AN ANGEL IN THE MEDINA

yo!.. Christmas present... innit!

out here in the cold.. 

 in the artist's winter studio.. 

I'm wondering why there is an angel.. 

 hiding in plain sight.. 

 on a canvas.. 

 in the rain.. 

 NOBODY MUST KNOW 

these days you cannot have an angel in a painting.. 

 it's bad enough you paint at all.. 

 but angels are not modern.. 

 not post-modern.. 

 not even contemporary.. 

 it's OK for balloon dogs.. 

 tins of artist's shit.. 

 plaster casts of house interiors.. 

interventions.. 

 installations.. 

 but angels? no way.. 

 maybe that's why it's so cold out here..

 

can you see the angel?

click on the pic for a larger image..

 NOBODY SETS OUT TO PAINT ANGELS 

 that there is an angel in my painting.. 

 is not my fault.. 

 I blame the past.. 

 and claim immunity.. 

 and plead the fifth..

BREXIT MUTATES

 yo!.. pear shaped innit!

as we speak..

here in palookaville..

things are changing fast..

LOCKED DOWN AND LOCKED OUT

don't panic..

it's only the flu..

thank fuck El Duce is on his way out..

because we need real leadership here..

DEAL OR NO DEAL

the euro union has pulled the plug..

the airports are closing..

the Chunnel is shutting..

freight is stoping..

roads are blocking..

people are opening presents early..

and on the railway platforms..

the msm are up in arms..

how can they cancel Christmas?.

and happy a hanukkah to yous all..

THAT WAS THE BREXIT THAT WAS

a new strain of the Brexit virus..

has come out of the south east..

and infected London and all the pubs..

time has been called on Christmas festivities..

and we must all stay home and watch tv..

except for the panic buying..

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY POST

we must all now got to bed..

to lie awake..

and dream of Christmas past..

to be continued....

THE EUROPEAN THEATRE

 yo!.. pantomime... innit?

here in palookaville..

tis the season to rejoice..

tis the season of goodwill..

to one an all..

an every year at this time..

we feel the need..

to put on make-up..

an dress as women..

or dress women as men..

put the pussy in boots..

an take the piss..

 A CHRISTMAS LIKE NO OTHER

this year in a bid to out do our competitors..

we have arranged everything just so..

the covid is spreading hard and fast..

the king is in his counting house..

the Brexit deal is bubbling up..

the pubs are shut..

the music's over..

the sport has had an early bath..

THE MAKE-UP ITCHES

nerves are on display..

back stage..

 fright and flight fight..

plenty of villains..

no shortage of suspects..

BUT THE COSTUMES FIT

the fruits de mare..

are up for grabs..

the autos blaring horns are loud..

the wine an cheese are warming up..

the audience is all agog..

EL REY PESCADORE

is playing in the pit..

scrooge is fighting with the ghosts..

Christmas past and presents..

but what of the future?

ALL TOMORROW'S PARTIES

Humpty Dumpty has had a great fall..

little jack Horner..

must stand in the corner..

little bo peep..

has lost her sheep..

it's widow twankey in the study with a crowbar..

clueless in Seattle..

the foreigners look on in disbelief..

he's beeehiiiind you..

they call as with one voice..

loud an clear..

oh no he's not..

replies the slapstick lead..

I'm on my bleedin own out here..

IT'S NO GO THE FOREIGN HOLIDAY

please make it all go away..

call the crowds..

oh please lets us go away..

we did not mean it all at all..

IT WAS THEM WOT DUNNIT

the blame game has never stopped..

I guess it never will..

but whoever is to blame..

will it ring the bleedin till?.

ONCE MORE OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT

as the curtains come down..

the cast must all hold hands..

to bow and fac..

the audience..

to get the clap..

they so richly deserve..

OUR IAN

this is our ian on the right with ronnie at the oars in dumore east.. and this is pat, willum, ian, granny, ronnie and paulie outside paulie's..

 

on William street

in carrick-on suir, co. tipperary, ireland..

circa 1968

ian was mad for his cousins..

see the bags of spuds..

we used to think carrick was heaven..

OUR FRIENDS IN BRUSSELS

 yo!.. an they friends here... innit!

here in palookaville..

we may not know shit from sugar..

but we know the sound of old farts..

THE BACK STABBERS ARE BACK

the loyal thatcher colleagues..

are being wheeled out by the msm..

to rail against the folly..

of the disunited kingdom..

trying to leave the European cartel..

WE'RE ALL DOOMED

the bollox is on full volume..

the ports will be blocked..

we can't go on holiday..

our currency will crash..

socks will fall..

investors will run..

covid will reach new peaks..

the army will shrink..

the sky fall in..

it will rain every day..

and the earth will grow hot..

the weather will change..

pubs will stay shut..

FEAR IS THE KEY

we must be stopped at all costs..

nobody leaves the union..

it cannot be allowed to unravel..

make an example of the palookas..

'shoot one - scare 10,000'

WHO BUYS MOST STUFF FROM WHOM

after brexit new deals will be made..

they have to move their shit..

we will still be here in europe..

just not in the cartel..

an the rest of the world will go on..

yes it will suck for a while..

but will it suck forever..

probably not..

IT'S THE SOVEREIGNTY STUPID

yo!.. party time again... innit!

here in palookaville..

all is not what it seems..

the bollox about a trade deal..

gets louder..

as it always does..

to drown out the truth..

IF NOT NOW, WHEN?

this was always about getting out from under..

this is not about economics or trade..

this is about..

who governs Britain..

I VOTED IN

in 1975 I voted to join the common market..

I was 23 and liked the idea of passport free travel..

I did not vote for ever closer union..

not for a superstate..

not for assimilation..

NOBODY ASKED THE COMMONWEALTH

we already had  world-wide trading partners..

the old empire had seen to that..

but we just ignored it..

or were we just ignorant..

TOO LATE TO STOP NOW

things will go pear shaped..

get used to it..

it's already fucked up now anyway..

but if we are going to go through this..

we should get on with it properly..

and not be cowed..

back under the euro thumb..

IT'S FRANCIS DRAKE AGAIN

freebooting, swashbuckling, fleet of foot..

you can laugh at that..

or you can cry..

fat's inna fire..

it's not the money..

it's not the jobs..

it's the future..

SO

here we are..

from near and far..

together again we meet..

to see our dear old pals again..

it surely is a treat..

we've made this jolly party guys..

so what more can we do..

we'll keep the music going..

and leave the rest to you..

so do as you please..

up with your knees..

it's party time again..

THE MAN WHO TOLD THE WAVES

 yo!.. wipe out... innit!

 

ex-president in waiting..

the mighty quiff..

orders tide..

to stop rolling in..

but waves don't listen..

FOULING THE NEST

it must be tough..

looking out over the water..

and seeing all of your..

admired dictators..

in north korea and russia and china..

still strutting their stuff..

while you have to walk..

IT'S DEMOCRACY STUPID

playing the sad, bad loser..

is not the american way..

but if you don't give a fuck about the American way..

then you aren't going to play..

are you..

 

nobody expected a tsunami..

but then they expected their president..

to prioritise saving american lives..

not to look after himself and his election agenda..

oppositions don't win elections..

governments lose them..

and he lost..

but is he big enough to admit it..

https://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Tsunami/31203/370995/view

ALWAYS FIGURES FOR ME

 

yo!.. from a heart... innit!

become yourself..

graham Sutherland said that..

here in the souk..

the sun is heading home..

and still..

the figures come..

it's all a light show really..

reflect and wonder..

www.figuresinasouk.com