Posts Tagged With: The Vibes

Mark of the Cross People

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Mark

For the first time in 15 years, I’m painting again, exhibiting my work at the Sin In My Heart show in Manchester. Once upon a time, in Amsterdam, I had one of my oil paintings up in a sex shop. But as our curator, Paul Darling remarked, nobody goes to a sex shop to look at the art! When word went out that the theme of the new exhibition was sex, death, sin and religion, I put myself forward as a contributor. How could I not?

Announcing my new piece, oil on canvas 76x91cm, entitled X (the following is NSW) Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: artist, christianity, Gay, Homoerotic, jesus, Mark Wallis, Oil on Canvas, Oil Painting, painter, painting, Religion, The Vibes | Leave a comment

Champagne for Everyone!

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Mark

Dear readers, you’ll be relieved to hear I prepared an acceptance speech and left it on the London Underground. Three years of WordPressing – a lot of fun and a great deal of hard work. Pretty pictures don’t make themselves, but if they did, they might be a bit less over-saturated. I hope this little blog brightens your day in some small way. Cheers and thanks for following.

Categories: Art, Design, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: anniversary, birthday, Blogging, Blogs, Mark Wallis, The Vibes, WordPress | 11 Comments

Breakfast in Mayfair

Posted on April 5, 2014 by Mark

London Porches in Kensington, by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Elegant London

Waking up in the spring sunshine, stepping onto the balcony of my Nash terrace in one of London’s more exclusive squares, is a moment to savour. Until room service reminds me I have to check out. Set camera to Stun.

Greek Church Bayswater

Kensington Gardens London by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Centre Point London by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Liberty store London, atrium by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Liberty Store sign London by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Balcony in Kensington London by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

The architecture of London is arresting, diverse and chaotic. Baroque and Brutalist, side by side. I can’t turn a corner without snapping away. I’m a tourist who stops traffic to get the perfect view, carrying a legal disclaimer for the police (written by the police) in case anyone tries to interfere.

Just a couple of days in the capital, a surprise whistle-stop tour.

Athenia Bayswater London by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Carnaby Street sign London by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Mark Wallis drinking coconut milk in London on thevibes.me

Art Deco Building Chelsea by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

Spaghetti House London by Mark wallis on thevibes.me

Ice Cream sundae in Balans London, Old Compton Street by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me

It’s so hot on Oxford Street, we buy chilled coconuts and drink the milk through a straw. Luxury in the dust! The sun sets on Soho Square, and we have to make our way back to Manchester. For all the noise and chaos, London is a difficult city to leave.

Categories: Photography, Travel, Vibe Monitor | Tags: architecture, Bayswater, Carnaby Street, John Nash, Kensington, Liberty London, London, Mark Wallis, Mayfair, Soho, The Vibes | 9 Comments

Happy Ostara!

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Mark

Ostara Hare by Mark Wallis on thevibes.me Rainbows, downpours and sunshine. March hares are jumping. Shooting buds and rising sap. I feel like Tigger. Happy Ostara, the return of the sun. Forget easter with the naked guy in the diaper and all those creepy Cross People. Just celebrate nature.

Categories: Art, Design, Random, Vibe Monitor | Tags: Christian, Easter Bunny, Hare, Mark Wallis, Ostara, Pagan, psychedelic, rabbit, Religion, The Vibes, vintage | 2 Comments

The Crooked Man

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Mark

The new one pound coin with george Osborne by Mark wallis at thevibes.me
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile.
He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile.
He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse,
And they all lived together in a little crooked house.

Look, everyone! Pretty new things! Anything to distract you from the worst government in British history. Should I submit my George Osborne update for the new one pound coin to The Royal Mint?