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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I did this sketch on April 4th 2020 during the covid lockdown, on the day Keir Starmer became leader of the Labour Party. It’s of a pantomime horse trying to pull in both direction, and being stabbed in the back by all sides. It seems somehow prophetic… Et tu, Wesley..? #LabourParty

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Another good day at the exhibition of my paintings at Gallery 56 in Norwich, and some really nice reaction to the work. The Norfolk and Norwich Festival's going on as well, so if you're in town feel free to pop in! #gallery56 #ExcursionsInAlbion

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Excursions in Albion - an exhibition of some of my paintings and drawings at Gallery 56 in St Benedict's Street, Norwich. It runs from Thursday 7th to Wednesday 13th May. If you're around, pop in - it'll be good to see you! #gallery56 #ExcursionsInAlbion #exhibition #Norwich

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Kite flying at midnight (inks on card 20cm x 40cm) What better way to end a long day than to fly a kite in the dead of night #kiteflying #nocturne

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Norwich this afternoon - cloudless skies over the Cathedral spire pigeons too afraid to fly #NorwichCathedral

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

darkling I listen music for two nightingales and an ersatz cello f. scott fitzgerald reading the first verse of ode to a nightingale by john keats nightingales recorded at westleton heath in suffolk #sanderson&sanderson #nightingales #JohnKeats #F.ScottFitzgerald

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darkling I listen

by sanderson & sanderson on hearthis.at | Field Recording / Sound Art

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The Myth of the Nightingales One of the cultural myths concerning the nightingale involved it singing along to a cellist during a live broadcast by the BBC, though it now seems likely that the corporation used the skills of a siffleur to impersonate its song... #sanderson&sanderson #nightingales

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the myth of the nightingales

by sanderson & sanderson on hearthis.at | Field Recording / Sound Art, alternative, soundscape, nature

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

East Anglian Pastoral # 3 - the nightingale sings louder than the warplane (oil on canvas 50cm x 40cm) #nightingale #EastAnglianPastoral

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

To Charleston House this afternoon , home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and a regular meeting place for the Bloomsbury Set. There's a very interesting exhibition about Leonard and Virginia Woolf, and the history of the Hogarth Press on there at the minute. #CharlestonHouse #HogarthPress

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Home Front - a recollection of Beachy Head from long ago (oil on canvas 120cm x 115cm) #beachyhead #oilpainting

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Tumuli and vapour trails on an early evening walk up to Firle Beacon on the South Downs Way #FirleBeacon #SouthDownsWay #tumuli

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

To Farley's Farm this afternoon, for a tour round the home of Roland Penrose and Lee Miller. A splendid afternoon with great art and great cake... #FarleysFarm #sussex

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Long Man, Wilmington (watercolour on paper 70cm x 50cm) We were surprised to discover that the figure of the Long Man is marked out by concrete blocks… #LongMan #Wilmington #chalkfigure

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Prospect Cottage, home of Derek Jarman at Dungeness, with the nuclear power station in the background. I suspect the Dungeness Estate aren't entirely happy with his legacy, with lots of signs warning people not to take photographs or shoot videos, and not to annoy the locals... #ProspectCottage

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

On our way to Dungeness this afternoon we took an unintended detour to the 12th century church of St.Clement in Old Romney, the last resting place of artist and film-maker Derek Jarman #StClements #OldRomney #DerekJarman

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

At St. Peter's and St. Paul's in Peasmarsh a lion bites its knotted tail in a heraldic display of fury and rage #PeasmarshChurch #Sussex

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

In comes I, bold Saint George From Old England did I spring I fought the Scotch and French My wonders to begin... I drew this five years ago today, during the early part of the pandemic - hence the mask - when the world seemed a simpler, less fractious place than it is now #StGeorge'sDay

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The radar tower at Fairlight Coastguard Station this evening, monitoring the ships in the Channel, and keeping us safe from invasion... #Fairlight #radartower #sussex

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

A short drive to Rye, where we spent most of the afternoon at Lamb House, a National Trust property that used to belong to Henry James, and where he entertained his well-connected literary friends. E.F Benson lived there afterwards. #LambHouse #HenryJames #Rye #EFBenson

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Sheep grazing this evening in an apple orchard on a farm near Rye #Peasmarsh #orchard #Rye #EastSussex

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

a new clear day the half-life lasts for ever and the bittern booms (watercolour and type on A4 cotton rag paper) #haiku #bittern #sizewell

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

April 17th - a view of Orford Ness from this side of the river. The Cold War never ended, we just stopped listening and didn't realise that our allies had changed sides. #orfordness #suffolk #coldwar

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A carving at Dragon Hall, where we were this evening for the launch of If This Be Magic by Daniel Hahn, a book about the complexities of translating Shakespeare #NationalCentreForWriting #DragonHall #Norwich

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

A legendary Turkish knight slays a mythical reptilian beast, becoming the patron saint of English patriots. From a wall painting in St Gregory's Church, Norwich, now used as an antique centre. #StGeorgeAndTheDragon #wallpainting #Norwich #StGregory'sChurch

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

A pigeon on the gravestone of Emma Jane, beloved wife of Walter Martins, died a couple of days ago in 1888 aged 36. St. Margaret's Church, Sea Palling #St.Margaret'sChurch #SeaPalling #Norfolk #pigeon

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

...and another night at the Octagon Chapel in Norwich, for a lovely intimate gig by Hartwin Dhoore (accordion) and Ross Grant (violin). Top notch stuff... #Hartwin&RossGrant #OctagonChapelNorwich

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

To the mediaeval church of St. James the Less, Pockthorpe, home of Norwich Puppet Theatre, for another evening of culture - this time an excellent gig by Kris Drever, with support by Annie Dressner. #NorwichPuppetTheatre #KrisDrever #St.JamesTheLessPockthorpe

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Psychopomp (ink and watercolour on cotton rag paper, 80cm x 60cm) supposedly singularly unkind the raven will guide us home #raven #psychopomp

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Ghost Airfield (oil on canvas 90cm x 65cm) A landscape based on the site of a World War Two USAAF base near Knettishall Heath in Suffolk, and now reverted to farmland and a small flying club. #GhostAirfield #Knettishall #USAAFairfield #WW2

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Early yesterday evening, at the site of a bowl barrow on Kelling Heath, to the south-west of Holgate Hill. #KellingHeath #NorthNorfolk #tumulus #BowlBarrow

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

"I looked with bodily vision into the face of the crucifix hung before me, in which I saw a part of Christ's Passion: contempt, foul spitting, buffeting, and many long-drawn pains, more than I can tell..." Julian of Norwich #JulianOfNorwich #RevelationsOfDivineLove

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

From last night's Evening News - "How to spot the Pink Moon in skies over Norfolk in April". Errr... Then later on - "The Pink Moon will not appear very pink at all..." #NorwichEveningNews

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A long time ago in Anglia Square, in the days of black & white film #AngliaSquare #Norwich #black&whitephotograhy

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Ancestral Jackdaws - two small drawings in antique frames of the original co-tenants of the property. #jackdaws #drawings

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The start of British Summer Time - sixty per cent chance of precipitation, temperature nine degrees centigrade, feels like five. #BritishSummerTime

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The old Co-op building on St. Stephen's Street in Norwich. St.Stephen's is probably the most unloved street in the city, and a lot of people are quite sniffy about it, but it has a lot of interesting architecture, and also a lot of interesting people using it...I like it. #StStephensStreetNorwich

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Another night at the Octagon Chapel in Norwich, this time to see Rachael McShane and the Cartographers and a splendid evening of traditional music. #OctagonChapelNorwich #RachaelMcShane

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Brock (watercolour and ink on cotton rag paper 75cm x 55cm) #badger #brock

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A boundry stone at the site of St. William's chapel on Mousehold Heath, Norwich. #MouseholdHeath #WilliamOfNorwich #bloodlibel #antisemitism

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Early Morning on the Marshes - an incidental soundscape we recorded after a visit to Buckenham Marshes near Norwich one morning in spring. #sanderson&sanderson #BuckenhamMarshes #springtime #fieldrecordings

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early morning on the marshes

by sanderson & sanderson on hearthis.at | buckenham marshes, lapwings, Ambient, birdsong, nature sound

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Bob Sanderson @bobsanderson.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Lapwing vent display (oil sketch on canvas board offcut 15 cm x 15 cm) When a female is passing the male bows forward to his proposed nest site showing his orange vent - you and me babe, how about it..? #lapwing #ventdisplay #oilsketch

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