If I could post on Tom Regans's Hat's post - we used to follow/talk to each other on Twitter - I would have posted my dad used to read to me at bedtime as a very small boy - so much so that I was reading books by the time I was four - Alice in Wonderland/Black Beauty. I have read/written ever since.

My friend who I said I'd paint this for isn't on here. He showed this to his family - his wife nearly started crying. Hugo is gone now which is why I painted him. I have to get it professionally framed for him - I'm happy to - the Late Hugo #art #painting #Hugo #petpainting #petart #art #artist

🎥Well this is some sad news - always like his acting and found him funny on screen and when he was being himself on TV - the record he leaves behind is impressive. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🎥The Choral [2025] - Ralph Fiennes in an Alan Bennett written film that feels like it should have been a longer TV show. Not a favourite of mine but that's what happens when you will watch nearly any film once... #film #movies #TheChoral #filmopinion therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2026/06/03/t...

1/2 Here he is - can't explain why but I had to paint this it was stuck in my mind - one of my most memorable and favourite films Mr Bernard Cribbins in The Railway Children 🎥 #BernardCribbins #TheRailwayChildren #portrait #painting #art #artist #portraitpainting #StrovArt #gouache #art #filmart

Ava - the last of the 'grand nieces' - I might paint Bernard Cribbins from The Railway Children next! 'Eccentric? Moi?' #art #artists #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitart #painting #StroveyArt #IKeepTryingNoMatterWhat

🎥The Penguin Lessons [2024] based on a true story but with fictional parts added; for reasons that made sense to me; what you think might be a cute, lovely, animal love-story film, is...but it has more targets 🎥 #film #thepenguinlessons #filmopinion therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2026/05/26/t...

I did these few years ago - my dad from when he was in WW2 in 1944-45 and my mum soon after I was born in the 1960s, I had them professionally framed. A relative of mine loved my parents and the paintings - he is getting them as presents! 😀 #art #artist #portraits #portraitpainting #portraitart

Latest work; I've now finished 3 in 3 weeks, I must be feeling a better! This is Maiya another' grandneice' my late brother's grand-daughter. She is fun and knows her own mind, she's great! Not a good photo though - honestly! #painting #art #portrait #Maiya #potraitpainting #StrovArt #artisthonestly

Latest work; haven't painted virtually anything for six months, now I've finished two in a week or so! This is Olivia my 'grand-neice' my late brother's grand-daughter and she is a cute as a button and can wrap you around her little finger! #painting #art #portrait #olivia #potraitpainting #StrovArt

🎥The Ballard of Wallis Island (2025) - I'm back with Cinema Paradiso and I now get DVD/BluRays for watching off 'my list' and not what streaming companies think are great. It means more of these, bad luck #Film #FilmOpinion #TheBallardofWallisIsland therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2026/05/14/t...

🎥My Cinema Paradiso list is up and running, my first dispatched DVD/BluRay is The Ballad of Wallis Island. It will be my first proper opinion piece like the 'old days' for 6 months! 😁 #TheREALFilmCricket #Film #Movies #Opinions #FilmWriting #TheBestFilmOpinionWriter therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com

Well I haven't heard from @jameschristopher.bsky.social maybe he's blocked me after seeing my efforts? 🤣 He is more successful/better artist than me. He's stuck by me through thin & thinner so after a 6 month gap. I painted him... #art #painting #portrait #portraitart #artist #artistbetterthanme

🎥Recently I got so bored and I wanted to test out my new expensive Panasonic DVD/BluRay player I put on my Day of the Dead DVD and my wife was sort of forced to watch it😂It's not perfect but it's enjoyable. I watch it once a year a least #DayoftheDead #painting #art #artist #portrait #Bub #FilmArt

After a 6 month break, I have started 'art' again. Don't worry about the look of this, my guide drawings often never look like the finished article - I'm not making excuses this is true. Wonder who I am painting after my long break? @jameschristopher.bsky.social 🤣 #painting #StrovArt #portrait #art

🎥Haven't watched Glory in a while. One of my most favouritre films, once I got the DVD, then the Blu Ray, I used to watch it about 3 time a year minimum - that is genuinly true. I will start that again soon, it is probably banned in the USA #Glory #DenzilWashington #portraitart #art #artist #paint

🎥Made my wife watch The Electrical Life of Louis Wain as I bought the Blu Ray and it turned up today. Love the film, love everything about it - the more I watch it the more I think it is basically a story about me; so much of it is too familiar. #TheElectricalLifeofLouisWain #art #painting #portrait

Here is the man that made me cry when I watched the documentary about him; so much so I had to paint him almost immediately. I often post this when I see people discussing him. Once a friend of his said if he had seen this he'd have loved it - the greatest compliment ever #RobinWilliams #art #love

🎥Bad news, I'm going to be signing up to Cinema Paradiso soon; depending on what type of subscription I have; possible 1 disc at a time, unlimited discs in a month, 2nd class post £13.99; I will be writing my opinions on films I have just watched - so unfollowing and blocking is on the cards.. #film

1/2 Anyone else here still on Facebook? Meta have really tweaked it - I am getting about every third post on my timeline, support and praise for Trump and other extreme right-wing people and ideas. I've just posted that I will leave....

🎥FILMS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED ME - The Railway Children (1970) - I'm not exaggarating this film is virtually part of me. I loved it as a 9-year-old and I love it as much, still laugh and still nearly cry as much as a 63 year old bore. #film #FilmsTheInfluencedMe #filmopinion #movies bit.ly/4cY25Ht

Going to finally give up hockey design when the UK's NIHL National season ends. Today is the 1st of the final 3 games. Too much AI, all graft for free. Most of the teams love foreign-trained goalies and can't see the big mistake this is.... I'm 63 #UKicehockey #graphicdesign #icehockey #sportsdesign

🎥Watching Matilda on the TV, it is a great film. Everyone involved in it should be proud. Particularly Danny DeVito and his wife Rhea Perlmam and how the looked after Mara Wilson who had difficult time during production. Here is the thing DeVito's Mr Wormwod if 'king DONALD TRUMP - watch the film.😦

🎥FILMS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED ME: Films that years ago had huge effects on me. These films are now in posted up in order of the year they were released - I might stop doing this - it is getting no interest #film #movies #filmsofinfluence FILM 3 - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) bit.ly/4erNlCN

Is BlueSky completely messed up for everyone? It has taken me all morning to get to be able to post anything.Mostly I have just had a white screen with a blue butterfly on it. I still cannot access my 'Home' screen with my posts at all. I own up, I dislike Donald Trump but I didnt' expect this.

🎥FILMS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED ME - The next film on my list, that many years ago influenced me. The remaining films are in order of realease not when I watched them! FILM 2 - Alice in Wonderland (1951) #AliceinWonderland #film #movies #LewisCarroll #cartoonfantasy #TheREALFilmCricket bit.ly/4sxUaq3

I used work for Swindon Wildcats IHC in the UK for over 10 years. Tonight (Sat 11th) is Sam Bullas' last home game as he retires - he is longest serving player in the club's history - I did a portrait of him a few years back - he liked it and his mum had it - Good luck Sam #art #portrait #icehockey

🎥FILMS THAT HAVE INFLUENCED ME - I have decided to add new film pieces on my website, giving an opinion and showing which films over the many years have influenced me. Here is FILM 1 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) #DawnoftheDead #film #movies #GeorgeARomero #horrorfilm #TheREALFilmCricket bit.ly/4vjX0BB

I know some of bought my books on here - I'm new to self publishing but I am a self-taught designer (and not too bad if I say so myself) so I've been amending them; making 'look' better. If anyone is unhappy with the way the book is let me know and I'll send a free copy....BE HONEST bit.ly/4tk4d2s

Yes, I can't believe it either! An intelligent, fully indepedant woman who literally had no need to even be with me, actually married me - and has stayed married to me.... #miraclesdohappen #weddinganniversary #love

I had a medical today due to my sudden weight loss and my poor old wife worrying about me. I weigh 13.4 stone, I was told was a good weight for me, my blood test results are all either normal or good, all my tests the doctor did were good or normal. In fact I am very fit! A happy 13-year old me.

🎥Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) - originally wrote this opinion piece in 2017 but when I changed my site I somehow lost a lot of the 'pieces'! So I am reposting them. Here is this one! 🎥 #film #TheRealFilmCricket #AliceThroughTheLookingGlass therealfilmcricket.wordpress.com/2026/03/30/a...

I painted this years ago; I posted on Twitter (before Musk) @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social knew exactly what it was and noted it. One of only 2 famous people who ever commented on my art. She is nice, that's why she did that, she might have disliked it but being nice was her nature #painting #artist

Well I had to put it here...sorry but I quite like this book... #art #painting #portraits #MyArt #AmateurArtist #famouspeople #enniomorricone #DavidStrover #StrovArt #paint #artist #artbook #book #artpublished shorturl.at/Pugk8

🎥A Case of You [2013] - this opinion was written in 2015 and on my old 'site' but when I made the new one with Wordpress I missed lots off for some reason. Anyhoo have a read or ignore me...it's your choice 🎥 #acaseofyou #filmopinion #film #movies #SkyFilm #TheRealFilmCricket bit.ly/4bKuFLz

Oh well my books have already died a death. Those that bought them, looked forward to reading them have not contacted me, written any opinions in Amazon. Never mind they will always be there. Anyway here's CJ from Dawn of the Dead played by Michael Kelly what I done! #art #painting #dawnofthedead

Tidying my files; found this comic poem I was going to make into a card for my grand-daughter, Her parents (they have nothing to do with us now) said 'No' she'd be upset; yes I was responsible & showed them first. I say they were wrong and she'd have laughed at it and liked it. #poetry #fun #writing

Adolphe Pégoud the first fighter ace in history (World War 1) painted by me with gouache a few years ago. In keeping with my interest in early aviation and air war, like my best selling novella (7 copies so far) Four Weeks #art #portraitart #painting #artist #pilotpainting #StrovArt bit.ly/4bqMgrM

Okay I promise I've finished; here's my author's page, due to my current situation I cannot paint and thanks to the Estate Agent and the solicitors I can't see that happenend unitl about Christmas 2028 so writing is all I can do; I am writing new stories at the moment #writer #books amzn.to/40J7pbN

I quite like these poems I wrote - that's me saying that by the way - at the moment it is only Kindle; making a paperback is a pain-in-the-'****' as it never formats how you want but in the meantime I actually recommend this - my own work #poems #writing #love #versus #BecauseofYou amzn.to/4sdRu1g

Here you go . Now I have to start writing more. I am by the way. #writing #poems #novella #shortstory #StrovArt The Dark Shadow Regarded (paperback and Kindle) amzn.to/4slwi9I The Final Painting [short-story] (Kindle only) bit.ly/40Ecr9w Four Weeks [novella] (paperback and Kindle) bit.ly/4bqMgrM

The Dark Shadow Regarded - Poems by David Strover - it is available in paperback too - I created this and I think it will be worth getting the anti-right-wing nutters poems book just for the print style and pages etc. I think it will be hilarious #poems #writing #darkverses #sadtimes amzn.to/4slwi9I

When the world drifted right I wrote a lot of short poems - my old friends on Twitter will confirm this, I put them is this fairly badly constructed Kindle book. It should show you what side of the fence I am on if nothing else #poetry #writing #politicialfear #weariness #thetruth amzn.to/4sqxxo3

Oh well it is cheaper and won't clog up your shelves.... #TheFinalPainting #shortstory #writing #StroverStuff #dystopian #art bit.ly/40Ecr9w

You may laugh; it's on Amazon Kindle, will soon be available as a novella paperback, you can shrug your shoulders but I have published a book that anyone can buy. That is now in history #novella #book #FourWeeks #story #author #StroverWriting #Fiction #WW1 #Airwarfare #WorldWar1 bit.ly/4bb6ebl

I know I don't get much interest but if I wrote a Days Gone UK story would you be interested? It would be in the same video game universe but set in the UK so entirely different. I thought it was good idea - but then I would #writing #story #DaysGone #DaysGoneUK #write #storycreation #videogamestory

🎥I found an old drive with was stuff on there I didn't realise there was. Pushing myself, telling folk about what I do has been going on for a long time and has be wholly unsuccessful, time to give up I think. This is from years ago..... #david #design #art #writing #wastingmytime #notpopular

Ha! I have blogged up my art, my film opinions, and now my design work, there's nothing on there yet but I will be filling it up over time - then I might create a 'writing blog' too... #design #graphics #graphicdesign #NoAI #MyDesigns #Sports #Infographics designvid.blogspot.com/p/david-desi...

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