News
17 to 24 Nov 2011
New York Project...
Exhibition curated by Matt Vickerstaff and Diana More at Brooklyn Fire Proof
07 Aug 2011
Torn
Between The Light And Dark...
A solo exhibition of paintings from
the last 10 years:
Wednesday 31 August 2011 to Friday 30th
September.
Launch Night: Saturday 03 September
2011 6pm to 11pm
Come and join me for a drink or 2 on
the launch night, in this real ale pub
in central Derby
Crompton
Tavern, 40 Crompton Street, Derby
DE1 1NX
Go on, you know you want to come! As
a reward I'll throw in a printable statement
and A4
poster
22 March 2011
Whole
in One ...
I have a painting in this exhibition
at the Crocus
Gallery of artists who help run
the gallery. Runs from 22 March to 02
April 2011. See Facebook
event page
23 February 2011
Inside
the Crocus - On Tour...
The Crocus Gallery's artists have crossed
the border and are headed for the The
Crompton Tavern in Derby. Their
artwork will be on display from 01 to
27 March - and the Pivate View will
be on Friday 04 March.
03 December 2010
Hurry
my Stripey Dee calendars are nearly
sold out...
If you wanna buy a Stripey Dee calendar
there are now only 4 left, so go to
The Paintdistresser's shop on Folksy.com
26 November 2010
Illustrations...
I have created 12 charming illustrations
for a calendar, so what are you waiting
for? Go and check them out in my gallery.
17 Nov 2010
Inside
the Crocus...
I have 4 new paintings which I am premiering
at an exhibition of artists who volunteer
for the
Crocus Gallery in Lenton, Nottingham.
This exhibition opens with a Private
View on Thursday 18th November from
6 to 9pm (all are welcome to join us!)
and runs until 2nd December. Alice Thickett
and yours truly curated this exhibition
which features 7 artists including ourselves
and whose artwork includes painting,
collage, sculpture, video and installation.
So do pop along and check us out.
16 Nov 2010
Art
for Sale...
There is now a selection of small, affordable
drawings alongside bookmarks and handmade
books by The
Paintdistresser on Folksy.
13 Aug 2010
Small
Change...
Bookmarks and handmade books by the
The
Paintdistresser on Folksy for a
few pounds each. There has also been
a few tweaks on the site including the
naming of the Rites and Rituals series
from last year (about time you say!)
a revamped logo and a couple of up-coming
exhibitions.
Have a browse!
02 June 2010
Art
in Sherwood
I am pleased to be taking part in Sherwood
Art Week (doing what it says on
the tin), which is a week of art in
Sherwood (a suburb of Nottingham, so
not in a forest or anything!) starting
on Friday 19th June and culminating
in the Sherwood Festival on Saturday
26th June. There's going to be loads
of art in shop windows, houses, churches,
community centres, etc plus the festival
will have loads of bands, stalls and
activities. Check the Sherwood
Art Week blog and the Sherwood
Festival website for a full rundown
of what's happening (loads of workshops
and family-friendly fun things to do!)
it's going to be a real community-wide
event.
Not only will I be exhibiting at the
Ukrainian Cultural Centre, I will also
have paintings in the window of Laurie's
Greengrocers on Mansfield Road (thanks
Soroosh!) and The Sherwood Cobbler on
Haydn Road (thanks Paul!).
I'm also selling drawings and prints
at the Secret Garden Craft Fair.
Plus (if that wasn't enough!) I'm sharing
a stall at the Sherwood Festival.
01 June 2010
New
paintings...
I have 7 new paintings in my online
gallery,
5 of which are on plywood.
22 Jan 2010
Accessible
art for sale...
I'm part way through the process of
making it easier to buy artwork from
this website. At the moment I have prints
for sale of my 2009 series of paintings
fetchingly called Rites
and Rituals Nos 1 to 12 and print-buying
can be achieved alongside each image.
Also check out my combined Gallery
and Shop page where there is a link
to my new gallery called Illustrations
which cunningly contains some of my
recent illustrative work.
15 Jan 2010
It's
Outta this World man...
Danse Macabre has locked on your co-ordinates
so prepare to be beamed aboard as The
Pit of Curiosities enters this sector
on 12 February 2010. Yes the future
is around the corner. Expect aliens,
mutants and science gone wrong in this
second outing of Danse Macabre's Pit
of Curiosities taking place in the Pit
and Pendulum in Nottingham for more
information just teleport onto their
website using this convenient worm-hole.
It's sure to be fun and you can get
to wear your best silver wigs and shiny
jump-suits!
01 Dec 2009
Danse
Macabre is Over For Another Year...
Wow that was a whirlwind experience
- 2 cities in 2 weeks. Fortunately no
witches were crushed under houses in
the process! You can check out the photos
of both exhibitions if you head to Facebook
or MySpace.
01 Oct 2009
Danse
Macabre - A Tale of 2 Cities!
Yes, Danse Macabre is at 3 Mount St,
(map)
in Nottingham
from 12 to 16 November (private view
14 November) and at Orbital Comics,
(map)
in London
from 19 to 23 November (private view
21 November). For more details about
the venues and the artists involved
visit the Danse
Macabre website. Both private views
are guest list only - so hurry if you
want to see the artists up close and
personal! (It's free but you need to
email info@dansemacabre-art.co.uk
to reserve your place.)
26 Jul 2009
Busy,
Busy, Busy...
Ok, Ok, I know it's been a while, but
I have been busy. Danse Macabre is coming
to Nottingham and London this autumn
and the Danse Macabre crew have been
busy planning those events and yes it
looks like a follow up to the Pit of
Curosities is steaming into view on
the horizon (February 2010). I have
still found time though to daub more
paint around and have come up with 12
new canvases for your delight which
you can see in my online gallery.
So I hope I am forgiven. I will shortly
be updating my shop as I have made a
few prints of these new works.
16 Apr 2009
Strange
Scenes Inside The Pit..
At last, what we were all waiting for....
the video evidence of the strange shenanikins
at the Pit of Curiosities! Courtesy
of Michael Ross:
Watch
it on YouTube
20 Mar 2009
The
Roar of The Grease Paint, the Smell
of the Crowd!
The Pit of Curiosities has been and
gone, leaving a few more warped minds
behind in its wake... If you want to
know what it was all about, but were
afraid to ask, there is now photographic
evidence on MySpace
- opens in a new window. more
info about the Pit
of Curiosities...
15 Jan 2009
Dare
you enter the Pit of Curiosities?
The new year has barely begun, yet Danse
Macabre has an event to titillate and
tantalise!! Using a heady mix of live
art, burlesque, music, magic and illusion
Danse Macabre will be recreating, for
one night only, their Victorian sideshow-inspired
Pit
of Curiosities. Be: ASTOUNDED by
the living Feejee Mermaid, MESMERISED
by the feral Tattoed Lady, ENTRANCED
by the fragile Living Doll, AWED by
the graceful Conjoined Twins, and ENCHANTED
by the mysticism of the Oracle! All
located in the suitably atmospheric
basement of the Pit & Pendulum pub,
located in the centre of Nottingham.
Pit of Curiosities is part of Nottingham
City Council's programme of Light Night
events. The price - just £1.00 on the
door. ...more
info
09 Dec 2008
Necronoclast
album artwork
If you're stuck for something to buy
this Xmas, a copy of Haven would perhaps
go down well! Necronoclast's
Greg Edwards commissioned me to do a
drawing for their new album Haven which
is out now. The drawing is located in
the centre-spread of the booklet - I
won't tell you more about the drawing
image just to make you go and buy the
CD!!!!
21 Nov 2008
Stop
me and buy one!
Check out my new online shop.
Yes it was about time. It started to
look like I only wanted the precious
things for myself, but now I have decided
to make it a little easier for anyone
who so desires to purchase some of my
doodlings. This is something I am doing
gradually with 14 new mounted drawings
for only £10 each, (yes 10 quid!!!).
I'm looking into getting some prints
made of my paintings too and will move
more items into the shop shortly, so
keep watching this space. Don't worry
it's not just a shop for local people,
anyone can purchase the precious things!
14 Nov 2008
Danse
Macabre 2008 - the photographic evidence!
Well, we had amazing feedback from visitors
to the Danse Macabre 2008 exhibition.
The general view was that it was an
even stronger show than 2007. Obviously
Matt, Charlotte and myself were mildly
chuffed at that! We managed to coax
over 200 guests to our little soiree
on 31st October, to sample cocktails,
be dazzled by the prestidigitation of
Dee Christopher and swoon over Annette
Foster's performance of 'Destiny'. So
if you were there or came along during
the week, then thanks for your support,
if you weren't you'll just to make sure
that you don't miss the next Danse Macabre
event!
Either way, check out the photos from
the private view: (warning contains
fake blood!)
The photos are on MySpace
- opens in a new window.
09 Sept 2008
Things
that go bump in the night!
Yes, it's that time of year again! If
you like your art dark, then come along
to the Danse
Macabre exhibition at View From
The Top in Nottingham and have a gander.
Sorry, if you're name's not down on
the guestlist already, then the private
view is chokka! But don't fear the exhibition
runs from Wednesday 29th October to
Monday 3rd November and is open 10am
to 7pm and there's the added bonus of
seeing a few of the artists and sipping
some wine on Saturday 1st November.
Try and discern the undead from the
hung-over. You'll be drawn like ghouls
to a corpse candle!
09 Sept 2008
5
New Paintings
I bet you're wondering how I can produce
new paintings
and be co-organising the major art extravaganza
that is Danse
Macabre?? Well my genius knows no
bounds (ahem!) I, er, just paint quickly
- they don't call me The Paintdistresser
for nothing (actually they just dont...).
26 Aug 2008
Redecoration
and New Drawings
Hope the new decor is as welcoming as
ever! 4 new
drawings are now on the website.
I'll shortly be adding a couple of olders
ones, which have previously been overlooked,
plus hopefully a couple more paintings.
18 July 2008
New
Artwork on Show in Nottingham
2 of me daubings are viewable from 23rd
July to 30th August as part of Fresh
Art 2 at VIEW
from the top, come to the private
view on Wednesday 23rd July from 6pm
to 9pm and sup some vino, if you feel
like it!
18 July 2008
New
Artwork
I've just uploaded 6 new paintings.
3 of which should be exhibited in Nottingham
in the coming week.
06 June 2008
Danse
Macabre 29 Oct to 3 Nov 2008 - Update
It's going to be bigger, better, darker
(if that's possible!!). Most of the
artists' work has now been uploaded
to the Danse
Macabre website, so check it out,
but more to be added shortly. The private
view sponsored by Basilica
Music and The
Pit and Pendulum will be photographed
by Trent
House Studios. Expect coverage also
in Zero
Tolerance magazine.
05 June 2008
Exhibition
in Burton-on-Trent
Some of my artwork will be appearing
very shortly in the Brewhouse
Arts Centre, along with Jennifer
Blant and Andy Cole in the exhibition
Horizons.
The private view is on 30th June and
the exhibition is open to the public
from 1st July to 2nd August.
08 May 2008
New
Art...
I've just uploaded 10 new paintings.
There's also 2 new drawings.
25 Apr 2008
Danse
Macabre 2008 - Full Steam Ahead!!
The juggernaut that is Danse Macabre
has been revved up and will lumber in
to Nottingham in October, so be prepared!
Other news is that I've loads of artwork
which I'll shortly put up for all to
see on this here website.
05 Mar 2008
Exhibition
in Nottingham
No sooner than I'd pitched up at my
new studio space in Thingland I was
generously offered an exhibition! Come
along to The Forest Fields Social Club
in the Sumac
Centre. Exhibition runs from now
until the end of March.
29 Feb 2008
New
Year, New Studio space, New Art...
Yes, its all happening! I've just been
a bit tardy in keeping you all informed.
Just moved into a studio group called
Thingland, in Nottingham, a stones-throw
away from my old space but still had
to lug all my work and paraphernalia
up 3 flights of stairs! Will shortly
be announcing dates of exhibitions as
well as adding more artwork. Keep you
all posted
11 Nov 2007
Show's
Over...
...well for the moment it is! Danse
Macabre was very, very successful. Yes,
Andy Hixon sold all, yes ALL his work
in the exhibition. Of the 14 artists
on show 9 sold work. I'll keep you posted
on upcoming exhibitions, both mine and
Danse Macabre as soon as I have more
info.
01 Nov 2007
Danse
Macabre
The art is selling like hotcakes at
VIEW From The Top. Check it out before
its too late...www.dansemacabre-art.co.uk
Andy Hixon has just sold all his work!
About 180 people attended the Private
View on 30th October.There's a veritable
selection of paintings, illustrations,
photography, graphic art, ceramics and
sculpture on display with original artwork
from as little as £25. The exhibition
runs until Monday 5th November. Come
and meet the artists on Saturday 3rd
November. Grab that unique Xmas present
while you still can!
01 Nov 2007
New
Work
9 new paintings can be found if you
step this way: new
paintings and new
drawings
13 Aug 2007
Danse
Macabre
Charlotte Thomson, Matt Vickerstaff
and yours truly have collected a coterie
of artists to tantalise you with images
of ethereal haunting beauty, as well
as send a shiver down your spine. Check
out www.dansemacabre-art.co.uk
for more information.
13 Aug 2007
In
the Real World, again!!
If you live in Nottingham 4 of my new
paintings will be on display at VIEW
from the top as part of Fresh Art.
All work for sale through - feel free
to have a bid or BUY IT NOW!!!!!!.
2 Aug 2007
New batch of paintings to see... Just hop on over to recent paintings in my portfolio. Also hoping to get my work back out in the real world again, shortly. Keep you posted.
29 May 2007
New painting added, more paintings and drawings on their way - I'll keep you posted.
14 May 2007
Thanks to everyone who came to the New Beginnings exhibition at View from the top. If you couldn't make it, keep watching this space and I'll keep you informed of future appearances. In the meantime I will be uploading more artwork as soon as it is produced.
2 May 2007
Thanks to everyone
who came to the Private View.
It was a good attendance at New City
Studio's New
Beginnings exhibition last night
at VIEW from the top. Some artists have
already sold some work. Not to worry
if you couldn't make it, the show goes
on until the morning of 14 May, it's
conveniently located on 4th floor above
Waterstones in Bridlesmith Gate, Nottingham
and is open from 9am to 7pm everyday
except Sunday when it is open 10:30am
to 5pm.
25 April 2007
New Website Loads of
Paintings (at last!)
I promised I'd do it...and I have...finally....Feel
free to have a look round. Loads of
new paintings to peruse, hopefully more
to come. New paintings are courtesy
of a 5-month stint in New City Studio
a studio space organised by City Arts
in Nottingham. But now that's finished,
rather than let sleeping dogs lie, I've
acquired a new more permanent space
to be-spatter! I'll upload new artwork
as and when they arrive.
25 April 2007
Be Warned... The Paintdistresser
Is In a Space Near You!
...well if you live in Nottingham that
is! Some of my new paintings will be
on display at VIEW
from the top along with the other
resident artists from New City Studio,
from 1 to 14 May. All work for sale
at affordable prices.
25 April 2007
Be afraid...be VERY
afraid!
Afraid Yet????
Well you will be on 30 October of this
year. It's a way off yet, but loads
of time to feel the fear! At VIEW
from the top you will encounter
darkness, yes sir I say DARKNESS! Experience
the Danse
Macabre, a collection of unfeasibly
dark and deranged artists (including
yours truly) who have come together
to disturb your every waking moment
(at least for one week). I'll keep posting
news on this.