• Art print of a signpost with directional signs for Bruton, Frome and Shepton - wth blackbird sitting on it and surround hedge rows and fields
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Gallery Midnight

Somerset Blackbird

Somerset Blackbird

by Johny Midnight

A Somerset fingerpost points three ways through a summer hedgerow. A blackbird has claimed the Shepton Mallet arm as his own. Behind him, cornfields and a wide blue sky.

Original for sale £1,800 | contact gallery

Limited edition fine art prints, hand-signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition is sold out, it will not be reproduced.

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  • Artwork Description

    The old county fingerpost is painted with the kind of precision that lets you read the miles - Bruton two and a quarter, Frome seven. The hedgerow behind it is dense, almost mosaic in its texture, built up in thick, interlocking marks of green and dark. A blackbird perches on the Shepton Mallet arm with complete authority, watching. The sky is a straightforward Somerset blue, the kind that arrives on still summer days and stays. At the base of the post, a few autumn leaves have crept into the foreground - a quiet reminder that nothing in the countryside stays at its peak for long.

  • Artist's Insight

    I paint signposts because they carry so much character and history without trying to. This one outside Bruton has been there for decades, the letters slightly worn, the paint layered. The blackbird landing on it was the detail that made the composition - suddenly it had a protagonist, someone to own the scene. I painted the hedgerow almost as an abstract, building up the texture so it feels properly dense and impenetrable, the way a Somerset hedge actually is.

Original Artwork Information

Artwork year created: 2025

Original artwork size: 65 x 80 cm

Original artwork medium: Oil on canvas

Original artwork status: Available for sale - £1,800

Print Details

Gallery Midnight limited edition fine art prints are available in A2 and A3 sizes. Edition sizes vary depending on the artwork.

Edition Details

  • A3 Limited Edition of 100
  • A2 Limited Edition of 100
  • Printed on archival matt fine art paper
  • Hand-signed and numbered by the artist
  • Certificate of authenticity included

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Original paintings are typically presented on stretched canvas and do not require framing.

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Packaging

Limited Edition Prints

All limited edition prints are carefully packaged in protective cardboard tubes to ensure they arrive safely and in excellent condition. This method protects the artwork during transit and allows the print to be professionally framed once received.

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About the Artist

Johny is a painter and founder of Gallery Midnight in Balham. His work is often described as “abstract on reality”, capturing familiar landscapes, seascapes and city scenes with expressive colour and movement. Influenced by a life spent between London, the Alps and the Caribbean, his paintings explore changing light, atmosphere and energy, inviting viewers to see well-known places in new and unexpected ways.

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