Just so everyone feels better about themselves, I just made the most revolting and horrible-tasting Christmas Dinner I've ever had. Back to salads tomorrow.

Here's a Christmas painting 2 years old, from a family photo. I was pestered to paint landscapes instead of people. Some like it, others don't. Merry Christmas everyone - that family member won't be asking me to paint again - there is that #art #painting #landscape #MerryChristmas #painter #artist

I didn't make the background graphic; the additions (wording/paintings etc) are mine, I mean everything written, despite a largish group of people (including family) disliking me intensely. I still wish them/everyone else a Happy Christmas and a prosperous, joyful 2026 #MerryChristmas #HappyNewYear

Watched this film in January of 2022, I liked it LIMBO #film #movie #Limbo #movieopinion #filmreivew #filmIliked #TheREALFilmCricket #films #movies #art therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2022/01/15/l...

This is a chap we were all friends with on T*****r. The painting is called JAS from roughly 2018-19 and for the life of me, I cannot remember his name. He was really nice but drifted off that hell-hole before it became a hell-hole #art #portrait #painting #painter #artist #portraitpainter #StrovArt

PYSCHO GOREMAN - another dip into my not often looked at film opinion site. This film is probably unknown to a lot of you, and probably you wouldn't like it - BUT it appealed to me and I liked it - Written in November 2022 #PyschoGoreman #film #movies #filmopinion #SteveKostanski #art bit.ly/49fbvfQ

GRANDMA's HOUSE I painted this from a photo sent to me by a workfriend, now just great friend Bexy. We worked together for a year, she kept in touch for 20 years, no other work colleague has ever done that - ever. I framed this, I will send it to her one day #painting #art #artist #painter #StrovArt

THE MARTIAN Oh no everyone - another film opinion from the past. This time it was around my wife's birthday in 2018, I liked the book, I liked the film, not much else to say really #TheMartian #film #movie #filmopinion #movieview #TheREALFilmCricket therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2018/02/15/t...

ABANDONED MOTORCYCLE Here's a very old painting from way back - to be honest I can't remember - see, I don't just paint people! #painting #art #artist #arcylic #paintingmotorcycle #StrovArr #motorbike #abandonedmotorcycle #artpainting

My best friend since I was 5, first day at school, has the surname McDonagh, so I had to review and watch films by the McDonaghs. I wrote this opinion piece 12 years ago in November, anyway, it had Tom Waits in it! SEVEN PYSCHOPATHS #film #sevepyschopaths #movie #filmopinion #mcdonagh bit.ly/4p3wGac

From 2016 (maybe later) I remember painting this as I liked the photo, I posted it on T****r, called it Polish Girl on a Motorbike, a wind up for sexists/racists posting about ladies & 'foreign' people. I know hard to believe that place was like that isn't it? #art #artist #painting #painters #Strov

Film Opinion: I wrote this 3 years ago in December. HOPSCOTCH a Walter Matthau film, where we see him drive a Ford Escort in the UK! Hopscotch is a fine way to spend 106 minutes of anyone’s time. #hopscotchfilm #waltermatthau #glendajackson #film #movie #filmopinion #REALFilmCricket bit.ly/44AKK3P

My film opinons are not as popular as my art; sorry I've re-read them and they aren't too bad. This is IT STAINS THE SAND RED. With Brittany Allen, the last painting I posted, created by her other half Colin Minihan he liked the painting bit.ly/3LbMmdI #film #movies #filmopinion #stainsthesandred

1/2 I know I have posted this before recently, this is the Canadian actor/producer/composer Brittany Allen as she looked in the film It Stains the Sand Red. I will put my film opinion piece link about that film in my next post #portrait #painting #portraitartist #artist #art #BrittanyAllen

My wife Christine, a holiday in the early 2000s in Portugal, we were on a bus trip and I took a silly photo of her, that is her look. I painted it a few years later, oh before cancer, the effects of SIADH, falling out with her family... #portrait #portraitart #artist #art #mywife #painting #painter

Another self-portrait - a year or so after the previous one posted. Sad and reflective - I think what I say about myself is clear. My wife liked and disliked this. It was on the sideboard in our old house for years. I feel like this now. #selfportrait #portrait #painting #art #artist #portraitartist

This is one of my first self-portraits; I can't remember when I painted it maybe the early 2000s. I remember someone saying I looked like a chimpanzee because of the ear! It is a sort of image of thoughtfulness/depression and here 25 years later nothing's changed #art #artist #portrait #selfportrait

Following on from my portrait of Jeremy Gardner, please find my opinion of that film, posted in December 2018 that would have been a few days after I watched it. I bought the Blu Ray soon after! #TheBattery #filmopinion #fiilm #movies #JeremyGardner therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2014/12/28/t...

Another portrait;Jeremy Gardner (2023-24) from the low budget 'zombie' film he made called The Battery. I enjoyed it, especially after the multitude of zombie films that ruined the genre, he made effort with his story. I'll post my film opinion above #portrait #painting #art #artist #JeremyGardher

More old stuff. The 1st film opinion piece I published, I can't remember but I think I was the REAL Film Cricket from the start, due to The Simpsons. This is why I now have legions of fans. Hellboy posted in 2013 #film #Hellboy #movies #filmopinion therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2013/06/10/h...

Right to be positive; as I promised here's an older painting...this is dated on my laptop saving as 2014. It's Boris Karloff as 'Adam' - yes the monster did have a name if you have read the book. Not bad for a 48 year old 😂 #PortraitArt #BoristKarloff #Frankenstein #art #artist #painting #StrovArt

Don't think I'll be posting much. I feel utter sh*te. My creativity is dead, apparently I'm a liar, I refuse to accept responsibility, I'm manipulative & I'm basically incapable and a bit nasty. When people say this, even if most of it's not true, it does eventually seep in....I feel very bad.

The War Between the Land and the Sea - why has the main Homo Aqua got nostrils when she's lived entirely under the sea her whole life? Did I miss the 'pat' explanation? I like Russell Tovey's acting a lot and will watch him in most things but this new Dr Who spin-off pees me off more than entertains

Randall & Hopkirk (deceased) I had to paint this, I loved it when I was a lad, my brother told me about it, on TV on Sunday after The Big Match, I watched it once and that was me hooked. #TVArt #RandallandHopkirk #portrait #art #artist #StrovArt #painting #portraitpainng #KennethCope #MikePratt

HOORAH! AT LAST! I hear you yell. Strover or 'The REAL Film Cricket' has finally done another opinion piece. This time the modern 'comedy-horror-thingy' Death of a Unicorn, Fred'll be happy if nothing else 😂 #DeathofaUnicorn #FilmOpinion #FilmReview #movies #PaulRudd #RealFilmCricket bit.ly/43RcbWH

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Loved the film. Had to paint this. Had to stop overworking it. I know it's not perfect. I'm happy I painted it. I think the film is predicting my life #WillSharpe #ClaireFoy #BenedictCumberbacth #painting #artist #portrait #filmart #TheElectricalLifeofLouisWain

Hi, don't worry! I am working on a painting 🤣 Meantime, I thought I'd post this. Stages of my portrait of Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Might help someone? Look at the poor drawing, the changes, I even altered the face right near the end! But it came out okay! #painting #art #portrait #howsitdone

Well Suzie, is finished, it's not great I admit, and not to my usual standard, but I have been battered and bruised emotionally so I'm glad I took the brushes and finished it. She was lovely old Suzie too.... #art #painter #painting #artist #petart #dogart #petdog #StroverArt #StroverFans 😂

I don't post much about this here. For any following Canucks that are into ice-hockey, I do promotional/information graphics for Hockey Freaks FB group to do with NIHL National (2nd tier) UK ice hockey. I used to work for several clubs, the leagues. A boxscore of a game from this weekend #icehockey

Well after my soap-opera I actually picked up some paint brushes and did a bit more painting. It's not my usual standard, but it does look like Suzie and there's a lot more work to do - but I did something....I actually did some painting.... #art #paintingpets #Suzie #artist #painting #dogart

Major family falling out - not started by us - no one talks or has anything to do with us. Didn't even ask about my wife's oncology report. The granddaughter's birthday Nov 16 to show we cared we sent a picture of her presents. No response at all #pyschos #familyfallout #isolated #noreason #sadwife

Here's some more Suzie. It's not great, but it does look a tad more like her. Please don't judge — there is a lot more to do. I am under extreme stress/pressure with personal life problems, so trying to paint this love-beast is a good outlet regardless of what it looks like #art #artist #petpainting

It's Halloween so why not? I drew this by the way, bloomin' years ago, with my software & the freehand line tool. Not traced, or vectorised, or AI (wasn't about then anyway), just me, my eyes and a photo of Bub.... #DayoftheDead #Halloween #Bub #GeorgeRRomero #TheDead #DesignerStuff

1/2 Well here you go @fr071193.bsky.social I've finally started another painting. Suzie who was our family dog back in the 80s-90s. She lived to 24! I haven't got any clear photos of her so this will be memory and blurry Kodaks. Good news my wife's CT scan has shown her cancer to be still dorment!

Spent a few minutes deleting any replies/comments I have made on here over the months that have had no reply or 'like' or seemed to generate any interest Just deleted my old Instagram account as it is useless/crap. I think Blue Sky might be next. Once I leave FB that'll be me done with Social Media

Some portraitst what I have done over the last few years - this is a small collection 😂 #art #artist #painting #painters #portraitartist #portraits #gouacheart #paint #portraitart

Send this around my friends/family on WhatsApp before posting, they are all normally over-the-top, 'Oh that's brilliant' etc. but this one got 'Not as good as your other work' for the first time ever! Anyone guess where this is? #painting #art #landscapes #artist #painter #landscapeart

First things first folks, I have finished a painting, it is being pressed at the mo', it is a birthday present for my granddaughter luckily she's not on here so I will show it. Meanwhile, here's my other annoyance. Movies, this ain't a good un I'm sorry to say #film #movies #TheTrail bit.ly/42KEnda

Well that's the late Bramble framed and up on the living room wall, same wall as Chris' my wife gazing out at Weston-super-Mare pier 🥰 #art #artist #painter #landscape #portrait #catart #painting #petart #lovedones

Die Alone (2024) a Canadian (hoorah!) horror-zombie-tale which tries really hard to do something different. Lowell Dean and his cast and crew succeed. You might have a different opinion that's okay here's mine! #DieAlone #CanadianFilms #filmopinion #moviereview #realfilmcricket bit.ly/4mvq0R8

Take it in folks! As rare as rocking horse poo, one of my paintings framed and voluntarily on the wall where someone lives (not the lavatory/storage cupboard either). You won't see this often, if at all 😂 #art #landscape #ScottishHighlands #artist #painter #gouache #Scottishlandscapes #framedartwork

Well one member of my family definitely likes my painting! 😂 Gave this to my step-daughter's step-daughter because she said she liked it so much, and she got her boyfriend to frame it for the flat! #art #landscape #ScottishHighlands #artist #painter #gouache #Scottishlandscapes #framedartwork

The Days Ahead (2025) a low-budget 'sort of' version of 1984's Threads, both films misunderstand nuclear weapons but make it clear the pointlessness of such warfare. It's not that bad, but my problems with the film are in the opinion piece. #film #movie #filmopinion #TheDaysAhead bit.ly/4n2V384

Bramble - had an artists block again. I thought I'd paint the late, great Bramble. My mum's cat who lived with us after mum got dementia, then died, he even moved to Scotland with us. Sadly gone now, if he met you he would have come over said hello and loved you ♥️ #art #painter #artist #cat #Bramble

Just seen an obvious AI artist pretending they are a 'pencil artist' asking for ratings (and getting them) and commissions 'if anyone wants one'. I mean what is the f-king point, why do I and millions of others bother? #artist #painter #painters #art #RealArt #TheHumanMind

Hey just watched Paul Murton on BBC 2's 'Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers' and tonight (Sept 10) he was visiting the River Tay. Guess what, he had a look at Kinnoull Hill Tower....yup the same one I painted - he never mentioned me though 😄 #art #ScottishLandscapes #painting #PaulMurton #RiverTay

On this day (September 8th) 1929 my mum Catherine Murphy (Strover) was born in Lombardstown, Ireland. She's been gone 6 years now but I will be forever grateful for her love and support through the good times and the bad. Dementia is heartless #lovemum

War of the Worlds: The Attack (2023) first film opinion since the car crash. Did it affect me? Reading what others thought of this movie made me angry, you might see it in the writing. I think people should be assessed before being allowed to watch films 😂 #FlimOpinion #Movies #Films bit.ly/47rE629

1/3 Had one recently, we nearly died, I just avoided a head-on collision my cancer-stricken wife was badly knocked about & in confused hysterics (she suffers from the after-effects of SIAHD), I fractured my sternum & was lying on the pavement thinking I was dying www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Signs. Here's my first painting since my car accident that nearly cost my wife and me our lives. I thought it had knocked the 'want' of painting out of me. I have 507 followers, about 4 responded to the original accident news when posted😂 #painting #art #landscape #artist #art #paint #theSigns