The Diary of a Domestic Goblin: Art

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Sunday, 1 February 2026

The Singh Twins

A selection/close up shots of some of their mixed media art at the Shirley Sherwood Gallery

The Three Disgraces

Half civilised

Modern offerings now include popcorn, it seems

"Let the English who read this at home reflect that...it is not the tea alone but the improvised blood of the slaves devoid of its red seeds of life and vigour that they are drinking"

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October 2025

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French Illustrator based in London

Domestic Goblin's Favourite Lucille Clerc Illustrations

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

Access to Education for Girls in
Different Countries of Africa

Kew Gardens Christmas

May Day Dancing

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Sunday, 1 June 2025

Mr Lee Lives

Lee's Kitchen

THE HERO’S JOURNEY is the story of each and every one of us.

It’s the story of the Pain and Love, Joy and Despair, Struggle and Success in all our lives.

In this series of 5, Mr Lee has created his vision of the most iconic moments in The Hero’s Journey. We follow our young Hero from his humble beginnings in the towering blocks of the Metropolis, to a meeting with the benevolent Goddess in the Cloud Kingdom, through snakes and thorns in the Underworld, between the jaws of the Dragon until he reaches the peace of self-enlightenment and self-knowledge.

The Hero's Journey Chapter 1: The Call to Adventure

“A journey of 1000 miles begins with a single step” (Lao Tzu)

A final farewell to our hero’s humble beginnings as he embarks on his mission to find enlightenment through perseverance, persistence and patience.

Leaving behind the treacherous enclaves of a dangerous metropolis, our hero looks back one last time before setting off on his quest.

The Hero's Journey Chapter 2: Meeting with the Mentor

“A boy comes to me with a spark of interest, I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze"

(Cus D’Amato)

Having embarked on his journey, he is at the point of no return, on the brink of leaving his old life and going all-in. A door has opened in his everyday existence and a new world is ahead of him. As he is about to cross the threshold, a friend presents herself with advice and a gift.

The Hero's Journey Chapter 3: The Road of Trials

“Do not pray for an easy life. Pray for the strength to endure a difficult one”

(Bruce Lee)

This is Hell. With gritted teeth, our hero is battling for his life. He is cut, bruised, bleeding, but unrelenting. The odds are against him - all the elements are striving to bury him 6 feet under in an unmarked grave. But his resolve is strong; he knows the sun always shines after the storm.

The Hero's Journey Chapter 4: Reconciliation with the Father

“Luke, I am your father”

(Darth Vader)

Our hero has been caught out at one minute to midnight. Sneaking into the innermost cave, he has been captured by the very dragon he came to kill. It is only then, with his life flashing before his eyes, that he realises that this dragon has no hate for him. In fact, there is mutual understanding and respect between them. Not every dragon needs to be slain. They make their peace and go their separate ways.

The Hero's Journey Chapter 5: The Resurrection

“Knowledge is Freedom”
(Miles Davis)

Our hero has been hurt and humbled, tried and tested to his limits. He has trudged to the top of the mountain and sunk to the bottom of the ocean. He’s travelled to the end of the world and back again. He is scarred and weather worn but unbroken. His experiences have cleansed his heart and spirit and allowed him to truly know himself. The fear of death has been replaced by the freedom to live.

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Sunday, 1 September 2024

Rupert Aker - artist

The Domestic Goblin first heard about Rupert Aker (a Cotswold-based landscape painter) in April 2024 when she watched a YouTube video by Nicholas Burden aka Nicolas Fairford, talking about a lovely painting he had commissioned and was hanging majestically in his home.

Below are some examples of the colours Rupert uses in his impressionist paintings and the depth and texture he creates by painting oils with a palette knife.

Blockley

Cheltenham

The City of London from Hampstead Heath

The City from Hampstead Heath

Thatcher Rock, Torbay

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https://rupertaker.art/

Wednesday, 1 May 2024

Amyas Crale's best painting

The painting had an old superficial smoothness. At first it might have been a poster, so seemingly crude were it's contrasts.

A girl in a canary-yellow shirt and dark blue slacks, sitting on a grey wall [hoary old chestnut of a battlement wall] in full sunlight against a background of violent blue sea [conventional blue sea and the decorous English trees].

* Description taken from Five Little Pigs written by Agatha Christie *

Sunday, 1 January 2023

Sutton Chancellor II

The Canal House painted by Boscowan

"A small oil painting representing a pale pink house standing adjacent to a canal spanned by a small hump-backed bridge. There was an empty boat drawn up under the bridge against the back of the canal. In the distance were two poplar trees."