Today’s bird on a beermat. A Bullfinch painted onto a 1960’s beer exhibition beer mat from the 1966. darrenhaymanart.com

Every month I release two songs on my patreon. And not just dodgy scraps or live versions. Complete recorded new songs. This one is called All Our Mistakes, and is completely free to anyone that wants it. www.patreon.com/posts/148295...

Today’s bird on a beer mat. A Linnet painted onto a Pink Lady drinks mat from the 1960s. darrenhaymanart.com

Courtney Marie Andrews recreating Whistle And I’ll Come To You on her new album cover.

Would you to hear about my Darren day? I watched Bone Temple at the cinema, had a Wimpy and read my book over two pints in a pub.

This morning’s beer mat. This is still available. A Blue Tit painted onto a John Courage beer mat from the 1960s. darrenhaymanart.com

Today’s bird beer mat. A Blue Tit painted onto a John Courage beer mat from the 1960s. darrenhaymanart.com

Today’s bird. A sparrow on 1966 world cup beer mat. I’m trying to show a new bird Beermat every morning at the moment. This one had sold but I have some more World Cup 66 beer mats. darrenhaymanart.com

I’m painting birds on Marlboro beer mats that feature racing drivers. I’m not entirely sure how we got here either.

One week to go. New Year. New Starts. New Songs.

For those of you who continue to have trouble telling me and Darren apart, we are now on the same record label.

A male sparrow painted on a World Cup 1966 beer mat. darrenhaymanart.com

Today’s on a bird mat. Sold quickly. Thankyou. darrenhaymanart.com

Please have a completely free song. It’s on my Patreon but you don’t have to sign up or anything. It’s completely free. I release two songs every month on my Patreon. This is a full band recording from a lost album over 12 years ago. www.patreon.com/posts/all-ou...

New drinks mat haul. Will be painting birds on top of these.

Two robins painted onto a ‘take extra care on the roads’ drinks mat from the 1960s. darrenhaymanart.com

Horrible dreams

Today’s bird on a beer mat was a Nuthatch. Sold in a blink. darrenhaymanart.com

A Nuthatch painted onto a Watney’s Brown Ale beer mat from the 1960s. darrenhaymanart.com

This morning’s Bird on a Beermat has now sold. A wren on a jubilee stout beermat from the 1950s. Still some more there though. And the book. Another beer mat going up tomorrow morning. darrenhaymanart.com

Another few things to say about @tim-burgess.bsky.social and his wonderful team and his beautiful Merch market. There was free coffee for stall holders when we arrived, bacon and veggie sandwiches were passed out just before we opened. Half way through the day people came round with waters.

A wren painted on a Jubilee stout beer mat from the 1950s. darrenhaymanart.com

I’m absolutely furious about a TV program.

Got a good few bird beer mats to put up on the shop and quite a few planned so I’m going to try and put a new bird beer mat up for sale every morning for the next few weeks. They mostly do tend to go quickly and I still haven’t raised the price so be ready! I think I’m doing some of my best ones!

Painting by Charles Oppenheimer. ‘Monday Morning, Kirkcudbright.' Oil on canvas. Measurements H 54.3 x W 69.7 cm.

If you come up to my stall and talk to me a bit about Guided by Voices, I’ll give you a 10% discount.

Stall all set up at the Troxy, alongside @wiaiwya.bsky.social and @precrecs.bsky.social come and get your bird beer mats!!

It’s a bit like an expertly planned version of Convoy en route to the Tim Burgess merch market … first convergence is Nick @precrecs.bsky.social , to be followed by @darrenhayman.bsky.social then Tom @fikarecordings.com and Needle Mythology and finally Sean ex-fortune Pop!…

I have spent £60 on beer mats this evening. I should go to sleep.

If you want this sparrow painted on a World Cup beer mat from 1966 then you’re going to have to get to the @wiaiwya.bsky.social stall at the @tim-burgess.bsky.social merch sale tomorrow at Roxy and buy it from me!

Tomorrow, at the @tim-burgess.bsky.social merch fair I will be selling my paintings alongside @wiaiwya.bsky.social records who will be selling my records and all these beautiful things as well.

Actually painting ten new beer mats exclusively for the Tim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social merch fair tomorrow at the Troxy. I’ll put the unsold ones up online next week.

I’m at @tim-burgess.bsky.social merch fair tomorrow at the Troxy and will have these exclusive birds painted on beer mats for sale.

I am at the Merch market at the Troxy on Sunday. I am undoubtedly the least famous band or label there so do come along and have a look at my paintings, books or records. I will have some stuff not currently available on line.

Painting birds on beer mats again.

I am doing this as on Sunday as part of the Where it’s at stall. I will be taking new bird beer mats and my bird beer mat book.

Did paintings at the robot wars…

Thrilled to say @darrenhayman.bsky.social will be joining me on the wiaiwya stall with an exhibition of his paintings (all for sale)… so I’ll be a record shop, book shop,art gallery and place to worship for the day!! Oh, and Mick Jones:

I spend most of December moaning about lists and saying ‘art isn’t a sport’ because I’m not in them. Now I am in ‘that’ list three times! So I guess I best keep my head down.

Clacton on Sea

Listening to The Blue Nile for the first time. Done three albums. Not very good are they? You know you can change chords now and then lads?

Darren Riley is one of the very few music artists (Robert Pollard, Ian Button) who can make me feel idle. If you spent even a few £s on this polymath’s beautiful and varied music you would absolutely make his day. Go and listen to something you don’t know.

It’s true that social media ‘isn’t real life’ but it’s also to true that a lot of people are using social media to be who they really are

This is fantastic, Darren. Not just any old bus. A London Transport AEC Regal Mk 4 (RF) type bus 👌

Old bus day. Recent painting. Comes with frame. darrenhaymanart.com

I went to Damon and Naomi too.

Recent cat commission. Hit me up if you need a pet painted.

New night painting darrenhaymanart.com

I have three albums in my head. One is recorded but not mixed. One is half recorded. One doesn’t have a note written. I want to finish all three by July.

New night painting darrenhaymanart.com