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Artist inspired by abduction experiences

By T.K. Randall
December 28, 2014 · Comment icon 18 comments

Canning's work has proven very popular. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 2.0 Jennifer Rensel
Lloyd Canning has based his artwork on visions associated with his extraterrestrial encounters.
The 33-year-old British artist claims that he was first abducted ten years ago while driving home in a van he had just purchased. During the journey he recalled witnessing a large round, shining object hovering in the sky above the road.

"As it passed over I was completely awestruck and I froze, I couldn't understand what had flown over me," he said. "It was a massive object, with no wings, and flew over without any sound."

Several days later Canning started to feel compelled to paint strange images that kept appearing in his mind. Before long he was 'receiving' these images on a regular basis and has since painted numerous works of art based on what he now believes to be a form of extraterrestrial channeling.
"Ever since that first sighting I have had these crazy visions that just come over me," he said. "When they happen it's like I don't have a choice - I just have to paint them."

Despite the unusual nature of his work however Canning's paintings have proven very popular and he has showcased them at several exhibitions and conventions.

"It's something that I think I have to tell people about, I think I was chosen because I was an artist, and they know they could channel through me," he said.

Source: Mirror | Comments (18)




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Comment icon #9 Posted by Hawkin 9 years ago
In an interview, Jack and Jim Weiner of the famous Allagash Incident also claimed there artwork changed after there encounter and was compelled to draw geometric paintings and model clay work in geometric forms.
Comment icon #10 Posted by Cruel_Cahal 9 years ago
I personally don't believe in "alien abductions". The concept of intelligent, highly-advanced life continually coming to Earth just to abduct random nobodies, and probe them, or steal their sperm or ovaries, over and over and over again, is just ludicrous and nonsensical. Canning clearly gets his inspiration from something, and even though it may just be his imagination or glitches with his memory that actually involve normal terrestrial things or simply dream recollection, it doesn't really matter, he at least HAS inspiration and it allows him to churn out work. Inspiration can be hard to com... [More]
Comment icon #11 Posted by bee 9 years ago
very nice paintings
Comment icon #12 Posted by Imaginarynumber1 9 years ago
Wonder how much he charges for his work? I'll bet the prices are out of this world....
Comment icon #13 Posted by toast 9 years ago
Thats how marketing works. Find a target group and earn the money. Find more target groups and earn more money.
Comment icon #14 Posted by seeder 9 years ago
There are quite a number of artists who draw alien stuff, he is just one of many. So to stand out from the crowd, why not attach a story about being abducted? Funny enough his own website doesn't mention abductions, see his 'about' page http://lloydcanningartworld.com/about/ Dont forget about HR Giger either, the artist who came up with the 'alien' (with Sigorney Weaver) LINK .
Comment icon #15 Posted by toast 9 years ago
Dont forget about HR Giger either, the artist who came up with the 'alien' (with Sigorney Weaver) And HR Giger had an "adult-art" section as well but not all ppl know that.
Comment icon #16 Posted by FullMoon 9 years ago
FAKE check out this link to his Facebook page, he admits it was a lie. https://m.facebook.com/LloydCanningsArt
Comment icon #17 Posted by JewishAlien 9 years ago
Cruel_Cahal you made me want to create a profile which I have been lurking here for years, and haven't posted since probably 2007. I wanted to say that we shouldn't disregard someones story because of what doesn't fit into our logic. That's why it's called a phenomena. We all have our own theories on why we are being visited, and their ultimate purpose. But one thing we can agree on is that their methods are mysterious. There will always be something that adds enigma to this whole puzzle regardless of what we believe. It may not be for reasons we thought they were. Perhaps for pure humiliation... [More]
Comment icon #18 Posted by AstralHorus 9 years ago
I personally don't believe in "alien abductions". The concept of intelligent, highly-advanced life continually coming to Earth just to abduct random nobodies, and probe them, or steal their sperm or ovaries, over and over and over again, is just ludicrous and nonsensical. Canning clearly gets his inspiration from something, and even though it may just be his imagination or glitches with his memory that actually involve normal terrestrial things or simply dream recollection, it doesn't really matter, he at least HAS inspiration and it allows him to churn out work. Inspiration can be hard to com... [More]


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