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Tuesday 5 July 2016

We’ve Come a Long Way Baby



The people of the UK have spoken; the metaphorical brooms are still out sweeping away the remaining detritus from Brexit and MP’s are left scuttling 
passed reporters and cameras.  Some of the political rats are choosing to jump from their respective ships, others opting to stay on board to cannibalise their captains before feasting upon each other. Needless to say, it has all manifested into an extremely low budget version of ‘House of Cards’ with sketchy production values and very poor acting.

Rant over, just needed to vent for a second. Back in 2014 I painted a set of political portraits entitled ‘The Machiavellian Boy Scouts and the Haphazard Art of Misdirection’.  Four of the subjects for these paintings David Cameron, Ed Milliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage have all since jumped or have been pushed, politically speaking from the leadership of their respective parties. It seems that we are waiting for yet another head to roll. How long will Jeremy Corbyn’s finger be able to plug the dam and stave off the reality of a political drowning, only time will tell. I finished painting Corbyn’s portrait and thought it would be an ideal time to post a few images before the guillotine falls.




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