruling over their proscription www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
Palestine Action win right to appeal ruling over their proscription
Palestine Action prevail, as the government LOSES their appeal to stop lawyers from challenging the non-violent direct action group
www.thecanary.co
October 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Palestine Action win right to appeal ruling over their proscription www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
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Frida by UK artist Jane Perkins who creates collage/mosaic artworks from found and upcycled materials #WomensArt
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Frida by UK artist Jane Perkins who creates collage/mosaic artworks from found and upcycled materials #WomensArt
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Palette d’automne au parc René-Lévesque…
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Palette d’automne au parc René-Lévesque…
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Ann with Cat, 1924, by Margaret Clarke, Irish painter #WomensArt
October 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ann with Cat, 1924, by Margaret Clarke, Irish painter #WomensArt
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Autumn Colours. 12°C on the Yorkshire Wolds. Pheasants.
October 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Autumn Colours. 12°C on the Yorkshire Wolds. Pheasants.
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Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750), still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialized in flowers, achieving international fame in her lifetime #WomensArt
October 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Rachel Ruysch (1664 – 1750), still-life painter from the Northern Netherlands who specialized in flowers, achieving international fame in her lifetime #WomensArt
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Anticipating allegations of egg-tampering 😄
October 14, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Anticipating allegations of egg-tampering 😄