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Keith Pettit

@keithpettit.bsky.social
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Artist. Seeking the magic that survives. www.keithapettit.com

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The only things this ridiculous Clacton by-election farce have confirmed: 1) Farage is wholly unfit for public office, given his willingness to abuse it 2) Farage is corrupt 3) Farage is an attention-seeking, charmless, lying dickhead 4) Clacton has let us all down. Again. That’s it.
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Stephen Lowe Watson @stephenlowewatson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Weeks of delays so Greggs can build a drive-thru. If climate protestors stopped the A27 for an hour, there'd be arrests and imprisonments and accusations about ambulances not getting through.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
My latest work, a preparatory sketch, featuring venerable sweet chestnuts, inspired by a childhood visit to them with a favourite uncle who told me the hollow trunks were used by smugglers to hide contraband, The romance and excitement those tales caused! Working toward a new engraving.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A rare defeat for Putin in Western politics tonight. I suppose he can console himself with thoughts of Farage’s projected success next month.
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
A good time to read this excellent @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social piece on why an Orban loss would be (IS!) so important
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Good time to re-up this 🎉
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
This is as beautiful a thing as you'll see in all your life. Hope, after months of darkness.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Chinless Nazi Care Bear....
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Penguin On A Bike @blueforestpenguin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. - Franklin D. Roosevelt (Inaugural Address, January 20, 1937)
Silvertone close-up photograph of a Maile’s Quince flower with a blurred background outdoor setting. Location: Salt Lake City, UT.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
My Gallery is open today at 11am. A show celebrating this years student work from the Winter Wood Engraving Workshops run here at my studio. It really feels like a vintage year there is some amazing work. Open 11 to 5 Fri and Sat. BN8 6QA. I hope you can make it along.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
I have an Open Studio this Friday and Saturday (11 to 5) celebrating the end of this year's Winter Wood Engraving Workshops - with an exhibition of my students work And we'll be throwing a party on Friday evening 7 'til 9.30 - with live music from the amazing @agatha.comfort
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
My elm torso 'Archer' has been included in AppArts Easter Exhibition It opens this Saturday and is open to the 18th April (10am - 4pm) You'll find the sculpture trail and an incredible collection of art exhibited at King Edwards School, Petworth Road, Surrey. GU8 5SG.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Another winter of my wood engraving Workshops is almost over. We're putting together a show of work completed since last November. Please come and join us - the wine will be flowing on the Friday evening if you'd care to join us. At my Studio; Village Works, East Hoathly, BN6 6DS, 10th & 11th April
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
A huge thanks to both @arteliumwine and everone who visited the Art Fair on Saturday, is was great to meet so many people there. Here's that Barn Owl I was demonstrating, I did get quite a way into it!
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Very busy here at the workshop, with lots on. Also getting ready for Artelium Vineyard Art Fayre tomorrow. Drawn up this block so I've got something to demonstrate.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
What wonderful news to wake up to this morning - Thank you Gorton and Denton, I feel the sun has peeped into our divided country which seemed destined to slide into hate and division. I now dare to hope.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Just like that we're 2 months into the year - the nights are definitely drawing out and my cherished spring bank at home is really beginning to get into it's stride. And my first Art Fair is almost upon us. I will be appearing at the wonderfully supportive Artelium Vineyard I hope to see you there!
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A reminder, one day ahead of a by-election in which the Greens are favourites to defeat Reform, that the Daily Mail owner's wife recently donated £50,000 to Nigel Farage's party
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I think 'Enchanted Place' is finally done - after an afternoon of proofing and tweaks. Winter light finds a bubbling stream hidden in a ghyll that bisects the heathland of the Ashdown Forest. I'd love to hear your thought to this new wood engraving.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
It's been a while but my latest block is finally ready for a proof.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The Goddess of Victory, Nike, my bonfire sculpture for this years East Hoathly's Carnival. This stunning photo of the bonfire is by Jim Holden. She burns tomorrow, the culmination of our evening at around 10pm. Roads shut to the village at 5pm, so get here then if you'd like to watch it burn.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Water Wheel' a sculptural commission I've been working on over the last couple of weeks. In a garden criss crossed by streams and contains a working water mill with the da Vinci quote "water is the driving force of all nature" hand lettered into the flowing water that runs over the wheel.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
'Home on a golden tide' - wood engraving. Thank you so much for all the interest shown in my new print. Now available on my web shop (link in my bio), or your welcome to pop into my workshop and say hello to pick up yours. www.keithapettit.com/online-store...
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
A crazily long and stressful day yesterday - but we've now made good progress on the bonfire sculpture. One more weekend to complete it.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
Today the bonfire sculpture finally starts to take shape.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
'Home on a golden tide' - wood engraving. From Pencil sketch, through the conti crayon development, the engraved block and finished print. Available now via my web shop: share.google/RhlZoMZfmqhN... If you hurry there's a nearly 40% discount.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
I think my latest engraving is done! Not sure when I'm going to have time to take a test print, but I'll share it as soon as I can. I'd love to hear both your thoughts on it, and on an idea for a title!
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
A little sneak preview of one of the componants of this years bonfire sculpture - the bust of Nike, finished last night. We'll be lifting it into place Saturday morning.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Fancy joining me next to the warmth of my workshop stove? My wood engraving workshops (for both beginners and intermediateries) begin in mid November - sign up via my web shop and I'll save you a place! Teaching and Classes share.google/kilSlR9y004c...
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The latest progress on cirrent wood engraving, a summer washed field of ripening oats - it starts to feel a longtime ago now!
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Some good progress on my latest wood engraving
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Finally ready to begin my new engraving - here's prepetary pencil sketch, an ink and conti crayon development and the block drawn and ready to start. With thanks to @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social for the inspiration.
A path cuts across a nearly ripe field of oats. It curls around an oak tree in the middle distance, toward a patchwork of fields on a hill. The bright summers day is threatened by building clouds.
The same scene is first seen as a pencil sketch, a crayon and ink sketch and lastly the same design is drawn directly onto a block  of wood.
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Placing Victor. Once I captured his image, I started to focus on the composition of of the finished engraving.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
In pursuit of Victor. My first challenge in creating a portrait of Victor Nueberg, was I only had 6 (rather sketchy) photos (and most he was pulling a face,thanks Vicky) to capture his likeness. Starting in mid July, I obsessively drew him for a month before I got something I had confidence in!
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
My Conti Crayon portrait of Victor Nueberg (1883-1940), poet, publisher and occultist. Friend of Peter Warlock, a sometime associate and lover of Aleister Crowley and first time publisher of Dylan Thomas. I've been in almost constant company of him since July creating a wood engraved portrait of him
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
It's the last weekend of Atwave Festival . I really hope you can make it along to 'This land of ours'. Hamsey Church is such an striking environment to experience my sculpture and bids will still be accepted in our silent auctions until mid day on Sunday too. We'll both be there 11 til 5.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
A huge thank you to all our many visitors that braved the weather and road closures over our second Artwave Festival weekend at Hamsey Church. I was there again this morning, and was treated to a beautiful light show in the Chancel. Come and see it youself this weekend 11 to 5 Sat and Sun.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
1066 Country Walk Sculptures - I received such a nice email yesterday Syre Byrd had recently walked the 1066 Country footpath and had really enjoyed my sculptures along the route and had wrote a brilliantly insightful piece about them: syrebyrd.substack.com/p/the-10-scu...
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
'The way through the woods' - wood engraving. Is proving very popular, my best selling print over the first weekend of @artwavefestival. Which one would you choose? We're open again this weekend 11 to 5pm. www.keithapettit.com/online-store...
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
The sublime majesty of the sun in the chancel of Hamsey Church this morning. A massive thank you to everyone who visited Paul Evans and I on our first weekend of Artwave Festival. You can visit us for the next two weekends. 11 til 5. I really hope you can make it along to this special place.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Another beautiful day for our second day of Artwavefestival which means the chancel of Hamsey church will be witness to beautiful light, ever changing, washing my selection of torsos . Paul Evansartist and I are open to visitors from 11 this morning. I do hope you can make it along.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
What beautiful weather to greet the first day of Artwave Festival . Hamsey Church is looking gorgeous in the morning light. I hope you can make it along for a visit. GOOD LUCK to all our fellow Artwave Festival exhibitors, may your walls empty and your tills fill! We're Open now and here until 5pm
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
'At Albions end' - wood engraving. The light house at Beachy Head, this 33m high lighthouse was commission in 1902, and marks the southern margin of Sussex. It will be available at my Artwave show. Starts on the 6th Sept, Hamsey Church.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
A bit of carving recently done.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Win this framed lino of Hamsey Church. During my Artwave Festival exhibition, the first in an edition of 10 in a Silent Auction. All proceeds will be donated to 'Friends of Hamsey Church' the group responsible for the upkeep of this beautiful building. Visit 'This Land of Ours' to make your bid.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
I had the huge honour to have Laura and Phil, presenters of the 'Painting of the week' podcast, come and talk to me about my bog oak sculpture 'Cabriole' earlier in the Summer. We had a lovely natter, ranging over many topics. I'd love to hear what you think! open.spotify.com/episode/3Pin...
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
'A way through the woods' - wood engraving. One of my many new prints that will have it's first Artwave outing this year. I am really excited to be putting this show together for visitors to the beautiful Hamsey Church. Where @paulevansartist and I will turn it into our gallery for the Festival.
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Keith Pettit @keithpettit.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
My incredibly talented step daughter - she provides the soundtrack to our home.https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Vg3DA0Ezedc&si=chkfPgiMKxzDtj30
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