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FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDSHIP 29th July 2018 WHEN PERCY MET NORMAN.  A two day event 28 -29 September at The Settlement, Castle Hill Maryport. CA15 6BQ When Percy Kelly left Cumbria to live in Wales, he wrote to his friend the poet Norman Nicholson. - One day we must fuse our work for the whole world to see and read.  This is your chance!  It may never happen again.  A small exhibition of Kelly and Nicholson’s work has been gathered together for the first time.  There will be talks, workshops, readings, a guided Percy Kelly Maryport trail... Read More »»
THE WORLD OF PERCY KELLY
THE WORLD OF PERCY KELLY 23rd June 2018 A lot is happening in the wonderful world of Percy Kelly.  His fame is spreading so fast it is sometimes hard to keep up. Exciting and ambitious projects are developing  -  small exhibitions in local schools from projects based on Kelly’s letters; invitations to give talks about Kelly to groups and societies and large scale national and international plans that I can’t disclose until I’m sure they will happen. Be patient and all will be revealed. Just stay tuned in and sign up for newsletters at... Read More »»
GDPR 22nd May 2018 GDPR changes to data retention rules. All of you on my  email newsletter list have proactively subscribed  to receive newsletters from www.percykelly.co.uk and  www.chriswadsworth.net .  When you signed you will have received an e mail asking you to confirm your decision which you have done.  You  are free to unsubscribe at any time through the link at the bottom of this email.  I  don’t keep any personal details other than your e mail address and  I never  acquire email addresses from third par... Read More »»
PRINTED IN PENRITH; BOUND IN LANCASHIRE 9th May 2018 It’s here! - The reprint of THE MAN WHO COULDN’T STOP DRAWING which, in 182 pages tells the extraordinary story of Kelly’s life. Beautifully bound and full of enticing colour pictures, it looks back from his lonely end in Norfolk as Roberta Penelope in 1993 to his birth in industrial Workington in 1918 setting the pattern of a whole life spent in self-inflicted poverty. There are a few updates since the last print because I keep discovering new things. It’s like watching a play. New walk-on char... Read More »»
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T STOP DRAWING
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T STOP DRAWING 28th April 2018 To everyone who has placed an advance order for The Man Who Couldn’t Stop Drawing. The reprint is due on or before 7th May but as a thank you for your patience I will add a free Discoveries catalogue as a reward for waiting. This also applies to ANYONE ordering it on www.percykelly.co.uk/merchandise before 7th May. The printed RRP is £35 so at £25 it is a snip. There is a growing heap of labelled book wraps in the office so all we have to do when the consignment arrives is to put the book inside... Read More »»
TIME TO SEE THE SKY.
TIME TO SEE THE SKY. 19th April 2018 There is good news about The Man who Couldn’t stop Drawing ; - The extraordinary life of artist Percy Kelly.  At last after much cajoling I have a delivery date for the reprint which is the first week of May so less than 2 weeks away. Whilst Line of Beauty concentrates on the development of his work, The Man who …  tells the story of his confused and sad life with lots of illustrations and quotes from his letters. Order it now for £25 (RRP is £35.) on www.percykelly.co.uk/merchandise.  (It will ... Read More »»
PERCY KELLY; WHAT A STAR!
PERCY KELLY; WHAT A STAR! 16th April 2018 15 minutes into #Countryfile and the orders for trails and books came pouring in. I didn't see the rest of the programme as my i pad was jumping about in excitement. Packing parcels all day - 3 visits to Keswick Post office with many boxes . The Man who couldn't stop drawing has been revised and  reprinted and is now with the Bookbinders so it will be  a short while before it is available but you can place a pre order  on www.percykelly.co.uk/merchandise. to make sure you get a copy. A glance at... Read More »»
A PLACE IN THE SUN FOR PERCY
A PLACE IN THE SUN FOR PERCY 12th April 2018 Everything Kelly is disappearing like crazy. in anticipation of #countryfile which goes out on BBC1 on Sunday.  The Percy Kelly Trails are now available again with some revisions and  The Man who couldn't stop Drawing - the extraordinary story of his life - is being reprinted right now. @percykellyart. You can place a pre-publication order on the merchandise page. It will take a few weeks as the book is case bound. This deals with his life story whereas Line of Beauty (also available now after a... Read More »»
ON THE KELLY TRAIL WITH ANITA RANI AND COUNTRYFILE 10th April 2018 Don’t miss Anita Rani and me on Percy Kelly’s Whitehaven trail on #countryfile on BBC1 on Sunday at 7.00 @BBCCCountryfile. Percy Kelly is having a good centenary year. After the resounding success of  his retrospective exhibition at Tullie House, his unique vision of his native West Cumbria has come to the attention of Countryfile. It is inevitable that, despite Kelly’s retentiveness and hatred of anyone seeing or even touching his work, he is now getting more and more recognition albeit 25 year... Read More »»
MY TALENT IS JUST TOO MUCH
MY TALENT IS JUST TOO MUCH 31st March 2018 The link, as promised, to the excellent 1 hour documentary about Percy Kelly produced by Radio Cumbria will be accessible for the next 29 days.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p060gk8h  Belinda Artingstoll of Radio Cumbria has excelled herself in her research, editing and presentation. The title is a direct quotation from Kelly.  A day without painting or drawing threatened disaster and depression and, while it sounds conceited, it is absolutely true. Kelly wished himself normal without this g... Read More »»