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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I used one of my landscape photos for the background and stock images of brush strokes for the figures. To have more variety, I now plan to scan my own hand-painted strokes to use in future work. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalart #narrativeart #figurative

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I used some of my landscape photos to create the background of this, chopping the sky into sections to create an uneasy atmosphere. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart #narrativeart #creepy #horror #landscapephotography

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A friend suggested I try creating some art based on my fave songs and their lyrics, so I thought I would give it a go - this one is inspired by New Order's 'Leave Me Alone'. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #digitalcollage #digitalart #conceptualart #visualpoetry #narrativeart #musicart #neworder

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

This image underwent many changes before I finally settled on a concept, but I am pleased with the final result and feel it fits in with the rest of this series. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #digitalcollage #digitalart #conceptualart #visualpoetry #poetry #bnwart #narrativeart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I wasn't happy with the version of this I posted Saturday, so I made some changes, and feel it flows better now. Hope it uploads ok, as it looked blurry when I tried yesterday. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #digitalcollage #digitalart #conceptualart #visualpoetry #poetry #narrativeart #cyberpunk

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wanted to continue with this series of images as I found this style gave me more freedom to express my thoughts on current affairs without getting too political. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #digitalcollage #digitalart #conceptualart #visualpoetry #poetry #bnwart #narrativeart #cyberpunk

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I haven't made a film post for a few months, but these are some of my recent watches that I can recommend... #films #cinema #worldcinema #anime #japanesecinema #christianpetzold #davidlowery #satoshikon #shinjisomai

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I struggled to translate my idea for this piece in my usual way, but then realised I could create it in the style I tried a fortnight ago - it also works as a companion piece to that image. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #digitalcollage #digitalart #conceptualart #visualpoetry #poetry #bnwart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

While working on another idea I had, I inadvertently created this image. I will return to the original design, but for now I wanted to share this. #art #artist #bskyart #photomanipulation #photoshop #digitalart #scifi #scifiart #narrativeart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #lovecraftian

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I had a bit of a creative block when I started this - hence a person launching a monitor - but as it came together, I was really happy with the look. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I started with a very different idea for this, but as it came together, I really liked the way it looked. I did try adding colour to it; however, that just took away from the overall mood. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart #bnwart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

With this, I wanted to create another image a bit different to my usual style, and I'm really pleased with how the different layers blended over/with each other. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart #portrait #photoshop

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I went with a rustic feel for this image in my sci-fi inspired series, and used my own landscape photos to create the environment. #art #artist #bskyart #photomanipulation #photoshop #digitalart #digitalartist #scifi #scifiart #narrativeart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart #landscapephotography

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

My original idea for this had a much darker colour palette, but as I was putting it together I noticed that the lighter colours gave it more of a melancholy look which worked better with the subject's pose. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

This came together much quicker than planned, I was seeing what it would look like to have a bearded man 50/50 with a tree, and it worked that well that I didn't want to add much more. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #surrealart #surrealism #digitalart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This went through many changes from my initial idea - a UFO image - but I ended up back at the same basic theme with an image depicting an alien abduction. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalsurrealism #surrealart #surrealism #digitalart #photoshop

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I tried something a bit different with the style of this image, and I'm really happy with the outcome. Digital collage created in PS with free stock images. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart #photoshop

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This is the first new image I've created in 5 months, and it was great to be back at it. I had no plan for it, I just wanted to start the ball rolling and create something again. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalart #photoshop

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hoping to start a new image this week now that I'm finally getting settled in my new home, but for now I want to share an older image I created. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalsurrealism #surrealart #surrealism #digitalart #photoshop

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Finally moving this weekend and my home is full of boxes, so I thought a repost of this digital collage I created would be somewhat appropriate. #art #artist #bskyart #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #digitalcollageart #digitalsurrealism #surrealart #surrealism #digitalart #photoshop

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Repost of an image I did last year, that started off as a digital collage but evolved into a personal piece about depression and social anxiety. #art #artist #bskyart #photomanipulation #photoshopart #digitalart #surrealism #surrealart #narrativeart #depression #anxiety #socialanxiety #mentalhealth

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This was the first photo that I was really proud of when I started teaching myself photography - taken in Barmston, East Yorkshire. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyphotogrphy #landscapephotography #photography #landscapeart #barmston #eastyorkshire #yorkshirephotography #ukphotography

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I can't wait to move later this month, as I will have a much bigger space to work in to create more like this. Repost of a collage I created a few years ago. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #collage #collageart #collageartwork #collageartist #traditionalart #traditionalcollage #analoguecollage

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My art equipment is packed ready to move, but I've still been able to watch some films for inspiration. From heartbreaking to heartwarming, thought-provoking to twisted humour, these are some of the standouts... #films #cinema #worldcinema #parkchan-wook #Joachimtrier

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Apologies, life's been a bit crazy recently, but I will be back to posting regularly after I move next month. For now tho I want to repost an older photo of mine. Cheers. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyphotography #landscapephotography #blackandwhitephotography #photography #landscapeart #peakdistrict

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

In this image in the series the lady is the apparition, a bleed-through from the world of the living in which she is mourning the death of a loved one. #art #artist #bskyart #digitalart #ghost #supernatural #horror #horrorart #darkart #narrativeart #ethereal #spooky #eerie #mysterious

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Wasn't sure my latest ghost image was finished at first, I felt the left side was a bit empty, then I realised I liked how it made the wolf look as if it was heading into the darkness. #art #artist #bskyart #digitalart #ghost #supernatural #horror #horrorart #darkart #narrativeart #ethereal #spooky

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

This took a different turn to what I had planned, but is still in keeping with the rest of the ghost series of images so I was happy with the outcome. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #digitalart #ghost #supernatural #horror #horrorart #darkart #narrativeart #mysterious #spooky #eerie

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

One of my fave films is 'Perfect Days' so I wanted to watch something similar, and ended up finding my new fave director in Hirokazu Koreeda. His films are full of heart, sometimes tragic and sometimes funny, and I can totally recommend them. #hirokazukoreeda #japanesecinema #japanesemovies

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Had a creative block this month so decided to have a break from art and watch a few films. Back at it now though, and started with an edit of an older image, plus started a new ghost one. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #digitalart #ghost #supernatural #horror #horrorart #darkart #narrativeart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Haven't done a new one of this series for quite a few months and it was great to do another one set in this fictional world - hopefully more to come. #art #artist #bskyart #artsky #bskyartist #photomanipulation #photoshop #digitalart #scifi #scifiart #narrativeart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

While I was thinking of ways to finish my latest image I decided to edit an older piece that I felt had too many words around the teleportation door. #art #artist #bskyart #artsky #bskyartist #photomanipulation #photoshop #digitalart #scifi #scifiart #narrativeart #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

I had no real plan for this, I just wanted to create another one in the series. Digital image of an alternate reality inhabited by the supernatural. Created in PS using free stock images. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #digitalart #ghost #supernatural #horror #horrorart #darkart #narrativeart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Another image featuring the little astronauts travelling to distant worlds, this time with them investigating a mysterious alien craft. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #digitalcollage #photomanipulation #digitalart #sciencefiction #scifi #sciencefictionart #scifiart #narrativeart #spaceart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The latest image from my "little astronauts" series, this time portraying a world where remnants of an unknown ancient civilisation are worshipped. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #digitalcollage #photomanipulation #digitalart #sciencefiction #scifi #sciencefictionart #scifiart #narrativeart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

For this I wanted to do another image featuring the little astronauts travelling to distant worlds, a kind of Gulliver's Travels in space. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #digitalcollage #photomanipulation #digitalart #sciencefiction #scifi #sciencefictionart #scifiart #narrativeart #spaceart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

I had no plan for this, I started with the burning hill and added pieces with the same colour pallet, and the image just developed from there. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #collage #collageart #digitalcollage #surrealart #surrealism #digitalart #sciencefiction #scifiart #photoshop #mysterious

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

I found an image of a person in a crop field and decided to make this, I added a helmet to give it a sci-fi vibe and the rocks are a sort of astronomical calculator. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #sciencefiction #scifi #sciencefictionart #scifiart #space #digitalart #digitalartist #narrativeart

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Jim Ritchie @jimritchieart.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Haven't done one in this style for a while, and really enjoyed creating it - I find this style so satisfying when it all comes together. #art #artist #bskyart #bskyartist #graphicart #graphics #artwork #digitalart #digitalartist #geometricart #shapes #femaleportrait #photoshopart #technicaldrawings

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