I am pleased to say that the Sequoia Tees website is finally up and running after the initial technical problems, here is Magnetic Sun which was designed especially for Sequoia and in line with their philosophy is limited to 100 Tees….

Chris Billington - Magnetic Sun

A link to the design on the Sequoia Tees website can be found here ~ Magnetic Sun

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Christmas Exhibitions – Paintings, Prints and Books

This Christmas there is a fabulous show of work on exhibition at The Bristol Gallery, alongside six of my paintings there are works by many noted international artists, including Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky, Francis Bacon, and Pablo Picasso. The exhibition runs until the end of the first week of January 2012 and The Bristol Gallery is located at Millennium Promenade, Harbourside, Bristol BS1 5TY.

Another spectacular show not to be missed is “White Christmas”, currently underway at The ARThouse Gallery – with works for sale by Ben Nicholson, Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Elisabeth Frink, Sir Terry Frost and Howard Hodgkin amongst others. The exhibition runs until December 30th, and The ARThouse Gallery is located at 22 Post Office Road, BH1 1BA in the centre of Bournemouth in Dorset.

TheARThouse Gallery - Bournemouth - Chris Billington

In addition to my original paintings which are available from The ARThouse Gallery and The Bristol Gallery here is a reminder that prints of some of my past works are available through Saatchi and I will endeavour to add one a day for the next few days – Saatchi Prints

Finally I am pleased to wholeheartedly recommend Dutch publishing house Lebowski.

Many of you will know that I very rarely endorse any products on this site but these guys are a bit special, and this is for those who are seeking something a little different. To say that Lebowski have the most interesting art books and more would be an understatement, check out their website here – Lebowski Publishers

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antiSocial Media Generation - Chris Billington

A huge thank you to Korea’s Arirang TV for airing my video & soundtrack antiSocial Media Generation today….

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My recently completed Christmas painting has been photographed and my 2011 card is now being printed.

Much anticipated by many I am already being asked if I am continuing the Cosmic theme again this year ….. well, all will be revealed soon.

For 2011 I have also decided to add an additional 100 to my mailing list, so if you do not already receive Christmas cards from me and would like one, please contact me via the Contact Form on my website, or email your address details to info@chrisbillington.com.

The first 100 that I receive will be added.

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Sequoia Tees Launch World’s Greatest Living Artists Limited Edition T-shirts

The international launch of Sequoia Tees takes place this coming weekend in Amsterdam, on November 19th.

For this exciting project I have produced a dynamic design in Magnetic Sun and I have to say that I was delighted when the CEO allocated the date of 20.11.2011 for it’s debut.

Sequoia Tees

The Sequoia Tees are limited and numbered, 1 design a day, 100 numbers

Magnetic Sun will be revealed very soon….

Further details can be found on the Sequoia Tees website ~ Sequoia Tees

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I am delighted to have been told that both of my paintings, Gyllyngvase (xii) and (xiii) sold over the weekend, helping to raise a phenomenal £25,000 for Hop Skip & Jump. Huge congratulations to the SixbyEight organisers and the Bristol Gallery.

Gyllyngvase (xiii)(20011) - Chris Billington

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100 days ago rioting and looting erupted on the streets of London, quickly followed by copycat riots in other parts of the UK.

The speed with which these riots happened was largely due to the use of social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter

Here is my short film and soundtrack of the riots and the aftermath which followed. This film was submitted to Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin/Madrid and released on November 13th 2011…. it is now up on YouTube and it is also available in HD.

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Hop Skip & Jump

In my continuing support of charities and the fabulous work that they do I am pleased to announce the following…

This week sees the forthcoming SixbyEight Charity Exhibition at The Bristol Gallery which takes place over the weekend of November 12th and 13th with a ticketed only Private View on the evening of November 11th.

In excess of 400 works of art, all measuring 6″ x 8″ will be on sale at £40 each, thereby giving patrons the opportunity to purchase a piece of work by a professional or amateur artist. The twist being that all works are signed on the reverse so the purchase will be a bit of a gamble.

All proceeds from the sale will be donated to Hop Skip and Jump, a wonderful centre which offers sustained day care to children with life limited or threatening illnesses or any special need, with support for their families.

Situated in the Kingswood area of Bristol Hop Skip and Jump relies entirely on charitable donations for their funding.

In keeping with the spirit of the event, and to try and keep my work as anonymous as possible I have submitted two works on the supplied 6″ x 8″ paper, even though i was seriously tempted to produce my work on a more substantial support. To make it more of an interesting investment for the purchaser(s) the paintings that I have submitted are a continuation of my Gyllyngvase series, numbers (xii) and (xiii), which obviously means that the only way that these can be purchased is via the exhibition. Also in an attempt to make it less obvious which these are I have painted them in a slightly different style.

I wish the organisers every success and while I cannot be there for the Private View I will try to get to the exhibition at some point over the weekend.

Please give SixbyEight and the organisers your full support and help them in raising funds for a really worthwhile children’s centre, Hop Skip and Jump.

Hop Skip and Jump ~ Hop Skip and Jump South West

The SixbyEight Exhibition ~ SixbyEight

The Venue:
The Bristol Gallery
Unit 2, Building 8
Millennium Promenade
Harbourside
Bristol BS1 5TY

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I am most grateful to writer and art curator Regiane Yuki Sabanai for her presentation of my work in the current edition of The New York Optimist (November 4th – November 11th 2011).

Manhattan (2011) - 90cm x 90cm - acrylic on canvas - Chris Billington

Here is a link to the article ~ The New York Optimist

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I am thrilled that one of my paintings is to be used for the Cover Artwork for the forthcoming Rapp Quelle album, Abstract Art : Tenacity & Perseverance Vol.2

Rapp Quelle is a widely respected and world renown Bahamian artist, poet and songwiter and he is a joy to know and work with, more information about his work can be found on his website…
RAPP Quelle

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