Paul Morricone releses new video People In My Way from the album Go Sanction Yourself

Huddersfield is a market town in West Yorkshire that gave the world acting legend James Mason, Recordbreaker Roy Castle and Dr Who star Jodie Whittaker. Since the mid 90s Hudderfield have been home to art rock legends The Scaramanga Six whose most exciting memeber is the Western- Super-Mare born Paul Morricone. After 10 albums with the band Mr Morricone manager to master the lead guitar, sax, synths, singing and songwriting and also film making. There are now those who say the future is: Paul Morricone. Wrath Records are proud to present Paul's third and best album which is entitled 'Go Sanction Yourself'

Amongst those keen to champion Mr Morricone are the BBC 6Music man Tom Robinson who recently declared:

“If there’d ever been a dream collaboration between Scott Walker and Massive Attack this is what it might have sounded like…so dense and ambitious: a huge widescreen soundscape where the harmonic surprises never stop coming” 

Watch the Gilbert and George inspired video for People In My Way which was to directed by Paul himself: HERE 

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Help a dog and get a great painting by Tori Day at a reduced price

Often the quickest way to feel a bit of happiness is to help someone else... 

"The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions. If you want others to be happy practice compassion." (Dalai Lama)

The lovely person and talented artist: Tori Day has a beautiful dog called Yogi Bear (see photo above). As a result of an urgent need for funds to cover vet bills she is keen to sell one of her framed paintings at a reduced price. Yogi has ruptured his cruciate ligament and needs an investigative X-ray followed by surgery. This is a unique oppotunity to get an excellent art work at a bargain price and, more importantly, help a handsome hound enjoy 2024. Help if you can. Her email is: toridayart@icloud.com

Above and below: Some of the paintings by Tori Day that are now available at a bargain price. For more info: Tori's website

Tori and her husband Charlie Day were the managers of the briliant Studio One Gallery. They helped lots of artists put on shows including myself, Mel Cole and Mikey Georgeson. If you don't have room for a painting but you'd like to help by donating something like £10 let me know (harry_pye@hotmail.com)

Interview with Geraldine Swayne in Epifanio

 

Congrats to Geraldine Swayne for being the cover star of the latest issue of Epifanio. You can read the interview with her: HERE

For more info on Geraldine's paintings visit: HERE

Terry Hall died one year ago

 

Terry Hall photographed by Chalkie Davies in 1980

Terry Hall of The Specials, Fun Boy 3, The Colourfield, and Vegas died of pancreatic cancer this time last year. He was only 63 years young.

One of the best songs from his 90s solo albums was 'No, No, No'

Listen: HERE 

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Peace On Earth

'Give Me Love, Give Me Peace on Earth' painted in November 2023 by Harry Pye and Rowland Smith. Acrylic on canvas 65cm x 90cm. This painting was inspired by the song George Harrison released in 1973. Listen to the track: HERE. 

An A6 size Christmas Card of the painting has been made. You can buy 10 cards for £10 (plus £2.50 postage and packing) for more details e-mail: mrharrypye@yahoo.com

Stand A14 at The Independent Art Fair Platform Projects in Athens

Iavor Lubomirov is an artist and curator born in Sofia, Bulgaria in 1978. He lives, loves and works in London. In 2019 Iavor Lubomirov opened Cable Depot - a project space inside an industrial storage unit in Woolwich, where he is curating long projects, with artists he values and on his own terms. Today Iavor is positioned at Stand A14 at The Independent Art Fair Platform Projects in Athens. The artists whose work he's taken with him to Greece includes; Bob Bicknell Knight, Ed Hadfield, Isha Böhling, Marianne Wye, Suzanne Spiro, John Crossley, Rebecca Bergese, Katherine Lubar, Aki Moriuchi, Sandra Gayle, Sue Kennington, Sarah Pager, Asaki Kan, Colin Maitland, Maggie Learmouth, Harry Pye, Nick Dawes, Francis Macdonald, Loretta Wall, Victoria Rance, Chris Tosic, and Sarah Sparkes.

Above: 'Spin To Win' by Bob Bicknell Knight photo by Oriana Antonaropoulou. For more info on the artist visit: HERE

Above: 'Flowers' by Harry Pye and a work by Colin Maitland photographed by Oriana Antonaropoulou

Above: The space photographed by Iavor

Above: 'Atlantis Garden Number 1' by Loretta Wall

Above: (Artist Unknown) photo by Oriana Antonaropoulou

Above: 'Yo Yo' (A4 sized inkjet print) by Chris Tosic

Above: 'Elvis Drawing' by Francis Macdonald

Above: 'Grown Up Dorothy' by Suzanne Spiro

A Letter In Mind Online Sale Begins on Wednesday 25th Oct

 

A Letter in Mind is a special exhibition that will be open from 24-28 October at Gallery Different (14 Percy St, London W1T 1DR). Some of the amazing artists taking part include; Sir Grayson Perry, Axel Scheffler, Christopher Nolan, Joe Lycett, Leigh Francis (Keith Lemon), Mark Gatiss, Morag and Ishbel Myerscough, Harry Pye, Nicky Bryant, Robert Raynard, Louis Caulfield, Annabel Dover, Russell Herron, Phylida Law, Andrew Marr, Kevin Eldon, Simon Munnery, Gill Rocca, Sarah Wood, Eva Tait, Chantal Joffe, Indira Varma and Dame Zandra Rhodes.⁠ All artworks will be priced at £85 and sold via their online gallery. The works will remain anonymous until they are sold; the names of the artists will be revealed at the end of the exhibition.⁠ All proceeds from sales will help to transform life for the millions of people affected by neurological and neuromuscular conditions in the UK. The online gallery can be found at: www.aletterinmind.org