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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

Today is National Coming Out Day!

Here's a collection of my drawings and paintings of famous LGBTQ+ folk. If you do decide to take the plunge, these are part of your new family!

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#NationalComingOutDay

Barnaby Edwards | ART (LGBTQ HEROES)

LGBTQ HEROES Portraits of queer icons (10% of all sales from this gallery goes to LGBTQ+ charities)

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

Ooh! I'm in this. (And I took that photo.) It's very good - the story, I mean, not necessarily the photo. Although...

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ANNEKE WILLS RETURNS! 🦜 Polly's coming back to Doctor Who. Click https://bgfn.sh/willsback to read all about The First Doctor Adventures: Beware the City of Illusions, due for release in March 2026.

Anneke Wills and Nicholas Briggs in the recording studio.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

Panther (charcoal and chalk on toned paper, unframed)

NOW 25% OFF DURING OCTOBER

National Black Cat Day is on 27 October.

#nationalblackcatday

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Barnaby Edwards | Panther - unframed

A study in black and white charcoal on toned paper of a panther. Dimensions: 208mm x 138mm 300gsm Strathmore 400 toned grey mixed media paper Unframed Supplied with signed letter of authenticity fr...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

BD Wong (acrylic on toned card, unframed)

NOW 25% OFF DURING OCTOBER

Jurassic Park actor BD Wong was born on 24 October, 1960.

#BDWong

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Barnaby Edwards | BD Wong - unframed

A portrait in monochrome acrylic of BD Wong (1960-present), a multi award-winning US actor and LGBTQ+ rights activist. He’s possibly best known for playing Dr Henry Wu in the Jurassic Park franchise.....

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 10d

OCTOBER ART SALE!

For the rest of this month, there's 25% off all October-related art on my website. First up:

Jan Morris (Conté stick on toned paper, unframed).

Morris was born 2 October, 1926.

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Barnaby Edwards | Jan Morris - unframed

A portrait in Conté stick of historian, author and travel writer Jan Morris (1926-2020). She began transitioning in 1964 and wrote one of the great trans autobiographies, Conundrum (1972). Oh, and she...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

Edith Head (black pencil on paper, framed)

NOW 25% OFF DURING OCTOBER

The most awarded woman in the History of the Oscars, costume designer Edith Head died on 24 October, 1981.

#EdithHead

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Barnaby Edwards | Edith Head

Edith Head (1897-1981) was an American costume designer whose groundbreaking work earned her no fewer than 35 Academy Award nominations, of which she won eight: she remains to this day the most award...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1h

Menorcan Lizard (Conté pencil on toned paper, unframed)

NOW 25% OFF DURING OCTOBER

Reptile Awareness Day is on 21 October.

#reptileawarenessday

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Barnaby Edwards | Menorcan Lizard - unframed

A drawing in Conté pencil and wash of a lizard. Dimensions: 135mm x 215mm 130gsm Strathmore toned paper Unframed Supplied with signed letter of authenticity from Barnaby. Please note, this is the ...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 13h

TV THAT MADE LIFE AT SCHOOL TEDIOUS FOR ME.

Tim Worthington @outonbluesix.bsky.social · 9d

TV THAT TIME FORGOT: Barnaby (BBC1, 1973)

Dubbed French off-script adventures of a singing bear who ran away from home to join the circus, became King Of The Birds (with cardboard beak) and ended up at the North Pole. Also very insistent that you called him by the correct name.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 19h

Gutted that I didn't win the Best Actor Oscar this year, despite not actually appearing in any films over the last 12 months. I thought all I had to do was say that I deserved it and they'd give it to me. This has been a gross miscarriage of justice. I mean, who's even heard of Adrien Brody?

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

And a postcard.

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Barnaby Edwards | Planet of the Apes - postcard

These postcards are made from thick high-quality matte paper, so they serve as a great addition to a gift or just a thoughtful written note to a friend. • Cardboard paper • Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 ...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

And a T-shirt (multiple sizes and colours - click the link to see).

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Barnaby Edwards | Planet of the Apes - t-shirt

Colours: black, red, aqua, ocean blue, heather mint, white This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It's comfortable and...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Also available as a framed print.

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Barnaby Edwards | Planet of the Apes - framed print

Size: 18” x 24” Frame: black Make a statement in any room with this framed poster, printed on thick matte paper. The matte black frame that's made from wood from renewable forests adds an extra touc...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

How I painted it:

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s painting from my Brave New Worlds exhibition:

PLANET OF THE APES (1968)

(acrylic on oil paper)

To take a closer look (or to buy the original painting) follow this link:

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#PlanetoftheApes #CharltonHeston #KimHunter #PierreBoulle

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

I never tire of spam from “search engine specialists” telling me that - for a fee - they could get me a higher placing on Google searches. My website is literally the second thing that comes up after Wikipedia when you type “Barnaby Edwards” - which is more than can be said for the specialists.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

And a postcard.

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Barnaby Edwards | Westworld - postcard

These postcards are made from thick high-quality matte paper, so they serve as a great addition to a gift or just a thoughtful written note to a friend. • Cardboard paper • Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 ...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

And a T-shirt (multiple sizes and colours - click the link to see).

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Barnaby Edwards | Westworld - t-shirt

Colours: black, red, asphalt, steel blue, white This t-shirt is everything you've dreamed of and more. It feels soft and lightweight, with the right amount of stretch. It's comfortable and flattering...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

Also available as a framed print.

barnabyedwards.co.uk/brave-new-wo...

Barnaby Edwards | Westworld - framed print

Size: 18” x 24” Frame: black Make a statement in any room with this framed poster, printed on thick matte paper. The matte black frame that's made from wood from renewable forests adds an extra touc...

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

How the metallic paint looks from different angles:

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

How I painted it:

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

Today’s painting from my Brave New Worlds exhibition:

WESTWORLD (1973)

(acrylic & metallic silver on canvas paper)

To take a closer look (or to buy the original painting) follow this link:

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#Westworld #YulBrynner #MichaelCrichton

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

If only this was the series of books HBO was spending millions turning into a TV series, rather than rehashing 8 movies everyone's already seen with better actors AND funding a deranged bigot's desire to disenfranchise an already victimised section of society...

Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

It's really good. A proper piece of writing.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

There are differences, of course. I mean this book has Black people in it as leading characters.

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Barnaby Edwards @barnabyedwards.bsky.social · 2d

On his first day there, he makes friends with a funny student with a monosyllabic name and creates an enemy of a posh boy from a noble family.

Sound familiar?

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K Le Guin, written in 1968.

Funny where some authors get their ideas from, isn't it?

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