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Happy #starwarsday everyone! #MayThe4thBeWithYou #starwars #theforce #theforceawakens #yoda #lightside #jedi #jedimaster #DoOrDoNot #ThereIsNoTry #repost

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Excited for #fightnight it promises to be an awesome #fight I'm all for team #pacman to take the #win #illustration of #Manny #Pacquiao of the #Philippines #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobedraw #pacwins #mayweatherpacquiao #maypac

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Any keen to #guesswho this might be? A little #closeup of a #WIP #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #Adobedraw Time to get back into some #art and #illustration after such a long #instagram hiatus

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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Martin Luther King, Jr. #MLK #MLKDay #MLKDay2015 #MLK2015

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#Illustration of #Jedi #master #Yoda. Just finished watching the final season of #starwars the #clonewars. The last few episodes of Yoda on a journey to increase his abilities in #theforce are pretty awesome - especially when he has to confront the #darkside version of himself. #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas #maytheforcebewithyou #lightside #forceawakens

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Been signing and numbering a bunch of these #Tui #art #prints before shipping. Already have quite a few happy customers and even a few tears being shed! #artprint #nz #Illustration #aotearoa #endemic #bird #vector #minimalist #NewZealand #native #christmas #presents "He manu whakatoi" Tui Art Print by @tukaramatthews Museum-quality art print on brilliant white 308gsm archival Optica Rag
A3 Unframed – 297mm x 420mm Limited Edition of 25
Named, signed & dated by the artist. $140.00 - postage not included. DM or email me@tukaramatthews.com for enquiries

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This one is for the man, @gregstraightart - hope you like it! #Illustration of William James Te Wehi Taitoko MBE, better known by his stage name Billy T. James. #BillyT, was a #NewZealand #entertainer, #comedian, #musician and #actor. He became a key figure in the development of New Zealand #comedy, a household name during his lifetime, and remains an #icon to the present day. The Billy T #Award was founded in 1997 in honour of James. It is New Zealand's most prestigious comedy award, recognising #comedians with outstanding #potential. Winners are presented with a #yellow #towel, Billy's trademark from his "Te News" sketches. #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas #nz #aotearoa #TeNews #news #laugh #funny

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"He manu whakatoi" Tui Art Print by @tukaramatthews Museum-quality art print on brilliant white 308gsm archival Optica Rag A3 Unframed – 297mm x 420mm Limited Edition of 25 Named, signed & dated by the artist. $140.00 - postage not included. DM or email me@tukaramatthews.com for enquiries #art #artprint #prints #nz #Illustration #aotearoa #tui #endemic #bird #vector #frame #minimalist

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"He manu whakatoi" Tui Art Print by @tukaramatthews Museum-quality art print on brilliant white 308gsm archival Optica Rag A3 Unframed – 297mm x 420mm Limited Edition of 25 Named, signed & dated by the artist. $140.00 - postage not included. DM or Email me@tukaramatthews.com for enquiries #art #artprint #prints #nz #Illustration #aotearoa #tui #endemic #bird #vector #blurred #bokeh

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"He manu whakatoi" Tui Art Print by @tukaramatthews Museum-quality art print on brilliant white 308gsm archival Optica Rag A3 Unframed – 297mm x 420mm Limited Edition of 25 Named, signed & dated by the artist. $140.00 - postage not included. #art #artprint #prints #nz #Illustration #aotearoa #tui #endemic #bird #vector

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#Illustration of #Margaret Hilda #Thatcher. #Baroness Thatcher, was the Prime Minister of the #UnitedKingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the #Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving #British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is the only woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist called her the "#IronLady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising #politics and leadership style. As #PrimeMinister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as #Thatcherism. Originally a research #chemist before becoming a #barrister, Thatcher was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970 government. In 1975, Thatcher became Leader of the Opposition and became the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election. Thatcher introduced a series of political and economic initiatives intended to reverse high #unemployment and Britain's struggles in the wake of the #WinterofDiscontent and an ongoing #recession. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised deregulation (particularly of the financial sector), flexible labour markets, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. Thatcher's popularity during her first years in office waned amid recession and high unemployment until the 1982 Falklands War brought a resurgence of support, resulting in her re-election in 1983. Thatcher was re-elected for a third term in 1987. She resigned as Prime Minister and party leader in November 1990, after Michael Heseltine launched a challenge to her leadership. After retiring from the Commons in 1992, she was given a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher, of Kesteven in the county of Lincolnshire, which entitled her to sit in the #HouseofLords. After a series of small strokes in 2002, she was advised to withdraw from public speaking, and in 2013 she died of another #stroke in #London at the age of 87. #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas

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#Illustration of William Jaird #Levitt was an #American #real-estate #developer widely credited as the father of modern American #suburbia. He came to symbolize the new #suburban growth with his use of #massproduction techniques to construct large developments of #houses, eponymously named #Levittowns, selling for under $10,000. Many other relatively inexpensive suburban developments soon appeared throughout the country. While he did not invent the building of communities of affordable single-family homes within driving distance of major areas of employment, his innovations in providing affordable housing popularized this type of planned community in the years following World War II. His legacy remains criticized for its long-term effects of replacing farmland with suburban sprawl. His nicknames included "#TheKingOfSuburbia" and "#Inventor of the Suburb." At his height, when he was building one suburban house every 16 minutes he compared his successes to those of Henry Ford's automobile #assemblyline. In achieving his housing development success, he also became one of the visible examples of the prevailing #business practice of many contemporary #realestate developers of the era to cater to the common racism of his intended clientele, developing "white-only" enclaves in the neighborhoods he created. Environmentalists also find issue with the suburban #lifestyle he helped to create. Historian Kenneth Jackson wrote of Levitt & Sons: "The family that had the greatest impact on postwar housing in the #UnitedStates was Abraham Levitt and his sons, William and Alfred, who ultimately built more than 140,000 houses and turned a cottage #industry into a major #manufacturing #process". #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas

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#Illustration of #Theodore “T.R.” #Roosevelt, Jr. He was an #American #politician, #author, #naturalist, #soldier, #explorer, and #historian who served as the 26th #President of the #UnitedStates. He was a leader of the #Republican Party (GOP) and founder of the #Progressive Party insurgency of 1912. He is known for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his #leadership, as well as his “#cowboy” persona and robust masculinity. He attended #Harvard College where he studied biology, boxed, and developed an interest in naval affairs. His book The Naval War of 1812 established him as a learned historian and #writer. By 1897, under President William McKinley, Roosevelt was in effect running the #Navy Department. He gained national fame for his courage in battle in Cuba, then returned to be elected #Governor of New York. He was the GOP nominee for Vice President with William McKinley, campaigning successfully against radicalism and for prosperity, national honor, imperialism, high tariffs and the gold standard. Roosevelt became the youngest President at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He was the first president to speak out on #conservation, and he greatly expanded the system of national parks and national forests. He negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won the 1906 #Nobel #Peace Prize. Roosevelt has consistently been ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents. His face adorns Mount #Rushmore alongside those of George #Washington, Thomas #Jefferson, and Abraham #Lincoln #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas

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#Illustration of #Theodore “T.R.” #Roosevelt, Jr. He was an #American #politician, #author, #naturalist, #soldier, #explorer, and #historian who served as the 26th #President of the #UnitedStates. He was a leader of the #Republican Party (GOP) and founder of the #Progressive Party insurgency of 1912. He is known for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his #leadership, as well as his “#cowboy” persona and robust masculinity. He attended #Harvard College where he studied biology, boxed, and developed an interest in naval affairs. His book The Naval War of 1812 established him as a learned historian and #writer. By 1897, under President William McKinley, Roosevelt was in effect running the #Navy Department. When the war with Spain broke out in 1898, he helped form the famous #RoughRiders, a combination of wealthy Easterners and Western cowboys. He gained national fame for his courage in battle in Cuba, then returned to be elected #Governor of New York. He was the GOP nominee for Vice President with William McKinley, campaigning successfully against radicalism and for prosperity, national honor, imperialism, high tariffs and the gold standard. Roosevelt became the youngest President at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He was the first president to speak out on #conservation, and he greatly expanded the system of national parks and national forests. He negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won the 1906 #Nobel #Peace Prize. Roosevelt has consistently been ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents. His face adorns Mount #Rushmore alongside those of George #Washington, Thomas #Jefferson, and Abraham #Lincoln #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas

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#Illustration of #Theodore “T.R.” #Roosevelt, Jr. He was an #American #politician, #author, #naturalist, #soldier, #explorer, and #historian who served as the 26th #President of the #UnitedStates. He was a leader of the #Republican Party (GOP) and founder of the #Progressive Party insurgency of 1912. He is known for his exuberant personality, range of interests and achievements, and his #leadership, as well as his “#cowboy” persona and robust masculinity. He attended #Harvard College where he studied biology, boxed, and developed an interest in naval affairs. He quickly entered #politics, determined to become a member of the ruling class. His book The Naval War of 1812 established him as a learned historian and #writer. By 1897, under President William McKinley, Roosevelt was in effect running the #Navy Department. When the war with Spain broke out in 1898, he helped form the famous #RoughRiders, a combination of wealthy Easterners and Western cowboys. He gained national fame for his courage in battle in Cuba, then returned to be elected #Governor of New York. He was the GOP nominee for Vice President with William McKinley, campaigning successfully against radicalism and for prosperity, national honor, imperialism (regarding the Philippines), high tariffs and the gold standard. Roosevelt became the youngest President at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated in 1901. He was the first president to speak out on #conservation, and he greatly expanded the system of national parks and national forests. He negotiated an end to the Russo-Japanese War, for which he won the 1906 #Nobel #Peace Prize. Roosevelt has consistently been ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents. His face adorns Mount #Rushmore alongside those of George #Washington, Thomas #Jefferson, and Abraham #Lincoln #madewithwacom #bamboostylus in #adobeideas

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#Merci to the '#French' men of #ContinentalCars #Peugeot on Great South Road, Greenlane. Lovin my #croissant on my walk to work this morning. #bonjour #beret #cravat #Peugeot308 #Peugeot

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#Merci to the '#French' men of #ContinentalCars #Peugeot on Great South Road, Greenlane. Lovin my #croissant on my walk to work this morning. #beret #cravat