Martin Laird

Orcadian artist

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"We're not in Deepdale anymore", A Monster of The Crown. A giant winged sea lion with a whale tail and five tentacles with eyes eyeballing a broken statue of the Lady of Justice. A young girl stand in the rusty gateway of Her Majesty's Government and waves a saltire in its face.

The Road to Deepdale

“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t after you.” Joseph Heller, Catch-22 The Road...

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"Post-ironic Salmond Love." Hot pink portrait of Alex Salmond, derived from a photograph taken moments after he had uttered the words "I love you."

Post-Ironic Salmond Love

Post-ironic Salmond Love From Saturday 13th to Friday 26th March, Northlight Gallery in Stromness will...

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Selected work for sale

Animation

You can watch 'A Gude Cause maks a Strong Erm', the animated story of the Orcadian Woman's Suffrage Society, via the free, open source, and ad-free Peertube network.

A Gude Cause Maks A Strong Erm - the story of the Orcadian Woman's Suffrage Society