I’ve made a PDF portfolio of my work and prices and it’s mobile phone friendly! www.kristianpurcell.com/uploads/7/4/...

Hey @stuhennigan.bsky.social just reading the @minorliteratures.bsky.social int. Great read. You describe addiction as being a character & I was suddenly reminded of Mark Lanegan’s autobiography, Sing Backwards and Weep, have you read it? Not normally one for rock bios but that is something else.

“The last thing the world needs is another middle-aged white man writing about masculinity, politics and whatever”: An Interview with @stuhennigan.bsky.social — @susannacrossman.bsky.social minorliteratures.com/2026/04/14/t...

I’ve finished my version of the iconic ‘Laura’ painting, surely there’s a #filmnoir fan out there with a bit of a wall space. #cinema

I’ve finished my version of the iconic ‘Laura’ painting, surely there’s a #filmnoir fan out there with a bit of a wall space. #cinema

About time I read my first Le Guin #longoverdue

Keep an eye out for Kirsten’s stunning work that’s recently been stolen.

Some details of what I think is my favourite of my paintings from the past year.

Nearly finished this Lady Macbeth study too. #oilpainting

I’ve had a productive year or two painting alongside my full time job, and now welcoming interested visitors to my studio in Bedford by appointment. #artist #studiolife

Nearly finished this Lady Macbeth study too. #oilpainting

I’ve had a productive year or two painting alongside my full time job, and now welcoming interested visitors to my studio in Bedford by appointment. #artist #studiolife

Tidied my paint tubes.

Just thrown out some tubes of gouache that dried out in the ‘90s. #studioclearout

I've posted this before for #BookologyThursday but I'll post it again: the Dragon in a 1958 edition of 'Beowulf' illustrated by Joseph Mugnaini. #dragon #folklore #folktale #medieval

Ashan. Steel and iron mill. Rene Burri, 1965

YOUR OLDEST FEARS ARE THE WORST ONES

Just protect trans people.

Every person who has been "just asking questions" about trans people in sports or bathrooms is contributing to this artificially manufactured genocide

A 1 hour (or so) pencil study.

So that’s that, right? We don’t have to put up with endless drivel about how expensive it is to save the planet abd ourselves ever again? Cool.

45 mins of process into 25 seconds - first pass on a new work. From an image Isabelle Huppert as Orlando.

A quick #portrait sketch.

An observation test for your inner 8-year-old. Can you spot 12 deliberate mistakes? From Treasure magazine, 1965 Official answers coming soon (Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)

@arthursmid.bsky.social hey, thank you for all the likes and reposts of my work. Really appreciate that. Love your drawings over on insta too.

I’ve done a major sort out of my art website, if anyone fancies a look. www.kristianpurcell.com

Detail of a new work in progress #painting

under the ivy

Original artwork still available to purchase directly from me. Very affordable if I say so myself. Email: [email protected]

The New Normal This week I have been feeling bit overwhelmed. It's been largely the result of good things piling up, but its all new and unfamiliar and for a bit I've been feeling very distracted by it all and wondering if I've made the right decisions, and looking forward to things quieting down.

Haven’t done a proper self portrait in years. #studioselfie

I made a showreel of my paintings, takes look and hope you like them x

Might have finished my Laura copy… maybe a few more touches on the hands. #filmnoir #genetierney

Dear Auntie You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.

Thrilled to have got into the Extended Longlist for the Jackson’s Art Prize 2026!

Some details from recent work #painting

85 years ago today, Gertrude Eileen Trevelyan, one of the most remarkable novelists of the generation that followed Virginia Woolf, died at her parents' home in Bath of injuries sustained when her flat was bombed during the Blitz. Died—and was utterly forgotten. A thread. 1/9

Anyone have good @letterboxd.social recommendations to follow? #filmsky

The Fencer by Sven Brasch, 1919.

Might have finished my Laura copy… maybe a few more touches on the hands. #filmnoir #genetierney

The studio is starting to fill up. It’s been my most productive 18 months in a very long time.

However much I try to leave the studio clean after working, I still come back to paint covered brushes.

Bloody hell, @stuhennigan.bsky.social that was an incredible, brutal ride! Keshed is an awesome novel - can’t recommend highly enough #getkeshed⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Just a thin strip of metal between clifftops and eternity.

As dads as

@stuhennigan.bsky.social Not sure there’s many others reading Keshed by this pool in Tenerife. Their loss.

If you see this, post a character that starts with L.

I made a showreel of my paintings, takes look and hope you like them x

Remembering Anna Pavlova on her birthday 🎂 🎨 William Orpen, 1920 "Dancing was meditative for her; she would often lose herself in her performances to the point of tumbling over and causing accidents." - Anuradha Sroha

John Oliver.