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@tom-mcnally.bsky.social

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Artist, writer, host of 100 Words of Astounding Beauty, Brighton & Hove UK.

A screen shot from the Sussex Wildlife Trust's financial report, showing that its upper management reveive salaries of £80k - £90k and receive roughly £400 000 of employee benefits. Two members of management had their salaries raised to that range in 2025. The reader is invited to compare these figures to the £24k that the posted job offers.
A photograph of a television screen showing this evening's edition of Channel 4 News. The lead newscaster, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, is sat at a desk in a relaxed, candid posture, looking at his phone, as if he is on a break. The camera filming him was apparently not supposed to be broadcasting.
A photograph of a miniature hand-made set. Two plasticine figures stand by a trap door inside a basement. The scenery and one of the figures are recreations of elements of the children's animated programme, 'The Trap Door.' The central figure is taken from a different animated children's programme, 'Bagpuss.'
Track art for the latest episode of 100 Words of Astounding Beauty. The medium is 48 x 48 low resolution pixel art. Two crawling creatures spit out reels of receipt paper. It is a representation of the sound effect played on the episode of the show, which is the prompt used to inspire five new short stories.
An artist's workspace. On an easel is an oil painting of a pink and white striped cat lit by the moon. Beside the painting is the toy that was used as the model, alongside a 3D printed moon lamp.
An oil painting on an easel of a woman in heavy shadow
A photograph of the book 'The Third Policeman' lying on a dirty carpet.
Photograph of a work area upon completion of a task. Black ink, methylated spirits and gouache paints are cluttered about a drawing on acetate of an enigmatic robotic figure in a heavy coat offering their hand to the viewer.
a photograph of four recently completed screen prints. avid fans will recognise the design being devised on this very bluesky account.
An indistinct photo of an ink drawing being made on a reflective surface
A photograph of three people, each writing something on a clipboard. They are lined up with each other. The person at the head of the line is looking at what they are writing. The person behind them is looking at their work. The person behind them is in turn looking at their work.
A photograph of three types of soft cheese, untidily strewn on the oventop of an AirBnB
A photograph of the exterior of The Yellow Book in Brighton. The poster for my art show, 'Nothing Is Lost,' is displayed in the front window.
A photograph of an open sketchbook on a pub table, alongside a pencil and rubber. On close inspection, the half-finished drawing in the sketchbook is related to 100 Words of Astounding Beauty.
A photograph of the desktop of the artist. On the desk is a pencil drawing on paper, which has just been started. Beneath the piece of paper is an open book of 'Little Nemo in Slumberland,' used for reference. On the far side of the desk is an open laptop and on the screen is a scientific paper showing SEM images of pollen grains. Smaller pieces of paper have ink sketches of an obscure object.
A photograph of three freshly framed artworks. The artworks are low-resolution pixellated portraits of characters from Michael Moorcock stories.
A photograph of a copy of the 100 Words of Astounding Beauty #2 zine being folded on a desktop. The zine in focus is only partially folded though there is a stack of competed zines next to it. Surrounding them are the tools necessary to fold zines: a metal ruler, a bone folder, an NT cutter and a sharpened pencil.
A photograph of a print on acetate of the Long Man of Bennington striding across the Seven Sisters cliffs, leaving a trail in its wake. Two versions of the print are layed over each other to create an offset effect.
A screenshot from Duolingo that brags of an 800 day streak. However, very little has actually been learned in this duration.
The logo for the podcast, '100 Words of Astounding Beauty,' a photograph of a writing desk with the title of the podcast spelled out in wax letters.