Obituaries
Barry Martin (1943-2025)
He spent sixty years making art out of movement — steel rods that crept in and out of their own structures, discs…
Literature & Arts
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Early Warning Signs
How does an eccentric begin? In this opening chapter of his memoir, Colin reflects on childhood, solitary curiosity and the quiet habit…
An Unsentimental Question in the Night
In front, it wasn’t the dunes; in front, was the sea. He ran into the flood. “But I was outside, too,” said…
Expressing Random Thoughts
More Artworks by Colin Shaddick
Developing Characters
More eccentric drawings by Colin Shaddick
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The mermaid in a dog collar
From a vicar who dressed as a mermaid, preached with nine cats in church and created what became the modern Harvest Festival,…
Reflections Before Lunch
Set within the quiet rooms of an ancestral Irish country house, this contemplative piece explores memory, landscape, inheritance and identity.
Sid’s World
A series of light-hearted, whimsical images about Sid, a character invented by Colin Shaddick.
They Turned Out to Be My Friends
A personal recollection of representing The Eccentric Club in Devon by our member Colin Shaddick, who won one of The Most Eccentric…
The Twitcher
I’ve always loved sketching. Much of my childhood was spent doing just that.
On A Cold Step
A new poem by Colin Shaddick.
My 2B Pencil
A new poem by Colin Shaddick
Sid The Adventurer
Who is Sid? Meet the eccentric cartoon character born from imagination, ADHD, creative frustration and the very human fear of never quite…