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tom-mcnally.bsky.social
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@tom-mcnally.bsky.social
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Artist, writer, host of 100 Words of Astounding Beauty, Brighton & Hove UK.
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Smart casual
#channel4news #c4news #uk
A photograph of a television screen showing this evening's edition of Channel 4 News. The lead newscaster, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, is sat at a desk in a relaxed, candid posture, looking at his phone, as if he is on a break. The camera filming him was apparently not supposed to be broadcasting.
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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I'm exhibiting at the very first Cartoon County Fair at the #Brighton Open Market on the 18th of October, alongside some very distinguished company.
October 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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I have a screen print up among a group exhibition with The Drawing Room in Worthing. Honoured to be among such distinguished company at Colonnade House!
September 26, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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First time I've spotted a generated background for a talking head on the news. Gaze at the uncanny room, jet black globe and nonsense books of Richard Haass. #channel4news #ai #channel4
September 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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ICONS is now open at Colonnade House in #worthing
#westsussex #ukartist #pixelart #screenprint
August 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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ICONS, an exhibition of my recent low-res screen printing work, will be showing at Colonnade House in #worthing from 26 - 31 August. Drop by if you're on the coast. I've got prints for sale and precious 100 Words zines to find.
August 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Proud that there is nothing like 100 Words of Astounding Beauty out there

#podcast #flash #flashfic #brighton
August 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Quick study of a photograph by Martin Barr (1997) which is part of an exhibition at the #Hove Museum of Creativity.
July 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Part of a WIP for a Bagpuss / Trap Door painting: I built a small stage out of a laptop box and made the figures out of plasticine so I could photograph them. Next step is to paint this scene in oils.

#brighton #stopmotion #bagpuss #trapdoor #uk #art #ukartist
A photograph of a miniature hand-made set. Two plasticine figures stand by a trap door inside a basement. The scenery and one of the figures are recreations of elements of the children's animated programme, 'The Trap Door.' The central figure is taken from a different animated children's programme, 'Bagpuss.'
July 15, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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This morning I updated the track art for 100 Words of Astounding Beauty s03e01: Belfort, with a new pixel art creation.

100wordsofastoundingbeauty.libsyn.com/s03e01-belfort

#pixelart #podcast #creativewriting #flash #flashfic #brighton
July 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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BY THE WAY, I've been having fun making the track art for 100 Words of Astounding Beauty in this 48 x 48 resolution with as small a palette as I dare. They are all up on the website:

www.100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com

#pixelart #flashfic #brighton #podcast #art
July 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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The latest episode of 100 Words of Astounding Beauty is here! Five writers turn one strange sound effect onto flash fiction. #flashfic #brighton #podcast #creativewriting #flash

www.100wordsofastoundingbeauty.com
Track art for the latest episode of 100 Words of Astounding Beauty. The medium is 48 x 48 low resolution pixel art. Two crawling creatures spit out reels of receipt paper. It is a representation of the sound effect played on the episode of the show, which is the prompt used to inspire five new short stories.
July 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Had some work up at the Shoreham Centre with the West Sussex Art Society.
June 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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I'm one of the performers for Hats OFF at @brightonfringe.bsky.social , this Saturday the 31st at the Roost. #brighton #poetry #brightonfringe

www.brightonfringe.org/events/hats-...
May 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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I think that, as mid-life crises go, this one is pretty harmless.
May 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"Bagpuss hears the howl of the wolves," oils, WIP
An artist's workspace. On an easel is an oil painting of a pink and white striped cat lit by the moon. Beside the painting is the toy that was used as the model, alongside a 3D printed moon lamp.
May 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Giving oil painting a go. Thanks to Sonny Williams for tuition!
An oil painting on an easel of a woman in heavy shadow
May 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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I've been meaning to pick this up for ages and only just got out from the library: The Third Policeman by Flann O' Brien.
A photograph of the book 'The Third Policeman' lying on a dirty carpet.
March 31, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Had a good folksy time at the Toadlicker Collective's 'Folklore' exhibition at BN9 Studio in #Newhaven
March 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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New print for the next issue of the 100 Words zine...
March 6, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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He brought peace... to space.
March 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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The ink layer and the gouache layer are complete. I traced them onto separate acetates layers over a printout of the digital drawing. Now to develop these onto screens and print!
Photograph of a work area upon completion of a task. Black ink, methylated spirits and gouache paints are cluttered about a drawing on acetate of an enigmatic robotic figure in a heavy coat offering their hand to the viewer.
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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yes, yesss. the print has become real.
a photograph of four recently completed screen prints. avid fans will recognise the design being devised on this very bluesky account.
February 14, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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New screenprint process. One layer is ink + meths applied with a fountain pen and brush. The second layer is acrylic gouache applied with brush. On Thursday I'll print this sucker.
February 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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A mysterious process continues
An indistinct photo of an ink drawing being made on a reflective surface
February 8, 2025 at 9:10 AM