Knives to a Fist Fight: Original Watercolour

Not the greatest photos as my camera isnt the best, but these are some details shots, the sketch and final piece for a group show I took part in that launched last night in Berlins SuperPlan Gallery..

The show was called Girls of Death and there were lots of other amazing artists involved, cant wait to see some snaps of the launch as I couldnt make it along. Shame.

it has some new detailing and accessories, introducing a new goat charm on one of here swords. I have no idea if it sold as yet, but if you were interested in her, it will be sold framed and the dimensions/details of the painting are that its 70cm x 50cm in water colours on lovely, lovely, 300gsm sheets of Saunders Waterford water colour paper.

Cheers again Timo ~ www.designbydigitalink.com. Hope it all went well.

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Also sale on all giclee prints in my shop here guymckinley.bigcartel.com/

Power In Numbers: sneaky peek

Here is one of the four pieces I have in the Power In Numbers 4 group show taking place in Gallery Nucleus, in Alahambra, CA.

Its a sneaky peek and they are all framed for the show. Its one of four, in which the Robo-Girl (Birdkeeper) becomes over run by here birds. The first has one bird, the second two birds, etc. This is obviously the last of the four.

Each piece is 5inches x 7inches and all pieces arereally reasonably priced at $100 each, with a percentage going to American Red Cross.

If you are a local, check the show, the space looks amazing as does the line up. Check link HERE for details of the show and who else has work in the show, the list is endless (almost).

Thanks to Charles for introducing my work to the gallery and Lin for accepting.

Hope it all goes well. Another show I wish I could go to. USA is too far away at short notice. Maybe next time.

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Flyer: Girls Of Death

This is the flyer for a show I have a piece of work in.

The illustration is not by me, its by the guys who are hosting it, more details below.

The show is in Berlin and opens on the 11th of December. This the the flyer designed and illustrated by the guys that asked me to be involved ~ www.designbydigitalink.com

Thanks to Timo, for inviting me. I am sure it will be a doozy with all the guys involved. Looking forward to seeing the snaps, if I dont manage to get the time to pop over for the launch.

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Tiny Diamonds Wall Painting

This was a large painting I did on the walls of the Milk gallery where I just got back from in Istanbul, for my TINY DIAMONDS show.

Huge thanks and hugs and kisses to Elif and Can.

I cant thank them enough for showing me and my missus a really great time in a really great city.

Thanks to Can, for letting us stay at his house all week and for helping get stuck in with the set up of the show. Also to Hakan and Mehmet for being the manly hands on deck, clearing the old show and help hang and light the new one. There were two other ladies that came down and helped, I would like to thank them too, but I cant remember their names. Damn you rubbish memory.

Also thanks to all the people that came down to the opeing and those of you who bought some of my work, you know who you are. And everyone that came and had some drinkies afterwards, Enis, Gozde, Tugba and lastly Darin for my lovely Robo Lucha toy. The custom will be winging its way as soon as I can.

I think thats it...

other than saying If anyone is interested in seeing the work on show and a price list just drop a line to the gallery here at : info@whatismilk.com or direct to me at info@guymckinley.com

More details of the show can be found on their facbook page or on their blog somewhere here blog.whatismilk.com/

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Robo Afro: TD Detail 3.

I think will be my last sneaky peaky of a piece from the new works for the show in Milk Gallery, Istanbul. Its Watercolours on Heavy 300Gsm Paper stock and 50.8cm x 40.6cm.

This photograph is at a strange angle, so the head is a little forshortened. But seeing as the new short hair went down well I have tried out something a little seventies, a ROBO AFRO. In the full picture she is sat upon a huge diamond like the one in here hand. This will be available at the show.

The show is called Tiny Diamonds, the idea is that there are crystals/diamonds that power the earth and they have been stolen by an unknown force, so the Robo Girls are after the missing crystals/diamonds.

If anyone is interested in being put on the preview list to see whats going to available just drop a line to the gallery here at : info@whatismilk.com
or direct to me at info@guymckinley.com

more details of the show here www.whatismilk.com/future/ or on their blog somewhere here blog.whatismilk.com/

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Diamond Back

The first clear straight forward shot of a finished work for my new show at the Milk Gallery, Istanbul. Its Watercolours on Heavy 300Gsm Paper stock and 50.8cm x 40.6cm.

The show is called Tiny Diamonds, the idea is that there are crystals/diamonds that power the earth and they have been stolen by an unknown force, so the Robo Girls are after the missing crystals/diamonds.

As you can see this particluar Rabbit Rider, is already four up. Thsi paintings called Diamond Back and will be available at the show.

If anyone is interested in being put on the preview list to see whats going to available just drop a line to the gallery here at : info@whatismilk.com
or direct to me at info@guymckinley.com

more details of the show here www.whatismilk.com/future/ or on their blog somewhere here blog.whatismilk.com/

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twitter.com/guymckinley

Tiny Diamonds

This is a completed A3 watercolour for the next show in Istanbul in a few weeks. This is being used to promote the show here www.whatismilk.com/future/.

Or on their blog somewhere here blog.whatismilk.com/

The show is called Tiny Diamonds, the idea is that there are crystals that power the earth and they have been stolen by an unknown force, so the Robo Girls are after the missing crystals/diamonds. Most of the images are them posing with them after gathering them up. Either way its a nice excuse to get lots more colour in there. COLOUR OVERLOAD!

Also if you are a twitter follower, followee or couldnt give a shitter, here is my twitter address twitter.com/guymckinley been linking stuff in the lead up to the show.

If you are more of a traditionalist, stay here and check out the updates. Suit yourself. I will be aiming to keep both going, though the more networking site tings that start up, the more time you spend updating instead of working. Hmmm.

Bird Sleeper

This is a little sketch of a piece I am working on for the TINY DIAMONDS show in the Milk Gallery in Istanbul.

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TD Sketch 2

Another Sketch for the the TINY DIAMONDS show in the Milk Gallery in Istanbul.

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28th-Aug-2009.

This is another, just over halfway period on a watercolour/Indian ink painting I am working on today. Its for my show 'TINY DIAMONDS' in Istanbul in October. A gallery called Milk.

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So far so good

This is the halfway period on this particular watercolour I am working on today. Its for my show 'TINY DIAMONDS' in Istanbul in October. A gallery called Milk.

That space between her face and hand will eventually have a bird made of jewels in. Fingers crossed and no hiccups.

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Heavy Hitterz: Song Bird 4

This is my Song Bird in Indian ink on Heavy 300gsm Watercolour paper stock.

It was painted for the Hitterz Show on at Art Whino in Maryland. Thanks to James and Eric for getting me involved and to artwhino.com/ for putting it on.

Havent seen too many snaps from the show, just a few of the tiny jpegs on the site.

Anyway, just found out its sold, so cant say fairer than that.

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Belfast Eurocultured Halfway

I was painting live on a 5ft x5ft canvas this weekend at Eurocultured Belfast. Cheers to all the guys from Spearfish and Kev, Adam and the rest of the guys involved with origanising everything.

Had a great time and met some lovely new people. So bonus.

This is my piece, halfway from being finished, from the event, a lovely lady with a head dress with feathers in, no reason why, just becaue I fancied it. Had no plan and just did it freestyle staright on to the canvas. Its kind of a new paintings style, well new to flickr, I have more shots of work like this, its all Indian ink actually, but its is so nice to paint this way. Its at an angle this shot, but I like the way it extends here hair towards you.

Anyway expect to see much more in this style. its all about the monochrome lately.

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Still trying to figure out how I can upload photos, as well as words with this linking programme.

Right that worked, this programme could prove useful. Yay.

trying out a programme that links all my myspace/flickr/twitter and blog together this is a test. fingers crossed...

Becks Music Inspired Project: Fleet Foxes.

This is an illustration I was working on recently with a company called Outsideline for Becks beer in their new Re imagining project. Its probably best veiwed large.

They asked me and a load of other great illustrators to reimagine a cover from These albums were chosen from a list of 100, created from Pitchfork's "Album of the Decade" list.

The brief was to re-imagine an album cover without referenceing what went before and turn out something new. My faves are the Hellovon and Mcbess covers, they are great illustrations and fit the breif perfectly. Check em out!

I chose the Fleet Foxes album and this is my illustration of their self titled debut album.

Go HERE to check out the other entries and get involved too. They would like folks who fancy a go at re-imagining any of the other albums on the 100 list to go HERE for all the details and bagsy the album of your choice. Get involved!

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Clutter Spread

This is the latest issue of CLUTTER magazine, with a two page spread interview of yours truly, it looks lovely too. I highly reccommend it as a good read, the cover art is by ILOVEDUST there is a good interview with them inside too.

My bit is all about the last show I had In My Plastic Heart and the KICHI figure, if you are at all interested head over to www.cluttermagazine.com/ or their blog.cluttermagazine.com/ for more detailed web content on the Designer Vinyl/Low Brow art they are into. Lots to see and read.

Big thanks to Nick and all the Clutter team for the spread. Its a doozy. TA!

Kichi Prototype

Right, phew jet lagged and slowly try to get through sleep deprivation that turns to over sleeping, but New York city was amazing!

Had a blast trying to make my aching feet go another few blocks to see something else and drink and eat somewhere esle better than the last great place. Lots got done and now I am exhausted.

Regarding the show, MASSIVE thanks to Vince and Bik at My Plastic Heart they are lovely, lovely people. Very generous with their time and their help and everything, couldn't have literally done it without them. if you get a chance to go to NYC and fancy a chat about stuff with lovely folks, these are the two to go to.

Got to shout out to Steve and Lou. Steve posted these lovely snaps of my resin Kichi online even befoee I had got home and I have got a really posotive response from people since, so thanks. To Lou, my brother from another mother, made it a laugh and introduced me to everyone. We had a good time ribbing each other and laughing out loud. To anyone I was introduced to and havent mentioned here, thanks for coming down it was much appreciated.

Lastly to my missus. Who's birthday was the real reason we were in NYC and encouraging me to try and get a show while we were there and not minding me hijacking her trip. Cheers D xx.

Last, but not least, just to explain that this here image above (best viewed a little larger) is of one of my Dead Japanese Ghost Girl Warriors, sculpted by the hugely talented friend of mine called Simin Mahoney, his own stuff is usually a little more traditional/crazy in scale and medium, but he literally can sculpt anything. I couldnt have made it without him, so if you fancy checking out his work or saying hi his and his lovely wife Lynn's Flikr is HERE and thier website is HERE. Thanks for making her lovely Simon.

Thats it,

Hopefully post some shots of the show, but if you want to see the ones that Vince posted, go HERE for the set. A dodgy one of my big head is there for all to see.

New Show Limited Silkscreen.

This is my new 3 colour silk screen print made by the lovely guys at Waste check out their stuff.

Thanks to Norm for getting everyting done and in time and to my door around ten minutes ago, so I can take them with me. Hurrah! If there are any left i will be putting them online when I get back. But they will be limted to 35 prints all signed and numbered.

They are specifically for my new show in New York next week. The show is called Jet-Black and Featherlight and you can view the details of the venue and the flyer HERE.


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Jet-Black & Featherlight

Right I know I haven't posted in a while. Hope everyone had a great Xmas and New Year, by the way I know its a bit late, but I am saying it anyway.

The reason for my absence is I have been holed up trying to get my work for a show in New York (excited!) which opens, as the flyers front and back above will tell you, on the 27th of February. In a Designer Vinyl/Gallery called My Plastic Heart. Their FLIKR is here. In being holed up I have managed to grow a pretty impressive beard, which my missus is not to happy about, but friends who have been to NYC in the winter have told me is a nessecity. So with have to see what remains when I board the plane.

The other image to the right is a sneaky peak of my screen print I an doing especially for the show. Well if I can get it to me on time, the guys at Waste guys are working their socks off trying to sort that out so fingers crossed. I leave this week so going to be a bit tight.

The image above is hopefully also going to be in the show in the form of my very first vinyl toy. She is top secret, but I will be showing her in the exhibition and hopefully launching her all boxed and ready to go sometime soon after that. Anyone who is interested in buying one, let me know and I can get some kind of list of intersted parties together. They will be very limited and all made by hand not mass produced. Full resin, lovely, lovely things they are too. Will post some snaps when I get back.

Until then.

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Rabbit Rider Detail

Here is a sneaky peak at one of the original watercolour and indian ink on really lovely textured, 300Gsm Acid Free paper stock images that will make some of my half of the "Partly Beast, Partly Fowl" show me and Showchicken are having with the lovely folks of the Readerswives Collective, at this date/time FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER within the CENTRE FOLD GALLERY at 6:30PM.

FREE BOOZE.

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www.showchicken.com

Heres what the guys have said about us and the exhibition in their recent blurb about the show.

Both artists are heavily featured in Tristan Manco's STREET SKETCHBOOK. Go check it out.

www.streetsketchbook.com

All artworks will be for sale at reduced prices compared to the UK, due to the fact that our gallery doesn't take any commission, so start saving your pennies now and grab an absolute bargain.

You can view some of Guy McKinley's prints here... ( as I will be bringing over some of the pieces atht have been part of my two most recent shows...No postal delay, right in your fingers)

www.flickr.com/photos/guymckinley/

MUSIC ON THE NIGHT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY...

DJ SHARPENED LYRICS

Centre Fold Gallery
Trinity Square Centre
Trinity Square
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1LX

Exhibition opening times
Mon - Fri: 5:30pm - Late (unless we are in the pub)
Sat: 10:30am - 6:30pm
everyone is welcome and entry is free


The RWC crew are stone cold blogging....

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Laters

RWC.

THIS EVENT HAS KINDLY BEEN SPONSORED BY:
ABT - ASHTON BARNES TEE
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McK-Chicken Flyer-1

You are cordially invited to the opening of Partly Beast, Partly Fowl an exhibition of work by two of the UK's hottest illustration talents, Guy Mckinley and Showchicken on FRIDAY 12th DECEMBER at the CENTRE FOLD GALLERY at 6:30PM.

FREE BOOZE.

www.guymckinley.com/
www.showchicken.com/

Both artists are heavily featured in Tristan Manco's STREET SKETCHBOOK. Go check it out.

www.streetsketchbook.com

All artworks will be for sale at reduced prices compared to the UK, due to the fact that our gallery doesn't take any commission, so start saving your pennies now and grab an absolute bargain.

You can view some of Guy McKinley's prints here...

www.flickr.com/photos/guymckinley/

MUSIC ON THE NIGHT WILL BE SUPPLIED BY...

DJ SHARPENED LYRICS

Centre Fold Gallery
Trinity Square Centre
Trinity Square
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1LX

Exhibition opening times
Mon - Fri: 5:30pm - Late (unless we are in the pub)
Sat: 10:30am - 6:30pm
everyone is welcome and entry is free


The RWC crew are stone cold blogging....

readerswivescollective.blogspot.com/

Laters

RWC.

THIS EVENT HAS KINDLY BEEN SPONSORED BY:
ABT - ASHTON BARNES TEE
www.guernseylegal.com

Massive Attack 2

Massive Attack

At last I have some shots of my part of the show I just had with Richt and China "Dogs, Thieves and Dead Girls" In Upperspace in Manchester. This is my kind of show piece and a painting I did in situ at the gallery itself. It a biggun. I think its around 7ft x 4.5 ft something like that I cant rememeber the exact dimensions, but it was big.

Its still available to buy, if you have a space large enough. Just let the fellas at Upperspace know and they can sort something out. Plus there are still prints to be had, if you order them now they will defo get there in time for Xmas, just check the shop link below.

I will get to posting some more snaps in the next few weeks, but I am off to Geurnsey to hang out with the guys at Centrefold Gallery and my good friend old creature features himslef Showchicken. The show is called "Partly Beast, Partly Fowl" meaning I am the beast, seeing as he is a chicken... how very dare them. Can't really put too much of a fuss up though, I guess it about right. If you are about or fancy pretending you have you own jet and flying over on one of the tiny planes I will see you there in a week, if not have a good week anyhoo.

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I like this shot of it the best.

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Yumiko Flag Print

I was trying to mix old and new here. The idea that she is all drssed up in her modern Japanese Fruit type clothes, but traditional to her warrior roots with the large flags that were attached to the back of samurai warriors in battle.

Its one of the 6 prints that made up the Carhartt show a while back, but now for the joint show "Dogs, Thieves and Dead GIrls" show I had in Upperspace with Richt and China Mike.

They are limited edition A2 Giclee prints on Hahnemuhle 308gsm photo rag with archival inks. Signed and numbered and limited to 50 each and they are now all officially available to buy from my SHOP.

Hope you like'm. Just in time for Christmas.

Gx

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Wolf King Print

This is the Wolf King based on the Japanese Wolf Spirit, or my version anyway. Part of my Dead Japanese Ghost Girl Warriors mythology.

Its one of the 6 prints that made up the Carhartt show a while back, but now for the joint show "Dogs, Thieves and Dead GIrls" show I had in Upperspace with Richt and China Mike.

They are limited edition A2 Giclee prints on Hahnemuhle 308gsm photo rag with archival inks. Signed and numbered and limited to 50 each and they are now all officially available to buy from my SHOP.

Hope you like'm. Just in time for Christmas.

Gx

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Wolf Prince and Kichi Print

This is the Wolk King's son and part of the way the girls travel, The crowns represent the spirit. Part of my Dead Japanese Ghost Girl Warriors mythology.

Its one of the 6 prints that made up the Carhartt show a while back, but now for the joint show "Dogs, Thieves and Dead GIrls" show I had in Upperspace with Richt and China Mike.

They are limited edition A2 Giclee prints on Hahnemuhle 308gsm photo rag with archival inks. Signed and numbered and limited to 50 each and they are now all officially available to buy from my SHOP.

Hope you like'm. Just in time for Christmas.

Gx

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Black Rust Print

This the Black Rust title piece and one of the 6 prints that made up the Carhartt show a while back, but now for the joint show "Dogs, Thieves and Dead GIrls" show I had in Upperspace with Richt and China Mike.

They are limited edition A2 Giclee prints on Hahnemuhle 308gsm photo rag with archival inks. Signed and numbered and limited to 50 each and they are now all officially available to buy from my SHOP.

Hope you like'm. Just in time for Christmas.

Gx

www.guymckinley.com

Dead Robot Print

I think the title says it all. Yumiko seing the spirit in everything, she is trying to feel for a heartbeat/ life sign in the machine that lies before her.

Its one of the 6 prints that made up the Carhartt show a while back, but now for the joint show "Dogs, Thieves and Dead GIrls" show I had in Upperspace with Richt and China Mike.

They are limited edition A2 Giclee prints on Hahnemuhle 308gsm photo rag with archival inks. Signed and numbered and limited to 50 each and they are now all officially available to buy from my SHOP.

Hope you like'm. Just in time for Christmas.

Gx

www.guymckinley.com

Aiko Jump

I think the title says it all again. She is just in a jump attack.

Its one of the 6 prints that made up the Carhartt show a while back, but now for the joint show "Dogs, Thieves and Dead GIrls" show I had in Upperspace with Richt and China Mike.

They are limited edition A2 Giclee prints on Hahnemuhle 308gsm photo rag with archival inks. Signed and numbered and limited to 50 each and they are now all officially available to buy from my SHOP.

Hope you like'm. Just in time for Christmas.

Gx

www.guymckinley.com