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Coal Hole Bar by the late Roger Eastwood. #rogereastwood #northernart Grim Art

In love with the game by Danny Abrahams. #dannyabrahams #northernart Grim Art

An apt one from February 2021 to close on today … fantastic, characterful stuff 😍 from one of Oldham’s finest … Go Home to your Wife! by Gordon Radford (1936-2015)

Sadly the ole retrospective has revealed a number of significant departures including @bleasdale_r ☹️ although he can still be tracked down in the usual ‘other places’. A fine piece by him here from 2023 The Carrie Steel Works by Richard Bleasdale

Staying with the previous theme of ‘steel works and sad goodbyes’. One of my favourite renderings over the past five years of a lost ‘steel mother’ that was particularly close to my own heart 💔😔 Riding home from South Gare past #Redcar Blast Furnace by Tom French (b.1944)

A hugely influential and important northern artist, but above all, lovely chap, a signed volume of Geoffrey’s work via the lovely folk Cheshire Art Gallery 🙏🏻 (where you can see more of his work) is on my #Stuff2SaveInAFireList 🔥 Jackson and Brother Ltd by Geoffrey Key (b.1941)

Think my appreciation of Lowry’s work was somewhat jaded, so very grateful to the #GrimArt Community for doing much to reignite my enthusiasm 🥳🙏🏻 Still prefer the outliers though👇😉 A View from the Window of the Royal Technical College, Salford by L.S Lowry (1887–1976)

Just remembered in time, the preamble to this retrospective (see pinned post 📌) did promise #caravans … so here’s an incredibly popular one from back in March 2022 😍 #Art The Green Caravan by Marjan Jaspers (b.1949)

The aforementioned preamble did state #abandoned caravans, so can’t celebrate the key motif #GrimCaravans (do check that tag out for more 😍) without a classic from Aug. 2023 by @paulspencer1973 Sadly, another departee, so never did find out if he got a jigsaw made of this 😔😉

And the final one in the #CaravanSalute 🫡 section of the current retrospective, is from a talented and lovely chum of #GrimArt the smashing Holly Brodie 😘🙏🏻 I like to think this is her home and studio, please #DoNot❌ confirm otherwise 😁 Out to Dry by Holly Brodie

Honoured to have the company of the outstanding David Bez David Bez Artist over the past five years … his posts have never failed to lift the ole spirits 🥳 Many thanks for your support, David 🎖️🙏🏻 The Yard by David Bez

A relatively new, but exciting find, the hugely talented Caz Latham She is, as indeed you all are - total rockstars 🤩 for your support and kind contributions over the last few years ❤️🙏🏻 Approaching Piccadilly (I'm a Rockstar) by Caz Latham

Kinda rushing now to fit in the most popular artists we shared between 2020 and 2025 😰 and there’s not many more popular than this chap 😍👏 A Mining Town in Winter (Oil on Board) by Brian Shields (Braaq) (1951-1997)

The work of Trevor Grimshaw has long held a Top 5 🏆 Spot in the #GrimArt Charts 📈 … even if I have mixed him up with Marc Grimshaw at times 😳😁 Industrial Landscape (Graphite) by Trevor Grimshaw (1947-2001)

Another #NorthernArtHero🎖️Manchester born, Peter Stanaway … have long loved his use of colour blocks and to bring it further down to my personal level, his fine portrayals of chippies and pubs 😉👍 Northern Street Scene by Peter Stanaway (b. 1943)

We’ve shared quite a few nocturnes over the past five years, but this one from the hugely popular Craig Everett is a real standout for me 😍👏 Nearly Home by Craig Everett

The work which inspired the title of this retrospective ‘Welcome to the Wasteland’ Lonely buildings or figures, those common, symbolic features of #art depicting the dark, melancholic beauty of post industrial change we love 😉 Deserted Buildings by Nan Youngman (1906–1995)

Well, hope that’s provided a greater insight into what #GrimArt actually is, but in truth it’s pretty much what #you want it to be. Huge thanks 🙏🏻 for your kind participation over the past five years, will catch up with your messages then take a short break. All the best - Tony