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Slipping Glimpser
@slippingglimpser.bsky.social
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Hello! I’m an Englishman of Filipino descent living in Sweden. I paint pictures exploring ancestral memory and what it means to be part of a diaspora. What it is to not belong anywhere whilst belonging everywhere.
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Cold and dark as a penguins arsehole in Sweden now. To celebrate the summer that was and all the ones to come here are some (very) quick sketches of people (mostly day drinking ’muricans) at the beach. #sketchbook #pencil #drawing #beach #muricans
Quick pencil sketch of a day drinking man standing shoulder deep in a calm sea A sketch of three day drinking Americans sitting in the Pacific Ocean A sketch of three men in sunglasses, shoulder deep in the Pacific Ocean. A sketch of two men and a dog at the beach
November 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Back at it! Hands are hard though😰 #wip #art #hands #figurative #diaspora #representationmatters #fiberart #paint #contemporarypainter
Close up of a portrait in progress. Focus is on the unfinished hands of the subject. The right hand is resting on a knee lightly closed. The left hand is hanging slightly off the knee holding a book by it’s spine
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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First snow of the year in #GBG .
Photo of a snowy Oscar Fredrik’s Church in Gothenburg
November 19, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Close to finishing this one… maybe. Just need to finish her hair and maybe some more of my janky embroidery #wip #painter #contemporaryart #fiberart #embroidery #diaspora #art #representationmatters #janky
Unfinished portrait of a seated woman on a psychedelic background of repeating patterns and large expressive brushstrokes Closeup of a painting with an overlayed, partially embroidered pattern. Closeup of a painting with an overlayed, partially embroidered pattern. Closeup of a painting with an overlayed, partially embroidered pattern.
November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Studio day today. Starting to feel like a human being again.
#wip #art #painting #contemporaryart #diaspora #representationmatters
A painter’s paraphernalia in the foreground. In the background 2 large and unfinished portraits of women on heavily patterned and colourful backgrounds
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Studio day! Hooray!
#wip #diaspora #portrait #art #painting #contemporarypainter #contemporaryart #figurative #pattern
A painted portrait in progress in the background. In the foreground I the corner of a small wooden table with a jar of paint brushes, a paper coffee cup containing bright green paint and two tubes of paint.
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Day off. Spending a little time in the studio, righting wrongs and colouring in. #Albumoftheday is Other Worlds from Taken By Trees #music #musicsky #painting #figurative #pattern #contemporaryartist #wip #diaspora open.spotify.com/album/2mCX9w...
Closeup of a painting in progress of a seated woman enveloped by psychedelic patterns and colourful paint splashes Closeup of the early stages of a painting in progress with repeating patterns in green and orange/brown
October 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Any other wooden boat owners out there? Here’s mine. #woodenboat #träbåt #boat #båt
Wooden motor boat Wooden motor boat
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Day off work. So first good day at the studio in what feels like a very long time! #Diaspora #portrait #painting #art #figurative
Photo of three works in progress. Three big painted portraits on top of colourful geometric patterns in a very small studio space. Close up of a work in progress. Details of geometric patterns Close up of a portrait painting in progress showing geometric patterns, both painted and embroidered onto a stretched canvas.
October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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I live 500 meters from work. On a good day I hear 1 full song on my walk to work. Sometimes I choose, sometimes the algorithm does. The song of the day 06/10-2025 is ’Nights Introlude’ by Nightmares on Wax open.spotify.com/track/5I6jxF... #music #musicsky #songoftheday @listageplaylists.bsky.social
Cover image for the song ’Nights Introlude’ by Nightmares on Wax
October 6, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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I live 500 meters away from my job. On a good day I hear one full song on my walk to work. Sometimes I choose, sometimes the algorithm does it for me.The song of the day 05/10-2025 is Love From The Sea by Falle Nioke open.spotify.com/track/3BINsc...
Cover image for the song ’Love From The Sea’ by Falle Nioke
October 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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I got up early to get some studio time in before work…💯 Worth it!
#Diaspora #wip #painting #art #contemporaryart
Panoramic view of the city of Gothenburg Photo of an artist’s studio. Large portrait of a man in the foreground with three more unfinished paintings stacked against a wall in the background
February 18, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Photo of a small green canvas with repeating geometric patterns embroidered onto the surface in a ’glitchy’ manner
February 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Another piece in progress from my ongoing ’Lost Threads’ project. #Diaspora #contemporaryart #GlitchEmbroidery #Glitch #Embroidery #wip #Fiberart #pattern #painting #art
February 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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To commemorate all the love I’ve been receiving lately here’s my profile pic in all it’s glory. Special thanks to @art-mutuals.bsky.social for the boost!

#wip #contemporarypainter #diaspora #portrait #art #contemporaryart #painting
Progress pic of a painted portrait of a man in a 5 panel cap painted over a cacophony of colours and repeating patterns
January 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Part of my ongoing project about a cacophony of thoughts, a select few being: the impact of colonialism on the colonised, ancestral memory, what it means to be a part of a #diaspora… not belonging anywhere… belonging everywhere, How the ancient trade routes connected us all… and the list goes on.
Two small square canvases with colourful,painterly geometric patterns and unfinished embroidery. Two small square canvases with colourful,painterly geometric patterns and unfinished embroidery.
December 8, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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New piece on the go!

#art #diaspora #wip #contemporaryartist #contemporaryart #contemporarypainter #figurative #portrait #pattern #geometric
Preparatory drawing on a large canvas depicting a standing woman with her arms folded. Geometric patterns diagonally overlap the drawing of the woman Closeup of preparatory drawing on a large canvas depicting the head and torso of a standing woman with her arms folded Closeup of preparatory drawing on a large canvas depicting geometric patterns running diagonally from bottom left to top right of the frame
December 5, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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Weird shit happening in the studio today!

#diaspora #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #chaoscrochet #chaos #crochet #wip #pattern
December 4, 2024 at 2:01 PM
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Lost thread. (Malou)

#diaspora #geometric #pattern #contemporarypainting #contemporaryart #contemporarypainter #art #figurative #portrait
Painted portrait of a seated young woman, superimposed over geometric patterns painted chaotically in vibrant shades of purple,pink, turquoise and yellow. Close up on the face of a young woman. Painted in a traditional style above a background with hints of geometric patterns reminiscent of pop art
December 1, 2024 at 11:17 AM
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Our Ancestors Wildest Dreams ( Anna & Bea )

#diaspora #art #painting #contemporarypainter #figurative #contemporaryart
A painting of a Mother and daughter asleep on a field of green psychedelic patterns.
November 29, 2024 at 10:39 PM
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This is the painting that started it all. A portrait of Inang and Tatang. Painting this felt like I was spending time with them. Up until this point my work never really meant anything.

#diaspora #contemporarypainter #art #figurative #portrait #people
Painted portrait of an elderly Filipino couple superimposed over geometric vertical patterns reminiscent of tribal tattoos or patterns found in traditional woven textiles
November 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM