David (the REAL Film Cricket ) 📎
@thestrovinator.bsky.social
Old. Married to Christine. English living in the Highlands of Scotland, family problems and disputes mean we may end our days in bloomin' Hampshire now! Not even a tiny bit right-wing. I write, give film opinions, paint and design stuff.
Hey Frankly thanks for the follow.
We're similar painters in a way. Style is not the same but we both use gouache and we seem to paint actors and so forth....I still haven't got one as a friend though 😂
Brittany Allen's husband did post 'Wow man, that's great' under my painting of her...
We're similar painters in a way. Style is not the same but we both use gouache and we seem to paint actors and so forth....I still haven't got one as a friend though 😂
Brittany Allen's husband did post 'Wow man, that's great' under my painting of her...
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Hey Frankly thanks for the follow.
We're similar painters in a way. Style is not the same but we both use gouache and we seem to paint actors and so forth....I still haven't got one as a friend though 😂
Brittany Allen's husband did post 'Wow man, that's great' under my painting of her...
We're similar painters in a way. Style is not the same but we both use gouache and we seem to paint actors and so forth....I still haven't got one as a friend though 😂
Brittany Allen's husband did post 'Wow man, that's great' under my painting of her...
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Loved the film. Had to paint this. Had to stop overworking it. I know it's not perfect. I'm happy I painted it. I think the film is predicting my life #WillSharpe #ClaireFoy #BenedictCumberbacth #painting #artist #portrait #filmart #TheElectricalLifeofLouisWain
November 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. Loved the film. Had to paint this. Had to stop overworking it. I know it's not perfect. I'm happy I painted it. I think the film is predicting my life #WillSharpe #ClaireFoy #BenedictCumberbacth #painting #artist #portrait #filmart #TheElectricalLifeofLouisWain
Hi, don't worry! I am working on a painting 🤣 Meantime, I thought I'd post this. Stages of my portrait of Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Might help someone? Look at the poor drawing, the changes, I even altered the face right near the end! But it came out okay! #painting #art #portrait #howsitdone
November 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Hi, don't worry! I am working on a painting 🤣 Meantime, I thought I'd post this. Stages of my portrait of Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell. Might help someone? Look at the poor drawing, the changes, I even altered the face right near the end! But it came out okay! #painting #art #portrait #howsitdone
Well Suzie, is finished, it's not great I admit, and not to my usual standard, but I have been battered and bruised emotionally so I'm glad I took the brushes and finished it. She was lovely old Suzie too.... #art #painter #painting #artist #petart #dogart #petdog #StroverArt #StroverFans 😂
November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Well Suzie, is finished, it's not great I admit, and not to my usual standard, but I have been battered and bruised emotionally so I'm glad I took the brushes and finished it. She was lovely old Suzie too.... #art #painter #painting #artist #petart #dogart #petdog #StroverArt #StroverFans 😂
I don't post much about this here. For any following Canucks that are into ice-hockey, I do promotional/information graphics for Hockey Freaks FB group to do with NIHL National (2nd tier) UK ice hockey. I used to work for several clubs, the leagues. A boxscore of a game from this weekend #icehockey
November 18, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I don't post much about this here. For any following Canucks that are into ice-hockey, I do promotional/information graphics for Hockey Freaks FB group to do with NIHL National (2nd tier) UK ice hockey. I used to work for several clubs, the leagues. A boxscore of a game from this weekend #icehockey
Well after my soap-opera I actually picked up some paint brushes and did a bit more painting. It's not my usual standard, but it does look like Suzie and there's a lot more work to do - but I did something....I actually did some painting.... #art #paintingpets #Suzie #artist #painting #dogart
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Major family falling out - not started by us - no one talks or has anything to do with us. Didn't even ask about my wife's oncology report. The granddaughter's birthday Nov 16 to show we cared we sent a picture of her presents. No response at all #pyschos #familyfallout #isolated #noreason #sadwife
November 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Major family falling out - not started by us - no one talks or has anything to do with us. Didn't even ask about my wife's oncology report. The granddaughter's birthday Nov 16 to show we cared we sent a picture of her presents. No response at all #pyschos #familyfallout #isolated #noreason #sadwife
Here's some more Suzie. It's not great, but it does look a tad more like her. Please don't judge — there is a lot more to do. I am under extreme stress/pressure with personal life problems, so trying to paint this love-beast is a good outlet regardless of what it looks like #art #artist #petpainting
November 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Here's some more Suzie. It's not great, but it does look a tad more like her. Please don't judge — there is a lot more to do. I am under extreme stress/pressure with personal life problems, so trying to paint this love-beast is a good outlet regardless of what it looks like #art #artist #petpainting
It's Halloween so why not? I drew this by the way, bloomin' years ago, with my software & the freehand line tool. Not traced, or vectorised, or AI (wasn't about then anyway), just me, my eyes and a photo of Bub.... #DayoftheDead #Halloween #Bub #GeorgeRRomero #TheDead #DesignerStuff
October 31, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It's Halloween so why not? I drew this by the way, bloomin' years ago, with my software & the freehand line tool. Not traced, or vectorised, or AI (wasn't about then anyway), just me, my eyes and a photo of Bub.... #DayoftheDead #Halloween #Bub #GeorgeRRomero #TheDead #DesignerStuff
1/2 Well here you go @fr071193.bsky.social I've finally started another painting. Suzie who was our family dog back in the 80s-90s. She lived to 24! I haven't got any clear photos of her so this will be memory and blurry Kodaks. Good news my wife's CT scan has shown her cancer to be still dorment!
October 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
1/2 Well here you go @fr071193.bsky.social I've finally started another painting. Suzie who was our family dog back in the 80s-90s. She lived to 24! I haven't got any clear photos of her so this will be memory and blurry Kodaks. Good news my wife's CT scan has shown her cancer to be still dorment!
Some portraitst what I have done over the last few years - this is a small collection 😂 #art #artist #painting #painters #portraitartist #portraits #gouacheart #paint #portraitart
October 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Some portraitst what I have done over the last few years - this is a small collection 😂 #art #artist #painting #painters #portraitartist #portraits #gouacheart #paint #portraitart
I do 'em too....a small collection. 😊
October 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I do 'em too....a small collection. 😊
Send this around my friends/family on WhatsApp before posting, they are all normally over-the-top, 'Oh that's brilliant' etc. but this one got 'Not as good as your other work' for the first time ever! Anyone guess where this is? #painting #art #landscapes #artist #painter #landscapeart
October 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Send this around my friends/family on WhatsApp before posting, they are all normally over-the-top, 'Oh that's brilliant' etc. but this one got 'Not as good as your other work' for the first time ever! Anyone guess where this is? #painting #art #landscapes #artist #painter #landscapeart
Well that's the late Bramble framed and up on the living room wall, same wall as Chris' my wife gazing out at Weston-super-Mare pier 🥰 #art #artist #painter #landscape #portrait #catart #painting #petart #lovedones
September 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Well that's the late Bramble framed and up on the living room wall, same wall as Chris' my wife gazing out at Weston-super-Mare pier 🥰 #art #artist #painter #landscape #portrait #catart #painting #petart #lovedones
Take it in folks! As rare as rocking horse poo, one of my paintings framed and voluntarily on the wall where someone lives (not the lavatory/storage cupboard either). You won't see this often, if at all 😂 #art #landscape #ScottishHighlands #artist #painter #gouache #Scottishlandscapes #framedartwork
September 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Take it in folks! As rare as rocking horse poo, one of my paintings framed and voluntarily on the wall where someone lives (not the lavatory/storage cupboard either). You won't see this often, if at all 😂 #art #landscape #ScottishHighlands #artist #painter #gouache #Scottishlandscapes #framedartwork
Well one member of my family definitely likes my painting! 😂 Gave this to my step-daughter's step-daughter because she said she liked it so much, and she got her boyfriend to frame it for the flat! #art #landscape #ScottishHighlands #artist #painter #gouache #Scottishlandscapes #framedartwork
September 19, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Well one member of my family definitely likes my painting! 😂 Gave this to my step-daughter's step-daughter because she said she liked it so much, and she got her boyfriend to frame it for the flat! #art #landscape #ScottishHighlands #artist #painter #gouache #Scottishlandscapes #framedartwork
Bramble - had an artists block again. I thought I'd paint the late, great Bramble. My mum's cat who lived with us after mum got dementia, then died, he even moved to Scotland with us. Sadly gone now, if he met you he would have come over said hello and loved you ♥️ #art #painter #artist #cat #Bramble
September 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Bramble - had an artists block again. I thought I'd paint the late, great Bramble. My mum's cat who lived with us after mum got dementia, then died, he even moved to Scotland with us. Sadly gone now, if he met you he would have come over said hello and loved you ♥️ #art #painter #artist #cat #Bramble
Hey just watched Paul Murton on BBC 2's 'Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers' and tonight (Sept 10) he was visiting the River Tay. Guess what, he had a look at Kinnoull Hill Tower....yup the same one I painted - he never mentioned me though 😄 #art #ScottishLandscapes #painting #PaulMurton #RiverTay
September 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hey just watched Paul Murton on BBC 2's 'Grand Tours of Scotland's Rivers' and tonight (Sept 10) he was visiting the River Tay. Guess what, he had a look at Kinnoull Hill Tower....yup the same one I painted - he never mentioned me though 😄 #art #ScottishLandscapes #painting #PaulMurton #RiverTay
On this day (September 8th) 1929 my mum Catherine Murphy (Strover) was born in Lombardstown, Ireland. She's been gone 6 years now but I will be forever grateful for her love and support through the good times and the bad. Dementia is heartless #lovemum
September 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
On this day (September 8th) 1929 my mum Catherine Murphy (Strover) was born in Lombardstown, Ireland. She's been gone 6 years now but I will be forever grateful for her love and support through the good times and the bad. Dementia is heartless #lovemum
The Signs. Here's my first painting since my car accident that nearly cost my wife and me our lives. I thought it had knocked the 'want' of painting out of me. I have 507 followers, about 4 responded to the original accident news when posted😂 #painting #art #landscape #artist #art #paint
#theSigns
#theSigns
August 23, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Happy birthday @jameschristopher.bsky.social this is what happens when you make friends with me! 🤣 #painting #portaitoftrouble #nearlysomeart #looksabitlikechris #HappyBirthday #oldman
August 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Happy birthday @jameschristopher.bsky.social this is what happens when you make friends with me! 🤣 #painting #portaitoftrouble #nearlysomeart #looksabitlikechris #HappyBirthday #oldman
I can't sell posters of this in my Spreadshop because it violates personal rights of the individual - I don't know the man but I think Denzel Washington wouldn't be upset by this painting, anyone a personal friend?😂 #DenzelWashington #Glory #actor #painting #portrait #TheivingStrovey #ripoffpainter
August 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I can't sell posters of this in my Spreadshop because it violates personal rights of the individual - I don't know the man but I think Denzel Washington wouldn't be upset by this painting, anyone a personal friend?😂 #DenzelWashington #Glory #actor #painting #portrait #TheivingStrovey #ripoffpainter
I think Squeak is done. Have good peaceful long sleep fella, RIP #art #paint #painter #artist #catart #Squeak #gouache #StroverArt #lostpets #catportrait
July 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I think Squeak is done. Have good peaceful long sleep fella, RIP #art #paint #painter #artist #catart #Squeak #gouache #StroverArt #lostpets #catportrait
Here's my latest, The Bench. I have sort of been asked to do this as my friend thinks I can sell paintings of the Holiday Home Park and it's surroundings this comes from to the residents. We shall see. #art #painting #artist #TheBench #landscapes #gouacheart #painter #Wales
July 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Here's my latest, The Bench. I have sort of been asked to do this as my friend thinks I can sell paintings of the Holiday Home Park and it's surroundings this comes from to the residents. We shall see. #art #painting #artist #TheBench #landscapes #gouacheart #painter #Wales
Not a physically big cat, but you'll never meet a cat with a bigger heart and loving nature in your life - I don't say this lightly, my wife and my respective families have had a lot of cats over decades.
Gone now, over a year, and I still miss our loyal, loving friend 💔
Gone now, over a year, and I still miss our loyal, loving friend 💔
July 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not a physically big cat, but you'll never meet a cat with a bigger heart and loving nature in your life - I don't say this lightly, my wife and my respective families have had a lot of cats over decades.
Gone now, over a year, and I still miss our loyal, loving friend 💔
Gone now, over a year, and I still miss our loyal, loving friend 💔