Neil Eckersley OLY
@olyart.bsky.social
Contemporary Artist @ Portland Studio | Creative design, Photography, Art, Poetry, Motivational speaker. Olympic Artist, Olympic Medalist.
It’s going to be cold,
so wrap up warm.
Mother Nature may bring a storm,
wind caught in her hair,
ice in her gaze.
But beneath the chill
are kindness and wishful thoughts
a quiet reminder
that even the cold
is shaped with care.
#ContemporaryArt
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so wrap up warm.
Mother Nature may bring a storm,
wind caught in her hair,
ice in her gaze.
But beneath the chill
are kindness and wishful thoughts
a quiet reminder
that even the cold
is shaped with care.
#ContemporaryArt
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January 10, 2026 at 11:14 AM
It’s going to be cold,
so wrap up warm.
Mother Nature may bring a storm,
wind caught in her hair,
ice in her gaze.
But beneath the chill
are kindness and wishful thoughts
a quiet reminder
that even the cold
is shaped with care.
#ContemporaryArt
Www.olyart.co.uk
so wrap up warm.
Mother Nature may bring a storm,
wind caught in her hair,
ice in her gaze.
But beneath the chill
are kindness and wishful thoughts
a quiet reminder
that even the cold
is shaped with care.
#ContemporaryArt
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January 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
One month to go.
My latest piece celebrating the build-up to the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Abstract mountains and movement come together, with the Olympic rings embedded into the landscape where sport and place become one.
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My latest piece celebrating the build-up to the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Abstract mountains and movement come together, with the Olympic rings embedded into the landscape where sport and place become one.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM
One month to go.
My latest piece celebrating the build-up to the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Abstract mountains and movement come together, with the Olympic rings embedded into the landscape where sport and place become one.
Www.olyart.co.uk
My latest piece celebrating the build-up to the Milano–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Abstract mountains and movement come together, with the Olympic rings embedded into the landscape where sport and place become one.
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Back in the studio finishing New York, New York, New York
Layers of maps, architecture and repetition reflect the rhythm and energy of the city, with the Empire State anchoring the work. This piece is being completed as part of an upcoming project with schools in Brooklyn, New York.
Layers of maps, architecture and repetition reflect the rhythm and energy of the city, with the Empire State anchoring the work. This piece is being completed as part of an upcoming project with schools in Brooklyn, New York.
January 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Back in the studio finishing New York, New York, New York
Layers of maps, architecture and repetition reflect the rhythm and energy of the city, with the Empire State anchoring the work. This piece is being completed as part of an upcoming project with schools in Brooklyn, New York.
Layers of maps, architecture and repetition reflect the rhythm and energy of the city, with the Empire State anchoring the work. This piece is being completed as part of an upcoming project with schools in Brooklyn, New York.
I’ve been in the studio for weeks, playing with an idea to celebrate Milan–Cortina 2026. From a simple sketch of snow-covered mountains, to adding the words Excellence, Respect & Friendship, and the Olympic rings to bring it all together it’s been a journey.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I’ve been in the studio for weeks, playing with an idea to celebrate Milan–Cortina 2026. From a simple sketch of snow-covered mountains, to adding the words Excellence, Respect & Friendship, and the Olympic rings to bring it all together it’s been a journey.
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Happy New Year to you all
Here’s to a new year full of energy, purpose, and possibility daring to try, to create, and to keep moving forward. Wishing you good health, happiness, and inspiration in 2026.
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Here’s to a new year full of energy, purpose, and possibility daring to try, to create, and to keep moving forward. Wishing you good health, happiness, and inspiration in 2026.
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December 31, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Happy New Year to you all
Here’s to a new year full of energy, purpose, and possibility daring to try, to create, and to keep moving forward. Wishing you good health, happiness, and inspiration in 2026.
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Here’s to a new year full of energy, purpose, and possibility daring to try, to create, and to keep moving forward. Wishing you good health, happiness, and inspiration in 2026.
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Sometimes that’s the most important thing you can do. A pause. A breath. Letting the noise settle.
Take the time you’ve earned it.
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Take the time you’ve earned it.
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December 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Sometimes that’s the most important thing you can do. A pause. A breath. Letting the noise settle.
Take the time you’ve earned it.
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Take the time you’ve earned it.
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So what do artists do all day? Back in the studio, working off my Christmas pudding while starting a new piece for the New Year let’s kick it off with a bang of positivity and goodwill. Excited to coincide this with a new project with New York schools starting in early January.
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December 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
So what do artists do all day? Back in the studio, working off my Christmas pudding while starting a new piece for the New Year let’s kick it off with a bang of positivity and goodwill. Excited to coincide this with a new project with New York schools starting in early January.
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Not only is Antia the love of my life, she’s one of my oldest friends.
Old friends, old friends,
sitting on a park bench like bookends.
A newspaper drifts through the grass,
resting at the rounded toes of well-worn shoes.
Old friends, old friends,
sitting on a park bench like bookends.
A newspaper drifts through the grass,
resting at the rounded toes of well-worn shoes.
December 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Not only is Antia the love of my life, she’s one of my oldest friends.
Old friends, old friends,
sitting on a park bench like bookends.
A newspaper drifts through the grass,
resting at the rounded toes of well-worn shoes.
Old friends, old friends,
sitting on a park bench like bookends.
A newspaper drifts through the grass,
resting at the rounded toes of well-worn shoes.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Thank you for all the support this year I’m looking forward to what’s ahead in 2026.
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December 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year. Thank you for all the support this year I’m looking forward to what’s ahead in 2026.
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What do artists do all day?
Watching tides.
Chasing light.
If the sea was more forgiving.
Morecambe Bay, Lancashire
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#ArtistLife #ContemporaryArtist #CreativeProcess #ArtInNature #CoastalArt
#MorecambeBay #LancashireCoast #SeaAndLight #InspiredByNature
#BritishArtist #AbstractArt
Watching tides.
Chasing light.
If the sea was more forgiving.
Morecambe Bay, Lancashire
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#ArtistLife #ContemporaryArtist #CreativeProcess #ArtInNature #CoastalArt
#MorecambeBay #LancashireCoast #SeaAndLight #InspiredByNature
#BritishArtist #AbstractArt
December 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
What do artists do all day?
Watching tides.
Chasing light.
If the sea was more forgiving.
Morecambe Bay, Lancashire
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#ArtistLife #ContemporaryArtist #CreativeProcess #ArtInNature #CoastalArt
#MorecambeBay #LancashireCoast #SeaAndLight #InspiredByNature
#BritishArtist #AbstractArt
Watching tides.
Chasing light.
If the sea was more forgiving.
Morecambe Bay, Lancashire
www.olyart.co.uk
#ArtistLife #ContemporaryArtist #CreativeProcess #ArtInNature #CoastalArt
#MorecambeBay #LancashireCoast #SeaAndLight #InspiredByNature
#BritishArtist #AbstractArt
Seeing my work in a gallery setting really brings it to life. Clean walls and sharp lines give the piece space to breathe, allowing structure, movement and colour to take centre stage. Calm, confident, and quietly powerful.
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
December 18, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Seeing my work in a gallery setting really brings it to life. Clean walls and sharp lines give the piece space to breathe, allowing structure, movement and colour to take centre stage. Calm, confident, and quietly powerful.
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
#ContemporaryArt #AbstractArt
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
This new piece, inspired by the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, is really about time, layers and letting things settle. I worked through the five colours of the Olympic rings, allowing each one to gently change the feel of the work as it evolved.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This new piece, inspired by the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, is really about time, layers and letting things settle. I worked through the five colours of the Olympic rings, allowing each one to gently change the feel of the work as it evolved.
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December 13, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Sneaky preview of my new piece inspired by the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Loving how it’s evolving I’m in that “less is more” stage, letting the paint dry and the work find its own balance. The words EXCELLENCE, RESPECT, FRIENDSHIP are starting to melt into the mountains.
December 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Sneaky preview of my new piece inspired by the Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Loving how it’s evolving I’m in that “less is more” stage, letting the paint dry and the work find its own balance. The words EXCELLENCE, RESPECT, FRIENDSHIP are starting to melt into the mountains.
Really loving how this piece is evolving. I’m at that “less is more” stage stepping back, letting it dry, and watching EXCELLENCE, RESPECT and FRIENDSHIP melt into the mountains and cityscape. The values are becoming part of the landscape itself.
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December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Really loving how this piece is evolving. I’m at that “less is more” stage stepping back, letting it dry, and watching EXCELLENCE, RESPECT and FRIENDSHIP melt into the mountains and cityscape. The values are becoming part of the landscape itself.
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
#OlyArt
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
#OlyArt
Today’s creative office… Morecambe Bay, a latte, and a flapjack to fuel the imagination. Inspiration comes easy with a view like this. 🎨☕🌊
#CreativeOffice #MorecambeBay #ArtistLife #InspirationEverywhere #AbstractArtist #StudioOnTheGo
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#CreativeOffice #MorecambeBay #ArtistLife #InspirationEverywhere #AbstractArtist #StudioOnTheGo
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December 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Today’s creative office… Morecambe Bay, a latte, and a flapjack to fuel the imagination. Inspiration comes easy with a view like this. 🎨☕🌊
#CreativeOffice #MorecambeBay #ArtistLife #InspirationEverywhere #AbstractArtist #StudioOnTheGo
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#CreativeOffice #MorecambeBay #ArtistLife #InspirationEverywhere #AbstractArtist #StudioOnTheGo
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A quiet moment in the studio paint drying, ideas forming, and a sneaky preview of a new piece inspired by the Milan - Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Snow, speed, stillness all taking shape.
#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics2026 #OlympicInspiration
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#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics2026 #OlympicInspiration
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December 10, 2025 at 4:25 PM
A quiet moment in the studio paint drying, ideas forming, and a sneaky preview of a new piece inspired by the Milan - Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. Snow, speed, stillness all taking shape.
#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics2026 #OlympicInspiration
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
#MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics2026 #OlympicInspiration
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It’s a Mad Mad World was inspired by a powerful billboard I encountered in New York, featuring Presidents Biden and Trump an image that captured the tension and contrast of our time.
#ItsAMadMadWorld #ContemporaryArt #MixedMedia #NYCArt #ArtInspiration #AbstractArt
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#ItsAMadMadWorld #ContemporaryArt #MixedMedia #NYCArt #ArtInspiration #AbstractArt
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December 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s a Mad Mad World was inspired by a powerful billboard I encountered in New York, featuring Presidents Biden and Trump an image that captured the tension and contrast of our time.
#ItsAMadMadWorld #ContemporaryArt #MixedMedia #NYCArt #ArtInspiration #AbstractArt
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#ItsAMadMadWorld #ContemporaryArt #MixedMedia #NYCArt #ArtInspiration #AbstractArt
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Only three little words, but they are the core beliefs of the Olympic movement. I created this piece for the International Judo Federation Gala at the Paris Olympics.
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Judo #Olympics
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#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Judo #Olympics
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December 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Only three little words, but they are the core beliefs of the Olympic movement. I created this piece for the International Judo Federation Gala at the Paris Olympics.
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Judo #Olympics
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©️Neil Eckersley OLY
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Judo #Olympics
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My latest artwork reimagines the Empire State Building as a living skyline of thought and emotion. Sketched in bold, expressive lines and layered with glowing golds, cool blues and shifting light, it captures the building not just as an icon, but as a state of mind.
December 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
My latest artwork reimagines the Empire State Building as a living skyline of thought and emotion. Sketched in bold, expressive lines and layered with glowing golds, cool blues and shifting light, it captures the building not just as an icon, but as a state of mind.
Check out this really interesting interview what a journey it’s been. Feeling grateful, inspired, and excited for what’s ahead.
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#Journey #Interview #Inspiration #Creativity #Resilience #ArtistLife #OlympianArtist #NeverGiveUp
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Neil Eckersley - Olympic Martial Artist Turned Abstract Artist
The parallels between Sport and Art are often discussed in terms of creativity, expression, discipline and shared values. Someone perhaps well placed to appreciate this special relationship is Double ...
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December 5, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Check out this really interesting interview what a journey it’s been. Feeling grateful, inspired, and excited for what’s ahead.
#hashtags
#Journey #Interview #Inspiration #Creativity #Resilience #ArtistLife #OlympianArtist #NeverGiveUp
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Conflict of Anthropometry".
Sometimes the only way to tell the story is to step inside it.
In this work, my own body becomes the mould, the material, I press myself into the piece so it carries not just a mark.
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Sometimes the only way to tell the story is to step inside it.
In this work, my own body becomes the mould, the material, I press myself into the piece so it carries not just a mark.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Conflict of Anthropometry".
Sometimes the only way to tell the story is to step inside it.
In this work, my own body becomes the mould, the material, I press myself into the piece so it carries not just a mark.
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Sometimes the only way to tell the story is to step inside it.
In this work, my own body becomes the mould, the material, I press myself into the piece so it carries not just a mark.
Www.olyart.co.uk
Excellence. Respect. Friendship.
Three values that guide us:
Give your best, honour others, and lift each other up.
That’s how we grow — together. ✨
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Community
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Three values that guide us:
Give your best, honour others, and lift each other up.
That’s how we grow — together. ✨
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Community
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December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excellence. Respect. Friendship.
Three values that guide us:
Give your best, honour others, and lift each other up.
That’s how we grow — together. ✨
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Community
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Three values that guide us:
Give your best, honour others, and lift each other up.
That’s how we grow — together. ✨
#Excellence #Respect #Friendship #Community
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Tick… tick… tick…
The clock of change rings through our veins,
A restless pulse beneath the noise
war songs, headlines, broken dreams.
Yet somewhere in that rhythm
there’s a whisper, soft but real:
Hope.
The breath between the seconds,
the light that won’t be drowned.
The clock of change rings through our veins,
A restless pulse beneath the noise
war songs, headlines, broken dreams.
Yet somewhere in that rhythm
there’s a whisper, soft but real:
Hope.
The breath between the seconds,
the light that won’t be drowned.
November 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Tick… tick… tick…
The clock of change rings through our veins,
A restless pulse beneath the noise
war songs, headlines, broken dreams.
Yet somewhere in that rhythm
there’s a whisper, soft but real:
Hope.
The breath between the seconds,
the light that won’t be drowned.
The clock of change rings through our veins,
A restless pulse beneath the noise
war songs, headlines, broken dreams.
Yet somewhere in that rhythm
there’s a whisper, soft but real:
Hope.
The breath between the seconds,
the light that won’t be drowned.