Faces, Figures, & Fabrics, Paddy Killer's exhibition at Newcastle Arts Centre, ends on Friday, so very little time to get down there. Hope you manage/managed to get to see it. All the exhibits are for sale. Also for sale are Greetings Cards & packs of Paddy's postcards. This is the article by David Whetstone in the Newcastle Chronicle PADDY'S STATEMENT from the exhibition [...]
The Brit and the Great Bear, has been selected for the 62 Group exhibition Making Space at Macclesfield Silk Museum. Drawing, painting and machine embroidery on silk. Painted wooden frame 129x93cm The Atlas Coelestis from the observations at Greenwich by the first Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed (1646-1719), was published posthumously in 1729. It depicts the [...]
I am leading a workshop with the 62 Group Summer Exhibition, Making Space, at Macclesfield Silk Museum. Date: 16.07.2016 Title: My Life in Silk I have been using silk as my main medium since the late 80s, incorporating it with other textiles and non-textile materials such as glass, and wood. In this textile workshop I will explain [...]
This is the christmas card for Vets4Pets Carlisle, commissioned by Lisa Kerr who is the vet. It is the latest I have done for her, the others being last year's Christmas card, and pet sympathy and get-well-soon cards. Claude, a British Blue cat, and is the winner of a competition Lisa ran on her practice website for the [...]
Canto #3 is now finished. The subject is the entrance to hell as observed by Dante and Virgil from Dante's Divine Comedy. They watch as the neutrals swirl around, and Charon is seen ferrying his passengers across the river Styx. It is a private commission. The size is w133 x h131. The techniques are drawing, painting [...]
62 group : now is a new exhibition of work by the members of the 62 Group, and opens at Upfront Gallery on Tuesday 17th March, and ends 10th May. Further information, opening times etc Here is the invite to the 62 Group PV on Saturday 21st March 2-4pm. Paddy is leading a workshop, Material Illumination, on Saturday 18th April. Material [...]
