Just before leaving for Paris, I made a quick stop at Glyn Y Weddw to drop off four more new pieces of work. (One of which sold as I carried it through the door!!).
The exhibition is still up until the third of April.

Lucky me is very pleased to tell you that I'll be taking my newest series down to Cardiff later this year. I've been invited to exhibit in the Albany Gallery's Summer & Christmas shows & I'm already sketchbook-deep in new ideas for it.
As well as this, due to the success of my current exhibition with them, I've also been given the opportunity to return to Plas Glyn Y Weddw as a full blown gallery artist, where they're also inviting me to exhibit in their Summer & Christmas shows...I need to get my draw on.

Here are some images of my current exhibition at Plas Glyn Y Weddw

BBC Radio Cymru

I met up with Dei Tomos at Plas Glyn Y Weddw earlier in the week to chat about my exhibition, it was aired on his BBC Radio Cymru show last night.

I've just posted this portrait commission all the way to Amsterdam for the lovely Nathalie - An absolute pleasure to draw. The quote, chosen by Nathalie says "My life has a superb cast but I can't figure out the plot"

New work added

I couldn't be happier with the way my exhibition at Plas Glyn Y Weddw is going. After just two weeks, I had sold 20 of 26 images & the reception it has been getting here in wales has been brilliant...Because the exhibition has a while left on the walls (It's up until April), I have just taken five new illustrations to the gallery to join the others. Here they are...

Right now, this is what I'm drawing...

Big thanks to Non at Golwg for writing this lovely article about me & my current exhibition at Plas Glyn Y Weddw.

some nice words about my current exhibition...

work in progress...

The 'Not In' collection 2011

The brilliant people at 'Not In' have created a campaign poster which is designed to promote what me and 59 other creatives do. The circles are coloured to represent which field we are in (illustrators, painters, graphic designers etc) and the bigger the circle, the more they think the readers should check us out.
I'm number one - pink, top left...
The posters are available to buy exclusively with counter-objects.
They are A1 inkjet printed onto 180gsm bright white matt coated paper. Limited Edition 100 run, 75 white and 25 black each poster is numbered.

I'm currently in the process of getting a run of limited edition prints made. They will be available to buy through my website and at a selected number of galleries and shops very soon.

I've just received the invites for my exhibition at Oriel Plas Glyn Y Weddw, they fold into lovely little postcards :)
I've also got my hands on the press release, you can see it *here*
If you've never been to the gallery, then it's well worth checking out - it's a beautiful building set in a stunning location & is the oldest art gallery in Wales.Fact.
Contact me directly for invites - info@nikipilkington.com

the things I like to see:
tonight's smokey loveliness is courtesy of maritzareyes

All framed up

I've just got all twenty six pieces of my work back from the framers ready for my exhibition at Glyn Y Weddw - here are a couple of them for your eyes.

Did I mention that I'd updated my website?

www.nikipilkington.com <---see

One of the many animal related commissions I did over the Christmas period.
It was a surprisingly enjoyable break from all the portraits and one I might even venture into again sometime, so get in touch if you have a pet I can get drawing.

23.01.11 - 03.04.11

The dates are all confirmed & I can now tell you that I will be exhibiting my new series at Plas Glyn Y Weddw, Llanbedrog from 23.01.11 - 03.04.11. Come & have a look if you're in the area, or even if you're not in the area, make a flask of tea, pack some biscuits & get over there.

*Happy New Year You*

It's been a busy few weeks for me & it's fair to say that I've neglected this blog a fair bit, but with a pretty good excuse. Among other things, I've just finished working a set of illustrations for Paul McCartney's new album dvd. I can't show you any sneak previews just yet, but I hope to be able to very very soon.