the archive of work by paddy killer
It shows the broad spectrum of work produced by Paddy over the last 40 years. The latest works are first and the oldest, last. Some are commissioned for public and private locations and others purchased from exhibitions or directly from Paddy
Categories of work include:
wall hung fine art works: art textiles, drawings
3D fine art works: sculptural art textiles
work for interiors: counterpanes, pillows, plates, glass, stone
wearables: hats, shawls, waistcoats
book illustrations
graphic design for stationery, cards, leaflets
chloris in marble 1998
chloris in marble 1998 sandblasted rosa osada marble 100x200 cm Fabricated by Peter Habergham of ABS Display Graphics from a cartoon for In Arkadia touring exhibition.
ombra mai fu 1998
ombra mai fu 1998 50x50cm drawing and machine embroidery on silk private collection Ombra Mai Fu is an aria from Serse by Handel. It is also known as Handel's Largo. Surely, any self-respecting Persian King would have Persian cats!
illustrations for gardening with silk and gold
illustrations for gardening with silk and gold Thomasina Beck's book Gardening with Silk and Gold indian ink on paper 1997 David & Charles ISBN 0 7153 0487 9 pp12, 40, 64, 67, 80, 100, 120, 137, 140-1, 142-3, 153, 154 chapter headings & projects elizabethan gardens chapter heading stuart gardens chapter heading georgian gardens chapter headings regency [...]
belsay capital 1997
belsay capital 1997 sandblasted marble Fabricated by Peter Habergham of ABS Dislay Graphics for the In Arkadia touring exhibition.
attributes of boreas (detail) 1997
attributes of boreas (detail) 1997 74x74 cm drawing, bonding and painting on antung & organza silks university of strathclyde fine art collection One of the Attributes of the Gods made for the In Arkadia exhibition. This one is for Boreas
dionysus 1997
dionysus 1997 273x106 cm drawing, bonding and painting on antung and organza silks collection of leeds city council at lotherton hall Made for the In Arkadia touring exhibition. It represents a statuesque Dionysus with his rhyton and thursus standing on an altar draped with some of his other attributes.
chloris 1997
chloris 1997 273x106 cm drawing, painting and bonding on silk private collection photograph: keith paisley Made for the In Arkadia touring exhibition. Chloris, as the goddess of spring, is surrounded by her attributes, as she stands on her altar
revels 1997
revels 1997 285x107cm drawing and machine embroidery on silk, painted wood frame private collection Made for the In Arkadia touring exhibition. This work portrays everyone who worked on the exhibition, and the gods, partaking in the sacred rites of Dionysus, who is sitting down after imbibing too much.
northern lights and northern sights 1996
northern lights and northern sights 1996 489x737 drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk, painted wood frame air uk commission Commissioned by Air Uk for their 1997 calendar. 12 artists were each sent to a destination Air UK flew to and were commissioned to make a work for that destination. Paddy was sent to Madrid an then to Aberdeen
tunnel vision 1996
tunnel vision 1996 drawing in ink and watercolour on paper commission for sustrans drawing for a LandArt commission on the Sustrans C2C Cycle path, for an embankment design and planting on the Edinburgh/London Railway line at Chester le Street. The project was a collaboration between Paddy and horticulturist and writer Jane Torday. Jane subsequently created [...]