Twinkle Troughton
@twinkletroughton.bsky.social
Artist living in Margate, inspired by English gardens, history, colonialism, class and nature.
Editor/writer @MargateMercury.bsky.social
Studying for an MA in Fine Art at City & Guilds
www.twinkletroughton.co.uk
Editor/writer @MargateMercury.bsky.social
Studying for an MA in Fine Art at City & Guilds
www.twinkletroughton.co.uk
I have several paintings in this exhibition opening at the new Crane Court Gallery off Fleet St in London. Opens 12th June, RSVP details for the opening at cranecourtgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/15-between-figuration-abstraction/overview/
June 9, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I have several paintings in this exhibition opening at the new Crane Court Gallery off Fleet St in London. Opens 12th June, RSVP details for the opening at cranecourtgallery.co.uk/exhibitions/15-between-figuration-abstraction/overview/
Incredible kites in Cliftonville this evening
May 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Incredible kites in Cliftonville this evening
Exotic, Stately and Strange
Oil on paper, 90x105cm
2025
A recent painting on a larger scale, so I can keep figuring out how to use my technique to create bigger paintings, as I start to consider what I want my MA show to be in September ✨💚
Oil on paper, 90x105cm
2025
A recent painting on a larger scale, so I can keep figuring out how to use my technique to create bigger paintings, as I start to consider what I want my MA show to be in September ✨💚
May 4, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Exotic, Stately and Strange
Oil on paper, 90x105cm
2025
A recent painting on a larger scale, so I can keep figuring out how to use my technique to create bigger paintings, as I start to consider what I want my MA show to be in September ✨💚
Oil on paper, 90x105cm
2025
A recent painting on a larger scale, so I can keep figuring out how to use my technique to create bigger paintings, as I start to consider what I want my MA show to be in September ✨💚
Night night from Django 😽
April 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Night night from Django 😽
Guess that’s no more pizza for us then 😂
March 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Guess that’s no more pizza for us then 😂
‘Because I’m still in love with you, I want to see you dance again’
Oil on paper, 21x15cm
A small painting inspired by Neil Young’s Harvest Moon for an open call exhibition at Lido Stores in Margate, on throughout Feb 💕
Oil on paper, 21x15cm
A small painting inspired by Neil Young’s Harvest Moon for an open call exhibition at Lido Stores in Margate, on throughout Feb 💕
February 21, 2025 at 6:52 AM
‘Because I’m still in love with you, I want to see you dance again’
Oil on paper, 21x15cm
A small painting inspired by Neil Young’s Harvest Moon for an open call exhibition at Lido Stores in Margate, on throughout Feb 💕
Oil on paper, 21x15cm
A small painting inspired by Neil Young’s Harvest Moon for an open call exhibition at Lido Stores in Margate, on throughout Feb 💕
The cat came home yesterday having clearly stuck his head in something gross 😂🤢
February 21, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The cat came home yesterday having clearly stuck his head in something gross 😂🤢
I’m taking part in Off Season in Margate on 24-26th January, celebrating the town’s creative community through a weekend of exhibitions and events.
I’ll be at Cliffs on Northdown Rd showing my MA work and painting live in the space too from 11am-3pm Sat & Sun ✨💚
I’ll be at Cliffs on Northdown Rd showing my MA work and painting live in the space too from 11am-3pm Sat & Sun ✨💚
January 16, 2025 at 5:56 AM
I’m taking part in Off Season in Margate on 24-26th January, celebrating the town’s creative community through a weekend of exhibitions and events.
I’ll be at Cliffs on Northdown Rd showing my MA work and painting live in the space too from 11am-3pm Sat & Sun ✨💚
I’ll be at Cliffs on Northdown Rd showing my MA work and painting live in the space too from 11am-3pm Sat & Sun ✨💚
Seeing is believing 🤩
December 24, 2024 at 11:24 PM
Seeing is believing 🤩
We know how to honour the greats in the U.K. 😂
December 20, 2024 at 12:21 AM
We know how to honour the greats in the U.K. 😂
And I, Not Born to an English Father
Oil on paper
120x190cm
Possibly the last painting of 2024 and so I decided to go big.
You can read more about this piece on my Instagram @twinkletroughton
Oil on paper
120x190cm
Possibly the last painting of 2024 and so I decided to go big.
You can read more about this piece on my Instagram @twinkletroughton
December 13, 2024 at 8:39 AM
And I, Not Born to an English Father
Oil on paper
120x190cm
Possibly the last painting of 2024 and so I decided to go big.
You can read more about this piece on my Instagram @twinkletroughton
Oil on paper
120x190cm
Possibly the last painting of 2024 and so I decided to go big.
You can read more about this piece on my Instagram @twinkletroughton
Thanks to @danthompson33.bsky.social mail out The Ragged Optimist, I found out about The Garden Museum in London and went to visit last week. What a special place! Set in an old church in Lambeth it’s filled with history, art and artefacts. Great research for my MA , thanks Dan 🙏💚
December 10, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Thanks to @danthompson33.bsky.social mail out The Ragged Optimist, I found out about The Garden Museum in London and went to visit last week. What a special place! Set in an old church in Lambeth it’s filled with history, art and artefacts. Great research for my MA , thanks Dan 🙏💚
Our helpful cat Django doing his bit to put up the Christmas tree 🤗💕😂
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Our helpful cat Django doing his bit to put up the Christmas tree 🤗💕😂
An Englishman’s Garden is Chinese and Lebanese
Oil on paper
29x42cm
2024
If you want to know about this work, I’ve shared this on Instagram @twinkletroughton with a full description 🙏💕
Oil on paper
29x42cm
2024
If you want to know about this work, I’ve shared this on Instagram @twinkletroughton with a full description 🙏💕
November 28, 2024 at 10:32 AM
An Englishman’s Garden is Chinese and Lebanese
Oil on paper
29x42cm
2024
If you want to know about this work, I’ve shared this on Instagram @twinkletroughton with a full description 🙏💕
Oil on paper
29x42cm
2024
If you want to know about this work, I’ve shared this on Instagram @twinkletroughton with a full description 🙏💕
Three great shows opened up in Margate this weekend. Amy Dury’s SOUVENIR at Lido Stores, Laura Footes’ A Healing Dream at Carl Freedman Gallery, and Carson Parkin Farley miniature installation at Liminal Gallery. Go see them all! Details on @margatemercury on Instagram
November 18, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Three great shows opened up in Margate this weekend. Amy Dury’s SOUVENIR at Lido Stores, Laura Footes’ A Healing Dream at Carl Freedman Gallery, and Carson Parkin Farley miniature installation at Liminal Gallery. Go see them all! Details on @margatemercury on Instagram
Autumn in full swing at Doddington Place near Faversham
November 17, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Autumn in full swing at Doddington Place near Faversham
All the light from the moon ✨
November 17, 2024 at 1:43 AM
All the light from the moon ✨
Here’s one of my latest paintings entitled The Last Supper. It’s oil on paper, 29x42cms exploring themes of English landscapes, colonialism, nature, and climate. I’ve put a more thorough explanation over on Instagram @twinkletroughton if you want to know more
November 16, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Here’s one of my latest paintings entitled The Last Supper. It’s oil on paper, 29x42cms exploring themes of English landscapes, colonialism, nature, and climate. I’ve put a more thorough explanation over on Instagram @twinkletroughton if you want to know more
Starting off my Bluesky with a photo of my cat Django in a paper bag. Let’s see how this goes!
November 14, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Starting off my Bluesky with a photo of my cat Django in a paper bag. Let’s see how this goes!