Christopher James
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Very proud to have been asked to work on this for John and David at Plumeria. It’s been a joy.
Prints are available in my store at the link below- a portion of each sale will be donated to the Samaritans to aid their pre Christmas campaign
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Prints are available in my store at the link below- a portion of each sale will be donated to the Samaritans to aid their pre Christmas campaign
christopherjamesart.bigcartel.com/product/conn...
Obama killed between 324 and 807 civilians in 540 drone strikes.
He carried out ten times more drone strikes than George W. Bush
Geir Lundestad, the Nobel secretary from
1990-2015 called it a mistake.
He may have won it, but he didn’t deserve it.
He carried out ten times more drone strikes than George W. Bush
Geir Lundestad, the Nobel secretary from
1990-2015 called it a mistake.
He may have won it, but he didn’t deserve it.
January 16, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Obama killed between 324 and 807 civilians in 540 drone strikes.
He carried out ten times more drone strikes than George W. Bush
Geir Lundestad, the Nobel secretary from
1990-2015 called it a mistake.
He may have won it, but he didn’t deserve it.
He carried out ten times more drone strikes than George W. Bush
Geir Lundestad, the Nobel secretary from
1990-2015 called it a mistake.
He may have won it, but he didn’t deserve it.
Odd piece of mail to receive from the USA today.
“The enclosed check is the result of a settlement reached by President Trump's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with Amazon Inc….”
Thanks for the cheque (!) Don, I guess.
“The enclosed check is the result of a settlement reached by President Trump's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with Amazon Inc….”
Thanks for the cheque (!) Don, I guess.
January 16, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Odd piece of mail to receive from the USA today.
“The enclosed check is the result of a settlement reached by President Trump's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with Amazon Inc….”
Thanks for the cheque (!) Don, I guess.
“The enclosed check is the result of a settlement reached by President Trump's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with Amazon Inc….”
Thanks for the cheque (!) Don, I guess.
Star Wars will now be stuck in a perma-loop of memberberries and animated show references.
www.starwars.com/news/lucasfi...
www.starwars.com/news/lucasfi...
www.starwars.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Star Wars will now be stuck in a perma-loop of memberberries and animated show references.
www.starwars.com/news/lucasfi...
www.starwars.com/news/lucasfi...
I associate Lynch, specifically Lost Highway which I watched endlessly, with my substance assisted slide from sanity 25 years ago. He lives in the panic and shame filled memory boxes that I never want to open again.
Cuddly? He’s a fucking terrorist.
Read this⬇️
Cuddly? He’s a fucking terrorist.
Read this⬇️
I wrote this amazing piece for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social on the Canonization of David Lynch
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The canonisation of David Lynch
A year after his death, the Twin Peaks director is universally loved. Would this Don of darkness really be happy about that?
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I associate Lynch, specifically Lost Highway which I watched endlessly, with my substance assisted slide from sanity 25 years ago. He lives in the panic and shame filled memory boxes that I never want to open again.
Cuddly? He’s a fucking terrorist.
Read this⬇️
Cuddly? He’s a fucking terrorist.
Read this⬇️
I wanted to rub the human face in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror
January 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I wanted to rub the human face in its own vomit, and force it to look in the mirror
Pork Chop. Still on a diet.
January 15, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Pork Chop. Still on a diet.
Another one tomorrow. I haven’t shaved for years, this is an affront to my schlubability.
I have an interview in the morning.
This next job is my final one, to pay for a studio, then I’m going to hunker down in there until I die
It’s a hard road getting your own thing off the ground, but life’s too short to work for other people
Make art//Die happy
Oppenheimer (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
This next job is my final one, to pay for a studio, then I’m going to hunker down in there until I die
It’s a hard road getting your own thing off the ground, but life’s too short to work for other people
Make art//Die happy
Oppenheimer (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
January 15, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Another one tomorrow. I haven’t shaved for years, this is an affront to my schlubability.
I have an interview in the morning.
This next job is my final one, to pay for a studio, then I’m going to hunker down in there until I die
It’s a hard road getting your own thing off the ground, but life’s too short to work for other people
Make art//Die happy
Oppenheimer (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
This next job is my final one, to pay for a studio, then I’m going to hunker down in there until I die
It’s a hard road getting your own thing off the ground, but life’s too short to work for other people
Make art//Die happy
Oppenheimer (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I have an interview in the morning.
This next job is my final one, to pay for a studio, then I’m going to hunker down in there until I die
It’s a hard road getting your own thing off the ground, but life’s too short to work for other people
Make art//Die happy
Oppenheimer (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
This next job is my final one, to pay for a studio, then I’m going to hunker down in there until I die
It’s a hard road getting your own thing off the ground, but life’s too short to work for other people
Make art//Die happy
Oppenheimer (2023)
Acrylic on Canvas
I think the debate about the USA’s slide toward fascism is over. It’s not coming, it has arrived, probably some time ago. The shining city on the hill is home to a murderous psychopath and his outriders.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move
Agents searched Hannah Natanson’s Virginia home and seized devices in inquiry tied to a classified materials case
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM
I think the debate about the USA’s slide toward fascism is over. It’s not coming, it has arrived, probably some time ago. The shining city on the hill is home to a murderous psychopath and his outriders.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Started in on Better Call Saul last week. We’re on series 2 now. I reckon it’s more enjoyable than Breaking Bad, which at times felt like a nihilistic endurance test watching Walter White gaslight his family and murder people. Deeply unpleasant. Jimmy is a hoot. I appreciate the lighter tone.
January 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Started in on Better Call Saul last week. We’re on series 2 now. I reckon it’s more enjoyable than Breaking Bad, which at times felt like a nihilistic endurance test watching Walter White gaslight his family and murder people. Deeply unpleasant. Jimmy is a hoot. I appreciate the lighter tone.
Why are we embarrassed about finding joy in childish things?
I spend my life trying to return to a childish state where I create with an instinctive drive without the baggage of adulthood. There is purity in play. It’s a perfect state of being, and the world would be better if we all gave that a go
I spend my life trying to return to a childish state where I create with an instinctive drive without the baggage of adulthood. There is purity in play. It’s a perfect state of being, and the world would be better if we all gave that a go
January 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Why are we embarrassed about finding joy in childish things?
I spend my life trying to return to a childish state where I create with an instinctive drive without the baggage of adulthood. There is purity in play. It’s a perfect state of being, and the world would be better if we all gave that a go
I spend my life trying to return to a childish state where I create with an instinctive drive without the baggage of adulthood. There is purity in play. It’s a perfect state of being, and the world would be better if we all gave that a go
Reposted by Christopher James
The NHS is appealing for blood donors to brave the wintry weather as supplies of some blood groups run low
Blood donor appeal issued as supplies run low amid snow and freezing temperatures
www.thenational.scot
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The NHS is appealing for blood donors to brave the wintry weather as supplies of some blood groups run low
Henry loves The Simpsons. Cries when we turn it off.
January 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Henry loves The Simpsons. Cries when we turn it off.
Why is the pearl clutching ConLab MP’s first reaction always to ban, rather than to understand the root of issues? They default to the authoritarian.
They’ve already broken the internet in the UK, but if I want it restricted I’ll move to Iran.
X is a sewer, but at least we know where the shit is.
They’ve already broken the internet in the UK, but if I want it restricted I’ll move to Iran.
X is a sewer, but at least we know where the shit is.
January 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Why is the pearl clutching ConLab MP’s first reaction always to ban, rather than to understand the root of issues? They default to the authoritarian.
They’ve already broken the internet in the UK, but if I want it restricted I’ll move to Iran.
X is a sewer, but at least we know where the shit is.
They’ve already broken the internet in the UK, but if I want it restricted I’ll move to Iran.
X is a sewer, but at least we know where the shit is.
“Siri, what’s the definition of a flounce?”
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January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
“Siri, what’s the definition of a flounce?”
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Reposted by Christopher James
We’re very much looking forward to CONNERY, a new novel by @www.johnbleasdale.com.
We highly recommend pre-ordering it as well, via @plumeriapics.bsky.social: plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/pro...
We highly recommend pre-ordering it as well, via @plumeriapics.bsky.social: plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/pro...
January 10, 2026 at 8:14 AM
We’re very much looking forward to CONNERY, a new novel by @www.johnbleasdale.com.
We highly recommend pre-ordering it as well, via @plumeriapics.bsky.social: plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/pro...
We highly recommend pre-ordering it as well, via @plumeriapics.bsky.social: plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/pro...
I find most late 20thC and post-millennial abstract art worthless, low effort and utterly devoid of cathartic emphasis. Sean Scully is different, but he still can’t move me in the way that, say, Rothko can. He makes me feel like I’m communing with God himself.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘I’m the product of a smashed-up family’: how Sean Scully became the greatest abstract painter alive
He has survived loss, breakdown and schooling by ‘scary nuns’, but the anguish is still there in his art. As his new show thrills Paris, the US-based, Irish-born artist talks about the pain that drive...
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:18 AM
I find most late 20thC and post-millennial abstract art worthless, low effort and utterly devoid of cathartic emphasis. Sean Scully is different, but he still can’t move me in the way that, say, Rothko can. He makes me feel like I’m communing with God himself.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
I’m pretty convinced that the original lineup is going to to announce something along the lines of a limited reunion tour this year. Bill Berry has featured in more and more posts since the rock and roll hall of fame induction last year.
They said never, and you should never say never.
They said never, and you should never say never.
January 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I’m pretty convinced that the original lineup is going to to announce something along the lines of a limited reunion tour this year. Bill Berry has featured in more and more posts since the rock and roll hall of fame induction last year.
They said never, and you should never say never.
They said never, and you should never say never.
Creative pursuits are meditative, satisfying and a boon to good mental health.
When they go well.
Painting also drives me mad with frustration, and the constant white noise of processing and chewing over ideas is like intellectual tinnitus.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
When they go well.
Painting also drives me mad with frustration, and the constant white noise of processing and chewing over ideas is like intellectual tinnitus.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Art could save your life! Five creative ways to make 2026 happier, healthier and more hopeful
Engaging in creativity can reduce depression, improve immunity and delay ageing – all while you’re having fun
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Creative pursuits are meditative, satisfying and a boon to good mental health.
When they go well.
Painting also drives me mad with frustration, and the constant white noise of processing and chewing over ideas is like intellectual tinnitus.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
When they go well.
Painting also drives me mad with frustration, and the constant white noise of processing and chewing over ideas is like intellectual tinnitus.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Henry.
Responding to his Dad’s jokes in familiar fashion.
Responding to his Dad’s jokes in familiar fashion.
January 10, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Henry.
Responding to his Dad’s jokes in familiar fashion.
Responding to his Dad’s jokes in familiar fashion.
The greatest Holmes.
Coming soon! 🔎 Premiere: Saturday 24th January 9pm #JeremyBrett #EdwardHardwicke in THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1988) #TPTVsubtitles with #RaymondAdamson #AlastairDuncan #RonaldPickup www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2M8...
January 10, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The greatest Holmes.
“Bowie taught me that when they demanded your identity papers, you didn’t have to comply”
This is a beautiful articulation of that thing about Bowie that many millions of us feel, but- like me- are perhaps unable to adequately say.
This is a beautiful articulation of that thing about Bowie that many millions of us feel, but- like me- are perhaps unable to adequately say.
Ten years since David Bowie died, and the algo has served up the tribute I wrote at the time (headline very much not mine) mostly about 12/13 year old me buying a reissue of Ziggy Stardust ... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
For those of us whose identity is slippery, David Bowie was a secular saint | Hari Kunzru
Music was an escape from daily life, the racist bullies and nameless sexual yearning – but Bowie gave me the permission to be the person I needed to be
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
“Bowie taught me that when they demanded your identity papers, you didn’t have to comply”
This is a beautiful articulation of that thing about Bowie that many millions of us feel, but- like me- are perhaps unable to adequately say.
This is a beautiful articulation of that thing about Bowie that many millions of us feel, but- like me- are perhaps unable to adequately say.
Buying my first Bowie record unlocked every door.
His confirmation of the existence of a world beyond the strangling parochialism of the small town, of narrow minds, where you could be who you were without apology and be anything was powerful juice.
That message remains, even if he doesn’t.
His confirmation of the existence of a world beyond the strangling parochialism of the small town, of narrow minds, where you could be who you were without apology and be anything was powerful juice.
That message remains, even if he doesn’t.
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Buying my first Bowie record unlocked every door.
His confirmation of the existence of a world beyond the strangling parochialism of the small town, of narrow minds, where you could be who you were without apology and be anything was powerful juice.
That message remains, even if he doesn’t.
His confirmation of the existence of a world beyond the strangling parochialism of the small town, of narrow minds, where you could be who you were without apology and be anything was powerful juice.
That message remains, even if he doesn’t.