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Jo Beckford
@jodiebeckford.bsky.social
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Writer of fiction that is somewhere between cosy and spooky. Also an artist and illustrator. Book designer. Academic on the down low. Avid hiker and lover of animals. Eater of plants. I drink tea by the pint. Will do many things for a Jammy Dodger.
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Woohoo!! Quite chuffed to find this in my postbox this morning. @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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Landscape study of Ladybower Reservoir in the Hope Valley, from a ref photo on Unsplash by Zhi Xuan Hew. Completed for my Uncle on his birthday. He loves riding his motorcycle and has crossed the bridge over this reservoir many times.
#landscape #gouache #neocolor2 #ladybower #peakdistrict
Landscape study done in auntumnal colours of the Ladybower Reservoir in the Hope Valley in the Peak District in the UK. The view is from above on some big grey angular blocky rocks looking down into the valley at the reservoir and towards the bridge. Done in gouache and neocolor 2 pastels.
May 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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A quick 45 min acrylic study of Adrian during this evening's portrait session at @drawonline.bsky.social with @jakespicerart.bsky.social
May 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Completed this A2 drawing on gessoed paper with charcoal powder, charcoal pencil, graphite, chalk, a bit of coloured pencil and using water and oil for the smooshy bits. Reference is my photo of the end of Loch Slapin between Torrin and Elgol.

#drawing #landscape #landscapedrawing #charcoaldrawing
Charcoal and graphite landscape drawing of the end of Loch Slapin between Torrin and Elgol. The road and shore are in the foreground before the loch and two mountains in the background. The Skye is filled with rolling ominous clouds. The colour palettes is parchment, grey, black, white, a hint of apple green and a touch of dove grey.
May 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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New pieces from my easel today. A scene in acrylics from Glenbrittle Bay that I took a photo of, and a drawing in conte crayon and safflower oil of a still life set up from objects in my living room.
#painting #drawing #landscape #stilllife
Painting in acrylics of a rocky outcrop on the shore in Glenbrittle Bay on the Isle of Skye. A still-life drawing in conte crayon and safflower oil of a wooden statue of a head in a style often seen in African sculpture, as well as a brass bell, a little smaller than the statue, and a branch of dried berries with a small fly agaric mushroom nestled in the berries.
May 3, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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A digital doodle of my favourite model, my dog Lucy, who lives to strike a dramatic pose.

#petportrait #procreateart #art
A digital painting of a Spanish Podenco cross Border Collie dog reclining on a brown couch leaning against grey, ochre and green cushions against a backdrop of forest green.
April 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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A lovely session drawing fairy Priss Nash this evening with @drawonline.bsky.social
#digitalsketch #procreatedrawing
A digital sketch of Priss Nash dressed as a flower fairy with purple hair and a big gold hoop earrings, and translucent wings. She sits on a low stool holding a bunch of spring greens.
April 2, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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Sunday morning doodles. I think I've got my plein air kit for Skye pretty much locked in.
#watercolourdoodles #landscapes
March 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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#100dayproject 3, 4, 5
March 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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What a pair of floof nuggets!! They really are the best buddies, aren’t they! I couldn’t imagine life without my pod rocket.
February 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Pose 2 of @lancelotrichardson.bsky.social for tonight’s portrait session at @drawonline.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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#100dayproject day 2 - drawing/watercolouring @lancelotrichardson.bsky.social at @drawonline.bsky.social Monday evening portrait session.
Watercolour sketch of a man with short brown hair wearing black rimmed glasses and clothes in a white dress shirt and cream blazer that has decoupaged sequin sections in gold draped like a scarf on the jacket.
February 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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#100dayproject day 1 - 23 Feb - draw my day every day for 100 days. A trip to Ravenscourt Castle in Belgium where I saw large toad but did not kiss it. No princes needed here, thank you very much.
#drawing #watercolour
A watercolour illustration of the folly at Ravenscourt Castle in Stabroek, Belgium with a large orange toad sitting on the path at the bottom of the folly’s little hill perch.
February 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Lucy (the dog) lives for moments like this.
A cinnamon and white Podenco dog snuggled up to a black and white tuxedo cat in a fluffy donut bed.
February 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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Digital portrait from Draw Brighton session this evening. Model was Katie Vickary. #digitalart #procreateart #portrait
Digital portrait of a young white woman with long light brown hair wearing a black and white patterned blouse against a green background.
February 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Digital art - statues as references from Loish’s Patreon challenge.
Done in Procreate on an old iPad.
#digitalart #procreate
A digital painting of an angel in muted stone colours. The angel is open winged and holding a spear. It is floating against a backdrop of a blue sky and clouds.
February 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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A stylised portrait from a Draw Brighton reference done in Procreate on my old iPad. #digitalart #portrait #art
A digitally painted portrait of a girl with a dark bob haircut wearing a cream and brown patterned jumper looking to the side. She has big hazel green eyes.
February 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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A few of the books I helped bring to publication last year. Need help with editing, proofreading, book formatting or cover design? Hit me up. I have some slots open over the next couple of months.
January 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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New blog post up: when I grow up I want to be a fictional writer

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#blog #newblogpost #MondayBlogs #WritingCommunity
An illustration of a woman sitting at a table writing in a notebook
January 20, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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New bit of flash fiction up on the site.

There’s something living in my kitchen ceiling. It moved in about three weeks ago. At first I thought it might be my cat playing around on the roof, as he is wont to do when he has a corpse he wants to toy with…

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January 5, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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December 31, 2024 at 11:28 AM
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New blog post up. Of trails and tales - an ode to the wiles of the wild and our last hike of 2024

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#blog #hiking #walking #wild
December 30, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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A little reel of a rather chilly hike.
November 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM
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Getting back into graphite. Model from Draw Brighton. #drawing #graphite #drawbrighton
Graphite drawing of model Floor Length Frankie from Draw Brighton. She is standing on a staircase with her long hair falling in front of her from head to toe, her four hands elegantly peeping out through the hair.
November 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Episode Twelve here for the reading!

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May 5, 2024 at 5:07 PM