#Artists of #WestOxfordshire! Join me & my brother @paultomlinson.bsky.social for a #LifeDrawing session on Weds 7 Jan in #Eynsham #Oxfordshire. More info: bit.ly/life-eyns Enjoy two hours of 'yoga for the eyes'! #lifeclass #lifedrawingclass #art

Do you love the #Scillies as I do? I'm taking pre-orders again for my hugely popular #IslesOfScilly #jigsaw #puzzles🧩 Go here: bit.ly/IoSjigsaw. 1000 pieces - made in UK of sustainable materials - hand painted #map by me. #scilly #scillyisles #scillyjigsaw #painting #maps #jigsawpuzzle #puzzle

At last! I have a fresh & bright new #painting: #WaylandsSmithy #longbarrow. My 1st painting for 4 mnths & my 1st of 2026. I've returned to a theme which I 1st explored with my paints 25+ years ago; ancient monuments, #standingstones & our #Neolithic past. Thx for looking! #Watercolour #Oxfordshire

#ReviewOfTheYear: I did manage to achieve a few #paintings tin 2025, despite the distress of the 4 months. Here are 9 of my favourites. Which one do you like? See my complete works of 2025 here: janetomlinson.com/blogs/blog/c... #art #ArtSummary2025 #artist #artistoninstagram #painting

It’s conventional on New Year’s Eve to do a review of the year. The year I have decided to review is 1964. (Artist: Ronald Lampitt, Look and Learn)

Today's #arthistory hit: “Christmas Eve Dinner” by Swedish artist Carl Larsson - watercolour, 1904. Most of our European Brothers & Sisters celebrate #Xmas on #ChristmasEve. Here Larsson shows us an old-fashioned #Yuletide feast; the Julbord. Delicious! #painting #winter #art

Today's #arthistory hit is “Hunters in the Snow” by Pieter #Bruegel the Elder, 1565. Even if you've seen it before, look again. Its storytelling, composition, mood & expression are spot on. My feet feel wet and cold just looking at it. Top work! #painting #landscapepainting #winter

An "end of term" pic of the #artists who turned up for the final #lifedrawing session of 2025 in #Eynsham, #Oxfordshire, last night. Sessions begin again on 7 Jan 2026. More info here: bit.ly/life-eyns Join us - it's like yoga for the eyes! @paultomlinson.bsky.social #art

Twelve artists turned out for the last #life #drawing session of the year last night. Greek God lookalike model Archie kept us busy with his awesome poses for two hours. Sessions start again on 7 January 2026 at Mill Street Arts #Eynsham, #oxfordshire. Join us! #art @paultomlinson.bsky.social

Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’ The recent NBER report suggests the Treasury’s 2016 analysis – slammed by Brexiters as a ‘hoax’– actually understated the impact of Brexit.

As it's 1 Dec tomorrow I thought I dig out this #painting "Winter Song" from last year.❄️ #Birds shown: a shouty #robin, #fieldfare, #waxwing, #redwing, & #starlings. #christmascards here: janetomlinson.com/products/win... #snowscene #winterbirds #art #birding #EastCoastKin

8 wks after my cousin Wendy was run over she's slowly learning to walk again on her reconstructed foot/ankle/leg. Today we went out to 'walk' her doggy, Otter. We called in at the pub for a cheeky glass. 🍷 Thx to the staff at the Red Lion, #Eynsham for caring!🙏 #kindnesscostsnothing #wheelchairusers

So many lovelies at the #Eynsham Arts & Crafts #ChristmasMarket on Sat 6 & Sun 7 Dec at Mill Street Arts.🎄 Shun Amazon for a moment, and come & #supportlocal #artists & makers, and enjoy Renata's delicious cakes & bakes. #oxfordshire #christmasgifts #giftideas #handmade

A sparkling winter's day for a trip out to the #Cotswolds - to #Broadway Tower, #Worcestershire, and awesome views across the #ValeofEvesham. #FridayFeeling #FollowFriday #FF #FBF <<< I #followback

Every other week, my regular #LifeDrawing session reminds me that despite not being able to paint anything for weeks ☹️, I am an #artist. Next session in #Eynsham #Oxfordshire: 3 Dec 7pm. Join us! 🙏 More info here: bit.ly/life-eyns #figuredrawing #lifeclass #art #drawing @paultomlinson.bsky.social

How much rain?! 🌧️ Raining cats and dogs here in #oxfordshire for the past 24 hours. 😩 Is it as soggy where you are as it is here? #weatherwatchers #stormclaudia #rainyday #deluge #painting #weather janetomlinson.com/products/wea...

Before we moved house, I did loads of 'life laundry'. But I hadn't done enough! Today I've been going thru many-decades-old portfolios. I've kept a bit, but chucked loads. These are exercises from my time at college more than 40 years ago. 😱 I drew A LOT in the olden days.

Here's what we did at last night's #drawing session in #Eynsham, #Oxfordshire. Thx to model Naomi. Join us nxt time! More info: janetomlinson.com/blogs/blog/l... #art #artistsonBlueSky @paultomlinson.bsky.social

The #Eynsham Bulletin in out! mailchi.mp/fb94668acf95... And here's the sign-up link 😉 eepurl.com/hJ39JL • @oxfordshirecc.bsky.social rationalises the Fire Service • @eynshampcouncil.bsky.social public toilet standoff • Botley West #Solar Farm final stages • @janetomlinson.bsky.social returns...

#MovingHouse! The contents of my kitchen are packed except for essential tea-making paraphenalia. #Tea has punctuated my day of packing & cleaning with deliciousness & a chance to sit down. My #painting: Everything Stops For Tea: janetomlinson.com/products/eve... #TeaLovers #BlueSkyArtShow #Art

A Green Heron poised to catch a fish. I love how the sun lights up his beautiful colors! #BirdOfTheDay #Sunlit #herons #birds #photography #nature #wildlife #EastCoastKin #photographersofBlueSky

What I like to do when I'm #inside. 'Still life with #tea and biscuits' painted by yours truly. Shall I put the kettle on? #BlueSkyArtShow #Art #painting #EastCoastKin #SlowSunday

👍A daily dose of colour and life. 👍Room to write important notes. 👍Vibrant paintings. 👍Remembering what day of the week it is. 🤔 My #2026calendar is all of these things. Bag one while you can from janetomlinson.com/products/cal... Thx for looking 👍 #calendar #calendar2026 #GiftIdeas

A super session of #LifeDrawing last night in #Eynsham #oxfordshire, with my brother @paultomlinson.bsky.social Our model Katy's fab tattoos bring a whole new level of ‘wow’! 🤩 Join us for our next session is on 5 Nov at 7pm. 🙏 More info: janetomlinson.com/blogs/blog/l...

One of mighty #oaks at the top of sunken lane after the rain. 🍁🍂 #oxfordshire #oaktree #BlueSkyArt #EastCoastKin #Nature #Autumn

Here’s my latest the #GreenMan wall sculpture, fresh out of the kiln at The Chicken Run Studio, #Eynsham, #Oxfordshire. I’ll add some wires on the back & then he’ll be ready to hang in somebody’s garden somewhere. Yours, perhaps? #jackinthegreen #frostproof #handmade #homepotterystudio #folkart

Good morning and Happy Monday, Flying off into today with ‘Smokey’ one of the beautiful Great Grey #Owls at #SuffolkOwls U.K. Have a wonderful day, catch up later….📷🪶💚🦉☀️ #Birds #Raptors #Photography #Nature #Breathe #EastCoastKin #MentalHealthAwareness

Some particularly gory bits here for #ShakespeareSunday. All #paintings are details from my #maps of #Shakespeare 's plays. See the paintings here: bit.ly/shakes1564 #Halloween #TheBard #ShakespeareFans #EnglishTeachers #ShakespeareQuotes #WilliamShakespeare

Wisdom and goodness to the vile seem vile; Filths savour but themselves. #ShakespeareSunday

🪸 Coral Garden III 🐙 Ft. Larger Pacific Striped Octopus ❤️ #ArtYear #Art #ArtGallery #Sculpture #Octopus #MarineLife #CoralReef #ArtSale #BSNM #Invertebrates 🦑🐡

PUZZLES! If you pre-ordered a #JIGSAW #puzzle from me recently, good news! They've been posted! I have a few extra #jigsawpuzzles🧩of my #map of: #Mull ➡️ bit.ly/mullJP & #Pembrokeshire ➡️ bit.ly/pembsJP if you fancy one..? #mulljigsaw #pembrokeshirejigsaw #mappuzzle #maps #cartography #giftideas

#FolkLegend #RoyHarper on stage earlier this month with his son #NickHarper. They play #acousticguitar like they're wearing God's underpants. #acousticguitars #livemusic #folkmusic #guitarlegend #guitar #fatherandson

A big restock of #greetingscards of my #paintings has arrived fresh from the printer. 😀 See anything you like? Have look here: janetomlinson.com/collections/... There are automatic discounts if you buy a few & P&P to UK addresses is included. #buycardsonline #supportlocalartists #art

In the garden Artist: Harry Wingfield (Helping at Home, 1961)

Here's a #BlastFromThePast for #WaterfallWednesday: "#Dipper in the rapids" from six summers ago. We sat happily for hours by a rushing #river in #Norway, picnicking, sketching, taking photos, watching the #birds. janetomlinson.com/collections/... #EastCoastKin #Cincluscinclus #painting

More 'Oh la la' than 'Shang a lang'. 🤣 #battleofhastings #otd #history #onthisday #KingHaroldII #AngloSaxon #England #NormanConquest #BayeuxTapestry

What to do on a miserable day? Hang out with a chum in her #homepotterystudio. While I glaze my new #GreenMan sculpture, Alison paints her goldfinches. I pray to the #KilnGods - be kind...🙏 #handmade #ceramicsculpture #JackInTheGreen #Eynsham #folkart #pottery janetomlinson.com/collections/...

It's getting harder to find #goodnews to post, so I'm going to supplement with baby animals on these types of days... because there's enough people posting the world's troubles. So enjoy a baby aardvark! 💗💙💗 #babyanimals #aardvark

#BlueSkyMonday #BirdSky #BirdoftheDay #Birds

Nick from the Southern Counties #AustinHealey Club contacted me to ask if he could use a small section from my 'Counties of Southern England #Map' on their website. Of course! Everyone loves a classic #britishsportscar! #classiccars #vintage #britishcar #classicsportscars

This morning we moved 20+ of my large glazed #paintings into storage with a friend in #Eynsham, close to our #NewHome - into which we move in just 2 wks. Thank goodness for my daughter-in-law & her vintage VW #campervan. They'd never all fit in our Mini! #Artist #MovingHouse #MovingPictures

Smoke from wildfires created extraordinarily hazy skies well before sunset in the #Pantanal, #Brazil, last year. #BlueskyArtShow #Glow #eastcoastkin #goldenhour #waterhyacinth #photography #travel

On #WorldMigratoryBirdDay it's incredible to think of the epic journeys the #birds make twice a year. UK #birders, seen a #redwing yet? #Paintings by me. Taking photos of birds is too hard 🤣 >> janetomlinson.com/collections/... #BirdMigration #ornithology #autumnmigration #birding #birdart

Wooo! Have my #painting of #British #owls for #followbackfriday. Some say they're bad luck but I always feel blessed when I see or hear one. janetomlinson.com/products/bri... #BlueSkyArtShow #art #birds #birding #Strigiformes #FollowFriday #flyday #FF #birds #birding #FridayFeeling #TGIF #FriYay

Last night's fabulous #lifedrawing session in #Eynsham #oxfordshire w/model Cristina. Nxt session 22 Oct. Join us! More info: bit.ly/life-eyns #drawing #humanform #lifeclass #oxfordlifedrawing #westoxfordshire #oxfordartist #artinoxford @paultomlinson.bsky.social

The #ShippingForecast is 100 🌊 - a century of calm voices & rolling #SeaAreas on #BBCradio4. My #paintings #AttentionAllShipping & #SailingBy are inspired by its #poetry, a visual tribute to a #British #nationaltreasure. More ➡️ bit.ly/ShipFore #Art #Maritime #Weather #Cartography #WednesdayWisdom

TWO of my #handpainted #maps have been #published in this #geography text #book from HardieGrant. I wish I’d had such a fun & well designed book when I was at school … #traveltuesday #geographyteacher #cartography #maplovers #galapagos #birdmigration #mapart #art #painting #mapsoftheworldquizbook

We happened to be in #Birmingham last week & it would have been rude not to pay our respects to #Ozzy on Black Sabbath Bridge. So sweet to see tributes from all over the world are still being left there. #BlackSabbath #ozzyosbourne #classicrock #heavymetal #blacksabbathbench #madeinbirmingham

84-year-old #FolkLegend #RoyHarper on stage last night at #birminghamsymphonyhall with his insanely talented son #NickHarper. 'How does it feel?' Sublime, emotional, poignant. And they moved me to tears. #acousticguitars #livemusic #nickharper #folkmusic #guitarlegend #guitar

My #paintings on other people's walls: ' #Murmuration' & ' #Magpie #PicaPica' hanging in a new kitchen/diner in Kent. Prints of my paintings are so affordable. Images can be printed in a size & format of your choice: janetomlinson.com #starling #sturnusvulgaris #birds #birdart #blueskyartshow