The Camden Market Free Art Man Gets Caught in the Wind

The Camden Market Free Art Man Gets Caught in the Wind

Author: Jompiy April 29, 2026 Duration: 18:41
This day at Camden was before I started properly checking the weather forecast beforehand. Nowadays I won't go if it's going to be windy, but this was recorded May 26th 2025. Not long after Ron Throop had returned home to New York, after showing me how to make this Free Art Frees Art work. Ron had a lot of work on loose canvas, so I started out copying this but then changed it later to cardboard with Advertism on the front, and holes so they are ready to hang. Whenever I ask people what they are going to do with their new painting, they nearly always say they are going to hang it on the wall, but I'm doubtful enough of this happening a lot of the time enough to take matters into my own hands and frame it for them.

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Blond Cards 207 to 407 before photographing [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 8:17
I've been at home most of this week as the weather is too windy to do The Camden Market Free Art Man display, so I've spent most of my time making the next two hundred Blond Cards. Mooney Ra Ra was here so I made a prese…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 22nd March 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:39
The last of a five day in a row staging of The Camden Market Free Art Man. I ran out of booklets to give out, which was a shame as a writer from Los Angeles just missed out on one. I had given them out pretty willy nilly…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 21st March 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:25
I give my art away at Camden Lock bridge on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays when the weather is allowing between March and November. As long as I'm not ill. Cold weather is ok, but wind and/or rain make holding The Camden…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 20th March 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:41
This week is the first sunny week of the year, so I was out 5 days in a row. The Blond Card series keep being popular, especially with kids. Having them on the floor probably helps for the same reason supermarkets put th…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 19th March 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:38
Another hot day in Camden, doing The Camden Market Free Art Man. I almost didn't make it there today as I fell out of bed at 3.30am and got a leg cramp. I was still hobbling badly 6 hours later, but after a bath and a tw…
Maddarings Hand on Yellow Paintings 1 to 20 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 10:59
I did these paintings for Maddarings after I bought some rings there. I now have 7 rings from them. I don't like wearing rings on my thumb, so have reached my full quota with 7 as I already have an engagement ring, even…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 18th March 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:42
The hottest day of the year so far. There's no shade my side of the bridge, so The Camden Market Free Art Man finished early today, at around 2pm. Still got some interviews though. I'm planning to go today, but fell out…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 14th March 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:31
The longest video so far, for The Camden Market Free Art Man. I had to chase a young man who walked off with a handful of my Blond Card paintings. Looking back, I should have left him one, as plenty of other people have…
The Camden Market Free Art Man Gets Done by Brunch [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 9:34
Thanks Alan, the legendary Camden Market town crier. Alan Myatt giving some free advertising to my free art. Free to passers by of my political protest against expensive art at Camden market. If the weather's nice, I try…
The Camden Market Free Art Man 29th April 2026 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 26:17
Camden Market was quiet and windy today, but still managed to give away more large paintings than usual to passers by. It was windy but not in the direction that often blows my art into the road. Free Art Frees Art.