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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Shutter Speed ************** Acrylic and gold paste on 76cm x 61cm canvas. 2025

James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Totally reworked this big one on wooden board. ‘The Music Lovers’ Acrylic on 125cm x 81cm board, mounted in frame. Next show opens June 17th, Fitzrovia Gallery London.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing ************************ Acrylic and gold paste on 50cm x 40cm canvas. 2025 Next show ‘World of Interiors’ opens June 17th, 6pm. Launch event open to all. Then daily 11am - 6pm, to Sun June 29th. Fitzrovia Gallery, London W1.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Fire Music ********** Acrylic and gold paste on 91cm x 61cm board, in frame. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

odd couple *********** Acrylic on 76cm x 61cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Bunting ********* Acrylic on 101cm x 76cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Eden ******* Acrylic and gold paste on 91cm x 61cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Big Top ******* Firebreather Acrylic on 46cm x 36cm canvas. 2025 Like the others in this series I’ve painted them off-stage. All in their own little worlds: practicing, drinking, standing around.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Shadow ********* Acrylic on 101cm x 76cm canvas. 2025 Next solo show is Fitzrovia Gallery, London. Opens June 17th, 6pm.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Act 1, Scene 1. ************** Acrylic and gold paste on 50cm x 50cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Big Top *************** Riggers Drinking Acrylic on 76cm x 61cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Woodland Interior ******************* Acrylic on 101cm x 76cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

New London solo show!! It’s a little way off yet, but here’s a date for your diary if you’d like to see the new work. I’ll be doing a limited print to go with the show too. Opening night is June 17th, 6pm. All welcome.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The Late Show ************** Acrylic on 76cm x 101cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Big Top ******** Trick Shot Acrylic on 46cm x 36cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

The Mole in his Hole ******************* Acrylic on 76cm x 61cm canvas 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Warwick Road ************** Acrylic on 61cm x 51cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Here’s all the recent ones together in the studio. I’m having a London show in June, and these will be part of the show.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Big Top ******** Tightrope Acrylic on 76cm x 61cm canvas.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Big Top ******** Trapeze Acrylic on 76cm x 61cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Big Top **************************** The Human Cannonball Acrylic on 61cm x 51cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Big Top ********** Acrobat Acrylic on 61cm x 46cm canvas. 2025 Studio pic by @ncborradaile 📷

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

The Bear ********* 51cm x 41cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Three Ghosts ************* Acrylic and gold paste on 76cm x 61cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Drugs and Hairdressing ********************** Acrylic on 50cm x 40cm canvas. 2025

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The Ducks Fly Over the Mountains *********** Acrylic and gold paste on 76cm x 61cm canvas. 2025 So good to be back in the studio.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Mirror Image ************ Acrylic and gold paste on 50cm x 40cm canvas. 2025 Back in the studio yesterday after three weeks on tour.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Whilst waiting for not a lot to happen at a Tokyo airport hotel, here are all the little tour paintings!

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Last hotel painting, last gig. Just back at the hotel after the final PJ Harvey show in Osaka. 71 gigs over two years. Starting in Dorset for rehearsals, and finishing up here. Thank you Polly, John, Giovanni, Jean-Marc, the amazing crew, and to everyone that came to the gigs.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Just back at the hotel from the Tokyo gig. Here’s a little painting from earlier. Ready to fly, but not just yet. Tomorrow we play Osaka Gorilla Hall, gig 7:30. Last gig of the tour.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Hotel painting from Tokyo. Acrylic and gouache on A5 paper. Next @pjharveyofficial show, Zepp Tokyo. Tues 18th, stage time 7:30pm. The penultimate gig of the whole tour.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

We’re in Japan now, and just finished this little hotel painting that I started yesterday in Australia. Next @pjharveyofficial show is at Zepp, Tokyo. Stage time a glorious 7:30pm!

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

On our way to Sydney tomorrow. We just played a big gig in Melbourne. It’s been great to be here for a few days. The Sydney gig is on Thursday on the Opera House steps, @pjharveyofficial stage time 8pm, @mick.turner 6:45.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Here’s a little hotel painting I before we left for a really great gig at Meredith. Next PJ Harvey gig of the tour is Melbourne, Tuesday 11th, at the Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

We had a great gig in Adelaide yesterday. Tomorrow Sun 9th we play Golden Plains in Meredith, Victoria. Hotel painting from earlier. Stage time for PJ Harvey tomorrow: 8:30pm

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Tonight we play WOMADelaide Festival. Last night, John Parish, Jean-Marc and myself saw a great production of Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape, with Stephen Rea. Here’s a little painting I did in the hotel after we got back. Stage time for PJ Harvey tonight: 9:30pm. Adelaide Aus.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Dog Eats the Stars - hotel painting on A5 paper. Tomorrow, Fri 7th, we play WOMADelaide, PJ Harvey stage time: 9:30pm. #pjharvey

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Off to the venue for the first PJ Harvey show of this run of gigs. Perth Festival, Kings Park. Western Aus. Mindy Meng Wang 6pm Mick Turner 7pm PJ Harvey 8:20pm Painting from last night in the hotel.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Here’s a recent one I like, it’s up on the studio wall at the moment, finished just before leaving on tour. Photo taken last week back in Kennington. 76cm x 101cm.

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James F Johnston @jamesfjohnston.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Another little A5 size hotel room painting from Perth, Australia. Looking suspiciously like Lambeth. First gig is on Tuesday, Kings Park.

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