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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹
@wgsaraband.bsky.social
Portuguese turned Scot. Artist. Pro-indy Scotland. 🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+. Husband. Books. Games. MA Medieval Islamic History. Sweary. Owned by 2 cats. He/Him

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

My artwork: wgsaraband.com
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Hi - thought I'd introduce myself here!

I'm a Portuguese-born, Scottish-based abstract painter (and lapsed writer) working from Edinburgh since 2015. I'm politically active, live with my husband and our two black cats Scott and Zelda, and became a gym rat over this past year. #art @bsky.art
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Bluesky pals, here's an early preview exclusive:

Painted these A4-sized abstract koi fish with vibrant Japanese watercolours + fine liner. Truly some of my finest work! So freshly done I haven't even signed them yet.

Any takers before I list them? £180 each or £300 both, get in touch (UK only) 😊
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Sunset hitting just right
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Sunset hitting just right
December 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Bluesky pals, here's an early preview exclusive:

Painted these A4-sized abstract koi fish with vibrant Japanese watercolours + fine liner. Truly some of my finest work! So freshly done I haven't even signed them yet.

Any takers before I list them? £180 each or £300 both, get in touch (UK only) 😊
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Eurovision organisers willing to sacrifice an institution of almost 70 years to the fires of whitewashing genocide complacency
December 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Eurovision organisers willing to sacrifice an institution of almost 70 years to the fires of whitewashing genocide complacency
December 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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If Ian Murray can lose his seat, Lothian East probably isn't guaranteed for Labour either. Total wipeout.

Labour cannot, with any credibility, continue to impose authority over Scots and our right to decided our future.
#GE2029 poll | SNP lead by 13pts

🟡 SNP: 33% (+2)
➡️ REF: 20% (+4)
🔴 LAB: 17% (-5)
🟢 GRN: 11% (+1)
🔵 CON: 11% (+1)
🟠 LD: 8% (-1)

Via @IpsosScotland, 27 Nov-3 Dec (+/- vs 12-18 Jun)
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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If history teaches us anything is that attacking & downgrading international human rights & protections is the one assured way to make far-right goons go like "aw shucks, we've done it lads, no need to spout hatred anymore 🥰🥰🥰"

Thanks Sir Starmer, Very Left-Wing Leader of Very Left-Wing Labour 🫡
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Starmer is the lube of the far-right
December 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
If history teaches us anything is that attacking & downgrading international human rights & protections is the one assured way to make far-right goons go like "aw shucks, we've done it lads, no need to spout hatred anymore 🥰🥰🥰"

Thanks Sir Starmer, Very Left-Wing Leader of Very Left-Wing Labour 🫡
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Playstation yearly wrap is here
December 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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An abstract rendition of Ben Lomond and the surrounding hills, bringing colour to your everyday 😉

Available here - get in touch if interested: wgsaraband.com/scottish-lan...

“TROSSACHS” - 80x70cm / 28x31 inches, acrylic on canvas
August 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Overwhelming establishment media in the UK lining up in defence of a massive racist who was found to be an harasser because she's transphobic and all they care about is this fucking culture war against a tiny minority of people who are publicly treated as guilty (of something) until proven otherwise
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Scientific biological reality simply states that:

Trans men are men
Trans women are women
Transphobes are cunts

✊️
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and get yourself some handmade, unique art made with all the strengths, faults and emotions of an actual human being.

Added bonus of supporting an independent Portuguese-Scottish artist 😉
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Scientific biological reality simply states that:

Trans men are men
Trans women are women
Transphobes are cunts

✊️
December 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Biological males!!! Biological females!!!"

And you're biological cunts who are half the human beings that so many of the trans people you're relentlessly attacking are
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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How they want to treat trans women is directly showing us how they would treat any woman
December 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The cognitive dissonance of dedicating so much hatred & vitriol to a vulnerable minority like trans people and still partaking in the self-delusion that you're at all left-wing is astonishing
December 9, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I cannot emphasise enough how much I'd rather go bankrupt as an artist, pack up and find another career than to knowingly sell a single painting - or even a print - to someone remotely transphobic; fuck them, their money and their hatred
December 9, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Overwhelming establishment media in the UK lining up in defence of a massive racist who was found to be an harasser because she's transphobic and all they care about is this fucking culture war against a tiny minority of people who are publicly treated as guilty (of something) until proven otherwise
December 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Fellow lovers of geometric abstract art can peruse my "Geometric Compositions" online gallery at: wgsaraband.com/geometric-co...

From smaller works on paper to bigger canvases, have a wee look and get in touch if anything catches your eye!
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Good, drop him off at the Hague next
NEW: Tony Blair has been dropped from a top role on the Gaza 'board of peace' after concerns from Middle East nations, reports say
Tony Blair 'dropped' from Gaza 'board of peace' after objections from states
www.thenational.scot
December 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Wondering if these two paintings could find their forever home(s) this Christmas, either as a treat for oneself or a meaningful gift for a loved one?

Available here w/ size detaila: wgsaraband.com/expressionis...

Get in touch if either grabs your eye, or even both together for a special price 😉
December 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Christmas is coming up and any support after a difficult year as an indie artist is very welcome. Please have a look through my website wgsaraband.com and consider a painting that's truly unique, all-human made, and lasts a lifetime.

Geometric kingfishers, silly cats, Scottish landscapes and more!
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM